2015 World Women's Handball Championship

2015 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Denmark
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	5–20 December
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (3rd title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Romania
Fourth place	Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	88
Goals scored	4,714 (53.57 per match)
Attendance	304,436 (3,460 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Cristina Neagu (63 goals)
Best player	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]
Frederikshavn Herning Kolding 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	Denmark
2013 World Championship	6–22 December 2013	1	Brazil
2014 African Women's Handball Championship	16–25 January 2014	3	Tunisia DR Congo Angola
2014 European Women's Handball Championship	7–21 December 2014	1	Norway
2015 Asian Women's Handball Championship	14–23 March 2015	3	South Korea Japan China
2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship	21–28 May 2015	3	Cuba Argentina Puerto Rico
European qualification	8 October 2014 – 14 June 2015	9	France Hungary Montenegro Netherlands Poland Romania Russia Spain Sweden
Final qualification tournament	15–17 June 2015	1	Kazakhstan
Wildcard^[7]	22 June 2015	2	Germany^[8] 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	Kazakhstan	3	3	0	94	65	+29	6	Qualified for World Championship
2	Congo	3	2	1	86	73	+13	4
3	Mexico	3	1	2	69	72	−3	2
4	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	24–16	Australia	Almaty Referees: Alpaizde, Berezkina (RUS)
		(13–8)
		Report

15 June 2015 20:00	Kazakhstan	36–24	Congo	Almaty Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
		(22–11)
		Report

16 June 2015 17:00	Australia	12–32	Congo	Almaty
		(6–13)

16 June 2015 19:00	Kazakhstan	26–20	Mexico	Almaty
		(12–9)

17 June 2015 17:00	Mexico	25–30	Congo	Almaty
		(12–16)

17 June 2015 19:00	Kazakhstan	32–21	Australia	Almaty
		(17–9)

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualification date	Previous appearances in tournament¹
Denmark	Host	27 January 2011	170 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Brazil	2013 World Champion	22 December 2013	100 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
DR Congo	Finalist of 2014 African Championship	24 January 2014	10 (2013)
Tunisia	Finalist of 2014 African Championship	24 January 2014	70 (1975, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Angola	Third place of 2014 African Championship	25 January 2014	120 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
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)
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)
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)
China	Third place of 2015 Asian Championship	23 March 2015	130 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Cuba	Semifinalist of 2015 Pan American Championship	24 May 2015	20 (1999, 2011)
Puerto Rico	Semifinalist of 2015 Pan American Championship	25 May 2015	0 0 (Debut)
Argentina	Semifinalist of 2015 Pan American Championship	25 May 2015	70 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
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)
France	European playoff winner	13 June 2015	110 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Russia	European playoff winner	13 June 2015	100 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
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)
Netherlands	European playoff winner	13 June 2015	90 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013)
Spain	European playoff winner	14 June 2015	70 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Poland	European playoff winner	14 June 2015	140 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013)
Montenegro	European playoff winner	14 June 2015	20 (2011, 2013)
Sweden	European playoff winner	14 June 2015	70 (1957, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011)
Kazakhstan	Final qualification tournament winner	16 June 2015	30 (2007, 2009, 2011)
Germany^[8]	Wildcard	22 June 2015	100 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
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
Argentina	Julian Grillo Sebastián Lenci
Bahrain	Hussain Al-Mawt Sameer Marhoon
Ivory Coast	Yalatima Coulibaly Mamadou Diabaté
Denmark	Anders Birch Dennis Stenrand
France	Charlotte Bonaventura Julie Bonaventura
Germany	Robert Schulze Tobias Tönnies
Hungary	Péter Horváth Balázs Marton
Iceland	Jónas Elíasson Anton Pålsson
Japan	Tomoko Ota Mariko Shimajiri

Referees
South Korea	Lee Se-ok Koo Bon-ok
Norway	Kjersti Arntsen Guro Røen
Romania	Diana Florescu Anamaria Stoia
Russia	Viktoria Alpaidze Tatiana Berezkina
Slovenia	Bojan Lah David Sok
Serbia	Vanja Antić Jelena Jakovljević
Spain	Ignacio García Andreu Marín
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
Brazil Cuba Norway Denmark	Spain Sweden Montenegro France	Hungary Netherlands Argentina Romania	Russia South Korea Poland Japan	Tunisia DR Congo China Puerto Rico	Angola Serbia Germany Kazakhstan

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	5	4	1	0	149	113	+36	9	Round of 16
2	Hungary	5	4	0	1	146	121	+25	8
3	Denmark (H)	5	3	0	2	134	113	+21	6
4	Serbia	5	2	1	2	144	132	+12	5
5	Japan	5	1	0	4	118	138	−20	2
6	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	28–28	Serbia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,700 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Bulatović 8	(16–14)	Krpež, Živković 6
	3× 7×	Report	4× 4× 1×

5 December 2015 18:00	Hungary	39–20	Tunisia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 7,900 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Tomori 6	(16–5)	Chebbah 10
	1× 2×	Report	2× 3×

5 December 2015 20:45	Denmark	30–21	Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG)
	Gravholt 6	(17–11)	Honda 5
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

6 December 2015 16:15	Japan	23–29	Montenegro	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Sunami 9	(15–17)	Radičević 10
	2× 5×	Report	4× 3×

6 December 2015 18:30	Serbia	26–32	Hungary	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 5,800 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
	Krpež 5	(16–18)	Tomori 10
	3× 7×	Report	4× 7×

6 December 2015 20:45	Tunisia	20–32	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
	Chebbah, Jlezi 5	(10–16)	three players 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

8 December 2015 16:15	Japan	31–21	Tunisia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Hara 9	(13–9)	Jlezi 5
	2× 5×	Report	2× 5×

8 December 2015 18:30	Montenegro	32–15	Hungary	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	three players 6	(17–9)	three players 3
	3× 4×	Report	2× 1×

8 December 2015 20:45	Denmark	29–20	Serbia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	L. Jørgensen 7	(13–12)	Liščević 5
	3× 7×	Report	3× 7×

9 December 2015 16:15	Montenegro	37–26	Tunisia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG)
	Jauković 9	(19–12)	Chebbah 9
	3× 6×	Report	2× 2×

9 December 2015 18:30	Serbia	27–22	Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
	Krpež 6	(13–12)	Ishitate, Sunami 5
	3× 5×	Report	2× 5×

9 December 2015 20:45	Hungary	29–22	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Szucsánszki 8	(15–12)	S. Jørgensen 4
	1× 4×	Report	3× 5×

11 December 2015 16:15	Hungary	31–21	Japan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Triscsuk 6	(17–11)	Fujii 6
	3× 3×	Report	2× 5×

11 December 2015 18:30	Tunisia	21–43	Serbia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	three players 4	(10–23)	Krpež 11
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

11 December 2015 20:45	Denmark	21–23	Montenegro	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Hansen 8	(7–12)	Jauković 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 5×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	4	1	0	183	116	+67	9^[a]	Round of 16
2	Sweden	5	4	1	0	192	134	+58	9^[a]
3	Poland	5	3	0	2	135	135	0	6
4	Angola	5	2	0	3	144	155	−11	4
5	China	5	1	0	4	141	180	−39	2
6	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:

^ ^a ^b Sweden–Netherlands 28–28

5 December 2015 16:15	Netherlands	42–21	China	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,950 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Abbingh, Broch 7	(19–9)	Qiao 5
	2× 1×	Report	3× 5×

5 December 2015 18:30	Cuba	22–27	Poland	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 3,112 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Martínez 8	(11–12)	Kudłacz-Gloc 11
	2× 4×	Report	4× 3×

5 December 2015 20:45	Sweden	37–23	Angola	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 3,204 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Hagman 8	(18–12)	André 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2× 1×

6 December 2015 16:15	China	39–30	Cuba	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 1,475 Referees: Florescu, Sola (ROU)
	Zhang 8	(22–15)	Varanes 7
	3× 7×	Report	2× 4×

6 December 2015 18:30	Angola	24–37	Netherlands	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,850 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
	André 5	(11–19)	Polman 12
	3× 7×	Report	3× 3×

6 December 2015 20:45	Poland	30–31	Sweden	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 6	(13–15)	Hagman 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 5×

8 December 2015 16:15	Cuba	23–38	Angola	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 1,284 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	three players 4	(14–20)	Bernardo, Viegas 7
	3× 6× 1×	Report	2× 4×

8 December 2015 18:30	Poland	29–24	China	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,584 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 7	(12–11)	Jin 8
	4× 7×	Report	3× 7×

8 December 2015 20:45	Sweden	28–28	Netherlands	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,894 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Gulldén 8	(12–15)	Groot 9
	4× 5×	Report	4× 4× 1×

9 December 2015 16:15	Cuba	23–45	Netherlands	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 1,494 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Lusson, Rizo 7	(13–20)	Abbingh 8
	2× 8×	Report	2× 3×

9 December 2015 18:30	Angola	27–29	Poland	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,820 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Bernardo 8	(15–12)	Kocela 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 6× 1×

9 December 2015 20:45	Sweden	47–28	China	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,864 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Roberts 10	(25–14)	Yan 9
	3× 2×	Report	4× 4×

11 December 2015 16:15	China	29–32	Angola	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 1,628 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Qiao 5	(11–15)	Bernardo 10
	3× 1×	Report	4×

11 December 2015 18:30	Netherlands	31–20	Poland	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,652 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Abbingh 7	(14–9)	Achruk, Niedźwiedź 5
	2× 1×	Report	4× 3×

11 December 2015 20:45	Cuba	25–49	Sweden	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,781 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Martínez 7	(12–23)	Hagman 14
	3× 7×	Report	3× 4×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	5	4	1	0	118	95	+23	9	Round of 16
2	France	5	3	1	1	121	91	+30	7
3	Germany	5	3	0	2	151	114	+37	6^[a]
4	South Korea	5	2	2	1	138	125	+13	6^[a]
5	Argentina	5	1	0	4	89	120	−31	2
6	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:

^ ^a ^b Germany–South Korea 40–28

5 December 2015 16:00	Argentina	23–15	DR Congo	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,752 Referees: Boualloucha, Khenissi (TUN)
	Pizzo 5	(11–10)	Mwasesa 6
	3× 1×	Report	3× 6× 1×

5 December 2015 18:15	France	30–20	Germany	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Pineau 7	(16–7)	S. Müller 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

5 December 2015 20:30	Brazil	24–24	South Korea	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,430 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	Rodrigues 7	(10–12)	Ryu 7
	3× 7×	Report	2× 2×

7 December 2015 16:00	DR Congo	11–26	Brazil	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Mwasesa 4	(4–14)	Do Nascimento 7
	2× 7×	Report	3× 2×

7 December 2015 18:15	South Korea	22–22	France	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Elíasson, Pålsson (ISL)
	Jung J. 8	(11–11)	Nze Minko 7
	4× 2×	Report	4× 4×

7 December 2015 20:30	Germany	33–13	Argentina	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	S. Müller 7	(17–8)	Mendoza, Karsten 4
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

8 December 2015 16:00	South Korea	35–17	DR Congo	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	Choi 8	(14–6)	Mwasesa 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 3× 1×

8 December 2015 18:15	France	20–12	Argentina	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Boualloucha, Khenissi (TUN)
	three players 4	(13–6)	Mendoza 3
	3× 4×	Report	3× 1×

8 December 2015 20:30	Brazil	24–21	Germany	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
	Amorim 7	(9–8)	three players 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

10 December 2015 16:00	Argentina	19–23	Brazil	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Pizzo 6	(8–11)	Fachinello 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

10 December 2015 18:15	France	29–16	DR Congo	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	Lacrabère 8	(14–10)	Mwasesa 7
	3× 1×	Report	2× 3×

10 December 2015 20:30	Germany	40–28	South Korea	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Boualloucha, Khenissi (TUN)
	F. Müller, Smits 6	(14–15)	Gwon, Jung Y. 6
	4× 6×	Report	3× 1×

11 December 2015 16:00	Argentina	22–29	South Korea	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 700 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Pizzo 6	(12–14)	Jung J., Kim 6
	3× 4×	Report	2× 5×

11 December 2015 18:15	Brazil	21–20	France	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	Rodrigues 5	(11–9)	Pineau 6
	4× 4×	Report	4× 4×

11 December 2015 20:30	DR Congo	19–37	Germany	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 300 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Lusamba, Milemba 4	(11–18)	Fischer, S. Müller 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	5	0	171	115	+56	10	Round of 16
2	Norway	5	4	1	159	106	+53	8
3	Spain	5	3	2	148	98	+50	6
4	Romania	5	2	3	150	116	+34	4
5	Puerto Rico	5	1	4	88	197	−109	2
6	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	47–14	Puerto Rico	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,258 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Chiper 10	(23–3)	Hiraldo 5
	2× 3×	Report	3× 4×

5 December 2015 18:15	Spain	31–10	Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,285 Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	Martín 6	(16–5)	Tankina 4
	1×	Report	3× 2×

5 December 2015 20:30	Norway	25–26	Russia	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,360 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Mørk 6	(11–14)	Vyakhireva 9
	3× 4×	Report	3× 6×

7 December 2015 16:00	Kazakhstan	20–36	Romania	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 771 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Alexandrova 7	(12–18)	Manea, Nechita 6
	2× 7× 1×	Report	2× 2×

7 December 2015 18:15	Russia	28–26	Spain	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,380 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Bliznova 7	(16–14)	Martín 6
	3× 7×	Report	3× 4×

7 December 2015 20:30	Puerto Rico	13–39	Norway	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,516 Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	Maldonado 4	(6–17)	Sulland 7
	3× 7×	Report	3× 1×

8 December 2015 16:00	Russia	45–18	Puerto Rico	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 647 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	three players 6	(22–7)	Maldonado 5
	3× 4× 1×	Report	3× 8×

8 December 2015 18:15	Spain	26–18	Romania	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,259 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Pena 7	(13–12)	Neagu 6
	2× 2×	Report	3× 2×

8 December 2015 20:30	Norway	40–19	Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,384 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Herrem 7	(20–10)	Pikalova 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2× 1×

10 December 2015 16:00	Kazakhstan	19–42	Russia	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 585 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (AUT)
	Rodina, Tankina 5	(9–24)	three players 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

10 December 2015 18:15	Spain	39–13	Puerto Rico	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,060 Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	López 8	(18–8)	Ceballos 4
	2× 2×	Report	3× 6×

10 December 2015 20:30	Romania	22–26	Norway	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,610 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Neagu 8	(10–13)	Mørk 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

11 December 2015 16:00	Puerto Rico	30–27	Kazakhstan	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 269 Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	Maldonado 7	(18–14)	Pikalova 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

11 December 2015 18:15	Romania	27–30	Russia	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,415 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Ardean-Elisei 6	(16–17)	Vyakhireva 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

11 December 2015 20:30	Norway	29–26	Spain	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,781 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Mørk 6	(18–12)	Pena 9
	4× 5× 1×	Report	3× 2×

President's Cup

17–20th place playoff

17–20th place semifinals		17th place game

13 December

Japan	24
		14 December
China	29
		China	35
13 December
		Argentina	27
Argentina	28

Puerto Rico	14
		19th place game

		14 December

		Japan	44

		Puerto Rico	15

17–20th place semifinals

13 December 2015 15:30	Japan	24–29	China	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 600 Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
	Fujii 14	(11–16)	Jin, Sun 7
	3× 6×	Report	4× 6×

13 December 2015 18:00	Argentina	28–14	Puerto Rico	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 400 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
	Salvadó 7	(13–6)	three players 3
	2× 4×	Report	3× 7×

19th place game

14 December 2015 13:00	Japan	44–15	Puerto Rico	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 400 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Matsumura 9	(21–7)	Ceballos, García 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

17th place game

14 December 2015 15:30	China	35–27	Argentina	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 200 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Yan 8	(20–9)	Karsten 7
	3× 3×	Report	3×

21st–24th place playoff

21st–24th place semifinals		21st place game

13 December

Tunisia	28
		14 December
Cuba	24
		Tunisia	39
13 December
		Kazakhstan	23
DR Congo	30

Kazakhstan (Pen.)	31
		23rd place game

		14 December

		Cuba	29

		DR Congo	19

21st–24th place semifinals

13 December 2015 15:30	Tunisia	28–24	Cuba	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Hamrouni 7	(15–12)	Rizo 9
	2× 3×	Report	3× 4×

13 December 2015 18:00	DR Congo	30–31	Kazakhstan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Mwasesa 11	(12–11)	Tankina 8
	2× 5×	Report	4× 8×
	FT: 26–26 Pen: 4–5

23rd place game

14 December 2015 15:30	Cuba	29–19	DR Congo	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 100 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Rizo 8	(14–10)	Mwasesa 7
	2× 5×	Report	2× 6×

21st place game

14 December 2015 13:00	Tunisia	39–23	Kazakhstan	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 100 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Hamrouni 9	(16–12)	Rodina, Tankina 5
	1× 2×	Report	3× 7×

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

13 December

Netherlands

36

16 December

Serbia

20

Netherlands

28

14 December

France

25

Spain

21

18 December

France

22

Netherlands

30

14 December

Poland

25

Poland

24

16 December

Hungary

23

Poland

21

14 December

Russia

20

Russia

30

20 December

South Korea

25

Netherlands

23

13 December

Norway

31

Germany

22

16 December

Norway

28

Norway

26

14 December

Montenegro

25

Montenegro

38

18 December

Angola

28

Norway (OT)

35

13 December

Romania

33

Third place

Denmark

26

16 December

20 December

Sweden

19

Denmark

30

Poland

22

13 December

Romania (OT)

31

Romania

31

Brazil

22

Romania

25

5th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

18 December

France	25
		20 December
Russia	31
		Russia	25
18 December
		Denmark	21
Montenegro	20

Denmark	28
		Seventh place

		20 December

		France	34

		Montenegro	23

Round of 16

13 December 2015 20:30	Germany	22–28	Norway	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Attendance: 1,348 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	S. Müller, Smits 7	(10–15)	Løke 9
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

13 December 2015 20:30	Brazil	22–25	Romania	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,100 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Rodrigues 5	(8–13)	Brădeanu 7
	3× 4×	Report	2× 4×

13 December 2015 20:45	Denmark	26–19	Sweden	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	S. Jørgensen 6	(15–7)	Ahlm 5
	3× 4×	Report	2× 3×

13 December 2015 20:45	Netherlands	36–20	Serbia	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,744 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Abbingh 6	(17–6)	Krpež 6
	3× 6×	Report	4× 4×

14 December 2015 17:45	Spain	21–22	France	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Pena 7	(12–9)	Niombla 8
	4× 8× 1×	Report	4× 5×

14 December 2015 18:00	Poland	24–23	Hungary	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,230 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 8	(13–14)	Hornyák, Szucsánszki 5
	4× 5×	Report	4× 1×

14 December 2015 20:30	Russia	30–25	South Korea	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG)
	Akopian 6	(16–13)	Lee 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 7×

14 December 2015 20:45	Montenegro	38–28	Angola	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,230 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Radičević 9	(19–13)	Bernardo 11
	3× 9×	Report	2× 3×

Quarterfinals

16 December 2015 17:45	Netherlands	28–25	France	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Polman 10	(15–12)	Pineau 8
	2× 5×	Report	2× 4×

16 December 2015 18:00	Poland	21–20	Russia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Kobylińska 6	(11–9)	Vyakhireva 5
	3× 3×	Report	2× 5×

16 December 2015 20:30	Norway	26–25	Montenegro	SYDBANK Arena, Kolding Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Mørk 8	(13–11)	Mehmedović, Radičević 6
	4× 8×	Report	4× 4× 1×

16 December 2015 20:45	Denmark	30–31 (ET)	Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	L. Jørgensen 6	(10–13)	Neagu 15
	4× 5×	Report	3× 5×
	FT: 27–27 ET: 3–4

5–8th place semifinals

18 December 2015 13:00	France	25–31	Russia	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Zaadi 6	(8–15)	Vyakhireva 6
	3× 7× 1×	Report	3× 9×

18 December 2015 15:30	Montenegro	20–28	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Radičević, Knežević 4	(11–15)	S. Jørgensen 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

Semifinals

18 December 2015 18:00	Netherlands	30–25	Poland	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Polman 8	(15–8)	Kudłacz-Gloc 5
	3× 1×	Report	3× 4×

18 December 2015 20:45	Norway	35–33 (ET)	Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 10,200 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Mørk 8	(17–14)	Neagu 8
	3× 4× 1×	Report	4× 6×
	FT: 27–27 ET: 8–6

Seventh place game

20 December 2015 09:45	France	34–23	Montenegro	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Ayglon, Dembélé 7	(20–13)	Radičević 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

Fifth place game

20 December 2015 12:15	Russia	25–21	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Vyakhireva 7	(12–16)	S. Jørgensen 7
	2× 3×	Report	3× 5×

Third place game

20 December 2015 14:45	Poland	22–31	Romania	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Achruk 6	(8–15)	Neagu 10
	3× 2×	Report	3× 7×

Final

20 December 2015 17:15	Netherlands	23–31	Norway	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Polman 8	(9–20)	Herrem 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

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
	Norway
	Netherlands
	Romania
4	Poland
5	Russia
6	Denmark
7	France
8	Montenegro
9	Sweden
10	Brazil
11	Hungary
12	Spain
13	Germany
14	South Korea
15	Serbia
16	Angola
17	China
18	Argentina
19	Japan
20	Puerto Rico
21	Tunisia
22	Kazakhstan
23	Cuba
24	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 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	Tess Wester (NED)
Right wing	Jovanka Radičević (MNE)
Right back	Nora Mørk (NOR)
Centre back	Stine Bredal Oftedal (NOR)
Left back	Cristina Neagu (ROU)
Left wing	Valentina Ardean-Elisei (ROU)
Pivot	Heidi Løke (NOR)
Most valuable player	Cristina Neagu (ROU)

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

Top goalscorers


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

Source: IHF.info

Top goalkeepers

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

Source: IHF.info

References

^ Top scorer
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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_SWE0.10713208518323-17] Sweden–Netherlands 28–28

[table_hth_GER0.62828403461179-18] Germany–South Korea 40–28

[1] Top scorer

[Awards-2] "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] 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] "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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