2013 World Women's Handball Championship

2013 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Dates6–22 December
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Serbia
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played82
Goals scored4,179 (50.96 per match)
Attendance161,167 (1,965 per match)
Top scorer(s) Susann Müller (62 goals)
Awards
Best player Eduarda Amorim

The 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, the 21st event hosted by the International Handball Federation (IHF), was held in Serbia from 6 to 22 December 2013.[1]

Brazil defeated Serbia 22–20 in the final and became the first IHF world champions from the Americas.[2]

Venues

Five venues in four cities had been selected to host the matches:[1]

Group stage Group stage/President's Cup
Belgrade Zrenjanin Niš
Pionir Hall
Capacity: 8,150
Crystal Hall
Capacity: 3,000
Čair Sports Center
Capacity: 5,000
Group stage/Knockout stage Knockout stage

Belgrade
Zrenjanin
Niš
Novi Sad
Novi Sad Belgrade
Spens Sports Center
Capacity: 11,500
Kombank Arena
Capacity: 23,000

Bidding process

South Korea was the other applicant for the championship. The decision to select Serbia as the host was announced on 2 October 2010.

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Qualification date Previous appearances in tournament1
 Serbia Host 2 October 2010 00 (Debut)
 Norway World Champions 18 December 2011 160 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 Algeria Semifinalist of African Championship 19 January 2012 20 (1978, 1997)
 Angola Semifinalist of African Championship 19 January 2012 110 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 DR Congo Semifinalist of African Championship 19 January 2012 00 (Debut)
 Tunisia Semifinalist of African Championship 19 January 2012 60 (1975, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 Montenegro Semifinalist of European Championship 9 December 2012 10 (2011)
 Hungary Semifinalist of European Championship 11 December 2012 180 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
 South Korea Finalist of 2012 Asian Championship 14 December 2012 140 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 China Finalist of 2012 Asian Championship 14 December 2012 120 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 Japan Third place of 2012 Asian Championship 16 December 2012 150 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 Australia Winner of 2013 Oceania Championship 27 April 2013 60 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 Argentina Semifinalist of 2013 Pan American Championship 5 June 2013 60 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 Brazil Semifinalist of 2013 Pan American Championship 5 June 2013 90 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 Dominican Republic Semifinalist of 2013 Pan American Championship 5 June 2013 10 (2007)
 Paraguay Semifinalist of 2013 Pan American Championship 5 June 2013 10 (2007)
 Spain Winner of Playoff round 7 June 2013 60 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 Romania Winner of Playoff round 8 June 2013 200 (1957, 1962,1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 Poland Winner of Playoff round 8 June 2013 130 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007)
 Czech Republic Winner of Playoff round 8 June 2013 40 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003)
 Denmark Winner of Playoff round 8 June 2013 160 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011)
 Netherlands Winner of Playoff round 9 June 2013 80 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011)
 Germany Winner of Playoff round 9 June 2013 100 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 France Winner of Playoff round 9 June 2013 100 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

Squads

Group draw

The draw was held on 15 June 2013 at 11:30 local time.[3][4]

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
  • TH = Title holder

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+1).[5]

Twenty-four participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Knockout stage. The last two teams in each group played placement matches.

Tie-breaking criteria

If two or more teams have finished tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were set to be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order

  1. number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
  2. goal difference in the matches among the teams in question
  3. number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
  4. goal difference in all the group matches
  5. number of goals scored in all the group matches
  6. drawing of lots

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 5 0 0 125 80 +45 10 Round of 16
2  Montenegro 5 4 0 1 135 92 +43 8
3  South Korea 5 3 0 2 158 117 +41 6
4  Netherlands 5 2 0 3 147 121 +26 4
5  DR Congo 5 1 0 4 86 155 −69 2
6  Dominican Republic 5 0 0 5 92 178 −86 0
Source:
7 December 2013
14:45
Montenegro  24–22  South Korea Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Bulatović 7 (11–11) Woo Sun-hee 8
 4× Report  4×
7 December 2013
17:00
France  31–13  DR Congo Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 500
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Dembélé 5 (15–6) Mwasesa 9
 2× Report  4× 1×
7 December 2013
19:15
Netherlands  44–21  Dominican Republic Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 300
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Knippenborg 9 (20–9) Pimentel, Pop 6
 1× Report  2×
8 December 2013
16:00
South Korea  29–26  Netherlands Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 500
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Kim Jin-yi 7 (17–11) Van der Heijden, Groot 5
 3× Report  4×
8 December 2013
18:15
DR Congo  9–35  Montenegro Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 726
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Lusamba 3 (4–19) Miljanić-Petrovic, Bulatović 5
 3× Report  4×
8 December 2013
20:30
Dominican Republic  10–27  France Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 250
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Andino 5 (4–10) Baudouin 7
 6× Report  6×
10 December 2013
16:00
South Korea  34–20  DR Congo Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 100
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Woo Sun-hee 7 (19–13) Mwasesa 9
 1× Report  5×
10 December 2013
18:15
Montenegro  33–19  Dominican Republic Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 200
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Mehmedović 8 (17–10) Peña 5
 4× Report  4×
10 December 2013
20:30
Netherlands  19–23  France Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 400
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Abbingh 6 (10–10) Signaté 6
 5× Report  5×
11 December 2013
16:00
Dominican Republic  20–51  South Korea Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 150
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
López 6 (8–27) Kim Jin-yi 9
 5× Report  4×
11 December 2013
18:15
Netherlands  33–21  DR Congo Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 300
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
three players 5 (18–11) Mwasesa 8
 7× Report  3×
11 December 2013
20:30
France  17–16  Montenegro Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 600
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
three players 3 (6–8) Jovanović 5
 1× Report  2×
13 December 2013
16:15
DR Congo  23–22  Dominican Republic Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 150
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Okoko 8 (15–13) Pop 6
 4× Report  2×
13 December 2013
18:30
France  27–22  South Korea Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 700
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Lacrabère 8 (11–10) Ryu Eun-hee, Jung Ji-hae 6
 5× Report  4×
13 December 2013
20:45
Montenegro  27–25  Netherlands Pionir Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 600
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Radičević, Bulatović 8 (14–18) Van der Heijden 7
 6× Report  5×

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 0 142 102 +40 10 Round of 16
2  Serbia 5 4 0 1 140 105 +35 8
3  Denmark 5 3 0 2 151 112 +39 6
4  Japan 5 2 0 3 136 131 +5 4
5  China 5 1 0 4 114 168 −54 2
6  Algeria 5 0 0 5 102 167 −65 0
Source:
6 December 2013
18:00
Serbia  28–26  Japan Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Lekić 6 (10–13) Fujii 7
 6× Report  4×
7 December 2013
18:00
Brazil  36–20  Algeria Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
da Silva 9 (21–7) Tizi 6
 6× Report
7 December 2013
20:15
Denmark  44–21  China Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 800
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Schumacher, Kristiansen 6 (19–13) Zhao Jiaqin 5
 1× Report  2×
8 December 2013
15:45
China  21–34  Brazil Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 200
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Wang Shuihui 5 (12–19) da Silva 9
 4× Report  4×
8 December 2013
18:00
Algeria  14–34  Serbia Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Ziadi 5 (6–18) Nišavić 9
 3× Report  3× 1×
8 December 2013
20:15
Japan  25–29  Denmark Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 800
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Fujii 6 (13–13) Kristiansen 10
 4× Report  4×
10 December 2013
15:45
China  27–33  Japan Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 500
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
Zhao Jiaqin 6 (12–16) Fujii 10
 6× Report
10 December 2013
18:00
Brazil  25–23  Serbia Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Amorim, do Nascimento 5 (14–11) Krpež 5
 7× Report  3×
10 December 2013
20:15
Denmark  38–20  Algeria Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 400
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Hansen 8 (21–8) Belakhdar 9
 7× Report  1×
11 December 2013
15:45
Brazil  24–20  Japan Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
do Nascimento 5 (12–8) Fujii, Tanabe 4
 5× Report  5×
11 December 2013
18:00
Algeria  25–27  China Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Tizi 7 (14–15) Wang Shuihui 13
 2× Report  5×
11 December 2013
20:15
Serbia  23–22  Denmark Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Lekić 6 (12–12) Fisker, Burgaard 4
 4× Report  6×
13 December 2013
15:45
Japan  32–23  Algeria Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 200
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
Fujii, Hara 6 (16–12) Tizi 8
 4× Report  3×
13 December 2013
18:00
Serbia  32–18  China Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Lekić 8 (19–10) Zhao Jiaqin 6
 1× Report  4×
13 December 2013
20:15
Denmark  18–23  Brazil Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Fisker 5 (9–14) Cavaleiro 7
 6× Report  5×

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 5 5 0 0 142 90 +52 10 Round of 16
2  Spain 5 4 0 1 130 91 +39 8
3  Poland 5 3 0 2 141 95 +46 6
4  Angola 5 2 0 3 135 123 +12 4
5  Argentina 5 1 0 4 102 141 −39 2
6  Paraguay 5 0 0 5 55 165 −110 0
Source:
7 December 2013
15:45
Angola  33–23  Argentina Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW)
Guialo 8 (15–12) Belotti 6
 6× Report  6×
7 December 2013
18:00
Poland  40–6  Paraguay Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Engberg, Laurell (SWE)
Koniuszaniec 8 (19–4) Faría 3
 3× Report  2×
7 December 2013
20:15
Norway  22–20  Spain Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
Mørk 8 (11–10) three players 4
 4× Report  3×
9 December 2013
15:45
Paraguay  12–37  Angola Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 500
Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
Gómez 6 (7–18) Bernardo 9
 5× Report  1×
9 December 2013
18:00
Spain  26–20  Poland Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW)
Barbosa 8 (11–11) three players 4
 5× Report  4×
9 December 2013
20:15
Argentina  18–37  Norway Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Mendoza 4 (9–15) Alstad 6
 5× Report  5×
10 December 2013
15:45
Poland  32–23  Angola Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 800
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Grzyb, Koniuszaniec 7 (18–13) Bernardo 5
 6× Report  2×
10 December 2013
18:00
Spain  25–19  Argentina Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Engberg, Laurell (SWE)
Fernández, Pena 6 (14–11) Haro 5
 5× Report  1×
10 December 2013
20:15
Norway  34–13  Paraguay Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 800
Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW)
four players 4 (17–8) Cáceres 4
 5× 1× Report  2×
12 December 2013
15:45
Paraguay  9–29  Spain Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 500
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Faría 4 (0–14) Aguilar, López 4
 2× 1× Report  4×
12 December 2013
18:00
Poland  31–17  Argentina Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
Wojtas 8 (14–9) Mendoza 6
 7× Report  5×
12 December 2013
20:15
Angola  21–26  Norway Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW)
M. Kiala 6 (9–12) three players 5
 2× Report  6×
13 December 2013
15:45
Argentina  25–15  Paraguay Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 500
Referees: Engberg, Laurell (SWE)
Alonso 7 (13–5) Faría 6
 2× Report  3×
13 December 2013
18:00
Angola  21–30  Spain Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Guialo 10 (10–14) Barbosa 9
 2× Report  4×
13 December 2013
20:15
Norway  23–18  Poland Medison Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Sulland 6 (13–10) Wojtas, Semeniuk-Olchawa 4
 3× Report  2×

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 5 5 0 0 152 116 +36 10 Round of 16
2  Romania 5 4 0 1 132 96 +36 8
3  Hungary 5 3 0 2 143 114 +29 6
4  Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 144 135 +9 4
5  Tunisia 5 1 0 4 109 122 −13 2
6  Australia 5 0 0 5 68 165 −97 0
Source:
7 December 2013
14:45
Hungary  35–27  Czech Republic Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 800
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Görbicz 9 (18–16) Knedlíková 6
 2× Report  4× 1×
7 December 2013
17:00
Germany  36–15  Australia Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 700
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Müller, Zapf 6 (17–7) Potocki 9
 3× Report  3×
7 December 2013
19:15
Romania  27–17  Tunisia Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 900
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Neagu, Perianu 6 (15–8) Chebbah 5
 6× Report  1×
9 December 2013
14:45
Tunisia  24–26  Hungary Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 400
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Dhaouadi 6 (15–15) Görbicz, Tomori 6
 4× Report  5×
9 December 2013
17:00
Czech Republic  32–37  Germany Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 800
Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
Luzumová 9 (13–17) Müller 11
 4× Report  6×
9 December 2013
19:15
Australia  13–32  Romania Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 300
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Potocki 5 (7–16) Ciuciulete 7
 2× Report  1×
10 December 2013
14:45
Czech Republic  28–24  Tunisia Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 400
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Luzumová, Štěrbová 6 (15–14) Chebbah 7
 1× Report  7×
10 December 2013
17:00
Germany  26–23  Romania Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 800
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Müller 11 (13–12) Nechita 6
 2× Report  1×
10 December 2013
19:15
Hungary  39–15  Australia Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 400
Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
Rédei Soós, Vincze 6 (19–11) Potocki 8
 1× Report  1× 1×
12 December 2013
14:45
Australia  10–34  Czech Republic Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 400
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Boyd 3 (4–15) Crhová 8
 1× Report
12 December 2013
17:00
Germany  26–20  Tunisia Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Loerper 6 (10–11) Chebbah 6
 1× Report  1×
12 December 2013
19:15
Romania  21–17  Hungary Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
Neagu 4 (8–10) Görbicz 7
 5× Report  2×
13 December 2013
14:45
Tunisia  24–15  Australia Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 300
Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
Dhaouadi 6 (12–8) Potocki 7
 3× Report
13 December 2013
17:00
Hungary  26–27  Germany Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Görbicz 12 (16–14) Müller 13
 4× Report  3×
13 December 2013
19:15
Romania  29–23  Czech Republic Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 700
Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
Neagu 5 (14–7) Keclíková, Luzumová 4
 4× Report  3×

President's Cup

17–20th place playoff

 
17–20th place semifinals17th place game
 
      
 
15 December
 
 
 DR Congo22
 
16 December
 
 China23
 
 China23
 
15 December
 
 Tunisia28
 
 Argentina21
 
 
 Tunisia27
 
19th place game
 
 
16 December
 
 
 DR Congo19
 
 
 Argentina31

17–20th place semifinals

15 December 2013
17:45
DR Congo  22–23  China Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Duţă, Diabaté
Mwasesa 6 (8–11) Zhao Jiaqin 7
 2× Report  2×
15 December 2013
20:00
Argentina  21–27  Tunisia Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Engberg, Røen
Gambino 5 (12–14) Sfar-Ben-Chker 8
 1× Report  4×

19th place game

16 December 2013
17:45
DR Congo  19–31  Argentina Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 250
Referees: Røen, Lee
Mwasesa 4 (7–14) Decilio, Bianchi 7
 6× Report  1×

17th place game

16 December 2013
20:00
China  23–28  Tunisia Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Coulibaly, Arntsen
Zhao Jiaqin 7 (11–12) Toumi 12
 3× Report  1×

21st–24th place playoff

 
21st–24th place semifinals21st place game
 
      
 
15 December
 
 
 Dominican Republic24
 
16 December
 
 Algeria29
 
 Algeria19
 
15 December
 
 Paraguay29
 
 Paraguay (SO)18 (5)
 
 
 Australia18 (3)
 
23rd place game
 
 
16 December
 
 
 Dominican Republic27
 
 
 Australia26

21st–24th place semifinals

15 December 2013
13:15
Dominican Republic  24–29  Algeria Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Laurell, Lee
Pop 7 (9–12) Ziadi 5
 4× Report  3×
15 December 2013
15:30
Paraguay  18–18  Australia Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Florescu, Koo
Acuña 9 (12–10) Potocki 8
 5× Report  6×

FT: 18–18 Pen: 5–3

23rd place game

16 December 2013
13:15
Dominican Republic  27–26  Australia Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 200
Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW)
three players 6 (18–9) Potocki 11
 6× Report  1×

21st place game

16 December 2013
15:30
Algeria  19–29  Paraguay Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Laurell, Florescu
Iberaken 5 (10–13) three players 7
 5× Report  4×

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
B1  Brazil 29
A4  Netherlands 23 B1  Brazil (ET) 33
D3  Hungary 28 D3  Hungary 31
C2  Spain 21 B1  Brazil 27
B3  Denmark 22 B3  Denmark 21
A2  Montenegro 21 B3  Denmark 31
D1  Germany 29 D1  Germany 28
C4  Angola 21 B1  Brazil 22
C3  Poland 31 B2  Serbia 20
D2  Romania 29 C3  Poland 22
A1  France 27 A1  France 21
B4  Japan 19 C3  Poland 18 Third place
A3  South Korea 27 B2  Serbia 24
B2  Serbia 28 B2  Serbia 28 B3  Denmark 30
C1  Norway 31 C1  Norway 25 C3  Poland 26
D4  Czech Republic 21

Round of 16

15 December 2013
17:30
Germany  29–21  Angola Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Steinbach 6 (13–10) M. Kiala 8
 2× Report  3×
15 December 2013
18:00
France  27–19  Japan Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 510
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Kamto Njitam 5 (12–9) Arihama, Fujii 5
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15 December 2013
20:15
Poland  31–29  Romania Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
Wojtas 9 (13–17) Neagu 10
 2× Report  1×
15 December 2013
20:45
Denmark  22–21  Montenegro Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Burgaard 6 (11–12) Bulatović 7
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16 December 2013
17:30
Hungary  28–21  Spain Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Görbicz 6 (17–12) López 7
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16 December 2013
18:00
Brazil  29–23  Netherlands Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 300
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Rodrigues 7 (16–14) Abbingh 7
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16 December 2013
20:15
Norway  31–21  Czech Republic Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Løke, Mørk 5 (19–10) Luzumová 6
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16 December 2013
20:45
South Korea  27–28  Serbia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Jung Ji-hae 8 (12–13) Lekić 8
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Quarterfinals

18 December 2013
17:30
Brazil  33–31 (ET)  Hungary Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
do Nascimento 10 (12–11) Tomori 7
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FT: 26–26 ET: 3–3, 4–2

18 December 2013
17:30
Poland  22–21  France Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Siódmiak, Wojtas 5 (11–8) Pineau, Dembélé 5
 4× Report  1×
18 December 2013
20:15
Serbia  28–25  Norway Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 16,028[6]
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Damnjanović, Cvijić 8 (15–16) Løke 5
 2× Report
18 December 2013
20:15
Denmark  31–28  Germany Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Kristiansen 7 (17–17) Müller 12
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Semifinals

20 December 2013
18:00
Poland  18–24  Serbia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 18,236[7]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Szwed-Orneborg 4 (6–14) Lekić 8
 2× Report  3×
20 December 2013
20:45
Brazil  27–21  Denmark Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
do Nascimento 7 (14–10) four players 3
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Third place game

22 December 2013
14:30
Denmark  30–26  Poland Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Kristiansen 10 (12–15) Kulwińska 5
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Final

The final was played at the Kombank Arena between Brazil and the host Serbia and was attended by 19,467 spectators.[8][9] Referees of the match were Spain's Andreu Marín and Ignacio García. It was the first final ever for both teams with Brazil's previous best result being fifth place at the 2011 World Championship and third place for Serbia at the 2001 World Championship (then as FR Yugoslavia). Both teams advanced to the final after playing in Group B of the group stage with Brazil winning their match in the third round 25–23. On the way to the final in the knockout stage Brazil defeated the Netherlands, Hungary and Denmark, while Serbia won its matches against South Korea, Norway and Poland.

The game started with an early 3–1 lead for the Brazilians, but Serbia came from behind to level the result and took control of the match with an 8–6 lead. Serbian players had the last lead in the match at 10–9 before Brazil went on with a 4–0 run to take a three-goals lead 13–10. The Serbian team scored before halftime to make it 13–11 at the break. In the second half, Brazil started furiously scoring three goals in a row to extend the lead to a margin of five making the result 16–11 in their favour. The Serbians did not give up and managed to cut their opponent's comfortable lead to only one goal with a 4–0 series. One of the driving forces for the comeback was the goalkeeper Katarina Tomašević who saved two penalties in one minute.[9] The final entered with a tied result at 19–19 in the last four minutes. Brazil scored to take the lead, which was answered with an equaliser brought by Andrea Lekić to make it 20–20. The Brazilian team took the lead again and after Dragana Cvijić missed to score for her team, Ana Paula Belo scored to finish the match and set the final result 22–20.[8][9] Alexandra do Nascimento with six and Cvijić with five goals were the best scorers for the two finalists. Brazil became the first South American country to win the World Women's Handball Championship and only the second non-European (after South Korea) to do so.[10]

22 December 2013
17:15
Brazil  22–20  Serbia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 19,467
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
do Nascimento 6 (13–11) Cvijić 5
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Statistics

Final ranking

References

  1. ^ a b Spain and Serbia to stage 2013 World Championships, by International Handball Federation, 2 October 2010
  2. ^ "Brazil World Champions for the first time". ihf.info. 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Live streaming of Women's World Championship draw event on 15 June". ihf.info. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Serbia choose Niš in spectacular IHF 2013 World Championship draw". ihf.info. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ^ Match schedule
  6. ^ "World Record – 16.000 spectators". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  7. ^ "New record – 18.236 fans in the Kombank Arena". Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  8. ^ a b Brazil World Champion Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, serbia.2013.com, 22 December 2013.
  9. ^ a b c Brazil World Champions for the first time, IHF, 22 December 2013.
  10. ^ Handball: Brazil edge Serbia for first world title Archived 23 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, GlobalPost, 22 December 2013.
  11. ^ Final ranking Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine