| Country | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 February – 10 March |
| Num teams | 16 |
| Cities | 6 |
| Champion other | Sweden |
| Count | 3 |
| Second other | Soviet Union |
| Third other | Romania |
| Fourth other | Yugoslavia |
| Matches | 54 |
| Goals | 2443 |
| Top scorer | Julián Duranona Aleksandr Tuchkin (55 goals each) |
| Player | Jackson Richardson |
| Previous | 1986 World Men's Handball Championship |
| Next | 1993 World Men's Handball Championship |
The 1990 World Men's Handball Championship was the 12th team handball World Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia from February 28 to March 10, 1990. Sweden won the championship.
Qualification
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 6 | Soviet Union South Korea Yugoslavia Hungary Sweden East Germany |
| 1989 World Men's Handball Championship Group B | 6 | Iceland Poland Romania Spain France Switzerland |
| 1989 Asian Men's Handball Championship | 1 | Japan |
| 1989 African Men's Handball Championship | 1 | Algeria |
| 1989 Pan American Men's Handball Championship | 1 | Cuba |
Teams
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Czechoslovakia | Cuba | East Germany |
| France | Romania | Iceland | Japan |
| Hungary | South Korea | Spain | Poland |
| Sweden | Switzerland | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Ranking round
Main round
Group I
Group II
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| align=center | Sweden |
| align=center | Soviet Union |
| align=center | Romania |
| 4 | Yugoslavia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Hungary |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia |
| 8 | East Germany |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Iceland |
| 11 | Poland |
| 12 | South Korea |
| 13 | Switzerland |
| 14 | Cuba |
| 15 | Japan |
| 16 | Algeria |
| Qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
| Qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics but banned due to UN sanctions | |
| Qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics as host | |
| Qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics in replacement of Yugoslavia |
| 1990 Men's World Champions
Sweden Third title |
Medal summary
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julián Duranona | 55 |
| Aleksandr Tuchkin | ||
| 3 | Kim Jae-hwan | 50 |
| 4 | Philippe Debureau | 39 |
| 5 | Irfan Smajlagić | 38 |
| 6 | Djaffar Bel Hocine | 37 |
| Marian Dumitru | ||
| 8 | Javier Cabanas | 36 |
| Aleix Franch | ||
| László Marosi | ||
| Bogdan Wenta |