Handball World Championship 2011

20th women's handball world championship 2011
20th Women's Handball World Championship
Number of nations	24
World Champion	Norway (2nd title)
venue	Brazil
Opening game	0December 2, 2011
Endgame	December 18, 2011
Games	88
Gates	4,643   (∅: 52.76 per game)
spectator	65,750   (∅: 747 per game)
Top scorer	Alexandra do Nascimento , 57 goals
yellow cards	500  (∅: 5.68 per game)
Time penalties	647  (∅: 7.35 per game)
Red cards	8  (∅: 0.09 per game)
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The 20th women's handball world championship was held from December 2nd to 18th, 2011 in Brazil . The organizer was the International Handball Federation (IHF). Norway became world champion in 2011 after beating France 32:24 in the final.

Participating teams

As the host of the tournament, Brazil is automatically qualified. As the winner of the 2009 World Cup , the Russian national women's handball team is also automatically qualified for the tournament; Russia won the title for the third time in a row in 2009.

The three best-placed teams in the 2010 European Championship (Norway, Sweden, Romania) are also included as participants . The European handball federation provides eight more places on the field of participants . In qualifying tournaments from November 30th to December 5th, 2010 the teams were determined, which on 4th / 5th. June and 11./12. June 2011 to play off participation in the World Cup.

The participating teams come from Brazil (hosts), Russia (defending champions), Angola , Tunisia , Ivory Coast (qualified via the 2010 African Championship), Norway , Sweden , Romania (qualified via the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship ), Kazakhstan , South Korea , China , Japan (qualified via the 2010 Asian Cup), Australia (qualified via the 2010 Oceania Cup), Croatia , Denmark , France , Germany , Iceland , Montenegro , the Netherlands and Spain (qualified via the European Playoffs).

Changes

The 2007 World Cup was played in six groups of four followed by a main round and from the quarterfinals in a knockout phase, at the 2009 World Cup in four groups of six followed by a main round and a knockout phase from the semi-finals; In 2011, a preliminary round in four groups of six is ​​followed by a knockout phase beginning with the round of 16. Places 1 to 8 and 17 to 24 are played out.

A maximum of two time-outs may be requested per half, and a maximum of one time-out in the last five minutes of a game. The half-time break was extended by five to fifteen minutes.

Preliminary round

On July 3, 2011, the teams were drawn into the four preliminary round groups.

groups

Group A Norway Montenegro Angola Germany People's Republic of China Iceland

Group B Russia Kazakhstan Netherlands South Korea Spain Australia

Group C Romania France Brazil Tunisia Cuba Japan

Group D Sweden Denmark Croatia Argentina Ivory Coast Uruguay

decisions

Participation in the round of 16

All playing times are given in UTC − 2 .

Group A

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff	Pt
1.	Norway	5	4th	0	1	152	108	+ 44	08: 02
2.	Montenegro	5	3	0	2	143	115	+ 28	06: 04
3.	Angola	5	3	0	2	129	129	± 00	06: 04
4th	Iceland	5	3	0	2	109	112	- 03	06: 04
5.	Germany	5	2	0	3	120	126	- 06	04: 06
6th	China	5	0	0	5	98	161	- 63	00:10

December 3, 2011, Saturday 3 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	-.--- Spectator Match report (PDF; 29 kB)	Montenegro Bojana Popović 6	21:22 (10: 11)	Iceland 6 Karen Knútsdóttir
December 3, 2011, Sat. 5:15 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	1,200 spectators Match report (PDF; 29 kB)	Norway Linn Jørum Sulland 6	28:31 (14: 13)	Germany 8 Franziska Mietzner
December 3, 2011, Sat 7:30 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	200 spectators Match report (PDF; 29 kB)	Angola Joelma Patricia Viegas 5	30: 29 (10: 12)	China 6 Zhao Jiaqin
December 4, 2011, Sunday 2:30 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	400 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Germany Franziska Mietzner 8	24:25 (10: 12)	Montenegro 8 Katarina Bulatović
December 4, 2011, Sun. 5:15 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	1,000 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	China Lan Chunlei 7	16:43 ( 07:20)	Norway 7 Heidi Løke
December 4, 2011, Sun 7:30 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	450 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Iceland Stella Sigurðardóttir 7	24:28 (12:15)	Angola 6 Marcelina Kiala
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 3 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	350 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Montenegro Bojana Popović 6	28:26 (14: 13)	Angola 7 Marcelina Kiala
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 5:15 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	700 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Norway Linn Jørum Sulland 6	27: 14 (14: 07)	Iceland 5 Stella Sigurðardóttir
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 7:30 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	400 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Germany Katja Langkeit 4	23:22 ( 07:12)	China 5 Li Yao
December 7, 2011, Wed. 3 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	200 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Montenegro Jovanka Radičević 9	42:15 (19: 07)	China 4 Lan Chunlei
December 7, 2011, Wed. 5:15 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	800 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Angola Marcelina Kiala 7	20:26 (10: 16)	Norway 10 Linn Jørum Sulland
December 7, 2011, Wed. 7:30 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Iceland Karen Knútsdóttir 9	26:20 (13: 12)	Germany 8 Franziska Mietzner
December 9, 2011, Friday 3 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	400 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Angola Luisa Kiala 8	25:22 (14:10)	Germany 7 Stefanie Melbeck
December 9, 2011, Fri 5:15 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	800 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Norway Linn Jørum Sulland 9	28:27 (15: 11)	Montenegro 7 Katarina Bulatović
December 9, 2011, Friday 7:30 p.m. in Santos , Arena Santos	-.--- Spectator Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	China Wu Yin 5	16:23 ( 09:12)	Iceland 8 Dagný Skúladóttir

Group B

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff	Pt
1.	Russia	5	5	0	0	181	099	+ 082	10: 00
2.	Spain	5	4th	0	1	151	108	+ 043	08: 02
3.	South Korea	5	3	0	2	164	124	+ 040	06: 04
4th	Netherlands	5	2	0	3	164	142	+ 022	04: 06
5.	Kazakhstan	5	1	0	4th	113	133	- 020	02: 08
6th	Australia	5	0	0	5	052	219	- 167	00:10

December 3, 2011, Saturday 3:45 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	200 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Kazakhstan Ksenija Wolnuchina 7	37: 09 (20: 06)	Australia 3 Allira Hudson-Gofers
December 3, 2011, Sat 6:00 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	300 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Russia Irina Blisnowa 7	39:24 (19: 13)	South Korea 7 Woo Sun-hee
December 3, 2011, Sat 8:15 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	300 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Netherlands Pearl van der Wissel 6	27:34 (15:18)	Spain 6 Marta Mangué
December 4, 2011, Sunday 3:45 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	300 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	South Korea Sim Hae-in 4	31:19 (16: 04)	Kazakhstan 5 Kristina Nedopjokina
December 4, 2011, Sun 6 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	300 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Spain Carmen Martín 5	22:28 ( 09:14)	Russia 7 Olga Lewina
December 4, 2011, Sun 8:15 pm in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	300 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Australia Victoria Fletcher 4	15:53 ( 06:27)	Netherlands 11 Estavana Polman
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 3:45 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Russia Irina Blisnowa 8	45: 08 (21: 04)	Australia 2 Danielle Cook
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 6 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	200 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Kazakhstan Irina Baranovskaya 6	20:32 ( 08:18)	Netherlands 7 Lois Abbingh
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 8:15 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	200 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	South Korea Choi Im-jeong 8	26:29 (12: 13)	Spain 6 Marta Mangué
December 7, 2011, Wed. 3:45 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	400 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Netherlands Pearl van der Wissel 7	26:35 (10:18)	Russia 7 Lyudmila Bodnyeva
December 7, 2011, Wed. 6 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	450 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Kazakhstan Ksenija Wolnuchina 6	18:27 ( 08: 11)	Spain 6 Jéssica Alonso
December 7, 2011, Wed. 8:15 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	200 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Australia Danielle Cook 5	11:45 ( 03:24)	South Korea 7 Yoon Hyun-kyung
December 9, 2011, Fri. 3:45 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	300 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Spain Jéssica Alonso 7	39: 09 (18: 05)	Australia 3 Victoria Fletcher
December 9, 2011, Friday 6:00 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	300 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Netherlands Lois Abbingh 4	26:38 (10:18)	South Korea 8 Kim Cha-youn
December 9, 2011, Fri 8:15 p.m. in Barueri , Jose Correa High School	200 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Russia Emilija Turei 7	34: 19 (13: 13)	Kazakhstan 6 Ksenija Wolnuchina

Group C

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff	Pt
1.	Brazil	5	5	0	0	162	128	+ 34	10: 00
2.	France	5	4th	0	1	165	103	+ 62	08: 02
3.	Romania	5	2	1	2	139	155	- 16	05: 05
4th	Japan	5	2	1	2	138	156	- 18th	05: 05
5.	Tunisia	5	1	0	4th	141	150	- 09	02: 08
6th	Cuba	5	0	0	5	119	172	- 53	00:10

December 2, 2011, Fri. 9:00 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	3,000 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Brazil Fernanda da Silva 8	37: 21 (17: 11)	Cuba 9 Yenma Ramírez Milán
December 3, 2011, Saturday 3 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Romania Adina Laura Fiera 8	30: 28 (14:15)	Tunisia 5 Mouna Chebbah
December 3, 2011, Sat. 5:15 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	France Camille Ayglon 6	41:22 (18: 13)	Japan 6 Shio Fujii
December 5, 2011, Monday 3 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	300 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Cuba Lisandra Lussón Miranda 8	27:33 (14:20)	Romania 5 Ramona Farcau
December 5, 2011, Mon. 5:15 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Tunisia Mouna Chebbah 6	17:25 ( 09:12)	France 6 Audrey Deroin
December 5, 2011, Monday 7:45 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	1,500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Japan Shiori Kamimachi 7	24:32 (12: 16)	Brazil 7 Alexandra do Nascimento
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 3 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	200 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Tunisia Ines Khouildi 8	32:29 (18: 11)	Cuba 9 Suleiky Gómez Hernández
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 5:15 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	600 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Romania Neli Valentina Ardean-Elisei 9	28:28 (13: 12)	Japan 11 Shio Fujii
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 7:45 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	3,500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	France Allison Pineau 5	22:26 (17:10)	Brazil 6 Ana Paula Rodrigues
December 8, 2011, Thursday 3 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Japan Shio Fujii 11	32:31 (16:16)	Tunisia 12 Raja Toumi
December 8, 2011, Thursday 5:15 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	1,000 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	France Angélique Spincer 6	38:18 (17: 08)	Cuba 5 Yenma Ramírez Milán
December 8, 2011, Thursday 7:45 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	3,000 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Brazil Alexandra do Nascimento 8	33:28 (14: 11)	Romania 5 Iulia Vasilică Curea
December 9, 2011, Friday 3 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	200 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Cuba Maricet Fernández Valdez 9	24:32 ( 09:16)	Japan 10 Shiori Kamimachi
December 9, 2011, Fri 5:15 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	600 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Romania Oana Manea 4	20:39 (12: 20)	France 10 Paule Baudouin
December 9, 2011, Friday 7:45 p.m. in São Paulo , Ibirapuera high school	1,500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Brazil Francine Moraes 8	34:33 (16:20)	Tunisia 10 Rafika Marzouk

Group D

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff	Pt
1.	Denmark	5	5	0	0	148	078	+ 70	10: 00
2.	Croatia	5	4th	0	1	150	102	+ 48	08: 02
3.	Sweden	5	3	0	2	141	097	+ 44	06: 04
4th	Ivory Coast	5	2	0	3	118	145	- 27	04: 06
5.	Uruguay	5	1	0	4th	082	159	- 77	02: 08
6th	Argentina	5	0	0	5	077	135	- 58	00:10

December 3, 2011, Sat. 1 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	400 spectators Match report (PDF; 29 kB)	Sweden Hanna Fogelström 5	37: 11 (19: 07)	Argentina 3 Luciana Mendoza
December 3, 2011, Saturday 3:15 pm in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	400 spectators Match report (PDF; 29 kB)	Denmark Kristina Kristiansen 7	36:10 (20: 06)	Uruguay 3 Eliana Falco
December 3, 2011, Sat. 5:30 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	-.--- Spectator Match report (PDF; 29 kB)	Croatia Andrea Penezić 7	36:20 (20:10)	Ivory Coast 5 Ncho Elodie Mambo
December 5, 2011, Monday 3:15 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Ivory Coast Ncho Elodie Mambo 8	25:28 (14:15)	Sweden 5 Anna-Maria Johansson
December 5, 2011, Monday 5:45 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Argentina Luciana Salvado 4	13:31 ( 05:18)	Denmark 6 Kristina Kristiansen
December 5, 2011, Monday 8:00 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Uruguay Jussara Castro 5	15:45 ( 09:21)	Croatia 6 Dijana Jovetić
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 3:15 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	400 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Sweden Jamina Roberts 6	31:14 (13: 07)	Uruguay 3 Jussara Castro
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 5:45 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Denmark Trine Troelsen 6	23:19 (10: 08)	Croatia 9 Andrea Penezić
December 6, 2011, Tuesday 8:00 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Argentina Magdalena Decilio 5	19:25 ( 08:14)	Ivory Coast 5 Likane Julie Toualy
December 8, 2011, Thursday 3 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Croatia Kristina Franić 7	27: 26 (14: 12)	Sweden 10 Linnea Torstenson
December 8, 2011, Thursday 5:15 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	300 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Denmark Kristina Bille 8	38: 17 (22: 07)	Ivory Coast 3 Ncho Elodie Mambo
December 8, 2011, Thursday 7:30 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	200 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Uruguay Jussara Castro 6	19:16 (11: 11)	Argentina 6 Luciana Mendoza
December 9, 2011, Friday 3 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	300 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Ivory Coast Ncho Elodie Mambo 9	31:24 (12: 12)	Uruguay 8 Jussara Castro
December 9, 2011, Fri 5:15 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	1,500 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Sweden Johanna Ahlm 8	19:20 ( 08: 09)	Denmark 4 Line Jørgensen
December 9, 2011, Friday 7:30 p.m. in São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym	400 spectators Match report (PDF; 27 kB)	Croatia Maja Zebić 6	23:18 ( 09: 11)	Argentina 4 Magdalena Decilio

Presidents Cup

The Presidents Cup took place on 11/12. December 2011.

	team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
PC 1	Germany  Nadja Nadgornaja 6	37: 14 (15: 06)	Kazakhstan Ksenija Wolnuchina 6	December 11, 2011, Sun 11:45 a.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
PC 2	Tunisia Asma Elghaoui 9	34: 17 (14: 10)	Uruguay Ornella Palla 4	11.12.11, Sun. 2:30 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
PC 3	China Lan Chunlei 11	45: 11 (22: 04)	Australia Danielle Cook 4	December 11, 2011, Sun 5:15 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
PC 4	Cuba Suleiky Gómez Hernández 9	25: 20 (12: 11)	Argentina Luciana Mendoza 4	December 11, 2011, Sun 7:30 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School

The placement games took place on December 12, 2011.

	team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
19/20	Kazakhstan Ksenija Wolnuchina 12	31: 22 (17: 09)	Uruguay Jussara Castro 8	12.12.11, Monday 11:45 a.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
23/24	Australia Allira Hudson-Gofers 4	12: 30 ( 04: 12)	Argentina Bibiana Ferrea 7	12.12.11, Monday 11:45 a.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym
17/18	Germany  Nadja Nadgornaja 11	33: 25 (16: 14)	Tunisia Mouna Chebbah 5	12.12.11, Mo. 5:15 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
21/22	China Li Yao 8	30: 29 (15: 13)	Cuba Lisandra Lussón Miranda 10	12.12.11, Monday 8:00 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym

Round of 16

The round of 16 took place on 11/12. December 2011. The winner of each game made it to the quarter-finals of the 2011 Handball World Cup.

	team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
AF 1	South Korea Choi Im-jeong 10	29: 30 (13: 13)	Angola Luisa Kiala 7	11.12.11, Sun. 2:30 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		Santos , Arena Santos
AF 2	Norway  Heidi Løke 8	34: 22 (15: 11)	Netherlands Laura van der Heijden 5	December 11, 2011, Sun 5:15 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		Santos , Arena Santos
AF 3	Russia  Lyudmila Postnova 7	30: 19 (15: 12)	Iceland  Karen Knútsdóttir 4	11.12.11, Sun. 2:30 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		Barueri , Jose Correa High School
AF 4	Montenegro Marija Jovanović 5	19:23 ( 09:11)	Spain Elisabeth Pinedo 7	December 11, 2011, Sun 5:15 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		Barueri , Jose Correa High School
AF 5	Sweden  Linnea Torstenson 5	23: 26 (15: 12)	France Paule Baudouin 6	12.12.11, Mon. 2:30 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
AF 6	Brazil  Alexandra do Nascimento 10	36: 22 (15: 08)	Ivory Coast Ncho Elodie Mambo 8	12.12.11, Monday 8:00 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
AF 7	Denmark  Trine Troelsen 6	23:22 a.d. ( 09:11)	Japan Fujii Shio 8	12.12.11, Mo. 5:15 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym
AF 8	Romania Oana Florica Chirila 6	27:28 (18:15)	Croatia  Andrea Penezić 6	12.12.11, Mon. 2:30 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Bernardo , Adib Moyses Dib Gym

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals took place on December 14, 2011. The winner of each game made it to the semi-finals of the 2011 Handball World Championship.

	team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
VF 1	Russia Emilija Turei 7	23:25 (12: 13)	France Alexandra Lacrabère 5	December 14, 2011, Wed 11:45 a.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
VF 2	Angola Azenaide Danila Carlos 7	23:28 (11:15)	Denmark Ann Grete Nørgaard 7	14.12.11, Wed. 2:30 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
VF 3	Croatia Andrea Penezić 4	25: 30 (12: 16)	Norway Heidi Løke 8	14.12.11, Wed. 5:15 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
VF 4	Spain Carmen Martín 8	27: 26 (19: 17)	Brazil  Alexandra do Nascimento 7	December 14, 2011, Wed. 8:00 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School

Placement games

The placement games took place on 16./18. December 2011.

	team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
PS 1	Russia Natalia Schipilova 6	41: 31 (17: 18)	Angola Bombo Madalena Calandula 5	December 16, 2011, Fri 11:45 a.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
PS 2	Croatia  Andrea Penezić 10	31: 32 (15: 14)	Brazil  Alexandra do Nascimento 7	16.12.11, Fri. 2:30 p.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School

	team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
5/6	Russia Irina Blisnowa 5	20: 36 (11: 18)	Brazil  Alexandra do Nascimento 8	December 18, 2011, Sun. 9:00 a.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
7/8	Angola Luisa Kiala 7	29: 32 (12: 14)	Croatia Maja Zebić 11	December 18, 2011, Sun 11:45 a.m.
		Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place on December 16, 2011. The winner of each game advanced to the final of the 2011 Handball World Championship.

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
France Alexandra Lacrabère 10	28: 23 (14: 12)	Denmark Line Jørgensen 7	December 16, 2011, Fri 5:15 p.m.
	Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School
Norway  Heidi Løke 7	30: 22 (16: 09)	Spain Macarena Aguilar 6	December 16, 2011, Friday 8:00 p.m.
	Match report (PDF; 27 kB)		São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School

3rd place match

The game for 3rd place took place on December 18, 2011.

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Denmark	18: 24 ( 09: 09)	Spain	December 18, 2011, Sunday 2:30 p.m.

December 18, 2011 in São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School, 2,000 spectators, game report

Denmark: Sandra Toft , Karin Mortensen , Christina Pedersen - Ann Grete Nørgaard (4/3), Christina Krogshede (3), Louise Burgaard (3), Kristina Bille (2), Trine Troelsen (2), Mette Melgaard (1), Maria Fisker (1), Louise Svalastog Spellerberg (1), Line Jørgensen (1), Pernille Larsen , Kristina Kristiansen , Susan Thorsgaard , Stine Jørgensen

Spain: Cristina González, Silvia Navarro, Mihaela Ciobanu - Carmen Martín (10/7), Nerea Pena (4), Macarena Aguilar (3), Nely Carla Alberto (2), Elisabeth Pinedo (2), Marta Mangué (2), Vanessa Amorós (1), Verónica Cuadrado , Andrea Barnó, Patricia Elorza , Jessica Alonso , Patricia Pinedo, Elisabeth Chávez

Referee: Shlomo Cohen & Yoram Peretz

final

The final took place on December 18, 2011. The winner of the game is the winner of the handball world championship 2011.

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
France	24: 32 (13: 19)	Norway	December 18, 2011, Sun 5:15 pm

December 18, 2011 in São Paulo , Ibirapuera High School, 4,000 spectators, game report

France: Amandine Leynaud , Cléopâtre Autovermietungux - Angélique Spincer (4/2), Claudine Mendy (4), Nina Kamto Njitam (3), Siraba Dembélé (3), Marie-Paule Gnabouyou (2), Audrey Bruneau (2), Paule Baudouin (2/2), Audrey Deroin (2), Raphaëlle Tervel (1), Camille Ayglon (1), Amélie Goudjo, Blandine Dancette , Alexandra Lacrabère , Marion Limal

Norway: Kari Aalvik Grimsbø , Katrine Lunde Haraldsen - Kristine Lunde-Borgersen (6), Linn Jørum Sulland (5/2), Amanda Kurtović (4/2), Heidi Løke (4), Tonje Nøstvold (4), Kari Mette Johansen (2), Camilla Herrem (2), Karoline Dyhre Breivang (2), Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (2), Ida Alstad (1), Marit Malm Frafjord , Gøril Snorroeggen , Stine Bredal Oftedal , Mari Molid

Referees: Matja Gubica & Boris Milosevic

Placements

Places 1 to 8 and 17 to 24 were played out. Places 9 to 16 were awarded according to the following regulations:

• Scored points in the preliminary round against the teams in places 1 to 4 in their own group
• The goal difference in the preliminary round against the teams in places 1 to 4 in their own group
• The more goals scored in the preliminary round against the teams in places 1 to 4 in their own group

rank nation Gates Diff Points 1. Norway 278: 201 + 077 16: 02 2. France 268: 204 + 064 14: 04 3. Spain 247: 201 + 046 14: 04 4th Denmark 240: 175 + 065 14: 04 5. Brazil 292: 228 + 064 16: 02 6th Russia 295: 210 + 085 14: 04 7th Croatia 266: 220 + 046 12: 06 8th. Angola 242: 259 - 017th 08:10 9. Sweden 164: 123 + 041 06: 06 10. Montenegro 162: 138 + 024 06: 06 11. South Korea 193: 154 + 039 06: 06 12. Iceland 128: 142 - 014 06: 06

rank nation Gates Diff Points 13. Romania 166: 183 - 017th 05: 07 14th Japan 160: 179 - 019th 05: 07 15th Netherlands 186: 176 + 010 04: 08 16. Ivory Coast 140: 181 - 041 04: 08 17th Germany 190: 165 + 025 08: 06 18th Tunisia 200: 200 ± 0 00 04:10 19th Kazakhstan 158: 192 - 034 04:10 20th Uruguay 121: 224 - 103 02: 12 21st China 173: 201 - 028 04:10 22nd Cuba 173: 222 - 049 02: 12 23. Argentina 127: 172 - 045 02: 12 24. Australia 075: 294 - 219 00: 14

List of goalscorers

rank	Surname	nation	Gates	FT	7m	T / S
1.	Alexandra do Nascimento	Brazil	57	34	23	6.3
2.	Linn Jørum Sulland	Norway	51	26th	25th	5.7
3.	Andrea Penezić	Croatia	49	47	02	5.4
4th	Shio Fujii	Japan	46	31	15th	7.7
5.	Carmen Martín	Spain	45	20th	25th	5.0
6th	Luisa Kiala	Angola	44	44	00	4.9
6th	Emilija Turei	Russia	44	31	13	4.9
8th.	Heidi Løke	Norway	43	43	00	4.8
9.	Suleiky Gómez Hernández	Cuba	42	29	13	6.0
9.	Ksenija Wolnuchina	Kazakhstan	42	32	10	6.0

FT - field goals, 7m - seven meters, T / S - goals per game

Allstar team

position	Surname	country
Goal:	Chana Masson	Brazil
Left winger:	Emilija Turei	Russia
Back left:	Andrea Penezić	Croatia
Back center:	Allison Pineau	France
Back right:	Line Jørgensen	Denmark
Right winger:	Carmen Martín	Spain
Circle:	Heidi Løke	Norway

Web links

• Women's World Championship 2011 - BRA (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.ihf.info website of the IHF
2. ↑ XX Women's World Championship 2011 BRASIL ( English ) International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
3. ↑ XX Women's World Championship 2011 BRASIL: France vs. Norway ( English ) International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
4. ↑ Allocation of places 9 to 16