2013 World Women's Handball Championship

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]

2013 World Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Venue(s)	5 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	6–22 December
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runner-up	Serbia
Third place	Denmark
Fourth place	Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	82
Goals scored	4,179 (50.96 per match)
Attendance	161,167 (1,965 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Susann Müller (62 goals)
Best player	Eduarda Amorim
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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.^{[citation needed]} The decision to select Serbia as the host was announced on 2 October 2010.^{[citation needed]}

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

Main article: 2013 World Women's Handball Championship 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
Norway TH  Montenegro  Hungary  Denmark	Netherlands  Brazil  Germany  Poland	Angola  France  Serbia (host)  Romania	South Korea  Spain  Czech Republic  China	Tunisia  DR Congo  Japan  Argentina	Dominican Republic  Paraguay  Algeria  Australia

• 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: ^{[citation needed]}

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
	3× 4×	Report	3× 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
	3× 2×	Report	2× 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
	3× 1×	Report	2× 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
	2× 3×	Report	3× 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
	2× 3×	Report	3× 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
	3× 6×	Report	3× 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
	2× 1×	Report	2× 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
	3× 4×	Report	2× 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
	3× 5×	Report	3× 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
	2× 5×	Report	3× 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
	3× 7×	Report	1× 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
	2× 1×	Report	4× 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
	3× 4×	Report	2× 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
	4× 5×	Report	3× 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
	3× 6×	Report	3× 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: ^{[citation needed]}

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
	4× 6×	Report	3× 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
	3× 6×	Report	3×

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
	3× 1×	Report	2× 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
	3× 4×	Report	3× 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× 3×	Report	4× 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
	3× 4×	Report	3× 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
	3× 6×	Report	3×

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
	3× 7×	Report	4× 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
	3× 7×	Report	2× 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
	4× 5×	Report	3× 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
	3× 2×	Report	3× 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
	2× 4×	Report	3× 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
	3× 4×	Report	3× 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
	2× 1×	Report	3× 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
	3× 6×	Report	4× 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: ^{[citation needed]}

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
	3× 6×	Report	2× 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× 3×	Report	3× 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
	3× 4×	Report	4× 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
	3× 5×	Report	3× 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
	3× 5×	Report	2× 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
	3× 5×	Report	3× 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
	4× 6×	Report	2× 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
	3× 5×	Report	2× 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
	2× 5× 1×	Report	3× 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× 2× 1×	Report	3× 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
	3× 7×	Report	3× 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× 2×	Report	3× 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
	3× 2×	Report	3× 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
	3× 2×	Report	3× 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× 3×	Report	3× 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: ^{[citation needed]}

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
	3× 2×	Report	4× 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
	2× 3×	Report	3× 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
	3× 6×	Report	3× 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
	2× 4×	Report	2× 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
	2× 4×	Report	3× 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
	3× 2×	Report	2× 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
	2× 1×	Report	2× 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
	3× 2×	Report	3× 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
	3× 1×	Report	2× 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
	2× 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
	3× 1×	Report	3× 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
	4× 5×	Report	3× 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× 3×	Report	2×

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
	2× 4×	Report	2× 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
	3× 4×	Report	4× 3×

President's Cup

17–20th place playoff

	17–20th place semifinals				17th place game
	15 December
	DR Congo	22
					16 December
	China	23
					China	23
	15 December
					Tunisia	28
	Argentina	21
	Tunisia	27
					19th place game
					16 December
					DR Congo	19
					Argentina	31

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
	3× 2×	Report	3× 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× 1×	Report	4× 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
	3× 6×	Report	3× 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× 3×	Report	2× 1×

21st–24th place playoff

	21st–24th place semifinals				21st place game
	15 December
	Dominican Republic	24
					16 December
	Algeria	29
					Algeria	19
	15 December
					Paraguay	29
	Paraguay (SO)	18 (5)
	Australia	18 (3)
					23rd place game
					16 December
					Dominican Republic	27
					Australia	26

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
	3× 4×	Report	3× 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
	3× 5×	Report	4× 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
	2× 6×	Report	3× 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
	2× 5×	Report	3× 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
	3× 2×	Report	2× 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
	4× 8×	Report	3× 7×

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
	3× 2×	Report	3× 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
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

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
	2× 2×	Report	3× 2×

16 December 2013 18:00	Brazil	29–23	Netherlands	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 300 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Rodrigues 7	(16–14)	Abbingh 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 7×

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
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

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
	1× 3×	Report	4× 3×

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
	2× 9×	Report	1× 4×
	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
	3× 4×	Report	4× 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
	3× 2×	Report	3×

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
	2× 1×	Report	3× 3×

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
	4× 2×	Report	3× 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
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

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
	2× 2×	Report	2× 2×

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
	2× 5×	Report	4× 4×

Statistics

Final ranking

Final ranking

Brazil  Serbia  Denmark 4  Poland 5  Norway 6  France 7  Germany 8  Hungary 9  Spain 10  Romania 11  Montenegro 12  South Korea 13  Netherlands 14  Japan 15  Czech Republic 16  Angola 17  Tunisia 18  China 19  Argentina 20  DR Congo 21  Paraguay 22  Algeria 23  Dominican Republic 24  Australia According to the IHF.[11]

2013 Women's World Champions Brazil First title Team roster: Fabiana Diniz, Alexandra do Nascimento, Samira Rocha, Daniela Piedade, Amanda de Andrade, Fernanda da Silva, Ana Paula Belo, Bárbara Arenhart, Elaine Gomes, Mayssa Pessoa, Karoline de Souza, Eduarda Amorim, Deborah Nunes, Mariana Costa, Mayara Moura, Deonise Cavaleiro. Head coach: Morten Soubak. All Star Team Position Player Goalkeeper  Bárbara Arenhart (BRA) Left wing  Maria Fisker (DEN) Left back  Sanja Damnjanović (SRB) Pivot  Dragana Cvijić (SRB) Centre back  Anita Görbicz (HUN) Right back  Susann Müller (GER) Right wing  Woo Sun-Hee (KOR) Most valuable player  Eduarda Amorim (BRA) Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info

Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Shots % 1 Susann Müller 62 99 63 2 Alexandra do Nascimento 54 81 67 3 Sally Potocki 48 101 48 Anita Görbicz 48 71 68 5 Sanja Damnjanović 46 94 49 Andrea Lekić 46 78 59 7 Kristina Kristiansen 45 67 67 8 Christianne Mwasesa 42 85 49 9 Ana Paula Belo 39 75 52 Alina Wojtas 39 76 51 Source: IHF.info

Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Lucie Satrapová 58 34 59 2 Silje Solberg 49 49 101 3 Amandine Leynaud 45 57 128 Jovana Risović 45 49 108 5 Bárbara Arenhart 42 81 195 Katarina Tomašević 42 99 237 7 Katrine Lunde 41 60 147 Marina Vukčević 41 47 114 Fadia Omrani 41 37 90 10 Mayssa Pessoa 39 52 135 Paula Ungureanu 39 39 100 Source: IHF.info

References

1. 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. Brazil World Champion Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, serbia.2013.com, 22 December 2013.
9. 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

External links

• Official website
• IHF website