title: 2019 Gjensidige Cup
text: # 2019 Gjensidige Cup
  
  The 2019 Gjensidige Cup held in Oslo at the Oslo Spektrum and the Nordstrand Arena between 3–6 January was a friendly handball tournament organised by the Norwegian Handball Federation as a preparation of the host nation to the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 80 | +17 | 6 |
  | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 83 | +2 | 4 |
  | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 95 | –5 | 2 |
  | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 98 | –14 | 0 |
  
  ## Round robin
  
  All times are local (UTC+01:00).
  
  | January 3 18:15 | Norway | 31–25 | Iceland | Oslo Spektrum, Oslo Attendance: 5400 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | January 3 18:15 | Sagosen 8 | (16–14) | Gudmundsson, Kristjansson 4 | Oslo Spektrum, Oslo Attendance: 5400 |
  | January 3 18:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Oslo Spektrum, Oslo Attendance: 5400 |
  | January 3 20:30 | Netherlands | 32–35 | Brazil | Oslo Spektrum, Oslo Attendance: 200 |
  | January 3 20:30 | Schagen 7 | (14–18) | Borges 5 | Oslo Spektrum, Oslo Attendance: 200 |
  | January 3 20:30 | 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Oslo Spektrum, Oslo Attendance: 200 |
  | January 5 15:30 | Brazil | 29–33 | Iceland | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 1000 |
  | January 5 15:30 | Chiuffa 6 | (13–17) | Sigurðsson 7 | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 1000 |
  | January 5 15:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 5× | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 1000 |
  | January 5 18:15 | Norway | 36–29 | Netherlands | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 1900 |
  | January 5 18:15 | Blonz 7 | (16–15) | Smits 7 | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 1900 |
  | January 5 18:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 1× | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 1900 |
  | January 6 15:30 | Iceland | 27–23 | Netherlands | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 649 |
  | January 6 15:30 | Gunnarsson 7 | (14–12) | Smits 9 | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 649 |
  | January 6 15:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 1× | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 649 |
  | January 6 18:15 | Norway | 30–26 | Brazil | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 1900 |
  | January 6 18:15 | Sagosen, Myrhol 7 | (19–16) | Teixeira 4 | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 1900 |
  | January 6 18:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 2× | Nordstrand Arena, Oslo Attendance: 1900 |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Norway |
  | 2 | Iceland |
  | 3 | Brazil |
  | 4 | Netherlands |
  