2021 World Women's Handball Championship

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2021 World Women's Handball Championship
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Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates1–19 December
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Norway (4th title)
Runner-up France
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches105
Goals scored5,873 (56 per match)
Attendance119,041 (1,134 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Nathalie Hagman
(71 goals)
Best playerNorway Kari Brattset Dale
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The 2021 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 25th event by the International Handball Federation, was held in Spain from 1 to 19 December 2021.[1] On 18 October 2018, at a congress in Doha, Qatar, the IHF announced that the World Championship would be expanded from 24 teams to 32 teams from 2021 onwards.[2]

The Netherlands were the defending champions after winning for the first time in 2019. However, they finished third in their main round group and failed to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Norway defeated France to win their fourth title.[3] Denmark captured the bronze medal by winning against Spain.[4]

Bidding process[]

Spain and Hungary bid for the right to organise the 2021 Women's World Handball Championship. The International Handball Federation decided that the voting process would take place during the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.

The Spanish bid included the following six host cities and venues:

Host city Venue Capacity
Barcelona Nou Palau Blaugrana 12,000
Granollers Palau d'Esports de Granollers 5,200
Tarragona 5,000
Lleida Pavelló Barris Nord 5,500
Castellón de la Plana 5,200
Badalona Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona 12,500

The President of the Royal Spanish Handball Federation confirmed that full support is granted by the Olympic Movement, Spanish government and the handball community. The Spanish government guaranteed the introduction of all necessary measures so that the event could be celebrated in a full security setting, with special attention paid to key infrastructures for the staging of the competitions and to IHF operations, its subsidiaries and delegations from different countries.

The Hungarian bid included the following six host cities and venues:

Host city Venue Capacity
Veszprém Veszprém Aréna 8,000
Győr Audi Aréna 5,500
Szeged 8,000
Budapest László Papp Budapest Sports Arena 12,000
Debrecen Főnix Hall 6,000
Tatabánya 6,000

The 2021 Women's World Handball Championship was awarded to Spain by a secret ballot of members of the IHF Council.

Venues[]

The tournament is being played in the following venues: Llíria, Torrevieja, Castelló and Granollers as the final four venue.

Granollers Llíria
Palau d'Esports de Granollers
Capacity: 5,685
Capacity: 4,200
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2021 World Women's Handball Championship is located in Spain
Castellón
Granollers
Granollers
Llíria
Torrevieja
Torrevieja
Castelló Torrevieja

Capacity: 5,263 		Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja
Capacity: 4,500
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Qualification[]

Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 28 January 2017  France 1  Spain
2019 World Championship 30 November –
15 December 2019 		 Japan 1  Netherlands
2020 European Championship 3–20 December 2020  Denmark 4  Croatia
 Denmark
 France
 Norway
European qualification 19 March – 21 April 2021 Various 10  Austria
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Hungary
 Montenegro
 Romania
Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation[1]
 Serbia
 Slovenia
 Sweden
2021 African Championship 8–18 June 2021  Cameroon 4  Angola
 Cameroon
 Congo
 Tunisia
2021 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship 22–25 August 2021  United States 1  Puerto Rico
2021 Asian Championship 15–25 September 2021  Jordan 5  Iran
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 South Korea
 Uzbekistan
2021 South and Central American Championship 5–9 October 2021  Paraguay 3  Argentina
 Brazil
 Paraguay
Oceania 8 August 2021 N/A 0[2][3] None
Wild card[5][6]
 8 August 2021 2[2][3]  Slovakia
 Poland
23 September 2021 1[4]  China

^ 1. On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from all international sport for a period of four years, after the Russian government was found to have tampered with laboratory data that it provided to WADA in January 2019 as a condition of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency being reinstated.[7][8] Russia later filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the WADA decision.[9] After reviewing the case on appeal, CAS ruled on 17 December 2020 to reduce the penalty that WADA had placed on Russia. Instead of banning Russia from sporting events, the ruling allowed Russian sportspeople to participate at the Olympics and other international events, but for a period of two years, the team cannot use the Russian name, flag, or anthem and must present themselves as "Neutral Athlete" or "Neutral Team". The ruling does allow for team uniforms to display "Russia" on the uniform as well as the use of the Russian flag colors within the uniform's design, although the name should be up to equal predominance as the "Neutral Athlete/Team" designation.[10] Like the men's team, the Russian women's team will play under the alternative name of the sport's domestic governing body, the Russian Handball Federation.[11]

^ 2. Since 2018 countries from Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) are participating in the Asian Championships: if one of them finishes within the top five, it qualifies for the World Championship. Otherwise the place will transfer to the wild card spot.

^ 3. Since Oceania did not register a team for the upcoming Asian qualification event, the IHF Council awarded two Wild Cards for the 2021 IHF Women’s World Championship in Spain, namely to the National Federations of Slovakia and Poland.

^ 4. As the 2021 Asian tournament was only played with 11 teams instead of 12, only five teams qualified and a wild card was granted to China.

Qualified teams[]

Country Qualified as Qualification date Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 Spain Host 28 January 2017 10 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Netherlands Defending world champion 15 December 2019 12 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Norway Semifinalist of 2020 European Championship 12 December 2020 20 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 France 15 December 2020 14 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Croatia 6 (1995, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011)
 Denmark 20 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Hungary European playoff winner 18 April 2021 22 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Montenegro 20 April 2021 5 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Germany 13 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Austria 12 (1957, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation 13 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019)[b]
 Czech Republic 6 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2017)
 Romania 21 April 2021 24 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Serbia 4 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Sweden 10 (1957, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Slovenia 6 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019)
 Angola Semifinalist of 2021 African Championship 15 June 2021 15 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Tunisia 9 (1975, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
 Congo 5 (1982, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2009)
 Cameroon 2 (2005, 2017)
 Slovakia Wild card 8 August 2021 1 (1995)
 Poland 16 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017)
 Puerto Rico Winner of Nor.Ca Championship 25 August 2021 1 (2015)
 Kazakhstan Top five of 2021 Asian Championship 19 September 2021 5 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019)
 South Korea 18 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Iran 21 September 2021 0 (Debut)
 Japan 19 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 China Wild card 23 September 2021 16 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Uzbekistan Top five of 2021 Asian Championship 25 September 2021 1 (1997)
 Argentina Top three of 2021 Central and South American Championship 7 October 2021 10 (1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Brazil 13 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Paraguay 9 October 2021 3 (2007, 2013, 2017)
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.
  2. ^ Participated as Russia in 1993–2019.

Draw[]

The draw took place on 12 August 2021 at 22:00 in Castellón, Spain.[12][13]

Seeding[]

The seeding was announced on 8 August 2021.[14] As organizer, Spain had the right to choose their group. The Asian, North and South American teams were not known at the time of the draw.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Referees[]

18 referee pairs were selected on 12 October 2021.[15]

Squads[]

Main article: 2021 World Women's Handball Championship squads

Each team consists of up to 18 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.

Preliminary round[]

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

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 83 57 +26 6 Main round
2  Slovenia 3 1 1 1 71 72 −1 3
3  Montenegro 3 1 0 2 67 72 −5 2
4  Angola 3 0 1 2 65 85 −20 1 Presidents Cup
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.
3 December 2021
18:00 		France  30–20  Angola Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 791
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Foppa, Granier 4 (13–9) Venâncio 5
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3 December 2021
20:30 		Montenegro  18–28  Slovenia Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,007
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Radičević 7 (8–16) Gros 6
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5 December 2021
18:00 		Slovenia  18–29  France Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,211
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Varagić 6 (8–13) Nze Minko 6
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5 December 2021
20:30 		Montenegro  30–20  Angola Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,310
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Radičević 12 (11–9) Guialo 6
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7 December 2021
18:00 		Angola  25–25  Slovenia Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,450
Referees: Stancu, Lovin (ROU)
Pascoal 7 (14–13) Gros 12
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7 December 2021
20:30 		France  24–19  Montenegro Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 2,481
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Lassource 6 (12–12) Radičević 7
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Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation 3 3 0 0 98 63 +35 6 Main round
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 90 71 +19 4
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 77 70 +7 2
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 55 116 −61 0 Presidents Cup
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.
3 December 2021
18:00 		Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation 40–18  Cameroon , Llíria
Attendance: 690
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Markova 6 (17–10) Ekoh 4
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3 December 2021
20:30 		Serbia  25–21  Poland , Llíria
Attendance: 1,067
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Janjušević 7 (16–13) Rosiak 6
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5 December 2021
18:00 		Poland  23–26 Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation , Llíria
Attendance: 1,166
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Rosiak 8 (10–16) Ilina 8
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5 December 2021
20:30 		Serbia  43–18  Cameroon , Llíria
Attendance: 1,086
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
7 (19–9) Ekoh 7
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7 December 2021
18:00 		Cameroon  19–33  Poland , Llíria
Attendance: 1,179
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Ekoh 9 (7–16) Roszak 9
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7 December 2021
20:30 		Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation 32–22  Serbia , Llíria
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Managarova 7 (15–9) Radojević, Stoiljković 4
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Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 3 0 0 120 49 +71 6 Main round
2  Romania 3 2 0 1 99 61 +38 4
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 66 109 −43 2
4  Iran 3 0 0 3 45 111 −66 0 Presidents Cup
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.
3 December 2021
18:00 		Romania  39–11  Iran , Castelló
Attendance: 600
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Dincă, Laslo 6 (20–3) 6
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3 December 2021
20:30 		Norway  46–18  Kazakhstan , Castelló
Attendance: 900
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Hovden 7 (24–10) Alexandrova 7
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5 December 2021
18:00 		Romania  38–17  Kazakhstan , Castelló
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Moisă 6 (14–9) Alexandrova 8
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5 December 2021
20:30 		Iran  9–41  Norway , Castelló
Attendance: 850
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
three players 2 (3–22) Røsberg Jacobsen 7
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7 December 2021
18:00 		Kazakhstan  31–25  Iran , Castelló
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Alexandrova 8 (14–10) 6
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7 December 2021
20:30 		Norway  33–22  Romania , Castelló
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Brattset Dale 7 (17–11) Laslo 6
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Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 144 63 +81 5[a] Main round
2  Sweden 3 2 1 0 125 56 +69 5[a]
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 0 2 55 127 −72 2
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 56 134 −78 0 Presidents Cup
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 Netherlands 31–31 Sweden
3 December 2021
18:00 		Netherlands  55–15  Puerto Rico Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 548
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Vollebregt, Van Wetering 8 (23–6) Ceballos 5
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3 December 2021
20:30 		Sweden  46–15  Uzbekistan Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 1,138
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Lerby 6 (22–11) , 3
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5 December 2021
15:30 		Sweden  48–10  Puerto Rico Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 907
Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
Hagman 19 (26–5) Ceballos 3
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5 December 2021
18:00 		Uzbekistan  17–58  Netherlands Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 1,009
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
, 4 (10–28) Bont, Nusser 7
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7 December 2021
18:00 		Puerto Rico  30–24  Uzbekistan Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 571
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Ceballos 9 (14–12) 10
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7 December 2021
20:30 		Netherlands  31–31  Sweden Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 1,825
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Bont 6 (17–18) Roberts 8
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Group E[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 92 67 +25 6 Main round
2  Hungary 3 2 0 1 91 83 +8 4
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 74 86 −12 2
4  Slovakia 3 0 0 3 74 95 −21 0 Presidents Cup
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.
2 December 2021
18:00 		Germany  31–21  Czech Republic , Llíria
Attendance: 375
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Maidhof 5 (17–10) three players 4
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2 December 2021
20:30 		Hungary  35–29  Slovakia , Llíria
Attendance: 448
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Háfra, Klujber 7 (16–16) Bíziková 8
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4 December 2021
18:00 		Slovakia  22–36  Germany , Llíria
Attendance: 1,144
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
, Bíziková 4 (12–17) Grijseels 6
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4 December 2021
20:30 		Hungary  32–29  Czech Republic , Llíria
Attendance: 1,145
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Klujber 11 (17–15) Jeřábková 10
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6 December 2021
18:00 		Czech Republic  24–23  Slovakia , Llíria
Attendance: 1,294
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Jeřábková, Zachová 4 (15–14) Lancz 5
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6 December 2021
20:30 		Germany  25–24  Hungary , Llíria
Attendance: 2,053
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Maidhof, Schmelzer 5 (14–9) Lukács 5
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Group F[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 103 57 +46 6 Main round
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 91 87 +4 4
3  Congo 3 1 0 2 74 94 −20 2
4  Tunisia 3 0 0 3 69 99 −30 0 Presidents Cup
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.
2 December 2021
18:00 		South Korea  37–23  Congo Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 641
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Kim S. 6 (22–11) Nkou 5
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2 December 2021
20:30 		Denmark  35–16  Tunisia Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 727
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Heindahl 6 (16–8) Amiche 4
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4 December 2021
18:00 		South Korea  31–29  Tunisia Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 491
Referees: Stancu, Lovin (ROU)
Ryu 7 (14–14) Rezgui 6
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4 December 2021
20:30 		Congo  18–33  Denmark Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 611
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Ngombele 5 (7–18) Nolsøe 6
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6 December 2021
18:00 		Tunisia  24–33  Congo Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 972
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Hachana 7 (9–18) Yimga 11
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6 December 2021
20:30 		Denmark  35–23  South Korea Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,502
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Iversen 6 (19–14) Ryu 9
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Group G[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 92 69 +23 6 Main round
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 93 72 +21 4
3  Croatia 3 1 0 2 89 74 +15 2
4  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 52 111 −59 0 Presidents Cup
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.
2 December 2021
18:00 		Croatia  25–30  Brazil , Castelló
Attendance: 700
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Blažević 7 (12–18) De Paula 7
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2 December 2021
20:30 		Japan  40–17  Paraguay , Castelló
Attendance: 400
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Aizawa, Yoshidome 6 (19–10) Fiore, Fernández 4
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4 December 2021
18:00 		Paraguay  16–38  Croatia , Castelló
Attendance: 550
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Acuña 5 (5–15) Blažević, Turk 6
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4 December 2021
20:30 		Japan  25–29  Brazil , Castelló
Attendance: 890
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
three players 4 (15–12) Cardoso 7
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6 December 2021
18:00 		Brazil  33–19  Paraguay , Castelló
Attendance: 850
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Quintino 6 (20–7) Fernández, Mendoza 3
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6 December 2021
20:30 		Croatia  26–28  Japan , Castelló
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Kalaus 6 (14–14) Nakayama 9
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Group H[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 3 3 0 0 93 50 +43 6 Main round
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 80 82 −2 4
3  Austria 3 1 0 2 86 89 −3 2
4  China 3 0 0 3 69 107 −38 0 Presidents Cup
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) Host
1 December 2021
20:30 		Spain  29–13  Argentina Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 2,080
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Cabral, Campos 5 (11–10) Karsten, Urban 3
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2 December 2021
18:00 		Austria  38–27  China Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 250
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
9 (22–13) Zhang 8
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4 December 2021
18:00 		Austria  29–31  Argentina Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 1,622
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
10 (14–18) Karsten 11
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4 December 2021
20:30 		China  18–33  Spain Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 2,619
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Wang S. 3 (7–16) Cabral 5
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6 December 2021
18:00 		Argentina  36–24  China Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 1,326
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Karsten 8 (17–9) Jin 8
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6 December 2021
20:30 		Spain  31–19  Austria Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Martín 9 (14–6) Kovács 8
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Presidents Cup[]

Group I[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 3 0 0 128 43 +85 6 25th place game
2  Cameroon 3 2 0 1 98 75 +23 4 27th place game
3  Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 71 126 −55 2 29th place game
4  Iran 3 0 0 3 57 110 −53 0 31st place game
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.
9 December 2021
15:00 		Angola  35–24  Cameroon , Llíria
Attendance: 220
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Kassoma 6 (16–14) Ekoh 7
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9 December 2021
17:30 		Iran  32–37  Uzbekistan , Llíria
Attendance: 415
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
9 (18–20) 11
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11 December 2021
15:00 		Angola  41–8  Iran , Llíria
Attendance: 285
Referees: Stancu, Lovin (ROU)
Kassoma 8 (24–4) 4
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11 December 2021
17:30 		Cameroon  42–23  Uzbekistan , Llíria
Attendance: 400
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
14 (19–6) 6
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13 December 2021
15:00 		Uzbekistan  11–52  Angola , Llíria
Attendance: 50
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
3 (5–30) Kassoma 8
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13 December 2021
17:30 		Cameroon  32–17  Iran , Llíria
Attendance: 120
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
7 (14–9) 5
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Group II[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 3 3 0 0 74 54 +20 6 25th place game
2  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 72 59 +13 4 27th place game
3  Paraguay 3 1 0 2 85 92 −7 2 29th place game
4  China[a] 3 0 0 3 24 50 −26 0 31st place game
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. ^ China withdrew after their first game due to a positive COVID-19 test by a player.[17]
8 December 2021
15:00 		Slovakia  31–27  Tunisia , Llíria
Attendance: 320
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Bíziková 9 (17–14) Rezgui 6
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8 December 2021
17:30 		Paraguay  30–24  China , Llíria
Attendance: 966
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
6 (12–12) Jin 9
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10 December 2021
15:00 		Slovakia  33–27  Paraguay , Llíria
Attendance: 120
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Lancz 9 (16–15) Acuña, Fiore 8
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10 December 2021 Tunisia  10–0[note 1]  China
12 December 2021 China  0–10[note 1]  Slovakia
12 December 2021
17:30 		Tunisia  35–28  Paraguay , Llíria
Attendance: 823
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Hachana 8 (17–11) Fernández 8
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31st place game[]

15 December 2021 Iran  10–0[note 1]  China

29th place game[]

15 December 2021
12:30 		Uzbekistan  33–39  Paraguay , Llíria
Attendance: 450
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
11 (19–19) Fiore 10
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27th place game[]

15 December 2021
15:00 		Cameroon  29–35  Tunisia , Llíria
Attendance: 500
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Essam, 9 (15–20) Hachana 10
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25th place game[]

15 December 2021
17:30 		Angola  23–21  Slovakia , Llíria
Attendance: 340
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Guialo, Kassoma 6 (11–9) Bíziková 7
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Main round[]

All points obtained in the preliminary round against teams that advanced as well, were carried over.

Group I[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 5 0 0 134 100 +34 10 Quarterfinals
2 Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation 5 3 1 1 143 129 +14 7
3  Serbia 5 3 0 2 124 125 −1 6
4  Poland 5 2 0 3 120 131 −11 4
5  Slovenia 5 1 1 3 123 131 −8 3
6  Montenegro 5 0 0 5 115 143 −28 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.
9 December 2021
15:30 		Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation 26–26  Slovenia Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 385
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Ilyina 7 (14–15) Stanko 7
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9 December 2021
18:00 		Montenegro  25–27  Serbia Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 810
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Radičević 8 (18–14) Radojević 8
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9 December 2021
20:30 		France  26–16  Poland Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 884
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Foppa 5 (14–9) three players 3
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11 December 2021
15:30 		Montenegro  25–31 Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 843
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Brnović, Radičević 7 (10–18) Fomina, Skorobogatchenko 6
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11 December 2021
18:00 		Serbia  19–22  France Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 975
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Radojević 5 (12–9) Zaadi 6
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11 December 2021
20:30 		Slovenia  26–27  Poland Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 902
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Gros 8 (13–12) Nocuń 6
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13 December 2021
15:30 		Poland  33–28  Montenegro Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 320
Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
Rosiak 7 (16–9) Brnović 6
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13 December 2021
18:00 		Serbia  31–25  Slovenia Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,180
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Stoiljković 7 (19–14) Varagić 5
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13 December 2021
20:30 		Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation 28–33  France Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 2,620
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Managarova 5 (12–17) Foppa, Pineau 5
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Group II[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 5 4 1 0 189 111 +78 9 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 5 3 2 0 198 121 +77 8
3  Netherlands 5 3 1 1 212 128 +84 7
4  Romania 5 2 0 3 163 135 +28 4
5  Puerto Rico 5 1 0 4 82 216 −134 2
6  Kazakhstan 5 0 0 5 97 230 −133 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.
9 December 2021
15:30 		Netherlands  31–30  Romania , Castelló
Attendance: 450
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Van Wetering 6 (17–14) Laslo, Pintea 6
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9 December 2021
18:00 		Norway  43–7  Puerto Rico , Castelló
Attendance: 350
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Solberg-Isaksen 10 (21–3) three players 2
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9 December 2021
20:30 		Kazakhstan  20–55  Sweden , Castelló
Attendance: 290
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Alexandrova 7 (10–21) Hagman 19
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11 December 2021
15:30 		Romania  43–20  Puerto Rico , Castelló
Attendance: 650
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Dindiligan 7 (20–9) Ceballos, Fuentes 4
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11 December 2021
18:00 		Kazakhstan  15–61  Netherlands , Castelló
Attendance: 950
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Alexandrova 5 (9–27) Van Wetering 18
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11 December 2021
20:30 		Sweden  30–30  Norway , Castelló
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
Hagman 9 (12–14) Kristiansen 7
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13 December 2021
15:30 		Puerto Rico  30–27  Kazakhstan , Castelló
Attendance: 250
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Ceballos 13 (13–11) Alexandrova 8
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13 December 2021
18:00 		Sweden  34–30  Romania , Castelló
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Blohm 7 (19–14) Laslo 7
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13 December 2021
20:30 		Netherlands  34–37  Norway , Castelló
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Housheer 9 (17–17) Reistad 9
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Group III[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 5 5 0 0 159 90 +69 10 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 5 4 0 1 138 123 +15 8
3  Hungary 5 3 0 2 140 134 +6 6
4  South Korea 5 2 0 3 148 156 −8 4
5  Czech Republic 5 1 0 4 114 145 −31 2
6  Congo 5 0 0 5 102 153 −51 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.
8 December 2021
15:30 		Czech Republic  26–32  South Korea Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 542
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
6 (13–20) Kim J. 8
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8 December 2021
18:00 		Germany  29–18  Congo Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,558
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Stockschläder 6 (15–7) Diagouraga 7
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8 December 2021
20:30 		Denmark  30–19  Hungary Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,921
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Jørgensen 6 (15–11) Kácsor 4
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10 December 2021
15:30 		South Korea  28–37  Germany Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 438
Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
Lee 6 (16–19) Bölk, Grijseels 8
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10 December 2021
18:00 		Hungary  30–22  Congo Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 583
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Planéta 8 (16–8) Ngombele 7
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10 December 2021
20:30 		Czech Republic  14–29  Denmark Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,019
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Kovářová 4 (9–12) Friis 4
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12 December 2021
15:30 		Congo  21–24  Czech Republic Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 620
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Divoko, Yimga 4 (11–11) Zachová 6
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12 December 2021
18:00 		South Korea  28–35  Hungary Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,019
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Lee 6 (13–17) Háfra 8
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12 December 2021
20:30 		Denmark  32–16  Germany Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,735
Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
three players 5 (13–8) Grijseels 5
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Group IV[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 5 5 0 0 142 105 +37 10 Quarterfinals
2  Brazil 5 4 0 1 145 127 +18 8
3  Japan 5 3 0 2 142 140 +2 6
4  Austria 5 1 0 4 136 155 −19 2[a]
5  Croatia 5 1 0 4 125 134 −9 2[a]
6  Argentina 5 1 0 4 112 141 −29 2[a]
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) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c First head-to-head goal difference: Austria +2; Croatia +2; Argentina −4, next head-to-head number of goals scored: Austria 56; Croatia 51.
8 December 2021
15:30 		Croatia  28–22  Argentina Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 390
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Posavec 8 (12–14) Cavo, Mendoza 5
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8 December 2021
18:00 		Brazil  38–31  Austria Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 606
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Araujo 6 (15–15) , Kovács 8
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8 December 2021
20:30 		Spain  28–26  Japan Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Cabral, Etxeberria 5 (15–15) Aizawa, Matsumoto 7
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10 December 2021
15:30 		Argentina  19–24  Brazil Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 200
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Karsten 5 (10–13) Matieli 9
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10 December 2021
18:00 		Japan  32–30  Austria Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 450
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Kondo 6 (15–19) 8
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10 December 2021
20:30 		Croatia  23–27  Spain Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Blažević 7 (9–12) Cabral 6
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12 December 2021
15:30 		Argentina  27–31  Japan Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 500
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Karsten 13 (14–15) three players 7
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12 December 2021
18:00 		Austria  27–23  Croatia Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 850
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Kovács 7 (12–13) Kalaus 6
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12 December 2021
20:30 		Spain  27–24  Brazil Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Cabral 7 (12–10) Quintino 6
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Final round[]

Bracket[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 December
 
 
 France31
 
17 December
 
 Sweden26
 
 France23
 
14 December
 
 Denmark22
 
 Denmark30
 
19 December
 
 Brazil25
 
 France22
 
15 December
 
 Norway29
 
 Norway34
 
17 December
 
Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation28
 
 Norway27
 
14 December
 
 Spain21 Third place
 
 Spain26
 
19 December
 
 Germany21
 
 Denmark35
 
 
 Spain28
 

Quarterfinals[]

14 December 2021
17:30 		Denmark  30–25  Brazil Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,220
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Nolsøe 6 (14–13) Cardoso 10
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14 December 2021
20:30 		Spain  26–21  Germany Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 2,565
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Campos 7 (14–10) Maidhof 6
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15 December 2021
17:30 		Norway  34–28 Russian Handball Federation Russian Handball Federation Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 870
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Mørk 9 (19–15) Markova, Skorobogatchenko 4
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15 December 2021
20:30 		France  31–26  Sweden Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,226
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
three players 4 (15–15) Hagman 9
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Semifinals[]

17 December 2021
17:30 		France  23–22  Denmark Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 3,150
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Foppa 4 (10–12) Haugsted 5
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17 December 2021
20:30 		Norway  27–21  Spain Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 3,150
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Mørk 8 (11–11) Cabral 5
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Third place game[]

19 December 2021
14:30 		Denmark  35–28  Spain Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 3,969
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Burgaard 7 (16–13) Martín 6
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Final[]

19 December 2021
17:30 		France  22–29  Norway Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 4,316
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Pineau 4 (16–12) Reistad 6
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Final ranking and awards[]

Places 1 to 4 and 25 to 32 were decided by play-off or knock-out. The losers of the quarter finals were ranked 5th to 8th according to the places in the main round, points gained and goal difference. Teams finishing third in the main round were ranked 9th to 12th, teams finishing fourth in the main round were ranked 13th to 16th, teams finishing fifth in the main round were ranked 17th to 20th and teams ranked sixth were ranked 21st to 24th. In case of a tie in points gained, the goal difference of the main round was taken into account, then number of goals scored. If teams were still equal, number of points gained in the preliminary round were considered followed by the goal difference and then number of goals scored in the preliminary round.

Statistics[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c The match could not be played after China withdrew and was forfeited.[17]

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