This was the Croatian team's fifth world championship medal and the first bronze since the 2001 gold and the silver won in 1995, 2005 and 2009.
The final is played on Sunday by Spain and Denmark.
BARCELONA/ZAGREB, Jan 26
(Hina) - Croatia won the bronze in the 2013
World Men's Handball Championship after defeating Slovenia 31:26
(14:13) in Barcelona on Saturday.