The first international match, played on June 19, 1950 at the stadium in Kranchevicheva Street in Zagreb, against Belgium.

The possibility of playing in the hall and in a smaller space enabled continuous changes in the situation on the field and better contact with the spectators.

The main limiting factor in the further development of handball was football fields, whose administrations were reluctant to approve the holding of training sessions and matches.

Today, three former Yugoslav republics have won medals at major competitions: Croatia fourteen, Serbia one and Slovenia two.

The event took place irregularly, most recently in even years, alternating with the Supercup tournament in Germany.

The Supercup was a handball tournament for men's national teams that was held every two years in the Federal Republic of Germany from 1979 to 2015 - since 1983 usually between the end of October and the beginning of November.

The first tournament was held in December 1979, the second was played in early February 1981, the 1997 competition was postponed to March 1998.