2023 World Women's Handball Championship

2023 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	Denmark; Norway; Sweden
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Dates	29 November – 17 December
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	France (3rd title)
Runner-up	Norway
Third place	Denmark
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	112
Goals scored	6,013 (53.69 per match)
Attendance	344,399 (3,075 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Markéta Jeřábková; (63 goals)
Best player	Henny Reistad
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The 2023 IHF World Women's Handball Championship was 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 was 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]

France won their third title after a finals win over Norway.^[2] The bronze medal went to Denmark with a win over Sweden.^[3]

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.^[4]

Venues

The Nordic joint bid included the following six host cities and venues:

Herning	Frederikshavn	Stavanger
Jyske Bank Boxen Capacity: 15,000	Arena Nord Capacity: 2,800	DNB Arena Capacity: 5,000

Frederikshavn Herning Stavanger Gothenburg Trondheim Helsingborg
Trondheim	Helsingborg	Gothenburg
Trondheim Spektrum Capacity: 8,800	Helsingborg Arena Capacity: 5,500	Scandinavium Capacity: 12,000

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
Host countries	28 January 2017	—	3	Denmark Norway Sweden
2022 European Championship	4–20 November 2022	Montenegro North Macedonia Slovenia	3^[5]	France Montenegro Netherlands
European qualification	2 November 2022 – 12 April 2023	—	10^[5]	Croatia Czech Republic Germany Hungary Poland Romania Serbia Slovenia Spain Ukraine
2022 African Championship	9–19 November 2022	Senegal	4	Angola Cameroon Congo Senegal
2022 South and Central American Championship	15–19 November 2022	Argentina	2^[6]	Argentina Brazil
2022 Asian Championship	24 November – 4 December 2022	South Korea	5^[1]	China Iran Japan Kazakhstan South Korea
2023 Central American Championship	28 February – 4 March 2023	Nicaragua	2	Chile Paraguay
2023 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship	5–11 June 2023	Greenland	1	Greenland
Wild card^[7]	3 July 2023	—	2^[1]	Austria Iceland

^ 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

Country	Qualified as	Qualification date	Previous appearances in tournament^[a]
Denmark	Co-hosts	28 January 2017	21 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Norway			21 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Sweden			11 (1957, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
France	Semifinalists of 2022 European Championship	15 November 2022	15 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Montenegro	Semifinalists of 2022 European Championship	15 November 2022	6 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Angola	Semifinalists of 2022 African Championship	16 November 2022	16 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Congo			6 (1982, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2021)
Cameroon			3 (2005, 2017, 2021)
Senegal			1 (2019)
Netherlands	Top 6 of 2022 European Championship		13 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Argentina	Top two of 2022 Central and South American Championship	18 November 2022	11 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Brazil	Top two of 2022 Central and South American Championship	18 November 2022	14 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Iran	Top five of 2022 Asian Championship	27 November 2022	1 (2021)
South Korea		28 November 2022	19 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Japan		30 November 2022	20 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
China		30 November 2022	17 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Kazakhstan		3 December 2022	6 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
Chile	Top two of 2023 Central American Championship	3 March 2023	1 (2009)
Paraguay	Top two of 2023 Central American Championship	3 March 2023	4 (2007, 2013, 2017, 2021)
Ukraine	European play-off winner	11 April 2023	7 (1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
Czech Republic		11 April 2023	7 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2017, 2021)
Germany		12 April 2023	14 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Slovenia			7 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Croatia			7 (1995, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2021)
Serbia			5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Hungary			23 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Poland			17 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021)
Spain			11 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Romania			25 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Greenland	Winner of 2023 Nor.Ca Championship	11 June 2023	1 (2001)
Austria	Wild card	3 July 2023	13 (1957, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2021)
Iceland	Wild card	3 July 2023	1 (2011)

^ 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.^[8]

The official anthem of the competition is "Aiming For Number One", made and performed by Swedish DJ and producer Wahlstedt.^[9] It is not the first anthem Wahlstedt has made for a handball competition ("All for us" for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship).^[10]

Draw

The draw took place on 6 July 2023 in Gothenburg, Sweden.^[11]^[12]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 3 July 2023.^[7]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Norway (assigned to C) Denmark (assigned to E) Montenegro (assigned to B) France (assigned to D) Sweden (assigned to A) Netherlands (assigned to H) Brazil Germany (assigned to F)	Slovenia Spain (assigned to G) Croatia South Korea Hungary Romania Poland Czech Republic	Serbia Japan Ukraine Greenland Argentina Angola China Cameroon	Congo Senegal Paraguay Iran Kazakhstan Chile Austria Iceland

Referees

23 referee pairs were selected on 27 October 2023.^[13] On 1 December 2023, Novica Mitrović and Miljan Vešović from Montenegro were called up from the reserve list to referee.^[14]

Referees
Algeria	Yousef Belkhiri Sid Ali Hamidi
Argentina	María Paolantoni Mariana García
Austria	Denis Bolic Christoph Hurich
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Amar Konjičanin Dino Konjičanin
Brazil	Bruna Correa Renata Correa
Bulgaria	Georgi Doychinov Yulian Goretsov
China	Cheng Yufeng Zhou Yunle
Denmark	Mads Hansen Jesper Madsen
Egypt	Yasmina El-Saied Heidy El-Saied
France	Yann Carmaux Julien Mursch
Germany	Maike Merz Tanja Kuttler
Hungary	Kristóf Altmár Márton Horváth

Referees
Kuwait	Dalal Al-Naseem Maali Al-Enezi
Moldova	Alexei Covalciuc Igor Covalciuc
Montenegro	Jelena Vujačić Anđelina Kažanegra
Montenegro	Novica Mitrović Miljan Vešović
Norway	Eskil Braseth Leif Sundet
Romania	Cristina Lovin Simona Stancu
Slovenia	Bojan Lah David Sok
Serbia	Marko Sekulić Vladimir Jovandić
Slovakia	Andrej Budzák Michal Záhradník
South Korea	Koo Bo-ok Lee Se-ok
Spain	Javier Álvarez Ion Bustamante
Uruguay	Mathias Sosa Cristian Lemes

Squads

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 1 March 2023.^[15]

All times are local (UTC+1).^[16]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden (H)	3	3	0	0	84	59	+25	6	Main round Group I
2	Croatia	3	1	1	1	78	57	+21	3^[a]
3	Senegal	3	1	1	1	62	63	−1	3^[a]
4	China	3	0	0	3	52	97	−45	0	President's Cup Group I

Source: Rankings^[17]
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:

^ ^a ^b Croatia 22–22 Senegal

1 December 2023 18:00	Croatia	22–22	Senegal	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 4,004 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Barišić 8	(9–11)	D. Camara 10
	1× 2×	Report	1× 1× 1×

1 December 2023 20:30	Sweden	36–24	China	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 8,407 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Koppang 6	(22–8)	Liu Y. 6
	1×	Report

3 December 2023 15:30	Croatia	39–13	China	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,061 Referees: B. Correa, R. Correa (BRA)
	five players 5	(19–7)	Li 4
	1× 2×	Report	2×

3 December 2023 18:00	Senegal	18–26	Sweden	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,098 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	Sagna 8	(12–14)	Roberts 6
	1× 2×	Report	2× 2×

5 December 2023 18:00	China	15–22	Senegal	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,714 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Jin 4	(9–9)	Sagna 8
	1× 2×	Report

5 December 2023 20:30	Sweden	22–17	Croatia	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 8,538 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
	Carlson 6	(9–7)	Šimara 5
	1× 3×	Report	4×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	3	3	0	90	55	+35	6	Main round Group I
2	Hungary	3	2	1	92	56	+36	4
3	Cameroon	3	1	2	57	87	−30	2
4	Paraguay	3	0	3	61	102	−41	0	President's Cup Group I

Source: Rankings^[17]
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	Cameroon	Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 731 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
	Pavićević 5	(13–2)	Ateba 5
	3×	Report	1× 2×

30 November 2023 20:30	Hungary	35–12	Paraguay	Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 398 Referees: B. Correa, R. Correa (BRA)
	Klujber, Szöllősi-Schatzl 5	(15–6)	Acuña, Portillo 4
	1×	Report	1× 2×

2 December 2023 18:00	Paraguay	26–41	Montenegro	Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 964 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Acuña 5	(15–17)	Pavićević 9
	1×	Report	1× 1×

2 December 2023 20:30	Hungary	39–20	Cameroon	Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 589 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Klujber 7	(18–8)	Nnomo 6
	2×	Report	3×

4 December 2023 18:00	Cameroon	26–23	Paraguay	Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 689 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	Ebanga Baboga 9	(12–12)	Insfrán 7
	7×	Report	2×

4 December 2023 20:30	Montenegro	24–18	Hungary	Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,056 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Mugoša 8	(7–10)	three players 3
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway (H)	3	3	0	121	62	+59	6	Main round Group II
2	Austria	3	2	1	101	97	+4	4
3	South Korea	3	1	2	79	79	0	2
4	Greenland	3	0	3	50	113	−63	0	President's Cup Group I

Source: Rankings^[17]
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	Austria	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 2,104 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	Woo 11	(12–16)	K. Pandza 8
	5× 1×	Report	3×

29 November 2023 20:30	Norway	43–11	Greenland	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 3,345 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Herrem 7	(19–7)	Bjerge 4
	1× 1×	Report	2×

1 December 2023 18:00	South Korea	27–16	Greenland	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 2,141 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
	Gim, Woo 4	(15–6)	Rothberg 4
	2× 1×	Report	3×

1 December 2023 20:30	Austria	28–45	Norway	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 3,451 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	I. Ivančok 6	(12–21)	Reistad 10
	1×	Report	1× 5×

3 December 2023 18:00	Greenland	23–43	Austria	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 1,850 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Bjerge, Hansen 5	(13–20)	K. Pandza 8
	3×	Report	3×

3 December 2023 20:30	Norway	33–23	South Korea	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 3,456 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Herrem 7	(20–11)	Shin 6
	2×	Report	1× 2×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	0	92	78	+14	6	Main round Group II
2	Slovenia	3	2	0	1	87	79	+8	4
3	Angola	3	0	1	2	79	86	−7	1^[a]
4	Iceland	3	0	1	2	72	87	−15	1^[a]	President's Cup Group I

Source: Rankings^[17]
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:

^ ^a ^b Angola 26–26 Iceland

30 November 2023 18:00	Slovenia	30–24	Iceland	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 750 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Ljepoja 8	(16–13)	three players 5
	4×	Report	4× 1×

30 November 2023 20:30	France	30–29	Angola	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 1,830 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Toublanc, Valentini 6	(18–15)	Guialo 6
	3×	Report	5×

2 December 2023 15:30	Slovenia	30–24	Angola	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 816 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Varagić 5	(14–11)	Guialo 6
	2× 4×	Report	5× 1×

2 December 2023 18:00	Iceland	22–31	France	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 2,414 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	Erlingsdóttir 7	(10–20)	Bouktit, Kanor 5
	1× 2×	Report	3×

4 December 2023 18:00	Angola	26–26	Iceland	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 854 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
	Gabriel 6	(15–14)	Erlingsdóttir 6
	3×	Report	1× 2×

4 December 2023 21:00	France	31–27	Slovenia	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 883 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Grandveau 6	(17–15)	Stanko 7
	1× 1×	Report	1× 5×

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark (H)	3	3	0	110	55	+55	6	Main round Group III
2	Romania	3	2	1	104	86	+18	4
3	Serbia	3	1	2	79	78	+1	2
4	Chile	3	0	3	46	120	−74	0	President's Cup Group II

Source: Rankings^[17]
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	Chile	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 9,582 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Buceschi 6	(25–6)	Parra, Paul 4
	3×	Report	1×

1 December 2023 20:30	Denmark	25–21	Serbia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,389 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Friis, Jørgensen 5	(10–12)	three players 5
	1×	Report	1× 7× 1×

3 December 2023 18:00	Romania	37–28	Serbia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 5,907 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Buceschi 8	(19–13)	Jovović, Laništanin 5
	2×	Report	3× 2×

3 December 2023 20:30	Chile	11–46	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 7,622 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
	Lovera, Paul 3	(5–20)	Scaglione 7
	1×	Report	4×

5 December 2023 18:00	Serbia	30–16	Chile	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 7,438 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW)
	Stamenić 7	(10–6)	Álvarez 4
	1× 3×	Report	2×

5 December 2023 20:30	Denmark	39–23	Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 10,788 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Jørgensen 10	(21–10)	Lixăndroiu 5
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	109	69	+40	6	Main round Group III
2	Poland	3	2	1	84	78	+6	4
3	Japan	3	1	2	102	73	+29	2
4	Iran	3	0	3	47	122	−75	0	President's Cup Group II

Source: Rankings^[17]
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	Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,237 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Grijseels 7	(18–17)	Aizawa 10
	2× 4×	Report	2×

30 November 2023 20:30	Poland	35–15	Iran	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,405 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Balsam, Nocuń 6	(18–8)	Merikh 6
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

2 December 2023 18:00	Iran	22–45	Germany	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,332 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Merikh 8	(12–25)	Stockschläder 8
	4×	Report	1× 4×

2 December 2023 20:30	Poland	32–30	Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,490 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Kobylińska 11	(15–15)	Sasaki 6
	5×	Report	1× 2×

4 December 2023 18:00	Japan	42–10	Iran	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 636 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	three players 5	(20–3)	Koudzarifarahani 3
	4×	Report	3×

4 December 2023 20:30	Germany	33–17	Poland	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,021 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Grijseels 7	(19–10)	Kobylińska 3
	5×	Report	4×

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	93	62	+31	6	Main round Group IV
2	Brazil	3	2	1	106	62	+44	4
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	77	91	−14	2
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	3	56	117	−61	0	President's Cup Group II

Source: Rankings^[17]
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	Ukraine	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,192 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
	Costa, De Paula 7	(17–10)	Poliak, Smbatian 4
	3×	Report	3×

29 November 2023 20:30	Spain	34–17	Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 575 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW)
	three players 5	(14–8)	Radayeva 5
	1× 2×	Report	2×

1 December 2023 18:00	Kazakhstan	15–46	Brazil	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 473 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Radayeva 4	(5–25)	Cardoso de Castro 8
	1×	Report	1×

1 December 2023 20:30	Spain	32–20	Ukraine	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 153 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	González 6	(16–12)	Smbatian 7
	2× 3×	Report	3×

3 December 2023 15:30	Ukraine	37–24	Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,067 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Andriychuk, Shukal 8	(19–12)	Khardina 6
	3×	Report	5×

3 December 2023 18:00	Brazil	25–27	Spain	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 811 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Belo 8	(12–16)	Arcos 5
	6×	Report	1× 5×

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	114	66	+48	6	Main round Group IV
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	83	77	+6	4
3	Argentina	3	1	2	79	98	−19	2
4	Congo	3	0	3	68	103	−35	0	President's Cup Group II

Source: Rankings^[17]
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	Argentina	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 576 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
	Polman 7	(20–14)	Pizzo 5
	5×	Report	1×

30 November 2023 20:30	Czech Republic	32–22	Congo	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 389 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Cholevová 11	(19–11)	Ngombele 9
	4×	Report	5× 1×

2 December 2023 15:30	Czech Republic	31–22	Argentina	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 711 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Malá 8	(16–10)	Gavilan, Pizzo 5
	1× 7×	Report	1× 3×

2 December 2023 18:00	Congo	20–40	Netherlands	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 527 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW)
	Diagouraga 7	(9–20)	Van Wetering 8
	1× 6× 1×	Report	1×

4 December 2023 18:00	Argentina	31–26	Congo	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 507 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Casasola 7	(14–15)	Diagouraga 8
	3×	Report	1× 7×

4 December 2023 20:30	Netherlands	33–20	Czech Republic	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 674 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Van Wetering 7	(14–8)	Cholevová 6
	5×	Report	2×

President's Cup

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	3	0	92	56	+36	6	25th place game
2	China	3	2	1	78	74	+4	4	27th place game
3	Paraguay	3	1	2	60	67	−7	2	29th place game
4	Greenland	3	0	3	57	90	−33	0	31st place game

Source: Rankings^[17]
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	Paraguay	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 254 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Jin 6	(9–10)	Fernández, Insfrán 6
	6× 1×	Report	1×

7 December 2023 18:00	Greenland	14–37	Iceland	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 702 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Holm 4	(8–19)	Ásgeirsdóttir 10
	4×	Report	1× 2×

9 December 2023 18:00	Paraguay	19–25	Iceland	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 153 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	Insfrán 7	(9–13)	Albertsdóttir 7
	1× 5×	Report	1× 5× 1×

9 December 2023 20:30	China	32–24	Greenland	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 455 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
	Liu C. 7	(17–8)	Holm, Petersen 4
	3×	Report	4×

11 December 2023 18:00	Iceland	30–23	China	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 134 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Erlingsdóttir, Magnúsdóttir 6	(13–11)	Jin 7
	2× 2×	Report	1× 2× 1×

11 December 2023 20:30	Paraguay	21–19	Greenland	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 332 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW)
	Mendoza 6	(11–9)	Bjerge 4
	1×	Report	4×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Congo	3	3	0	93	77	+16	6	25th place game
2	Chile	3	2	1	78	67	+11	4	27th place game
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	2	92	93	−1	2	29th place game
4	Iran	3	0	3	69	95	−26	0	31st place game

Source: Rankings^[17]
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	Congo	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 633 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Radayeva, Rejemetova 9	(18–15)	Diagouraga 8
		Report	4×

7 December 2023 13:00	Chile	30–20	Iran	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 220 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Lovera 6	(14–6)	Merikh 8
	1× 2×	Report	2×

9 December 2023 13:00	Chile	27–23	Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 402 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
	Lovera 9	(13–11)	Rejemetova 5
	6×	Report	1×

9 December 2023 15:30	Iran	20–32	Congo	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 174 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Badvi 6	(9–19)	Domingos 6
	1× 2×	Report	4×

11 December 2023 13:00	Congo	24–21	Chile	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 154 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Diagouraga 5	(8–12)	Lovera 8
	1× 7×	Report	1× 4×

11 December 2023 15:30	Iran	29–33	Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 67 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Merikh 11	(15–17)	Khardina 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

31st place game

13 December 2023 13:00	Greenland	23–28	Iran	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 537 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Bjerge 8	(12–12)	Merikh 6
	5×	Report	5×

29th place game

13 December 2023 15:30	Paraguay	36–30	Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 96 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW)
	Portillo 9	(20–18)	Khardina 9
	3×	Report	3×

27th place game

13 December 2023 18:00	China	25–26	Chile	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 103 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
	Li 8	(13–15)	Lovera 5
	1× 8× 1×	Report	4×

25th place game

13 December 2023 20:30	Iceland	30–28	Congo	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 86 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
	Sturludóttir 6	(14–14)	Ngombele 10
	3×	Report	1× 5×

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
1	Sweden (H)	5	5	0	0	143	95	+48	10	Quarterfinals
2	Montenegro	5	3	0	2	128	108	+20	6^[a]	Quarterfinals
3	Hungary	5	3	0	2	132	112	+20	6^[a]
4	Croatia	5	2	1	2	111	107	+4	5
5	Senegal	5	1	1	3	103	127	−24	3
6	Cameroon	5	0	0	5	79	147	−68	0

Source: Rankings^[17]
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:

^ ^a ^b Montenegro 24–18 Hungary

7 December 2023 15:30	Montenegro	25–26	Croatia	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 1,089 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Grbić 5	(13–13)	Blažević 6
	2× 4× 1×	Report	1× 4×

7 December 2023 18:00	Senegal	20–30	Hungary	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,693 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Sagna 8	(8–14)	Klujber 9
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

7 December 2023 20:30	Sweden	37–13	Cameroon	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 5,187 Referees: B. Correa, R. Correa (BRA)
	Hagman 8	(16–5)	Ateba 5
		Report	1× 2×

9 December 2023 15:30	Senegal	21–29	Montenegro	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,997 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Sagna 4	(8–18)	four players 4
	1× 1× 1×	Report	1× 4×

9 December 2023 18:00	Croatia	24–15	Cameroon	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 6,165 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	three players 3	(18–6)	Ateba 7
	2×	Report	3×

9 December 2023 20:30	Hungary	22–26	Sweden	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 10,561 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Vámos 6	(11–10)	Lindqvist, Roberts 7
	3×	Report	4×

11 December 2023 15:30	Cameroon	20–22	Senegal	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 626 Referees: B. Correa, R. Correa (BRA)
	Ateba, Ebanga Baboga 5	(12–7)	Sagna 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

11 December 2023 18:00	Hungary	23–22	Croatia	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,449 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Klujber 9	(8–11)	Milosavljević 8
	3× 4×	Report	2× 3×

11 December 2023 20:30	Montenegro	25–32	Sweden	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 6,589 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Despotović 6	(9–15)	Hagman, Roberts 6
	2× 6×	Report	4×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	5	5	0	158	128	+30	10	Quarterfinals
2	Norway (H)	5	4	1	172	115	+57	8	Quarterfinals
3	Slovenia	5	3	2	141	143	−2	6
4	Angola	5	2	3	135	153	−18	4
5	Austria	5	1	4	137	177	−40	2
6	South Korea	5	0	5	132	159	−27	0

Source: Rankings^[17]
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

6 December 2023 15:30	South Korea	27–31	Slovenia	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 619 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Ryu 12	(14–19)	Mavsar 9
	2× 1×	Report	4×

6 December 2023 18:00	France	41–27	Austria	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,198 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
	Bouktit 7	(25–14)	I. Ivančok 8
	1× 4×	Report	2× 5×

6 December 2023 20:30	Norway	37–19	Angola	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 6,806 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	Herrem 7	(20–9)	four players 3
	1×	Report	3×

8 December 2023 15:30	Austria	25–30	Angola	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,236 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	K. Pandza 8	(14–16)	Carlos 9
	1× 3×	Report	4× 1×

8 December 2023 18:00	South Korea	22–32	France	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,507 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Gim 5	(12–17)	Kanor 7
	1× 5×	Report	1× 1×

8 December 2023 20:30	Slovenia	21–34	Norway	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 5,544 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
	Varagić 5	(12–17)	Herrem 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 2×

10 December 2023 15:30	Angola	33–31	South Korea	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,716 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	Kassoma 11	(20–15)	Woo 9
	1× 2×	Report	1×

10 December 2023 18:00	Slovenia	32–27	Austria	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 4,060 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Mavsar 11	(19–14)	K. Pandza 7
	1× 2×	Report

10 December 2023 20:30	France	24–23	Norway	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 6,754 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Nze Minko 6	(12–12)	Ingstad, Mørk 4
	6× 1×	Report	4×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark (H)	5	4	1	152	121	+31	8^[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	5	4	1	147	120	+27	8^[a]	Quarterfinals
3	Romania	5	3	2	141	145	−4	6
4	Poland	5	2	3	119	143	−24	4^[b]
5	Japan	5	2	3	137	141	−4	4^[b]
6	Serbia	5	0	5	111	137	−26	0

Source: Rankings^[17]
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:

^ ^a ^b Germany 28–30 Denmark
^ ^a ^b Poland 32–30 Japan

7 December 2023 15:30	Serbia	21–22	Poland	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 511 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Radosavljević 6	(13–10)	Kochaniak 6
	2× 5×	Report	3×

7 December 2023 18:00	Germany	24–22	Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,526 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Döll, Lott 4	(9–12)	Buceschi 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3× 1×

7 December 2023 20:30	Denmark	26–27	Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 6,707 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Højlund 5	(12–12)	Hattori 7
	1× 5×	Report	2×

9 December 2023 15:30	Romania	32–28	Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 3,502 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Buceschi 12	(17–14)	Aizawa, Hattori 5
	1× 4×	Report	4×

9 December 2023 18:00	Serbia	21–31	Germany	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 8,138 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Jovović 6	(13–14)	Döll 5
	4×	Report	3×

9 December 2023 20:30	Poland	22–32	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 10,398 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Rosiak 6	(12–15)	Jørgensen, Østergaard 5
	8×	Report	3×

11 December 2023 15:30	Japan	22–20	Serbia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,979 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Nakayama 6	(9–8)	Vukajlović 6
	3×	Report	1× 3× 1×

11 December 2023 18:00	Poland	26–27	Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 5,221 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Balsam 8	(10–13)	Buceschi 11
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

11 December 2023 20:30	Germany	28–30	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 8,514 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Bölk 5	(13–15)	Friis 7
	1× 6× 1×	Report	1× 3×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	178	115	+63	10	Quarterfinals
2	Czech Republic	5	3	2	138	130	+8	6^[a]	Quarterfinals
3	Brazil	5	3	2	150	128	+22	6^[a]
4	Spain	5	3	2	132	127	+5	6^[a]
5	Argentina	5	1	4	115	155	−40	2
6	Ukraine	5	0	5	104	162	−58	0

Source: Rankings^[17]
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:

^ ^a ^b ^c Czech Republic 2 Pts, +5 GD; Brazil 2 Pts, +1 GD; Spain 2 Pts, −6 GD.

6 December 2023 15:30	Ukraine	23–30	Czech Republic	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 711 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Smbatian 5	(11–15)	Jeřábková 9
	2× 2×	Report

6 December 2023 18:00	Spain	30–23	Argentina	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 902 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
	Etxeberria 7	(12–13)	Gavilan 8
	2×	Report	1× 1×

6 December 2023 20:30	Netherlands	35–27	Brazil	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 855 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	Housheer 6	(18–13)	De Abreu Rosa 7
	3×	Report	1× 3×

8 December 2023 15:30	Brazil	33–19	Argentina	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 417 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Cardoso de Castro, De Paula 5	(16–7)	Pizzo 5
	4×	Report	1×

8 December 2023 18:00	Czech Republic	30–22	Spain	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 697 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Jeřábková 9	(13–9)	Pérez 6
	1× 2×	Report

8 December 2023 20:30	Ukraine	21–40	Netherlands	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 823 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW)
	Shukal 5	(8–19)	Abbingh 8
	1× 3×	Report	2×

10 December 2023 12:00	Argentina	25–20	Ukraine	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 504 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
	Cavo 6	(13–11)	Konovalova 6
	6× 1×	Report	1× 5×

10 December 2023 14:15	Czech Republic	27–30	Brazil	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 769 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	Jeřábková 11	(17–16)	Cardoso de Castro 9
	2×	Report	1× 3×

10 December 2023 16:30	Netherlands	29–21	Spain	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,314 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Sprengers 6	(13–9)	González, So Delgado 5
	3×	Report	2×

Final round

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

13 December

Sweden	27
		15 December
Germany	20
		Sweden	28
12 December
		France	37
France	33
				17 December
Czech Republic	22
				France	31
13 December
				Norway	28
Denmark	26
		15 December
Montenegro	24
		Denmark	28
12 December
		Norway (ET)	29	Third place
Netherlands	23
				17 December
Norway	30
				Sweden	27

				Denmark	28

5–8th place playoffs

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

15 December

Germany	32
		17 December
Czech Republic	26
		Germany	26
15 December
		Netherlands	30
Montenegro	25

Netherlands	28
		Seventh place

		17 December

		Czech Republic	24

		Montenegro	28

Quarterfinals

12 December 2023 17:30	France	33–22	Czech Republic	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 4,455 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Nze Minko 5	(18–16)	Jeřábková 6
	4×	Report	2× 1×

12 December 2023 20:30	Netherlands	23–30	Norway	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 7,514 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
	Housheer, Malestein 4	(11–12)	Skogrand 9
	3×	Report	1× 7×

13 December 2023 17:30	Sweden	27–20	Germany	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 6,613 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	four players 5	(16–6)	three players 4
	1×	Report

13 December 2023 20:30	Denmark	26–24	Montenegro	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 11,031 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Friis, A.M. Hansen 5	(13–10)	Mugoša 6
	1× 1×	Report	2× 6×

5–8th place semifinals

15 December 2023 11:30	Germany	32–26	Czech Republic	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 445 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Leuchter 6	(14–12)	Jeřábková 6
	3× 6×	Report	3×

15 December 2023 14:30	Montenegro	25–28	Netherlands	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,627 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Mugoša 6	(13–14)	Malestein 8
	1×	Report	1×

Semifinals

15 December 2023 17:30	Denmark	28–29 (ET)	Norway	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,136 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Jørgensen 7	(14–9)	Reistad 15
	1× 5×	Report	4×
	FT: 23–23 ET: 5–6

15 December 2023 21:00	Sweden	28–37	France	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 8,154 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
	Hagman 5	(11–19)	Horacek 9
	5×	Report	1× 2×

Seventh place game

17 December 2023 10:15	Czech Republic	24–28	Montenegro	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 491 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	three players 5	(10–14)	Grbić 7
	1×	Report	1× 5×

Fifth place game

17 December 2023 13:00	Germany	26–30	Netherlands	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 2,594 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Döll 7	(7–16)	Malestein 7
	5×	Report	4×

Third place game

17 December 2023 16:00	Sweden	27–28	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 11,877 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Blohm, Mellegård 7	(15–18)	three players 5
	2×	Report	2× 1×

Final

17 December 2023 19:00	France	31–28	Norway	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,031 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Grandveau, Horacek 5	(20–17)	Mørk 8
	1× 4×	Report	2× 3×

Final ranking and awards

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.

Rank	Team^[18]
	France
	Norway
	Denmark
4	Sweden
5	Netherlands
6	Germany
7	Montenegro
8	Czech Republic
9	Brazil
10	Hungary
11	Slovenia
12	Romania
13	Spain
14	Croatia
15	Angola
16	Poland
17	Japan
18	Senegal
19	Austria
20	Argentina
21	Serbia
22	South Korea
23	Ukraine
24	Cameroon
25	Iceland
26	Congo
27	Chile
28	China
29	Paraguay
30	Kazakhstan
31	Iran
32	Greenland

	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship
	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics through other tournaments
	Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament
	Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament through other tournaments
	Ineligible to qualify for the Olympics: Greenland do not have a National Olympic Committee recognized by the IOC

2023 Women's World Champions France 3rd title Team roster: Laura Glauser, Méline Nocandy, Alicia Toublanc, Chloé Valentini, Coralie Lassource, Grâce Zaadi, Océane Sercien-Ugolin, Laura Flippes, Orlane Kanor, Tamara Horacek, Déborah Lassource, Pauletta Foppa, Estelle Nze Minko, Oriane Ondono, Camille Depuiset, Lucie Granier, Sarah Bouktit, Léna Grandveau, Hatadou Sako Head Coach: Olivier Krumbholz

All-star Team

The All-star Team was announced on 17 December 2023.^[19]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Laura Glauser
Left wing	Chloé Valentini
Left back	Estelle Nze Minko
Centre back	Stine Bredal Oftedal
Right back	Louise Burgaard
Right wing	Nathalie Hagman
Pivot	Linn Blohm
Best young player	Viola Leuchter
MVP	Henny Reistad
Top scorer	Markéta Jeřábková

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name^[20]	Goals	Shots	%
1	Markéta Jeřábková	63	110	57
2	Henny Reistad	52	70	74
3	Kristina Jørgensen	47	74	64
	Angela Malestein		66	71
	Eliza Buceschi		63	75
6	Veronika Malá	46	64	72
7	Nathalie Hagman	43	57	75
7	Dijana Mugoša	43	62	69
9	Camilla Herrem	42	54	78
10	Charlotte Cholevová	41	70	59
10	Fatemeh Merikh	41	87	47

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name^[21]	%	Saves	Shots
1	Irma Schjött	58	18	31
2	Olivia Lykke Nygaard	56	10	18
3	Marta Batinović	51	40	78
4	Anna Kristensen	50	11	22
5	Atsuko Baba	49	26	53
6	Silje Solberg-Østhassel	40	65	161
7	Lucija Bešen	39	31	79
7	Zsófi Szemerey	39	12	31
9	Rinka Duijndam	38	28	73
	Tess Lieder		18	47
	Yara ten Holte		79	209

References

^ "2021 and 2023 IHF Women's World Championships awarded". IHF. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "Fabulous France seal third title with stylish win over Norway". IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Denmark celebrate fourth bronze medal with win over Sweden". IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "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.
^ ""Aiming for Number One" is the official anthem of the 26th IHF Women's World Championship".
^ "Official EHF EURO 2020 song premieres at final tournament drawArticle".
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Teams & Groups". ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "2023 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star Team Revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Top goalscorer" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Top goalkeeper" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

External links

[8] Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

[table_hth_CRO0.49950377014443-18] Croatia 22–22 Senegal

[table_hth_ANG0.29274595635605-20] Angola 26–26 Iceland

[table_hth_MNE0.22082689135374-21] Montenegro 24–18 Hungary

[table_hth_DEN0.57295322770856-22] Germany 28–30 Denmark

[table_hth_POL0.57295322770856-23] Poland 32–30 Japan

[table_hth_CZE0.79924327498267-24] Czech Republic 2 Pts, +5 GD; Brazil 2 Pts, +1 GD; Spain 2 Pts, −6 GD.

[1] "2021 and 2023 IHF Women's World Championships awarded". IHF. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[2] "Fabulous France seal third title with stylish win over Norway". IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[3] "Denmark celebrate fourth bronze medal with win over Sweden". IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[4] "Council Meeting No. 10" (PDF). IHF. 28 January 2017. pp. 18–20.

[qualif-ehf-5] "18 European teams throw off the road to the 2023 IHF Women's World Championship". IHF. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[6] "Brazil and Argentina rekindle rivalry at the 2022 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship". IHF. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[WC-7] "Wildcards confirmed and pots for the draw of the 2023 IHF Women's World Championship announced". IHF. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[9] "Logo and slogan for 2023 Women's Handball World Championship unveiled". InsideTheGames. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[10] ""Aiming for Number One" is the official anthem of the 26th IHF Women's World Championship".

[11] "Official EHF EURO 2020 song premieres at final tournament drawArticle".

[12] "Draw procedure confirmed for the IHF Women's World Championship". aimtoexcite.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[13] "Fiery clashes expected at Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 after draw". ihf.info. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[14] "Referee pairs announced for the 26th IHF Women's World Championship". ihf.info. 27 October 2023.

[15] "Mitrović and Vešović referee at the World Championship". vijesti.me/. 1 December 2023.

[16] "Match schedule released and tickets on sale for 2023 IHF Women's World Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[17] "Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 schedule revealed with 100 days left until the start". ihf.info. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[rankings-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Teams & Groups". ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[25] "Tournament Summary" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[26] "2023 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star Team Revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[27] "Top goalscorer" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[28] "Top goalkeeper" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

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