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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Denmark Norway Sweden |
| Venues | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Dates | 29 November – 17 December |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France(3rd title) |
| Runners-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) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Henny Reistad |
The2023IHF World Women's Handball Championship was the 26th edition of the championship, organised by theInternational Handball Federation (IHF) from 29 November to 17 December 2023 and jointly hosted byDenmark,Norway, andSweden. 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]
After Russia's withdrawal, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Hungary entered their bids to host the tournament, which was awarded to the threeNordic countries by theIHF Council at its meeting held inParis,France on 28 January 2017.[4]
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 | |||||
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| Trondheim | Helsingborg | Gothenburg | |||||
| 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.
| 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 South and 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.
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 the2020 European Men's Handball Championship).[10]
The draw took place on 6 July 2023 inGothenburg, Sweden.[11][12]
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 |
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]
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The schedule was announced on 1 March 2023.[15]
All times are local (UTC+1).[16]
| 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 |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 55 | +35 | 6 | Main round Group I |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 56 | +36 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 87 | −30 | 2 | |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 102 | −41 | 0 | President's Cup Group I |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 62 | +59 | 6 | Main round Group II |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 97 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Greenland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 113 | −63 | 0 | President's Cup Group I |
| 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× |
| 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 |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 55 | +55 | 6 | Main round Group III |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 86 | +18 | 4 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 78 | +1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 120 | −74 | 0 | President's Cup Group II |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 69 | +40 | 6 | Main round Group III |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 78 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 73 | +29 | 2 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 122 | −75 | 0 | President's Cup Group II |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 62 | +31 | 6 | Main round Group IV |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 62 | +44 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 91 | −14 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 117 | −61 | 0 | President's Cup Group II |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 66 | +48 | 6 | Main round Group IV |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 77 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 98 | −19 | 2 | |
| 4 | Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 103 | −35 | 0 | President's Cup Group II |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 56 | +36 | 6 | 25th place game |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 74 | +4 | 4 | 27th place game |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 2 | 29th place game |
| 4 | Greenland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 90 | −33 | 0 | 31st place game |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 77 | +16 | 6 | 25th place game |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 67 | +11 | 4 | 27th place game |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 93 | −1 | 2 | 29th place game |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 95 | −26 | 0 | 31st place game |
| 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× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
All points and goals obtained in the preliminary round against teams that advance as well, are carried over.
| 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] | |
| 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 |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 128 | +30 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Norway(H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 115 | +57 | 8 | |
| 3 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 143 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Angola | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 153 | −18 | 4 | |
| 5 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 177 | −40 | 2 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 132 | 159 | −27 | 0 |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark(H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 121 | +31 | 8[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 120 | +27 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 145 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 143 | −24 | 4[b] | |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 141 | −4 | 4[b] | |
| 6 | Serbia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 137 | −26 | 0 |
| 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× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 115 | +63 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 130 | +8 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 128 | +22 | 6[a] | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 127 | +5 | 6[a] | |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 115 | 155 | −40 | 2 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 162 | −58 | 0 |
| 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× |
| 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 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 | |||||
| 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× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
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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