2023 World Women's Handball Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Dates | 29 November – 17 December |
Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 81 |
Goals scored | 4,353 (53.74 per match) |
Attendance | 222,931 (2,752 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (36 goals) |
The 2023 IHF World Women's Handball Championship is the 26th edition of the championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF) from 29 November to 17 December 2023 and jointly hosted by Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It is the third time in handball history that the championship is jointly hosted, the first in Sweden, and also the first to be played in three countries.[1]
Bidding process
After Russia's withdrawal, Denmark/Norway/Sweden and Hungary entered their bids for hosting the tournament, which was awarded to the three Nordic countries by IHF Council at its meeting held in Paris, France on 28 January 2017.[2]
Venues
The Nordic joint bid included the following six host cities and venues:
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Jyske Bank Boxen Capacity: 15,000 |
Arena Nord Capacity: 2,800 |
DNB Arena Capacity: 5,000 | |||||
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Trondheim Spektrum Capacity: 8,800 |
Helsingborg Arena Capacity: 5,500 |
Scandinavium Capacity: 12,000 | |||||
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The Hungarian bid included the same cities and venues as the bid that was presented for the 2021 championship.
Qualification
Competition | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host countries | 28 January 2017 | — | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2022 European Championship | 4–20 November 2022 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3[3] | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European qualification | 2 November 2022 – 12 April 2023 | — | 10[3] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2022 African Championship | 9–19 November 2022 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2022 South and Central American Championship | 15–19 November 2022 | ![]() |
2[4] | ![]() ![]() |
2022 Asian Championship | 24 November – 4 December 2022 | ![]() |
5[1] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2023 Central American Championship | 28 February – 4 March 2023 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
2023 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship | 5–11 June 2023 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Wild card[5] | 3 July 2023 | — | 2[1] | ![]() ![]() |
^ 1. If a country from Oceania (Australia) participating in the Asian Championships finished within the top 5, it would have qualified for the World Championships. As it finished sixth or lower, the place was transferred to the wild card spot.
Qualified teams
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.
Marketing
The official logo and slogan was unveiled on 30 August 2022. It features the colours blue, red and yellow, representing the flag colours of hosts Sweden, Norway and Denmark, with the circles symbolising a ball flying through the air at a rapid speed. The slogan: "Aim to Excite" was also unveiled the same day. The logo was designed by Danish brand agency Urgent.Agency.[6]
Draw
The draw took place on 6 July 2023 in Gothenburg, Sweden.[7][8]
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 3 July 2023.[5]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Referees
23 referee pairs were selected on 27 October 2023.[9] On 1 December 2023, Novica Mitrović and Miljan Vešović from Montenegro were called up from the reserve list to referee.[10]
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Squads
Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 1 March 2023.[11]
All times are local (UTC+1).[12]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 59 | +25 | 6 | Main round Group I |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 57 | +21 | 3[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 3[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 97 | −45 | 0 | President's Cup Group I |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
1 December 2023 18:00 |
Croatia ![]() |
22–22 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 4,004 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
Barišić 8 | (9–11) | D. Camara 10 | ||
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1 December 2023 20:30 |
Sweden ![]() |
36–24 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 8,407 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
Koppang 6 | (22–8) | Liu Y. 6 | ||
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3 December 2023 15:30 |
Croatia ![]() |
39–13 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,061 Referees: B. Correa, R. Correa (BRA) |
five players 5 | (19–7) | Li 4 | ||
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3 December 2023 18:00 |
Senegal ![]() |
18–26 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,098 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
Sagna 8 | (12–14) | Roberts 6 | ||
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5 December 2023 18:00 |
China ![]() |
15–22 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,714 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL) |
Jin 4 | (9–9) | Sagna 8 | ||
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5 December 2023 20:30 |
Sweden ![]() |
22–17 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 8,538 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER) |
Carlson 6 | (9–7) | Šimara 5 | ||
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 55 | +35 | 6 | Main round Group I |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 56 | +36 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 87 | −30 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 102 | −41 | 0 | President's Cup Group I |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
30 November 2023 18:00 |
Montenegro ![]() |
25–11 | ![]() |
Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 731 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
Pavićević 5 | (13–2) | Ateba 5 | ||
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30 November 2023 20:30 |
Hungary ![]() |
35–12 | ![]() |
Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 398 Referees: B. Correa, R. Correa (BRA) |
Klujber, Schatzl 5 | (15–6) | Acuña, Portillo 4 | ||
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2 December 2023 18:00 |
Paraguay ![]() |
26–41 | ![]() |
Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 964 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL) |
Acuña 5 | (15–17) | Pavićević 9 | ||
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2 December 2023 20:30 |
Hungary ![]() |
39–20 | ![]() |
Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 589 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
Klujber 7 | (18–8) | Nnomo 6 | ||
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4 December 2023 18:00 |
Cameroon ![]() |
26–23 | ![]() |
Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 689 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
Ebanga Baboga 9 | (12–12) | Insfrán 7 | ||
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4 December 2023 20:30 |
Montenegro ![]() |
24–18 | ![]() |
Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,056 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
Mugoša 8 | (7–10) | three players 3 | ||
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 62 | +59 | 6 | Main round Group II |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 97 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 113 | −63 | 0 | President's Cup Group I |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
29 November 2023 18:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
29–30 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 2,104 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB) |
Woo 11 | (12–16) | K. Pandza 8 | ||
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29 November 2023 20:30 |
Norway ![]() |
43–11 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 3,345 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
Herrem 7 | (19–7) | Bjerge 4 | ||
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1 December 2023 18:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
27–16 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 2,141 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY) |
Gim, Woo 4 | (15–6) | Rothberg 4 | ||
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1 December 2023 20:30 |
Austria ![]() |
28–45 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 3,451 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
I. Ivančok 6 | (12–21) | Reistad 10 | ||
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3 December 2023 18:00 |
Greenland ![]() |
23–43 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 1,850 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
Bjerge, Hansen 5 | (13–20) | K. Pandza 8 | ||
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3 December 2023 20:30 |
Norway ![]() |
33–23 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 3,456 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
Herrem 7 | (20–11) | Shin 6 | ||
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 78 | +14 | 6 | Main round Group II |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 79 | +8 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 86 | −7 | 1[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 87 | −15 | 1[a] | President's Cup Group I |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
30 November 2023 18:00 |
Slovenia ![]() |
30–24 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 750 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
Ljepoja 8 | (16–13) | three players 5 | ||
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30 November 2023 20:30 |
France ![]() |
30–29 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 1,830 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
Toublanc, Valentini 6 | (18–15) | Guialo 6 | ||
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2 December 2023 15:30 |
Slovenia ![]() |
30–24 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 816 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
Varagić 5 | (14–11) | Guialo 6 | ||
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2 December 2023 18:00 |
Iceland ![]() |
22–31 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 2,414 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB) |
Erlingsdóttir 7 | (10–20) | Bouktit, Kanor 5 | ||
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4 December 2023 18:00 |
Angola ![]() |
26–26 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 854 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY) |
Gabriel 6 | (15–14) | Erlingsdóttir 6 | ||
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4 December 2023 21:00 |
France ![]() |
31–27 | ![]() |
DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 883 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
Grandveau 6 | (17–15) | Stanko 7 | ||
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Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 55 | +55 | 6 | Main round Group III |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 86 | +18 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 78 | +1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 120 | −74 | 0 | President's Cup Group II |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
1 December 2023 18:00 |
Romania ![]() |
44–19 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 9,582 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
Buceschi 6 | (25–6) | Parra, Paul 4 | ||
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1 December 2023 20:30 |
Denmark ![]() |
25–21 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,389 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
Friis, Jørgensen 5 | (10–12) | three players 5 | ||
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3 December 2023 18:00 |
Romania ![]() |
37–28 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 5,907 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
Buceschi 8 | (19–13) | Jovović, Laništanin 5 | ||
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3 December 2023 20:30 |
Chile ![]() |
11–46 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 7,622 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE) |
Lovera, Paul 3 | (5–20) | Scaglione 7 | ||
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5 December 2023 18:00 |
Serbia ![]() |
30–16 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 7,438 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW) |
Stamenić 7 | (10–6) | Álvarez 4 | ||
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5 December 2023 20:30 |
Denmark ![]() |
39–23 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 10,788 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
Jørgensen 10 | (21–10) | Lixăndroiu 5 | ||
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Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 69 | +40 | 6 | Main round Group III |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 78 | +6 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 73 | +29 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 122 | −75 | 0 | President's Cup Group II |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
30 November 2023 18:00 |
Germany ![]() |
31–30 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,237 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
Grijseels 7 | (18–17) | Aizawa 10 | ||
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30 November 2023 20:30 |
Poland ![]() |
35–15 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,405 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
Balsam, Nocuń 6 | (18–8) | Merikh 6 | ||
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2 December 2023 18:00 |
Iran ![]() |
22–45 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,332 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE) |
Merikh 8 | (12–25) | Stockschläder 8 | ||
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2 December 2023 20:30 |
Poland ![]() |
32–30 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,490 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
Kobylińska 11 | (15–15) | Sasaki 6 | ||
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4 December 2023 18:00 |
Japan ![]() |
42–10 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 636 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
three players 5 | (20–3) | Koudzarifarahani 3 | ||
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4 December 2023 20:30 |
Germany ![]() |
33–17 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,021 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
Grijseels 7 | (19–10) | Kobylińska 3 | ||
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Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 62 | +31 | 6 | Main round Group IV |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 62 | +44 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 91 | −14 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 117 | −61 | 0 | President's Cup Group II |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
29 November 2023 18:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
35–20 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,192 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
Costa, De Paula 7 | (17–10) | Poliak, Smbatian 4 | ||
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29 November 2023 20:30 |
Spain ![]() |
34–17 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 575 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW) |
three players 5 | (14–8) | Radayeva 5 | ||
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1 December 2023 18:00 |
Kazakhstan ![]() |
15–46 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 473 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
Radayeva 4 | (5–25) | Cardoso de Castro 8 | ||
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1 December 2023 20:30 |
Spain ![]() |
32–20 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 153 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
González 6 | (16–12) | Smbatian 7 | ||
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3 December 2023 15:30 |
Ukraine ![]() |
37–24 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,067 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
Andriychuk, Shukal 8 | (19–12) | Khardina 6 | ||
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3 December 2023 18:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
25–27 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 811 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
Belo 8 | (12–16) | Arcos 5 | ||
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Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 66 | +48 | 6 | Main round Group IV |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 77 | +6 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 98 | −19 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 103 | −35 | 0 | President's Cup Group II |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
30 November 2023 18:00 |
Netherlands ![]() |
41–26 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 576 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE) |
Polman 7 | (20–14) | Pizzo 5 | ||
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30 November 2023 20:30 |
Czech Republic ![]() |
32–22 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 389 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
Cholevová 11 | (19–11) | Ngombele 9 | ||
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2 December 2023 15:30 |
Czech Republic ![]() |
31–22 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 711 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
Malá 8 | (16–10) | Gavilan, Pizzo 5 | ||
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2 December 2023 18:00 |
Congo ![]() |
20–40 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 527 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW) |
Diagouraga 7 | (9–20) | Van Wetering 8 | ||
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4 December 2023 18:00 |
Argentina ![]() |
31–26 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 507 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE) |
Casasola 7 | (14–15) | Diagouraga 8 | ||
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4 December 2023 20:30 |
Netherlands ![]() |
33–20 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 674 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
Van Wetering 7 | (14–8) | Cholevová 6 | ||
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President's Cup
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 4 | 25th place game |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 4 | 27th place game |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 0 | 29th place game |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 0 | 31st place game |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
7 December 2023 15:30 |
China ![]() |
23–20 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 254 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
Jin 6 | (9–10) | Fernández, Insfrán 6 | ||
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7 December 2023 18:00 |
Greenland ![]() |
14–37 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 702 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL) |
Holm 4 | (8–19) | Ásgeirsdóttir 10 | ||
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9 December 2023 18:00 |
Paraguay ![]() |
19–25 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 153 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
Insfrán 7 | (9–13) | Albertsdóttir 7 | ||
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9 December 2023 20:30 |
China ![]() |
32–24 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 455 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY) |
Liu C. 7 | (17–8) | Holm, Petersen 4 | ||
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11 December 2023 18:00 |
Iceland ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn |
11 December 2023 20:30 |
Paraguay ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn |
Group II
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 4 | 25th place game |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 4 | 27th place game |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 0 | 29th place game |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 0 | 31st place game |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
6 December 2023 13:00 |
Kazakhstan ![]() |
36–37 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 633 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
Radayeva, Rejemetova 9 | (18–15) | Diagouraga 8 | ||
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7 December 2023 13:00 |
Chile ![]() |
30–20 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 220 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
Lovera 6 | (14–6) | Merikh 8 | ||
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9 December 2023 13:00 |
Chile ![]() |
27–23 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 402 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE) |
Lovera 9 | (13–11) | Rejemetova 5 | ||
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9 December 2023 15:30 |
Iran ![]() |
20–32 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 174 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
Badvi 6 | (9–19) | Domingos 6 | ||
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11 December 2023 13:00 |
Congo ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn |
11 December 2023 15:30 |
Iran ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn |
31st place game
13 December 2023 13:00 |
I4 | v | II4 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn |
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29th place game
13 December 2023 15:30 |
I3 | v | II3 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn |
Report | ||||
27th place game
13 December 2023 18:00 |
I2 | v | II2 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn |
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25th place game
13 December 2023 20:30 |
I1 | v | II1 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn |
Report | ||||
Main round
All points and goals obtained in the preliminary round against teams that advance as well, are carried over.
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 70 | +41 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 76 | +27 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 84 | +5 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 90 | +19 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 81 | 107 | −26 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 125 | −66 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
7 December 2023 15:30 |
Montenegro ![]() |
25–26 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 1,089 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
Grbić 5 | (13–13) | Blažević 6 | ||
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7 December 2023 18:00 |
Senegal ![]() |
20–30 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,693 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
Sagna 8 | (8–14) | Klujber 9 | ||
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7 December 2023 20:30 |
Sweden ![]() |
37–13 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 5,187 Referees: B. Correa, R. Correa (BRA) |
Hagman 8 | (16–5) | Ateba 5 | ||
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9 December 2023 15:30 |
Senegal ![]() |
21–29 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,997 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
Sagna 4 | (8–18) | four players 4 | ||
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9 December 2023 18:00 |
Croatia ![]() |
24–15 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 6,165 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
three players 3 | (18–6) | Ateba 7 | ||
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9 December 2023 20:30 |
Hungary ![]() |
22–26 | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 10,561 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
Vámos 6 | (11–10) | Lindqvist, Roberts 7 | ||
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11 December 2023 15:30 |
Cameroon ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg |
11 December 2023 18:00 |
Hungary ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg |
11 December 2023 20:30 |
Montenegro ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg |
Group II
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 91 | +58 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 105 | +29 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 116 | −7 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 122 | −20 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 145 | −35 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 126 | −25 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
6 December 2023 15:30 |
South Korea ![]() |
27–31 | ![]() |
Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 619 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
Ryu 12 | (14–19) | Mavsar 9 | ||
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6 December 2023 18:00 |
France ![]() |
41–27 | ![]() |
Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,198 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY) |
Bouktit 7 | (25–14) | I. Ivančok 8 | ||
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6 December 2023 20:30 |
Norway ![]() |
37–19 | ![]() |
Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 6,806 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB) |
Herrem 7 | (20–9) | four players 3 | ||
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8 December 2023 15:30 |
Austria ![]() |
25–30 | ![]() |
Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,236 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
K. Pandza 8 | (14–16) | Carlos 9 | ||
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8 December 2023 18:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
22–32 | ![]() |
Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,507 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE) |
Gim 5 | (12–17) | Kanor 7 | ||
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8 December 2023 20:30 |
Slovenia ![]() |
21–34 | ![]() |
Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 5,544 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER) |
Varagić 5 | (12–17) | Herrem 6 | ||
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10 December 2023 15:30 |
Angola ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB) |
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10 December 2023 18:00 |
Slovenia ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
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10 December 2023 20:30 |
France ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
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Group III
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 90 | +29 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 93 | +29 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 119 | −5 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 116 | −23 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 121 | −6 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 91 | 115 | −24 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
7 December 2023 15:30 |
Serbia ![]() |
21–22 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 511 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
Radosavljević 6 | (13–10) | Kochaniak 6 | ||
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7 December 2023 18:00 |
Germany ![]() |
24–22 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,526 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
Döll, Lott 4 | (9–12) | Buceschi 8 | ||
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7 December 2023 20:30 |
Denmark ![]() |
26–27 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 6,707 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
Højlund 5 | (12–12) | Hattori 7 | ||
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9 December 2023 15:30 |
Romania ![]() |
32–28 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 3,502 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
Buceschi 12 | (17–14) | Aizawa, Hattori 5 | ||
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9 December 2023 18:00 |
Serbia ![]() |
21–31 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 8,138 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
Jovović 6 | (13–14) | Döll 5 | ||
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9 December 2023 20:30 |
Poland ![]() |
22–32 | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 10,398 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
Rosiak 6 | (12–15) | Jørgensen, Østergaard 5 | ||
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11 December 2023 15:30 |
Japan ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
11 December 2023 18:00 |
Poland ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
11 December 2023 20:30 |
Germany ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Group IV
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 94 | +55 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 128 | +22 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 98 | +13 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 130 | +8 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 115 | 155 | −40 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 162 | −58 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(E) Eliminated
6 December 2023 15:30 |
Ukraine ![]() |
23–30 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 711 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
Smbatian 5 | (11–15) | Jeřábková 9 | ||
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6 December 2023 18:00 |
Spain ![]() |
30–23 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 902 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE) |
Etxeberria 7 | (12–13) | Gavilan 8 | ||
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6 December 2023 20:30 |
Netherlands ![]() |
35–27 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 855 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
Housheer 6 | (18–13) | De Abreu Rosa 7 | ||
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8 December 2023 15:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
33–19 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 417 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL) |
Cardoso de Castro, De Paula 5 | (16–7) | Pizzo 5 | ||
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8 December 2023 18:00 |
Czech Republic ![]() |
30–22 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 697 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
Jeřábková 9 | (13–9) | Pérez 6 | ||
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Report |
8 December 2023 20:30 |
Ukraine ![]() |
21–40 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 823 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW) |
Shukal 5 | (8–19) | Abbingh 8 | ||
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10 December 2023 12:00 |
Argentina ![]() |
25–20 | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 504 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE) |
Cavo 6 | (13–11) | Konovalova 6 | ||
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10 December 2023 14:15 |
Czech Republic ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
Report | ||||
10 December 2023 16:30 |
Netherlands ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
Report | ||||
Final round
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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II1 | ||||||||||
17 December | ||||||||||
IV2 | ||||||||||
13 December | ||||||||||
III1 | ||||||||||
15 December | ||||||||||
I2 | ||||||||||
12 December | ||||||||||
Third place | ||||||||||
IV1 | ||||||||||
17 December | ||||||||||
II2 | ||||||||||
5–8th place playoffs
5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
15 December | ||||||
17 December | ||||||
15 December | ||||||
Seventh place | ||||||
17 December | ||||||
Quarterfinals
12 December 2023 17:30 |
II1 | v | IV2 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim |
Report | ||||
12 December 2023 20:30 |
IV1 | v | II2 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim |
Report | ||||
13 December 2023 17:30 |
I1 | v | III2 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Report | ||||
13 December 2023 20:30 |
III1 | v | I2 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Report | ||||
5–8th place semifinals
15 December 2023 11:30 |
LQF1 | v | LQF3 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Report | ||||
15 December 2023 14:30 |
LQF2 | v | LQF4 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Report | ||||
Semifinals
15 December 2023 17:30 |
WQF1 | v | WQF3 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Report | ||||
15 December 2023 20:30 |
WQF2 | v | WQF4 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Report | ||||
Seventh place game
17 December 2023 13:00 |
L5SF1 | v | L5SF2 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Report | ||||
Fifth place game
17 December 2023 10:15 |
W5SF1 | v | W5SF2 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Report | ||||
Third place game
17 December 2023 16:00 |
LSF1 | v | LSF2 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Report | ||||
Final
17 December 2023 19:00 |
WSF1 | v | WSF2 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
Report | ||||
Final ranking
Places 1 to 8 and 25 to 32 will be decided by play-off or knock-out. Teams finishing third in the main round will be ranked 9th to 12th, teams finishing fourth in the main round 13th to 16th, teams finishing fifth in the main round 17th to 20th and teams ranked sixth 21st to 24th. In case of a tie in points gained, the goal difference of the main round will be taken into account, then number of goals scored. If teams will still be equal, number of points gained in the preliminary round will be considered followed by the goal difference and then number of goals scored in the preliminary round.
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Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Source: IHF |
Top goalkeepers
Source: IHF |
References
- ^ "2021 and 2023 IHF Women's World Championships awarded". IHF. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Council Meeting No. 10" (PDF). IHF. 28 January 2017. pp. 18–20.
- ^ a b "18 European teams throw off the road to the 2023 IHF Women's World Championship". IHF. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Brazil and Argentina rekindle rivalry at the 2022 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship". IHF. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wildcards confirmed and pots for the draw of the 2023 IHF Women's World Championship announced". IHF. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Logo and slogan for 2023 Women's Handball World Championship unveiled". InsideTheGames. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Draw procedure confirmed for the IHF Women's World Championship". aimtoexcite.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Fiery clashes expected at Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 after draw". ihf.info. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Referee pairs announced for the 26th IHF Women's World Championship". ihf.info. 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Mitrović and Vešović referee at the World Championship". vijesti.me/. 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Match schedule released and tickets on sale for 2023 IHF Women's World Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 schedule revealed with 100 days left until the start". ihf.info. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
External links
- World Handball Championship tournaments
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