2017 World Women's Handball Championship

The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Germany from 1 to 17 December 2017.[1] Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in 1965 and 1997.

2017 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Dates1–17 December
Teams24 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions France (2nd title)
Runner-up Norway
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played84
Goals scored4,384 (52.19 per match)
Attendance236,613 (2,817 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Nora Mørk
(66 goals)
Best playerNorway Stine Bredal Oftedal
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France won their second title after 2003, by defeating reigning champions Norway 23–21 in the final.[2]

Venues

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The tournament is being played in the following venues: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Magdeburg, Oldenburg, Leipzig, Trier and Hamburg as the final four venue.[3]

Bietigheim-Bissingen Hamburg
EgeTrans Arena
Capacity: 4,500
Barclaycard Arena
Capacity: 12,500
   
Magdeburg Oldenburg
GETEC Arena
Capacity: 6,200
EWE Arena
Capacity: 5,250
   
Leipzig Trier
Arena Leipzig
Capacity: 6,250
Trier Arena
Capacity: 4,100
   

Qualification

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Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 15 December 2011 1   Germany
2015 World Championship 5–20 December 2015 1   Norway
2016 African Women's Handball Championship 28 November – 7 December 2016 3   Angola
  Cameroon
  Tunisia
2016 European Women's Handball Championship 4–18 December 2016 3   Denmark
  France
  Netherlands
2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship 13–22 March 2017 3   China
  Japan
  South Korea
European qualification 9–15 June 2017 9   Czech Republic
  Hungary
  Montenegro
  Romania
  Russia
  Serbia
  Slovenia
  Spain
  Sweden
2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship 18–25 June 2017 3   Argentina
  Brazil
  Paraguay
Wild card 1   Poland[4]

Qualified teams

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Country Qualified as Qualification date Previous appearances in tournament1
  Germany Host 15 December 2011 110 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Norway 2015 World Champion 20 December 2015 180 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Angola Finalist of 2016 African Championship 5 December 2016 130 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Tunisia Finalist of 2016 African Championship 5 December 2016 80 (1975, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Cameroon Third place of 2016 African Championship 7 December 2016 10 (2005)
  Netherlands Semifinalist of 2016 European Championship 14 December 2016 100 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Denmark Semifinalist of 2016 European Championship 14 December 2016 180 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  France Semifinalist of 2016 European Championship 14 December 2016 120 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  South Korea Finalist of 2017 Asian Championship 20 March 2017 160 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Japan Finalist of 2017 Asian Championship 20 March 2017 170 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  China Third place of 2017 Asian Championship 22 March 2017 140 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Sweden European playoff winner 13 June 2017 80 (1957, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015)
  Romania European playoff winner 13 June 2017 220 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Serbia European playoff winner 14 June 2017 20 (2013, 2015)
  Hungary European playoff winner 14 June 2017 200 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)
  Spain European playoff winner 14 June 2017 80 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Montenegro European playoff winner 15 June 2017 30 (2011, 2013, 2015)
  Slovenia European playoff winner 15 June 2017 40 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2005)
  Czech Republic European playoff winner 15 June 2017 50 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2013)
  Russia European playoff winner 15 June 2017 110 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)
  Poland[4] Wildcard 23 June 2017 150 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015)
  Brazil Finalist of 2017 Pan American Championship 24 June 2017 110 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Argentina Finalist of 2017 Pan American Championship 24 June 2017 80 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Paraguay Third place of 2017 Pan American Championship 25 June 2017 20 (2007, 2013)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

Draw

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The draw was held on 27 June 2017 at Hamburg, Germany.[5][6]

Seeding

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The seeding was announced on 26 June 2017.[7]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Referees

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16 referee pairs were selected:[8][9]

Squads

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Preliminary round

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The schedule was announced on 30 June 2017[10] with the exact throw-off times confirmed on 10 July 2017.[11]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Romania 5 4 0 1 123 112 +11 8 Round of 16
2   France 5 3 1 1 135 98 +37 7[a]
3   Spain 5 3 1 1 135 109 +26 7[a]
4   Slovenia 5 3 0 2 138 134 +4 6
5   Angola 5 1 0 4 124 141 −17 2
6   Paraguay 5 0 0 5 95 156 −61 0
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. ^ a b Spain 25–25 France
2 December 2017
14:00
Romania   29–17   Paraguay Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 2,369
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Florianu 5 (16–7) Fiore 7
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2 December 2017
18:00
France   23–24   Slovenia Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 3,317
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Landre, Niombla 4 (10–13) Gros 9
  1×  Report   3× 
2 December 2017
20:30
Spain   28–24   Angola Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 3,042
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Martín 9 (15–13) Cazanga 7
  6×  Report   4× 

3 December 2017
14:00
Slovenia   28–31   Romania Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 2,411
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Gros 10 (14–14) Neagu 11
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3 December 2017
18:00
Angola   19–26   France Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 2,227
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Cazanga 4 (10–11) Lacrabère 7
  2×  1×  Report   3× 
3 December 2017
20:30
Paraguay   15–32   Spain Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 1,723
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Acuña, Fiore 4 (6–16) Arderíus 7
  7×  1×  Report   4× 

5 December 2017
14:00
Slovenia   32–25   Angola Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 1,303
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Gros 7 (15–15) Cazanga 6
  4×  Report   6× 
5 December 2017
18:00
France   35–13   Paraguay Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 1,678
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Houette 9 (14–10) Acuña, Fiore 3
  4×  Report   2× 
5 December 2017
20:30
Romania   19–17   Spain Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 1,724
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Neagu 8 (9–7) M. González, Pena 4
  3×  Report   5× 

7 December 2017
14:00
Paraguay   22–28   Slovenia Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 1,590
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Fiore 8 (9–18) Gros, Stanko 6
  3×  Report   5× 
7 December 2017
18:00
Romania   27–24   Angola Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 3,123
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Neagu 7 (14–14) Cazanga, Guialo 7
  2×  Report   4× 
7 December 2017
20:30
Spain   25–25   France Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 3,316
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Cabral, Martín 6 (10–11) Houette 5
  3×  Report   2× 

8 December 2017
14:00
Angola   32–28   Paraguay Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 1,123
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Carlos 10 (16–17) Fiore 8
  7×  Report   5×  1× 
8 December 2017
18:00
France   26–17   Romania Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 3,824
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Houette 7 (17–7) Florianu 6
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8 December 2017
20:30
Spain   33–26   Slovenia Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 3,422
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Pena 9 (13–14) Gros, Stanko 7
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 5 4 0 1 160 139 +21 8[a] Round of 16
2   Norway 5 4 0 1 163 110 +53 8[a]
3   Hungary 5 3 0 2 138 127 +11 6
4   Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 134 147 −13 4[b]
5   Poland 5 2 0 3 144 145 −1 4[b]
6   Argentina 5 0 0 5 102 173 −71 0
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. ^ a b Norway 28–31 Sweden
  2. ^ a b Poland 25–29 Czech Republic
2 December 2017
14:00
Czech Republic   28–22   Argentina EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 2,363
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Ryšánková 7 (15–9) Mendoza 4
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2 December 2017
18:00
Sweden   30–33   Poland EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 3,620
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
three players 5 (15–17) Achruk 9
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2 December 2017
20:30
Norway   30–22   Hungary EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 3,620
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Mørk 7 (21–11) Háfra 4
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3 December 2017
14:00
Poland   25–29   Czech Republic EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 2,720
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Kudłacz-Gloc 6 (15–12) Jeřábková 8
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3 December 2017
18:00
Hungary   22–25   Sweden EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 3,620
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Klivinyi, Schatzl 5 (11–11) Gulldén 7
  7×  Report   3× 
3 December 2017
20:30
Argentina   21–36   Norway EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 3,620
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Gavilan 4 (13–18) Løke 7
  3×  Report   6× 

5 December 2017
14:00
Hungary   33–15   Argentina EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 2,110
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Kovács 7 (18–7) Ponce de Leon 5
  4×  Report  2× 
5 December 2017
18:00
Sweden   36–32   Czech Republic EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
three players 6 (16–18) Luzumová 9
  2×  Report   2× 
5 December 2017
20:30
Norway   35–20   Poland EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Kristiansen 6 (18–11) Zych 4
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7 December 2017
14:00
Poland   28–31   Hungary EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 1,570
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Kudłacz-Gloc 8 (11–13) Kovacsics 8
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7 December 2017
18:00
Sweden   38–24   Argentina EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Hagman 6 (17–13) five players 3
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7 December 2017
20:30
Czech Republic   16–34   Norway EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Jeřábková 4 (7–20) Mørk 7
  7×  Report   4× 

8 December 2017
14:00
Argentina   20–38   Poland EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Salvadó 4 (9–19) Kudłacz-Gloc 7
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8 December 2017
18:00
Czech Republic   29–30   Hungary EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 3,620
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Jeřábková 9 (14–17) Bódi 7
  2×  Report   7× 
8 December 2017
20:30
Norway   28–31   Sweden EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 3,620
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Mørk 9 (18–16) Gulldén 9
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 5 5 0 0 149 111 +38 10 Round of 16
2   Denmark 5 3 0 2 142 120 +22 6
3   Japan 5 2 1 2 134 130 +4 5[a]
4   Montenegro 5 2 1 2 135 127 +8 5[a]
5   Brazil 5 1 2 2 110 119 −9 4
6   Tunisia 5 0 0 5 93 156 −63 0
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. ^ a b Montenegro 28–29 Japan
2 December 2017
14:00
Russia   36–16   Tunisia Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 2,293
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
four players 5 (14–9) Chebbah 6
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2 December 2017
17:45
Brazil   28–28   Japan Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 2,973
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Belo 11 (12–15) Hara 7
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2 December 2017
20:30
Denmark   24–31   Montenegro Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 3,079
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Grigel, Tranborg 5 (12–17) Radičević 12
  5×  Report   5× 

3 December 2017
14:00
Tunisia   22–23   Brazil Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 2,351
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Chebbah 7 (13–10) Belo 7
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3 December 2017
17:45
Montenegro   24–28   Russia Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 2,269
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Bulatović 7 (12–15) Dmitrieva 5
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3 December 2017
20:30
Japan   18–32   Denmark Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 2,389
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
four players 3 (5–16) three players 5
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5 December 2017
12:00
Montenegro   28–29   Japan Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 1,103
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Radičević 7 (15–12) Ikehara 9
  3×  Report   1× 
5 December 2017
17:45
Russia   24–16   Brazil Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 1,721
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Samokhina 6 (14–7) Amorim 5
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5 December 2017
20:30
Denmark   37–19   Tunisia Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 1,812
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
L. Jørgensen 6 (15–6) Chebbah 7
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6 December 2017
14:00
Russia   29–28   Japan Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 1,187
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
three players 5 (13–11) Ikehara, Y. Sunami 6
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6 December 2017
17:45
Tunisia   23–29   Montenegro Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 1,989
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Chebbah, Kouki 5 (13–15) Raičević 9
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6 December 2017
20:30
Brazil   20–22   Denmark Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 2,105
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Belo 6 (13–13) S. Jørgensen 9
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8 December 2017
12:00
Japan   31–13   Tunisia Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 809
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Yokoshima 8 (15–6) Chebbah 5
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8 December 2017
17:45
Brazil   23–23   Montenegro Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 3,607
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Amorim, Belo 6 (13–12) Bulatović 6
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8 December 2017
20:30
Denmark   27–32   Russia Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 4,021
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Fisker, Woller 5 (11–12) Samokhina 7
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Serbia 5 3 2 0 159 121 +38 8 Round of 16
2   Netherlands 5 3 1 1 149 111 +38 7[a]
3   Germany (H) 5 3 1 1 120 95 +25 7[a]
4   South Korea 5 3 0 2 134 118 +16 6
5   Cameroon 5 0 1 4 105 150 −45 1[b]
6   China 5 0 1 4 92 164 −72 1[b]
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. ^ a b Netherlands 31–23 Germany
  2. ^ a b China 26–26 Cameroon
1 December 2017
19:00
Germany   28–15   Cameroon Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Loerper 5 (12–7) Djiepmou 3
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2 December 2017
15:30
Serbia   43–23   China Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Damnjanović, Krpež Slezak 8 (21–11) Liu 9
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2 December 2017
18:00
Netherlands   22–24   South Korea Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 2,066
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Abbingh 11 (11–14) Kang 6
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3 December 2017
14:00
Cameroon   21–34   Serbia Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 2,107
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Atangana, Touba 5 (9–20) Krpež Slezak, Radosavljević 6
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3 December 2017
18:00
China   15–40   Netherlands Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 4,381
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Liu 6 (9–20) three players 5
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3 December 2017
20:30
South Korea   18–23   Germany Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 5,794
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Lee, Sim 5 (10–11) Gubernatis 7
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5 December 2017
12:00
South Korea   31–19   China Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 3,917
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Yu 8 (18–10) Liu 8
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5 December 2017
15:30
Netherlands   29–22   Cameroon Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 2,237
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Polman, Van der Heijden 4 (14–8) Djiepmou, Touba 4
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5 December 2017
18:00
Germany   22–22   Serbia Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 3,871
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Huber 6 (9–11) Krpež Slezak 7
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6 December 2017
12:00
Cameroon   21–33   South Korea Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 667
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Djiepmou 6 (6–16) three players 5
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6 December 2017
15:30
Serbia   27–27   Netherlands Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 2,545
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Dmitrović 9 (15–15) Abbingh 7
  6×  Report   3× 
6 December 2017
18:00
Germany   24–9   China Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 3,165
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Bölk 4 (10–3) three players 2
  1×  Report   4× 

8 December 2017
14:00
China   26–26   Cameroon Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 1,825
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Qiao 5 (13–13) Baniomo, Nchouapouognigni 5
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8 December 2017
18:00
Netherlands   31–23   Germany Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Abbingh 9 (18–10) Stolle 6
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8 December 2017
20:30
Serbia   33–28   South Korea Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 5,432
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Damnjanović, Pop-Lazić 5 (15–14) Yu 8
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President's Cup

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17th place bracket
 
17th–20th place semifinals17th place
 
      
 
10 December
 
 
  Angola33
 
11 December
 
  Poland (Pen.)34
 
  Poland29
 
10 December
 
  Brazil27
 
  Brazil28
 
 
  Cameroon26
 
19th place
 
 
11 December
 
 
  Angola33
 
 
  Cameroon23
21st place bracket
 
21st–24th place semifinals21st place
 
      
 
10 December
 
 
  Paraguay28
 
11 December
 
  Argentina25
 
  Paraguay23
 
10 December
 
  China21
 
  Tunisia31
 
 
  China32
 
23rd place
 
 
11 December
 
 
  Argentina29
 
 
  Tunisia19

21st–24th place semifinals

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10 December 2017
11:30
Paraguay   28–25   Argentina GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,493
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Fiore 8 (10–12) Ponce de Leon, Salvadó 5
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10 December 2017
14:00
Tunisia   31–32   China GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,787
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Hamrouni 6 (14–16) Liu 9
  2×  Report   5× 

17th–20th place semifinals

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10 December 2017
11:30
Angola   33–34   Poland Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 763
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Guialo 9 (13–12) Grzyb 13
  5×  1×  Report   3× 

FT: 24–24 Pen: 9–10


10 December 2017
14:00
Brazil   28–26   Cameroon Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 637
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
D. Rocha 7 (14–15) Mossy, Touba 6
  4×  Report   7× 

23rd place game

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11 December 2017
11:30
Argentina   29–19   Tunisia GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,361
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Salvadó 8 (15–10) Chabchoub 5
  1×  Report   3× 

21st place game

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11 December 2017
14:00
Paraguay   23–21   China GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,361
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Fiore 5 (14–10) Sun 6
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19th place game

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11 December 2017
11:30
Angola   33–23   Cameroon Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 227
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Machado 8 (16–12) three players 4
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17th place game

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11 December 2017
14:00
Poland   29–27   Brazil Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 242
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Kudłacz-Gloc 7 (15–13) M. Costa 8
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
10 December
 
 
  Sweden33
 
12 December
 
  Slovenia21
 
  Sweden26
 
10 December
 
  Denmark23
 
  Germany17
 
15 December
 
  Denmark21
 
  Sweden22
 
10 December
 
  France24
 
  Hungary26
 
12 December
 
  France29
 
  France25
 
10 December
 
  Montenegro22
 
  Serbia29
 
17 December
 
  Montenegro31
 
  France23
 
11 December
 
  Norway21
 
  Japan24
 
13 December
 
  Netherlands (ET)26
 
  Netherlands30
 
11 December
 
  Czech Republic26
 
  Romania27
 
15 December
 
  Czech Republic28
 
  Netherlands23
 
11 December
 
  Norway32 Third place
 
  Spain23
 
13 December17 December
 
  Norway31
 
  Norway34  Sweden21
 
11 December
 
  Russia17   Netherlands24
 
  Russia (ET)36
 
 
  South Korea35
 

Round of 16

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10 December 2017
17:30
Serbia   29–31   Montenegro GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 3,011
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Cvijić 7 (9–14) Radičević 9
  5×  Report   6× 

10 December 2017
17:30
Hungary   26–29   France Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 1,385
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Kovacsics, Lukács 6 (11–14) Lacrabère 5
  5×  Report   4× 

10 December 2017
20:30
Germany   17–21   Denmark GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 4,133
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Smits 6 (7–11) S. Jørgensen, Tranborg 5
  3×  Report   6×  1× 

10 December 2017
20:30
Sweden   33–21   Slovenia Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 1,190
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Westberg 8 (18–12) Koren 8
  3×  Report   4× 

11 December 2017
17:30
Russia   36–35 (ET)   South Korea GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,132
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Vedekhina 9 (16–13) Lee 11
  4×  1×  Report   1× 

FT: 30–30 ET: 6–5


11 December 2017
17:30
Romania   27–28   Czech Republic Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 1,003
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Neagu 13 (17–14) Jeřábková 7
  10×  Report   3× 

11 December 2017
20:30
Japan   24–26 (ET)   Netherlands GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,231
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Ikehara 5 (10–10) Malestein 7
  4×  Report   3× 

FT: 20–20 ET: 4–6


11 December 2017
20:30
Spain   23–31   Norway Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 1,263
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Martín 6 (10–13) Mørk 11
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Quarterfinals

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12 December 2017
17:30
Sweden   26–23   Denmark Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 2,387
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Blomstrand 7 (13–11) Tranborg 7
  2×  Report   4× 

12 December 2017
20:45
France   25–22   Montenegro Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
Attendance: 2,019
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Pineau 5 (12–10) Bulatović 9
  3×  Report   3× 

13 December 2017
17:30
Netherlands   30–26   Czech Republic GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,451
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Abbingh 14 (17–16) Luzumová 11
  4×  Report   5× 

13 December 2017
20:30
Norway   34–17   Russia GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,583
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Mørk 9 (15–8) Kochetova 5
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Semifinals

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15 December 2017
17:30
Netherlands   23–32   Norway Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 11,261
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Van Der Heijden 5 (10–17) Mørk 8
  2×  Report   5× 

15 December 2017
20:45
Sweden   22–24   France Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 11,261
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Hagman 8 (12–11) Lacrabère 5
  3×  Report   7× 

Third place game

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17 December 2017
14:30
Sweden   21–24   Netherlands Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 11,162
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Gulldén 7 (8–14) Abbingh 8
  3×  Report   6×  1× 

Final

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17 December 2017
17:30
France   23–21   Norway Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 11,261
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Houette, Pineau 4 (11–10) Kristiansen, Mørk 7
  4×  Report  1× 

Final ranking and statistics

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References

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  1. ^ IHF Council awards World Championships 2017 to Germany and France, by International Handball Federation, 15 December 2011
  2. ^ "France make it a double, Norway dethroned". ihf.info. 17 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Sechs Spielorte für die Frauen-Weltmeisterschaft 2017". dhb.de. 25 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b "2017 Women's World Championship – Poland receives wild card". ihf.info. 23 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Germany 2017 draw event – Media accreditation". ihf.info. 19 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Germany 2017 draw results". ihf.info. 27 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Draw for the 2017 IHF Women's World Championship in Germany". ihf.info. 26 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Referee couples nominated for Germany 2017". ihf.info. 7 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Germany 2017 referees fully-prepared in Frankfurt". ihf.info. 19 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Frame schedule of the World Championship is set". germanyhandball2017.com. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Match schedule of 2017 IHF Women's World Championship released". ihf.info. 10 July 2017.
  12. ^ Final ranking
  13. ^ "The Germany 2017 All-star Team". ihf.info. 17 December 2017.
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