2023 World Women's Handball Championship

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2023 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Denmark
 Norway
 Sweden
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Dates29 November – 17 December
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions France (3rd title)
Runner-up Norway
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played112
Goals scored6,013 (53.69 per match)
Attendance344,399 (3,075 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Markéta Jeřábková
(63 goals)
Best playerNorway Henny Reistad
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The 2023 IHF World Women's Handball Championship was the 26th edition of the championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF) from 29 November to 17 December 2023 and jointly hosted by Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It was the third time in handball history that the championship is jointly hosted, the first in Sweden, and also the first to be played in three countries.[1]

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

Bidding process[edit]

After Russia's withdrawal, Denmark/Norway/Sweden and Hungary entered their bids for hosting the tournament, which was awarded to the three Nordic countries by IHF Council at its meeting held in Paris, France on 28 January 2017.[4]

Venues[edit]

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
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[edit]

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

^ 1. If a country from Oceania (Australia) participating in the Asian Championships finished within the top 5, it would have qualified for the World Championships. As it finished sixth or lower, the place was transferred to the wild card spot.

Qualified teams[edit]

Country Qualified as Qualification date Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 Denmark Co-hosts 28 January 2017 21 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Norway 21 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Sweden 11 (1957, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 France Semifinalists of 2022 European Championship 15 November 2022 15 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Montenegro 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 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 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 4 (2007, 2013, 2017, 2021)
 Ukraine European play-off winner 11 April 2023 7 (1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
 Czech Republic 7 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2017, 2021)
 Germany 12 April 2023 14 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Slovenia 7 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Croatia 7 (1995, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2021)
 Serbia 5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Hungary 23 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Poland 17 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021)
 Spain 11 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Romania 25 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Greenland Winner of 2023 Nor.Ca Championship 11 June 2023 1 (2001)
 Austria Wild card 3 July 2023 13 (1957, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2021)
 Iceland 1 (2011)
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

Marketing[edit]

The official logo and slogan was unveiled on 30 August 2022. It features the colours blue, red and yellow, representing the flag colours of hosts Sweden, Norway and Denmark, with the circles symbolising a ball flying through the air at a rapid speed. The slogan: "Aim to Excite" was also unveiled the same day. The logo was designed by Danish brand agency Urgent.Agency.[8]

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

Draw[edit]

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

Seeding[edit]

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

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

Referees[edit]

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]

Squads[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

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

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

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 3 3 0 0 84 59 +25 6 Main round Group I
2  Croatia 3 1 1 1 78 57 +21 3[a]
3  Senegal 3 1 1 1 62 63 −1 3[a]
4  China 3 0 0 3 52 97 −45 0 President's Cup Group I
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Croatia 22–22 Senegal
1 December 2023
18:00
Croatia  22–22  Senegal Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 4,004
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Barišić 8 (9–11) D. Camara 10
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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
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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
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3 December 2023
18:00
Senegal  18–26  Sweden Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 7,098
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Sagna 8 (12–14) Roberts 6
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5 December 2023
18:00
China  15–22  Senegal Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,714
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Jin 4 (9–9) Sagna 8
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5 December 2023
20:30
Sweden  22–17  Croatia Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 8,538
Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
Carlson 6 (9–7) Šimara 5
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Group B[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
30 November 2023
18:00
Montenegro  25–11  Cameroon Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 731
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Pavićević 5 (13–2) Ateba 5
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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
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2 December 2023
18:00
Paraguay  26–41  Montenegro Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 964
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Acuña 5 (15–17) Pavićević 9
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2 December 2023
20:30
Hungary  39–20  Cameroon Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 589
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Klujber 7 (18–8) Nnomo 6
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4 December 2023
18:00
Cameroon  26–23  Paraguay Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 689
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Ebanga Baboga 9 (12–12) Insfrán 7
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4 December 2023
20:30
Montenegro  24–18  Hungary Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,056
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Mugoša 8 (7–10) three players 3
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Group C[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
29 November 2023
18:00
South Korea  29–30  Austria DNB Arena, Stavanger
Attendance: 2,104
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Woo 11 (12–16) K. Pandza 8
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 92 78 +14 6 Main round Group II
2  Slovenia 3 2 0 1 87 79 +8 4
3  Angola 3 0 1 2 79 86 −7 1[a]
4  Iceland 3 0 1 2 72 87 −15 1[a] President's Cup Group I
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Angola 26–26 Iceland
30 November 2023
18:00
Slovenia  30–24  Iceland DNB Arena, Stavanger
Attendance: 750
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Ljepoja 8 (16–13) three players 5
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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
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2 December 2023
15:30
Slovenia  30–24  Angola DNB Arena, Stavanger
Attendance: 816
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Varagić 5 (14–11) Guialo 6
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2 December 2023
18:00
Iceland  22–31  France DNB Arena, Stavanger
Attendance: 2,414
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Erlingsdóttir 7 (10–20) Bouktit, Kanor 5
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4 December 2023
18:00
Angola  26–26  Iceland DNB Arena, Stavanger
Attendance: 854
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Gabriel 6 (15–14) Erlingsdóttir 6
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4 December 2023
21:00
France  31–27  Slovenia DNB Arena, Stavanger
Attendance: 883
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Grandveau 6 (17–15) Stanko 7
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Group E[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
1 December 2023
18:00
Romania  44–19  Chile Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 9,582
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Buceschi 6 (25–6) Parra, Paul 4
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Group F[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
30 November 2023
18:00
Germany  31–30  Japan Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 1,237
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Grijseels 7 (18–17) Aizawa 10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Group G[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
29 November 2023
18:00
Brazil  35–20  Ukraine Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 1,192
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Costa, De Paula 7 (17–10) Poliak, Smbatian 4
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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
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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
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1 December 2023
20:30
Spain  32–20  Ukraine Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 153
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
González 6 (16–12) Smbatian 7
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3 December 2023
15:30
Ukraine  37–24  Kazakhstan Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 1,067
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Andriychuk, Shukal 8 (19–12) Khardina 6
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3 December 2023
18:00
Brazil  25–27  Spain Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 811
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Belo 8 (12–16) Arcos 5
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Group H[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
30 November 2023
18:00
Netherlands  41–26  Argentina Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 576
Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
Polman 7 (20–14) Pizzo 5
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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
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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
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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
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4 December 2023
18:00
Argentina  31–26  Congo Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 507
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Casasola 7 (14–15) Diagouraga 8
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4 December 2023
20:30
Netherlands  33–20  Czech Republic Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 674
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Van Wetering 7 (14–8) Cholevová 6
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President's Cup[edit]

Group I[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
7 December 2023
15:30
China  23–20  Paraguay Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 254
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Jin 6 (9–10) Fernández, Insfrán 6
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7 December 2023
18:00
Greenland  14–37  Iceland Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 702
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Holm 4 (8–19) Ásgeirsdóttir 10
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9 December 2023
18:00
Paraguay  19–25  Iceland Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 153
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Insfrán 7 (9–13) Albertsdóttir 7
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9 December 2023
20:30
China  32–24  Greenland Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 455
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Liu C. 7 (17–8) Holm, Petersen 4
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11 December 2023
18:00
Iceland  30–23  China Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 134
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Erlingsdóttir, Magnúsdóttir 6 (13–11) Jin 7
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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
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Group II[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
6 December 2023
13:00
Kazakhstan  36–37  Congo Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 633
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Radayeva, Rejemetova 9 (18–15) Diagouraga 8
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7 December 2023
13:00
Chile  30–20  Iran Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 220
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Lovera 6 (14–6) Merikh 8
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9 December 2023
13:00
Chile  27–23  Kazakhstan Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 402
Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
Lovera 9 (13–11) Rejemetova 5
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9 December 2023
15:30
Iran  20–32  Congo Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 174
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Badvi 6 (9–19) Domingos 6
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11 December 2023
13:00
Congo  24–21  Chile Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 154
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Diagouraga 5 (8–12) Lovera 8
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11 December 2023
15:30
Iran  29–33  Kazakhstan Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 67
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Merikh 11 (15–17) Khardina 7
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31st place game[edit]

13 December 2023
13:00
Greenland  23–28  Iran Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 537
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Bjerge 8 (12–12) Merikh 6
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29th place game[edit]

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
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27th place game[edit]

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
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25th place game[edit]

13 December 2023
20:30
Iceland  30–28  Congo Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 86
Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
Sturludóttir 6 (14–14) Ngombele 10
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Main round[edit]

All points and goals obtained in the preliminary round against teams that advance as well, are carried over.

Group I[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Montenegro 24–18 Hungary
7 December 2023
15:30
Montenegro  25–26  Croatia Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,089
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Grbić 5 (13–13) Blažević 6
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7 December 2023
18:00
Senegal  20–30  Hungary Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,693
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Sagna 8 (8–14) Klujber 9
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7 December 2023
20:30
Sweden  37–13  Cameroon Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5,187
Referees: B. Correa, R. Correa (BRA)
Hagman 8 (16–5) Ateba 5
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9 December 2023
15:30
Senegal  21–29  Montenegro Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,997
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Sagna 4 (8–18) four players 4
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9 December 2023
18:00
Croatia  24–15  Cameroon Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 6,165
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
three players 3 (18–6) Ateba 7
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9 December 2023
20:30
Hungary  22–26  Sweden Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 10,561
Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA)
Vámos 6 (11–10) Lindqvist, Roberts 7
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11 December 2023
15:30
Cameroon  20–22  Senegal Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 626
Referees: B. Correa, R. Correa (BRA)
Ateba, Ebanga Baboga 5 (12–7) Sagna 6
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11 December 2023
18:00
Hungary  23–22  Croatia Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,449
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Klujber 9 (8–11) Milosavljević 8
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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
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Group II[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
6 December 2023
15:30
South Korea  27–31  Slovenia Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim
Attendance: 619
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Ryu 12 (14–19) Mavsar 9
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Group III[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Germany 28–30 Denmark
  2. ^ a b Poland 32–30 Japan
7 December 2023
15:30
Serbia  21–22  Poland Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 511
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Radosavljević 6 (13–10) Kochaniak 6
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Group IV[edit]

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
Source: Rankings[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Czech Republic 2 Pts, +5 GD; Brazil 2 Pts, +1 GD; Spain 2 Pts, −6 GD.
6 December 2023
15:30
Ukraine  23–30  Czech Republic Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 711
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Smbatian 5 (11–15) Jeřábková 9
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6 December 2023
18:00
Spain  30–23  Argentina Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 902
Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
Etxeberria 7 (12–13) Gavilan 8
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6 December 2023
20:30
Netherlands  35–27  Brazil Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 855
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Housheer 6 (18–13) De Abreu Rosa 7
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8 December 2023
15:30
Brazil  33–19  Argentina Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 417
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Cardoso de Castro, De Paula 5 (16–7) Pizzo 5
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8 December 2023
18:00
Czech Republic  30–22  Spain Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 697
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Jeřábková 9 (13–9) Pérez 6
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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
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10 December 2023
12:00
Argentina  25–20  Ukraine Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 504
Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić (MNE)
Cavo 6 (13–11) Konovalova 6
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10 December 2023
14:15
Czech Republic  27–30  Brazil Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 769
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Jeřábková 11 (17–16) Cardoso de Castro 9
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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
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Final round[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 December
 
 
 Sweden27
 
15 December
 
 Germany20
 
 Sweden28
 
12 December
 
 France37
 
 France33
 
17 December
 
 Czech Republic22
 
 France31
 
13 December
 
 Norway28
 
 Denmark26
 
15 December
 
 Montenegro24
 
 Denmark28
 
12 December
 
 Norway (ET)29 Third place
 
 Netherlands23
 
17 December
 
 Norway30
 
 Sweden27
 
 
 Denmark28
 

5–8th place playoffs[edit]

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
15 December
 
 
 Germany32
 
17 December
 
 Czech Republic26
 
 Germany26
 
15 December
 
 Netherlands30
 
 Montenegro25
 
 
 Netherlands28
 
Seventh place
 
 
17 December
 
 
 Czech Republic24
 
 
 Montenegro28

Quarterfinals[edit]

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
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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
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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
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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
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5–8th place semifinals[edit]

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
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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
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Semifinals[edit]

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
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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
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Seventh place game[edit]

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
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Fifth place game[edit]

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
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Third place game[edit]

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
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Final[edit]

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
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Final ranking and awards[edit]

Final ranking[edit]

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.

Statistics[edit]

References[edit]

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