Women's World Handball Championship 2023: schedule, results, mode

Highlights: Women's World Handball Championship 2023: schedule, results, mode. In Sweden, Denmark and Norway, the new women's handball world champions will be determined from 29 November. Germany is hoping for its first medal since 2007. A total of 32 nations are taking part in the World Cup, with Germany facing Poland, Japan and Iran in Group F. The current world and European champion Norway is considered the favorite again this year. For the first time, the tournament will be hosted by three countries.

In Sweden, Denmark and Norway, the new women's handball world champions will be determined from 29 November. Germany is hoping for its first medal since 2007. Everything you need to know about the tournament can be found here.

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Emily Bölk (left) wants to play for a medal with Germany

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IMAGO/Patrick Suephke / IMAGO/Lobeca

Women's World Cup 2023

Between 29 November and 17 December, the 26th Handball World Championship will take place in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. For the first time, the tournament will be hosted by three countries. A total of 32 nations are taking part in the World Cup, with Germany facing Poland, Japan and Iran in Group F. The current world and European champion Norway is considered the favorite again this year.

Groups

Group A: Sweden, Croatia, China, Senegal
Group B: Montenegro, Hungary, Cameroon, Paraguay
Group C: Norway, South Korea, Greenland, Austria
Group D: France, Slovenia, Angola, Iceland
Group E: Denmark, Romania, Serbia, Chile Group F: Germany, Poland, Japan, Iran
Group G: Brazil, Spain, Ukraine, Kazakhstan

Group H: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Argentina, Republic of the Congo

Repertoire

Matches of the German team:30 November, 18:00 CEST: Germany – Japan
2 December, 18:00 CEST: Germany – Iran
4 December, 20:30 CEST:
Germany – Poland

Group A

1 December, 18:00: Croatia – Senegal 1 December, 20:30: Sweden – China 3 December, 18:00: Croatia – China 3 December, 20:30: Senegal – Sweden 5 December, 18:00: China

– Senegal

5 December, 20:30: Sweden
– Croatia

Group B

30 November, 18:00: Montenegro – Cameroon 30 November, 20:30: Hungary – Paraguay 2 December, 18:00: Paraguay – Montenegro
2 December, 20:30: Hungary – Cameroon 4 December, 18:00: Cameroon

– Paraguay

4 December, 20:30: Montenegro – Hungary

Group C

29 November, 18:00: South Korea – Austria 29 November, 20:30: Norway – Greenland 1 December, 18:00: South Korea – Greenland 1 December, 20:30: Austria – Norway 3 December, 18:00: Greenland

– Austria

3 December, 20:30: Norway – South Korea

Group D

30 November, 18:00: Slovenia – Iceland 30 November, 20:30: France – Angola 2 December, 18:00: Slovenia – Angola 2 December, 20:30: Iceland – France 4 December, 18:00: Angola

– Iceland

4 December, 20:30: France
– Slovenia

Group E

1 December, 18:00: Romania – Chile
1 December, 20:30: Denmark – Serbia 3 December, 18:00: Romania – Serbia

3 December, 20:30: Chile – Denmark 5 December, 18:00: Serbia – Chile
5 December, 20:30: Denmark
– Romania

Group F

30 November, 18:00: Germany vs. Japan 30 November, 20:30: Poland vs. Iran 2 December, 18:00: Germany vs. Iran 2 December, 20:30: Poland vs. Japan 4 December, 18:00: Japan

vs. Iran

4 December, 20:30: Germany vs. Poland

Group G

29 November, 18:00: Brazil – Ukraine 29 November, 20:30: Spain – Kazakhstan 1 December, 18:00: Kazakhstan – Brazil 1 December, 20:30: Spain – Ukraine 3 December, 18:00: Ukraine

– Kazakhstan
3 December, 20:30: Brazil
– Spain

Group H

30 November, 18:00: Netherlands vs. Argentina 30 November, 20:30: Czech Republic vs. Congo 2 December, 18:00: Czech Republic vs. Argentina 2 December, 20:30: Congo vs. Netherlands 4 December, 18:00: Argentina

vs. Congo

4 December, 20:30: Netherlands vs. Czech Republic

Main round

Group I

7 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 7 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

7 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

9 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 9 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

9 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

11 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 11 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

11 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

Group II

6 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 6 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

6 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

8 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 8 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

8 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

10 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 10 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

10 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

Group III

7 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 7 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

7 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

9 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 9 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

9 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

11 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 11 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

11 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

Group IV

6 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 6 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

6 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

8 December, 15.30 pm: TBD 8 December, 18.00 pm: TBD

8 December, 20.30 pm: TBD

10 December, 12.30 pm: TBD 10 December, 14.15 pm: TBD

10 December, 16.30 pm: TBD

Quarterfinal

12 December, 17.30 p.m.: 1st Main Group II – 2nd Main Group IV 12 December, 20.30 p.m.: 1st Main Group IV
– 2nd Main Group II
13 December, 17.30 pm: 1st Main Group I – 2nd Main Group III 13 December, 20.30 pm: 1st Main Group III
– 2nd Main Group I

Semifinal

12 December, 17.30 p.m.: Winner 1st Quarter-Final – Winner 3rd Quarter-Final 12 December, 18.00 p.m.: Winner 2nd Quarter-Final – Winner 4th Quarter-Final

Match for 3rd place

17 December, 17.30 p.m.: Loser 1st semi-final – loser 2nd semi-final

Finale

12 December, 19:00 p.m.: Winner 1st semi-final – Winner 2nd semi-final

European Handball Championship on TV

In contrast to the men's matches, the matches of the German national team will not be shown on the public broadcasters ARD and ZDF. Instead, the online sports channel Sportdeutschland.TV will show the matches free of charge in a live stream on handball-deutschland.tv .

Squad of the German national team

National coach Markus Gaugisch has named 16 players in the squad:

Gate: Katharina Filter (Brest Bretagne/France), Sarah Wachter (Borussia Dortmund)

Field: Amelie Berger (HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Flames), Jenny Behrend (SG BBM Bietigheim), Viola Leuchter (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Maren Weigel (TuS Metzingen), Alina Grijseels (Metz Handball/France), Annika Lott (Thüringer HC), Xenia Smits (SG BBM Bietigheim), Emily Bölk (Ferencvaros Budapest/Hungary), Mia Zschocke (SCM Ramnicu Valcea/Romania), Antje Döll (SG BBM Bietigheim), Johanna Stockschläder (Thuringian HC), Meike Schmelzer (HC Dunarea Braila/Romania), Lisa Antl (Borussia Dortmund), Julia Behnke (TuS Metzingen)

Reserve: Nicole Roth (Thuringian HC); Meret Ossenkopp (Borussia Dortmund), Alexia Hauf (HSG Blomberg-Lippe), Isabell Hurst (HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Flames), Mareike Thomaier (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Toni-Luisa Reinemann (VfL Oldenburg), Alicia Stolle (Borussia Dortmund), Julia Maidhof (SCM Ramnicu Valcea/Romania)

The Venues

The World Cup will take place in three countries and five different cities. Denmark is represented twice with Herning and Frederikshavn, as well as Sweden with Göreborg and Helsingborg. Stavanger is the only venue in Norway. The arenas at a glance:

Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning: 12,500 seats)
Arena Nord (Frederikshavn): 2800 seats
Scandinavium (Gothenburg): 12,000 seats
Helsingborg Arena (Helsingborg): 13,000 seats
Stavanger Idrettshall (Stavanger): 4100 seats

All handball world champions at a glance

1957: Czechoslovakia 1962: Romania
1965: Germany 1971: GDR 1973: Yugoslavia

1975: GDR 1978: GDR
1982: Soviet Union 1986: Soviet Union
1990: Soviet Union

1993: Germany

1995: South Korea 1997: Denmark

1999: Norway 2001: Russia

2003 : France 2005: Russia 2007: Russia 2009: Russia

2011: Norway 2013: Brazil
2015: Norway 2017: France

2019: Netherlands

2021: Norway

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