2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

The 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy was held from 7 to 11 March 2023 in San José, Costa Rica.^[1] It was featured a men's youth (U-19) tournament and a men's junior (U-21) tournament. The winners of both events qualified for the World Championships in their respective age categories.^[2]

2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Costa Rica
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	7–11 March
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Junior tournament

Qualification

Confederation	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Europe (EHF)[3]	11–15 October 2022	Pristina	1	Great Britain
South and Central America (SCAHC)	8–12 November 2022	Buenos Aires	1	Costa Rica
Oceania (OCHF)[4]	5–9 December 2022	Rarotonga	1	Australia
North America and the Caribbean (NACHC)[5]	12–17 December 2022	Mexico City	1	Cuba
Africa (CAHB)[6]	16–20 January 2023	Brazzaville	1	Guinea

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	Cuba	4	3	0	1	158	110	+48	6[a]
	Guinea	4	3	0	1	137	103	+34	6[a]	2023 Junior World Championship
	Great Britain	4	3	0	1	134	105	+29	6[a]
4	Costa Rica (H)	4	1	0	3	123	129	−6	2
5	Australia	4	0	0	4	71	176	−105	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Cuba 2 Pts, +10 GD; Guinea 2 Pts, –3 GD; Great Britain 2 Pts, –7 GD

All times are local (UTC–6).

7 March 2023 15:00	Guinea	35–32	Cuba	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 257 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Camara 14	(19–16)	González 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

7 March 2023 20:00	Australia	17–43	Costa Rica	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 477 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
	Pena Gonzalez 5	(7–17)	three players 6
	1×	Report	2×

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8 March 2023 15:00	Cuba	44–16	Australia	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 113 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER)
	González 13	(17–6)	Pena Gonzalez, Toze 3
	7×	Report	2×

8 March 2023 19:00	Guinea	26–32	Great Britain	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 326 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Drame 7	(13–16)	Nelson 7
	9× 1×	Report	3×

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9 March 2023 15:00	Australia	17–40	Guinea	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 122 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA)
	Hodgson 6	(9–24)	Camara 14
	4×	Report	2×

9 March 2023 19:00	Great Britain	30–22	Costa Rica	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 560 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Wardle 8	(10–16)	Vargas Alfaro 7
	1× 5×	Report	7×

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10 March 2023 15:00	Cuba	36–23	Great Britain	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 217 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
	Almeida Duquenze 13	(17–14)	Joseph 7
	1× 5× 1×	Report	1×

10 March 2023 19:00	Costa Rica	22–36	Guinea	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 528 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER)
	Vargas Alfaro 5	(8–18)	Drame 15
	1×	Report	4×

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11 March 2023 15:00	Great Britain	49–21	Australia	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 96 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER)
	Trent, Johnson 12	(31–5)	Meagher 5
	4×	Report	5×

11 March 2023 19:00	Costa Rica	36–46	Cuba	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 1,126 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Suarez Matarrita, Montoya Montiel 6	(13–22)	Vazquez Aballi 11
	1× 2×	Report	5×

Youth tournament

Qualification

Confederation	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Europe (EHF)[3]	11–15 October 2022	Pristina	1	Georgia
South and Central America (SCAHC)	8–12 November 2022	Buenos Aires	1	Nicaragua
North America and the Caribbean (NACHC)[7]	15–19 November 2022	Mexico City	1	Guadeloupe
Oceania (OCHF)[4]	5–9 December 2022	Rarotonga	1	Tahiti
Africa (CAHB)[6]	16–20 January 2023	Brazzaville	1	Nigeria

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	Guadeloupe	4	3	1	0	154	117	+37	7
	Georgia	4	3	0	1	136	107	+29	6	2023 Youth World Championship
	Nigeria	4	2	1	1	166	111	+55	5
4	Nicaragua	4	1	0	3	135	159	−24	2
5	Tahiti	4	0	0	4	83	180	−97	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

All times are local (UTC–6).

7 March 2023 13:00	Nicaragua	27–43	Georgia	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 103 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA)
	Maradiaga Alvardo 7	(8–17)	Darsania 9
	5×	Report	5×

7 March 2023 17:00	Tahiti	18–43	Guadeloupe	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 121 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Tetuanui 7	(9–17)	three players 6
	2× 1×	Report	1× 1×

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8 March 2023 13:00	Georgia	36–20	Tahiti	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 37 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
	Mukbaniani, Khelisupali 8	(18–9)	Barff 5
	1× 2× 1×	Report	4× 1×

8 March 2023 17:00	Nicaragua	30–46	Nigeria	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 84 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	three players 5	(9–19)	Kuti, Suliamon 9
	4×	Report	8×

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9 March 2023 13:00	Nigeria	32–32	Guadeloupe	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 174 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
	Kuti 8	(13–19)	Danquin 9
	5×	Report

9 March 2023 17:00	Tahiti	24–40	Nicaragua	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 107 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER)
	Barff 9	(9–24)	Perez Sinclair 8
	3×	Report	1× 2×

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10 March 2023 13:00	Nigeria	61–21	Tahiti	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 100 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA)
	Isyaka 15	(27–5)	Barff 7
	2×	Report	1×

10 March 2023 17:00	Guadeloupe	33–29	Georgia	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 337 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Danquin, Joseph 7	(18–11)	Khelisupali 9
	5× 1×	Report	1× 4×

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11 March 2023 13:00	Guadeloupe	46–38	Nicaragua	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 54 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA)
	Djorick 11	(22–15)	Gonzalez Castillo, Lewin Presida 8
	3×	Report	2×

11 March 2023 17:00	Georgia	28–27	Nigeria	BN Arena, San José Attendance: 746 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Darsania 7	(16–15)	Shagari 13
	1× 3×	Report	7×