2023 World Women's Handball Championship

2023 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	Denmark; Norway; Sweden
Dates	29 November – 17 December
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches	55
Goals scored	3,047 (55 per match)
Attendance	145,369 (2,643 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Soukeina Sagna; (22 goals)
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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. to be 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:

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^[3]	France Montenegro Netherlands
European qualification	2 November 2022 – 12 April 2023	—	10^[3]	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^[4]	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^[5]	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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	Wildcard	3 July 2023	13 (1957, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2021)
Iceland	Wildcard	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.^[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
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.^[9] On 1 December 2023, Novica Mitrović and Miljan Vešović from Montenegro were called up from the reserve list to referee.^[10]

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 Dynchinov 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.^[11]

All times are local (UTC+1).^[12]

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Senegal	3	1	1	1	62	63	−1	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	China	3	0	0	3	52	97	−45	0	President's Cup Group I

Source: IHF
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 2 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: Dynchinov, 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: IHF
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, 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: Dynchinov, 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: IHF
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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Iceland	3	0	1	2	72	87	−15	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	President's Cup Group I

Source: IHF
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:

1 2 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: IHF
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: IHF
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: IHF
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)
	de Paula, Costa 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: IHF
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	Qualification
1	China	25th place game
2	Paraguay	27th place game
3	Greenland	29th place game
4	Iceland	31st place game

First match(es) will be played: 7 December 2023. Source: IHF
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	v	Paraguay	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

7 December 2023 18:00	Greenland	v	Iceland	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

9 December 2023 18:00	Paraguay	v	Iceland	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

9 December 2023 20:30	China	v	Greenland	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

11 December 2023 18:00	Iceland	v	China	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

11 December 2023 20:30	Paraguay	v	Greenland	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Congo	1	1	0	37	36	+1	2	25th place game
2	Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27th place game
3	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29th place game
4	Kazakhstan	1	0	1	36	37	−1	0	31st place game

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: IHF
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	v	Iran	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

9 December 2023 13:00	Chile	v	Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

9 December 2023 15:30	Iran	v	Congo	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

11 December 2023 13:00	Congo	v	Chile	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

11 December 2023 15:30	Iran	v	Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

31st place game

13 December 2023 13:00	I4	v	II4	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
		Report

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
		Report

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
1	Montenegro	2	2	0	0	49	29	+20	4	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden (H)	2	2	0	0	48	35	+13	4	Quarterfinals
3	Hungary	2	1	0	1	57	44	+13	2
4	Croatia	2	0	1	1	39	44	−5	1
5	Senegal	2	0	1	1	40	48	−8	1
6	Cameroon	2	0	0	2	31	64	−33	0

First match(es) will be played: 7 December 2023. Source: IHF
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

7 December 2023 15:30	Montenegro	v	Croatia	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

7 December 2023 18:00	Senegal	v	Hungary	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

7 December 2023 20:30	Sweden	v	Cameroon	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

9 December 2023 15:30	Senegal	v	Montenegro	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

9 December 2023 18:00	Croatia	v	Cameroon	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

9 December 2023 20:30	Hungary	v	Sweden	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

11 December 2023 15:30	Cameroon	v	Senegal	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

11 December 2023 18:00	Hungary	v	Croatia	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

11 December 2023 20:30	Montenegro	v	Sweden	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway (H)	3	3	0	115	70	+45	6	Quarterfinals
2	France	3	3	0	102	83	+19	6	Quarterfinals
3	Slovenia	3	2	1	88	82	+6	4
4	Austria	3	1	2	85	115	−30	2
5	South Korea (E)	3	0	3	79	94	−15	0
6	Angola (E)	3	0	3	72	97	−25	0

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: IHF
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; (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	v	Angola	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

8 December 2023 18:00	South Korea	v	France	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

8 December 2023 20:30	Slovenia	v	Norway	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

10 December 2023 15:30	Angola	v	South Korea	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

10 December 2023 18:00	Slovenia	v	Austria	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

10 December 2023 20:30	France	v	Norway	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark (H)	2	2	0	64	44	+20	4	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	2	2	0	64	47	+17	4	Quarterfinals
3	Romania	2	1	1	60	67	−7	2
4	Poland	2	1	1	49	63	−14	2
5	Japan	2	0	2	60	63	−3	0
6	Serbia	2	0	2	49	62	−13	0

First match(es) will be played: 7 December 2023. Source: IHF
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

7 December 2023 15:30	Serbia	v	Poland	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

7 December 2023 18:00	Germany	v	Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

7 December 2023 20:30	Denmark	v	Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

9 December 2023 15:30	Romania	v	Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

9 December 2023 18:00	Serbia	v	Germany	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

9 December 2023 20:30	Poland	v	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

11 December 2023 15:30	Japan	v	Serbia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

11 December 2023 18:00	Poland	v	Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

11 December 2023 20:30	Germany	v	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	109	73	+36	6	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	3	3	0	89	68	+21	6	Quarterfinals
3	Czech Republic	3	2	1	81	78	+3	4
4	Brazil	3	1	2	87	82	+5	2
5	Argentina (E)	3	0	3	71	102	−31	0
6	Ukraine (E)	3	0	3	63	97	−34	0

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: IHF
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	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	v	Argentina	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

8 December 2023 18:00	Czech Republic	v	Spain	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

8 December 2023 20:30	Ukraine	v	Netherlands	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

10 December 2023 12:00	Argentina	v	Ukraine	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

10 December 2023 14:15	Czech Republic	v	Brazil	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

10 December 2023 16:30	Netherlands	v	Spain	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn

Final round

Bracket

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final

13 December

I1
	15 December
III2

12 December

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	LSF1	v	LSF2	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
		Report

Fifth place game

17 December 2023 10:15	WSF1	v	WSF2	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

As of 5 December 2023

Rank	Name	Goals	Shots	%
1	Soukeina Sagna	22	37	59
2	Kristina Jørgensen	20	30	67
	Camilla Herrem		23	87
	Dijana Mugoša		27	74
	Alina Grijseels		25	80
	Katarina Pandza		25	80
7	Charlotte Cholevová	19	30	63
8	Woo Bit-na	18	25	72
	Fanta Diagouraga		34	53
	Bo van Wetering		19	95
	Sandra Erlingsdóttir		27	67

Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers

As of 5 December 2023

Rank	Name	%	Saves	Shots
1	Anna Bukovszky	67	4	6
2	Atsuko Baba	63	15	24
3	Olivia Lykke Nygaard	56	10	18
4	Marta Batinović	55	37	67
5	Anna Kristensen	50	11	22
6	Rinka Duijndam	47	7	15
7	Bárbara Arenhart	45	27	60
8	Althea Reinhardt	43	15	35
	Silje Solberg-Østhassel		18	42
	Sandra Toft		17	40

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.
1 2 "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.
1 2 "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.

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

[table_hth_CRO0.73653512389238-14] 1 2 Croatia 22–22 Senegal

[table_hth_ANG0.16685173668286-15] 1 2 Angola 26–26 Iceland

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

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

[qualif-ehf-3] 1 2 "18 European teams throw off the road to the 2023 IHF Women's World Championship". IHF. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[4] "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-5] 1 2 "Wildcards confirmed and pots for the draw of the 2023 IHF Women's World Championship announced". IHF. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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