2015 World Women's Handball Championship

2015 World Women's Handball Championship
	File:2015 World Women's Handball Championship.png
Tournament details
Host country	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	5–20 December
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (3rd title)
Runner-up	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Third place	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Fourth place	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	88
Goals scored	4,714 (53.57 per match)
Attendance	304,436 (3,460 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Romania Cristina Neagu (63 goals)
Best player	Romania Cristina Neagu
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The 2015 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Denmark. The decision to select Denmark as the host was announced on 27 January 2011.^[3] In the final Norway won 31–23 against the Netherlands to gain their third title.^[4] Romania won bronze after they defeated Poland 31–22.^[5]

Venues

Venues for the tournament were announced on 7 June 2014. Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning hosted the final, both semi-finals, two quarter-finals, matches in the round of 16 and Denmark's group. SYDBANK Arena in Kolding was the venue of two quarter-finals, eighth-finals and neighbour Germany's group, while Arena Nord in Frederikshavn and the new venue in Næstved hosted one eighth-final and one group each.^[6]

Herning	Kolding
Jyske Bank Boxen Capacity: 12,500	SYDBANK Arena Capacity: 5,001^[6]
2015 World Women's Handball Championship is located in Denmark Frederikshavn Frederikshavn Herning Herning Kolding Kolding Næstved Næstved
Frederikshavn	Næstved
Arena Nord Capacity: 2,800^[6]	Næstved Arena Planned capacity: 3,500^[6]

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	27 January 2011	1	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
2013 World Championship	6–22 December 2013	1	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
2014 African Women's Handball Championship	16–25 January 2014	3	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola
2014 European Women's Handball Championship	7–21 December 2014	1	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
2015 Asian Women's Handball Championship	14–23 March 2015	3	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship	21–28 May 2015	3	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
European qualification	8 October 2014 – 14 June 2015	9	File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Final qualification tournament	15–17 June 2015	1	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Wildcard^[7]	22 June 2015	2	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany^[8] File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia^[8]

Final qualification tournament

A final qualification tournament was held from 15 to 17 June 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan to determine the last participant.^[9] The schedule was revealed on 3 June 2015.^[10]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	3	3	0	94	65	+29	6	Qualified for World Championship
2	File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo	3	2	1	86	73	+13	4
3	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico	3	1	2	69	72	−3	2
4	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	3	0	3	49	88	−39	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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.

Results

15 June 2015 18:00	Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg	24–16	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	Almaty Referees: Alpaizde, Berezkina (RUS)
		(13–8)
		Report

15 June 2015 20:00	Kazakhstan File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg	36–24	File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo	Almaty Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
		(22–11)
		Report

16 June 2015 17:00	Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg	12–32	File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo	Almaty
		(6–13)

16 June 2015 19:00	Kazakhstan File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg	26–20	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico	Almaty
		(12–9)

17 June 2015 17:00	Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg	25–30	File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo	Almaty
		(12–16)

17 June 2015 19:00	Kazakhstan File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg	32–21	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	Almaty
		(17–9)

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualification date	Previous appearances in tournament¹
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	Host	27 January 2011	170 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2013 World Champion	22 December 2013	100 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo	Finalist of 2014 African Championship	24 January 2014	10 (2013)
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia	Finalist of 2014 African Championship	24 January 2014	70 (1975, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola	Third place of 2014 African Championship	25 January 2014	120 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	2014 European Champion	21 December 2014	170 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	Finalist of 2015 Asian Championship	21 March 2015	150 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	Finalist of 2015 Asian Championship	21 March 2015	160 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	Third place of 2015 Asian Championship	23 March 2015	130 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba	Semifinalist of 2015 Pan American Championship	24 May 2015	20 (1999, 2011)
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	Semifinalist of 2015 Pan American Championship	25 May 2015	0 debut
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	Semifinalist of 2015 Pan American Championship	25 May 2015	70 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	European playoff winner	13 June 2015	190 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013)
File:Flag of France.svg France	European playoff winner	13 June 2015	110 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	European playoff winner	13 June 2015	100 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	European playoff winner	13 June 2015	210 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	European playoff winner	13 June 2015	90 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	European playoff winner	14 June 2015	70 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	European playoff winner	14 June 2015	140 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013)
File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	European playoff winner	14 June 2015	20 (2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	European playoff winner	14 June 2015	70 (1957, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011)
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	Final qualification tournament winner	16 June 2015	30 (2007, 2009, 2011)
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany^[8]	Wildcard	22 June 2015	100 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia^[8]	Wildcard	22 June 2015	10 (2013)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

Squads

Referees

17 referee pairs were selected:^[11]

Referees
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	Julian Grillo Sebastián Lenci
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain	Hussain Al-Mawt Sameer Marhoon
File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast	Yalatima Coulibaly Mamadou Diabaté
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	Anders Birch Dennis Stenrand
File:Flag of France.svg France	Charlotte Bonaventura Julie Bonaventura
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	Robert Schulze Tobias Tönnies
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	Péter Horváth Balázs Marton
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland	Jónas Elíasson Anton Pålsson
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	Tomoko Ota Mariko Shimajiri

Referees
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	Lee Se-ok Koo Bon-ok
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	Kjersti Arntsen Guro Røen
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Diana Florescu Anamaria Stoia
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Viktoria Alpaidze Tatiana Berezkina
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia	Bojan Lah David Sok
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	Vanja Antić Jelena Jakovljević
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Ignacio García Andreu Marín
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia	Ismail Boualloucha Ramzi Khenissi

Draw

The draw was held on 24 June 2015 at Koldinghus in Kolding, Denmark at 20:00 local time.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 23 June 2015.^[15]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro File:Flag of France.svg France	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	5	4	1	0	149	113	+36	9	Round of 16
2	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	5	4	0	1	146	121	+25	8
3	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (H)	5	3	0	2	134	113	+21	6
4	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	5	2	1	2	144	132	+12	5
5	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	5	1	0	4	118	138	−20	2
6	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia	5	0	0	5	108	182	−74	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

5 December 2015 15:45	Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg	28–28	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,700 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Bulatović 8	(16–14)	Krpež, Živković 6
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5 December 2015 18:00	Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg	39–20	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 7,900 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Tomori 6	(16–5)	Chebbah 10
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5 December 2015 20:45	Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg	30–21	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG)
	Gravholt 6	(17–11)	Honda 5
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6 December 2015 16:15	Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg	23–29	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Sunami 9	(15–17)	Radičević 10
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6 December 2015 18:30	Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg	26–32	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 5,800 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
	Krpež 5	(16–18)	Tomori 10
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6 December 2015 20:45	Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg	20–32	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
	Chebbah, Jlezi 5	(10–16)	three players 6
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8 December 2015 16:15	Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg	31–21	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Hara 9	(13–9)	Jlezi 5
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8 December 2015 18:30	Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg	32–15	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	three players 6	(17–9)	three players 3
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8 December 2015 20:45	Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg	29–20	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	L. Jørgensen 7	(13–12)	Liščević 5
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9 December 2015 16:15	Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg	37–26	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG)
	Jauković 9	(19–12)	Chebbah 9
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9 December 2015 18:30	Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg	27–22	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
	Krpež 6	(13–12)	Ishitate, Sunami 5
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9 December 2015 20:45	Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg	29–22	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Szucsánszki 8	(15–12)	S. Jørgensen 4
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11 December 2015 16:15	Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg	31–21	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Triscsuk 6	(17–11)	Fujii 6
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11 December 2015 18:30	Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg	21–43	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	three players 4	(10–23)	Krpež 11
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11 December 2015 20:45	Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg	21–23	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Hansen 8	(7–12)	Jauković 7
	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	5	4	1	0	183	116	+67	9^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Round of 16
2	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	5	4	1	0	192	134	+58	9^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	5	3	0	2	135	135	0	6
4	File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola	5	2	0	3	144	155	−11	4
5	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	5	1	0	4	141	180	−39	2
6	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba	5	0	0	5	123	198	−75	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sweden–Netherlands 28–28

5 December 2015 16:15	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	42–21	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,950 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Abbingh, Broch 7	(19–9)	Qiao 5
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5 December 2015 18:30	Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg	22–27	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 3,112 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Martínez 8	(11–12)	Kudłacz-Gloc 11
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5 December 2015 20:45	Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg	37–23	File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 3,204 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Hagman 8	(18–12)	André 6
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6 December 2015 16:15	China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg	39–30	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 1,475 Referees: Florescu, Sola (ROU)
	Zhang 8	(22–15)	Varanes 7
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6 December 2015 18:30	Angola File:Flag of Angola.svg	24–37	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,850 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
	André 5	(11–19)	Polman 12
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6 December 2015 20:45	Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg	30–31	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 6	(13–15)	Hagman 7
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8 December 2015 16:15	Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg	23–38	File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 1,284 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	three players 4	(14–20)	Bernardo, Viegas 7
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8 December 2015 18:30	Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg	29–24	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,584 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 7	(12–11)	Jin 8
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8 December 2015 20:45	Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg	28–28	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,894 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Gulldén 8	(12–15)	Groot 9
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9 December 2015 16:15	Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg	23–45	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 1,494 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Lusson, Rizo 7	(13–20)	Abbingh 8
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9 December 2015 18:30	Angola File:Flag of Angola.svg	27–29	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,820 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Bernardo 8	(15–12)	Kocela 7
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9 December 2015 20:45	Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg	47–28	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,864 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Roberts 10	(25–14)	Yan 9
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11 December 2015 16:15	China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg	29–32	File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 1,628 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Qiao 5	(11–15)	Bernardo 10
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11 December 2015 18:30	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	31–20	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,652 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Abbingh 7	(14–9)	Achruk, Niedźwiedź 5
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11 December 2015 20:45	Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg	25–49	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,781 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Martínez 7	(12–23)	Hagman 14
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Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	5	4	1	0	118	95	+23	9	Round of 16
2	File:Flag of France.svg France	5	3	1	1	121	91	+30	7
3	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	5	3	0	2	151	114	+37	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	5	2	2	1	138	125	+13	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	5	1	0	4	89	120	−31	2
6	File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo	5	0	0	5	78	150	−72	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Germany–South Korea 40–28

5 December 2015 16:00	Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	23–15	File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,752 Referees: Boualloucha, Khenissi (TUN)
	Pizzo 5	(11–10)	Mwasesa 6
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5 December 2015 18:15	France File:Flag of France.svg	30–20	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Pineau 7	(16–7)	S. Müller 9
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5 December 2015 20:30	Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg	24–24	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,430 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	Rodrigues 7	(10–12)	Ryu 7
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7 December 2015 16:00	DR Congo File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg	11–26	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Mwasesa 4	(4–14)	Do Nascimento 7
	2×Yellow card 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

7 December 2015 18:15	South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg	22–22	File:Flag of France.svg France	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Elíasson, Pålsson (ISL)
	Jung J. 8	(11–11)	Nze Minko 7
	4×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	4×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

7 December 2015 20:30	Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg	33–13	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	S. Müller 7	(17–8)	Mendoza, Karsten 4
	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

8 December 2015 16:00	South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg	35–17	File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	Choi 8	(14–6)	Mwasesa 7
	3×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card

8 December 2015 18:15	France File:Flag of France.svg	20–12	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Boualloucha, Khenissi (TUN)
	three players 4	(13–6)	Mendoza 3
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square

8 December 2015 20:30	Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg	24–21	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
	Amorim 7	(9–8)	three players 4
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

10 December 2015 16:00	Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	19–23	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Pizzo 6	(8–11)	Fachinello 7
	3×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

10 December 2015 18:15	France File:Flag of France.svg	29–16	File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	Lacrabère 8	(14–10)	Mwasesa 7
	3×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	2×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

10 December 2015 20:30	Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg	40–28	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Boualloucha, Khenissi (TUN)
	F. Müller, Smits 6	(14–15)	Gwon, Jung Y. 6
	4×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square

11 December 2015 16:00	Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	22–29	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 700 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Pizzo 6	(12–14)	Jung J., Kim 6
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	2×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square

11 December 2015 18:15	Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg	21–20	File:Flag of France.svg France	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	Rodrigues 5	(11–9)	Pineau 6
	4×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	4×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

11 December 2015 20:30	DR Congo File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg	19–37	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 300 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Lusamba, Milemba 4	(11–18)	Fischer, S. Müller 8
	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	5	5	0	171	115	+56	10	Round of 16
2	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	5	4	1	159	106	+53	8
3	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	5	3	2	148	98	+50	6
4	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	5	2	3	150	116	+34	4
5	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	5	1	4	88	197	−109	2
6	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	5	0	5	95	179	−84	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

5 December 2015 16:00	Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg	47–14	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,258 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Chiper 10	(23–3)	Hiraldo 5
	2×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

5 December 2015 18:15	Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg	31–10	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,285 Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	Martín 6	(16–5)	Tankina 4
	1×Yellow card	Report	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

5 December 2015 20:30	Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg	25–26	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,360 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Mørk 6	(11–14)	Vyakhireva 9
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square

7 December 2015 16:00	Kazakhstan File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg	20–36	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 771 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Alexandrova 7	(12–18)	Manea, Nechita 6
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7 December 2015 18:15	Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg	28–26	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,380 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Bliznova 7	(16–14)	Martín 6
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7 December 2015 20:30	Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg	13–39	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,516 Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	Maldonado 4	(6–17)	Sulland 7
	3×Yellow card 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square

8 December 2015 16:00	Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg	45–18	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 647 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	three players 6	(22–7)	Maldonado 5
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card	Report	3×Yellow card 8×number 2 in light blue rounded square

8 December 2015 18:15	Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg	26–18	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,259 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Pena 7	(13–12)	Neagu 6
	2×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

8 December 2015 20:30	Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg	40–19	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,384 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Herrem 7	(20–10)	Pikalova 6
	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card

10 December 2015 16:00	Kazakhstan File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg	19–42	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 585 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (AUT)
	Rodina, Tankina 5	(9–24)	three players 7
	3×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square

10 December 2015 18:15	Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg	39–13	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,060 Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	López 8	(18–8)	Ceballos 4
	2×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square

10 December 2015 20:30	Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg	22–26	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,610 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Neagu 8	(10–13)	Mørk 7
	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

11 December 2015 16:00	Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg	30–27	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 269 Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	Maldonado 7	(18–14)	Pikalova 9
	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

11 December 2015 18:15	Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg	27–30	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,415 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Ardean-Elisei 6	(16–17)	Vyakhireva 6
	3×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

11 December 2015 20:30	Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg	29–26	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,781 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Mørk 6	(18–12)	Pena 9
	4×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card	Report	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

President's Cup

17–20th place playoff

17–20th place semifinals		17th place game

13 December

File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	24
		14 December
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	29
		File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	35
13 December
		File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	27
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	28

File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	14
		19th place game

		14 December

		File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	44

		File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	15

17–20th place semifinals

13 December 2015 15:30	Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg	24–29	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 600 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	Fujii 14	(11–16)	Jin, Sun 7
	3×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	4×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square

13 December 2015 18:00	Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	28–14	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 400 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
	Salvadó 7	(13–6)	three players 3
	2×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square

19th place game

14 December 2015 13:00	Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg	44–15	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 400 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Matsumura 9	(21–7)	Ceballos, García 4
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

17th place game

14 December 2015 15:30	China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg	35–27	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 200 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Yan 8	(20–9)	Karsten 7
	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card

21st–24th place playoff

21st–24th place semifinals		21st place game

13 December

File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia	28
		14 December
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba	24
		File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia	39
13 December
		File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	23
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo	30

File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (Pen.)	31
		23rd place game

		14 December

		File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba	29

		File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo	19

21st–24th place semifinals

13 December 2015 15:30	Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg	28–24	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Hamrouni 7	(15–12)	Rizo 9
	2×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

13 December 2015 18:00	DR Congo File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg	30–31	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Mwasesa 11	(12–11)	Tankina 8
	2×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	4×Yellow card 8×number 2 in light blue rounded square
	FT: 26–26 Pen: 4–5

23rd place game

14 December 2015 15:30	Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg	29–19	File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 100 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Rizo 8	(14–10)	Mwasesa 7
	2×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	2×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square

21st place game

14 December 2015 13:00	Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg	39–23	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 100 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Hamrouni 9	(16–12)	Rodina, Tankina 5
	1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

13 December

File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

36

16 December

File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia

20

File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

28

14 December

File:Flag of France.svg France

25

File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain

21

18 December

File:Flag of France.svg France

22

File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

30

14 December

File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

25

File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

24

16 December

File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

23

File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

21

14 December

File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia

20

File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia

30

20 December

File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea

25

File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

23

13 December

File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway

31

File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany

22

16 December

File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway

28

File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway

26

14 December

File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro

25

File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro

38

18 December

File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola

28

File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (OT)

35

13 December

File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania

33

Third place

File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark

26

16 December

20 December

File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

19

File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark

30

File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

22

13 December

File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (OT)

31

File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania

31

File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

22

File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania

25

5th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

18 December

File:Flag of France.svg France	25
		20 December
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	31
		File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	25
18 December
		File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	21
File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	20

File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	28
		Seventh place

		20 December

		File:Flag of France.svg France	34

		File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	23

Round of 16

13 December 2015 20:30	Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg	22–28	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,348 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	S. Müller, Smits 7	(10–15)	Løke 9
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

13 December 2015 20:30	Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg	22–25	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,100 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Rodrigues 5	(8–13)	Brădeanu 7
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	2×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

13 December 2015 20:45	Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg	26–19	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	S. Jørgensen 6	(15–7)	Ahlm 5
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	2×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

13 December 2015 20:45	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	36–20	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,744 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Abbingh 6	(17–6)	Krpež 6
	3×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	4×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

14 December 2015 17:45	Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg	21–22	File:Flag of France.svg France	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Pena 7	(12–9)	Niombla 8
	4×Yellow card 8×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card	Report	4×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square

14 December 2015 18:00	Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg	24–23	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,230 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 8	(13–14)	Hornyák, Szucsánszki 5
	4×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	4×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square

14 December 2015 20:30	Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg	30–25	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG)
	Akopian 6	(16–13)	Lee 7
	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square

14 December 2015 20:45	Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg	38–28	File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,230 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Radičević 9	(19–13)	Bernardo 11
	3×Yellow card 9×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	2×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Quarterfinals

16 December 2015 17:45	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	28–25	File:Flag of France.svg France	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Polman 10	(15–12)	Pineau 8
	2×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	2×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

16 December 2015 18:00	Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg	21–20	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Kobylińska 6	(11–9)	Vyakhireva 5
	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	2×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square

16 December 2015 20:30	Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg	26–25	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Mørk 8	(13–11)	Mehmedović, Radičević 6
	4×Yellow card 8×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	4×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card

16 December 2015 20:45	Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg	30–31 (ET)	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	L. Jørgensen 6	(10–13)	Neagu 15
	4×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square
	FT: 27–27 ET: 3–4

5–8th place semifinals

18 December 2015 13:00	France File:Flag of France.svg	25–31	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Zaadi 6	(8–15)	Vyakhireva 6
	3×Yellow card 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card	Report	3×Yellow card 9×number 2 in light blue rounded square

18 December 2015 15:30	Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg	20–28	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Radičević, Knežević 4	(11–15)	S. Jørgensen 8
	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Semifinals

18 December 2015 18:00	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	30–25	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Polman 8	(15–8)	Kudłacz-Gloc 5
	3×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

18 December 2015 20:45	Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg	35–33 (ET)	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 10,200 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Mørk 8	(17–14)	Neagu 8
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card	Report	4×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square
	FT: 27–27 ET: 8–6

Seventh place game

20 December 2015 09:45	France File:Flag of France.svg	34–23	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Ayglon, Dembélé 7	(20–13)	Radičević 7
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Fifth place game

20 December 2015 12:15	Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg	25–21	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Vyakhireva 7	(12–16)	S. Jørgensen 7
	2×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Third place game

20 December 2015 14:45	Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg	22–31	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Achruk 6	(8–15)	Neagu 10
	3×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Final

20 December 2015 17:15	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	23–31	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Polman 8	(9–20)	Herrem 7
	3×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	Report	3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Statistics

Final ranking

Places 9–16 were ranked according to their preliminary round results against teams that advanced to the round of 16.^[17]

Rank	Team
File:Gold medal icon.svg	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
File:Silver medal icon.svg	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
File:Bronze medal icon.svg	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
4	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
5	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
6	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
7	File:Flag of France.svg France
8	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro
9	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
10	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
11	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
12	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
13	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
14	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
15	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
16	File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola
17	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
18	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
19	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
20	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
21	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
22	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
23	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
24	File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo

	Qualified for the Summer Olympics and the 2017 World Championship
	Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification tournament

2015 Women's World Champions Norway Norway Third title Team roster: Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Silje Solberg, Mari Molid, Veronica Kristiansen, Ida Alstad, Heidi Løke, Stine Skogrand, Vilde Ingstad, Nora Mørk, Stine Bredal Oftedal, Linn Jørum Sulland, Pernille Wibe, Betina Riegelhuth, Amanda Kurtović, Camilla Herrem, Sanna Solberg, Marta Tomac. Head coach: Thorir Hergeirsson.

All Star Team

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tess Wester (NED)
Right wing	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Jovanka Radičević (MNE)
Right back	File:Flag of Norway.svg Nora Mørk (NOR)
Centre back	File:Flag of Norway.svg Stine Bredal Oftedal (NOR)
Left back	File:Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Neagu (ROU)
Left wing	File:Flag of Romania.svg Valentina Ardean-Elisei (ROU)
Pivot	File:Flag of Norway.svg Heidi Løke (NOR)
Most valuable player	File:Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Neagu (ROU)

Chosen by team officials and IHF experts.^[2]

Top goalscorers


Rank	Name	Goals	Shots	%
1	Romania Cristina Neagu	63	104	61
2	Montenegro Jovanka Radičević	60	85	71
3	Poland Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc	52	82	63
3	Russia Anna Vyakhireva	52	76	68
5	Netherlands Estavana Polman	51	86	59
6	Montenegro Katarina Bulatović	49	80	61
7	Denmark Stine Jørgensen	48	75	64
8	Democratic Republic of the Congo Christianne Mwasesa	45	87	52
9	Norway Nora Mørk	44	76	58
10	Angola Natália Bernardo	43	60	72
10	Tunisia Mouna Chebbah	43	80	54

Source: IHF.info

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	%	Saves	Shots
1	Netherlands Tess Wester	43	120	277
2	Spain Darly de Paula	42	28	66
3	Denmark Rikke Poulsen	41	76	186
4	Norway Kari Aalvik Grimsbø	40	80	201
5	Sweden Johanna Bundsen	39	56	145
5	Sweden Filippa Idéhn	39	40	102
7	Brazil Mayssa Pessoa	38	28	74
7	Norway Silje Solberg	38	52	138
9	France Laura Glauser	36	41	113
	Germany Katja Kramarczyk		56	155
	Tunisia Nesrine Hamza		26	73

Source: IHF.info

References

↑ Top scorer
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Denmark 2015 All-Star Team". ihf.info. 20 December 2015.
↑ Denmark and Qatar host World Championships 2015
↑ "Grimsbø Shines as Norway Claim the Title". ihf.info. 20 December 2015.
↑ "Neagu Leads Romania to Bronze". ihf.info. 20 December 2015.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Danish Handball Federation (press release). "VM 2015 i Frederikshavn, Herning, Kolding og Næstved". hbold.dk. Hbold.dk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
↑ "IHF sets date for ballot of Womens World Championships groups – Two wildcards?". handball-world.com. 23 February 2015.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 "Germany and Serbia receive wild cards for 2015 Women's World Championship in DEN". ihf.info. 22 June 2015.
↑ "Kazakhstan to host the final qualification tournament for Denmark 2015". ihf.info. 20 May 2015.
↑ "Mexico – Final participant on the four nations tournament". ihf.info. 3 June 2015.
↑ "Referee Nominations 2015". ihf.info. 3 December 2015.
↑ "Draw for Denmark 2015 will take place on 24 June". ihf.info. 20 February 2015.
↑ "Draw for the 2015 IHF Women's Handball World Championship". ihf.info. 23 June 2015.
↑ "Interesting draw for the Wch". denmark2015.com. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
↑ "See the seeding for the draw". denmark2015.com. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
↑ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
↑ "Ranking: 9th-24th Place Confirmed". ihf.info. 14 December 2015.

External links

[table_hth_SWE0.62215116323072-17] 1.0 ^1.1 Sweden–Netherlands 28–28

[table_hth_GER0.3262437513686-18] 1.0 ^1.1 Germany–South Korea 40–28

[1] Top scorer

[Awards-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Denmark 2015 All-Star Team". ihf.info. 20 December 2015.

[3] Denmark and Qatar host World Championships 2015

[4] "Grimsbø Shines as Norway Claim the Title". ihf.info. 20 December 2015.

[5] "Neagu Leads Romania to Bronze". ihf.info. 20 December 2015.

[venues-hbold-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Danish Handball Federation (press release). "VM 2015 i Frederikshavn, Herning, Kolding og Næstved". hbold.dk. Hbold.dk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

[7] "IHF sets date for ballot of Womens World Championships groups – Two wildcards?". handball-world.com. 23 February 2015.

[WC-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 "Germany and Serbia receive wild cards for 2015 Women's World Championship in DEN". ihf.info. 22 June 2015.

[9] "Kazakhstan to host the final qualification tournament for Denmark 2015". ihf.info. 20 May 2015.

[10] "Mexico – Final participant on the four nations tournament". ihf.info. 3 June 2015.

[11] "Referee Nominations 2015". ihf.info. 3 December 2015.

[12] "Draw for Denmark 2015 will take place on 24 June". ihf.info. 20 February 2015.

[13] "Draw for the 2015 IHF Women's Handball World Championship". ihf.info. 23 June 2015.

[14] "Interesting draw for the Wch". denmark2015.com. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[15] "See the seeding for the draw". denmark2015.com. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[16] "Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-07.

[19] "Ranking: 9th-24th Place Confirmed". ihf.info. 14 December 2015.

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