European Men's Handball Championship to tie the game at full-time, and two 10-minute extra periods were required before Sweden won 32–31 after Magnus Wislander scored the deciding goal. Three-time champions Sweden were the next to host the European Championship, in 2002. This was the first tournament with 16 teams, an expansion from 12 in the previous four instalments. The Swedes won their first seven matches, and had already qualified for the semi-finals when they lost 26–27 to Denmark, having led 17–11 at half time. In the other main round group, Iceland became the third Nordic team to qualify after defeating Germany in the final
João Duarte Pereira Ireland Tournament in August 2008, the La Manga Tournament in February 2009 and the Porto Tournament in April. Additionally, he played in the two qualifying rounds for the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, but the nation did not qualify. Pereira first appeared with the under-21 side on 9 February 2011, starting in a 3–1 friendly win over Sweden in his hometown. His only international goal arrived on 1 September of that year during a 2–0 success in Moldova for the 2013 European Championship qualifiers, in which Portugal finished in second thus failing to progress to the finals. João Duarte Pereira