2013 World Women's Handball Championship

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

2013 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Dates6–22 December
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runner-up Serbia
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches82
Goals scored4179 (50.96 per match)
Attendance161,167 (1,965 per match)
Top scorer(s) Susann Müller (GER)
(62 goals)
Best player Eduarda Amorim (BRA)
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Brazil defeated Serbia 22–20 in the final to capture their first title and thus becoming the first nation from the Americas and only the second non-European country (after South Korea) to win the title.[2]

Venues

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

Group stageGroup stage/President's Cup
Belgrade Zrenjanin Niš
Pionir Hall
Capacity: 8,150		 Medison 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
CountryQualified asQualification datePrevious appearances in tournament1
 SerbiaHost2 October 201000 (debut)
 NorwayWorld Champions18 December 2011160 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 AlgeriaSemifinalist of African Championship19 January 201220 (1978, 1997)
 AngolaSemifinalist of African Championship19 January 2012110 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 DR CongoSemifinalist of African Championship19 January 201200 (debut)
 TunisiaSemifinalist of African Championship19 January 201260 (1975, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 MontenegroSemifinalist of European Championship9 December 201210 (2011)
 HungarySemifinalist of European Championship11 December 2012180 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
 South KoreaFinalist of 2012 Asian Championship14 December 2012 140 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 ChinaFinalist of 2012 Asian Championship14 December 2012 120 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 JapanThird place of 2012 Asian Championship16 December 2012 150 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 AustraliaWinner of 2013 Oceania Championship27 April 2013 60 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 ArgentinaSemifinalist of 2013 Pan American Championship5 June 2013 60 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 BrazilSemifinalist of 2013 Pan American Championship5 June 2013 90 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 Dominican RepublicSemifinalist of 2013 Pan American Championship5 June 2013 10 (2007)
 ParaguaySemifinalist of 2013 Pan American Championship5 June 2013 10 (2007)
 SpainWinner of Playoff round7 June 2013 60 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 RomaniaWinner of Playoff round8 June 2013 200 (1957, 1962,1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 PolandWinner of Playoff round8 June 2013 130 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007)
 Czech RepublicWinner of Playoff round8 June 2013 40 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003)
 DenmarkWinner of Playoff round8 June 2013 160 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011)
 NetherlandsWinner of Playoff round9 June 2013 80 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011)
 GermanyWinner of Playoff round9 June 2013 100 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
 FranceWinner of Playoff round9 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
  • 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
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:
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:
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:
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 (place 17-24)

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
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 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
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 (place 1-16)

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
A3  South Korea 27       B2  Serbia 24  
B2  Serbia 28     B2  Serbia 28 Third place
C1  Norway 31     C1  Norway 25   B3  Denmark 30
D4  Czech Republic 21   C3  Poland 26

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
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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
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. However, the Brazilian team took the lead once again and after Dragana Cvijić missed to score for her team, Ana Paula Rodrigues 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 both 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

Final ranking

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
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