Handball World Championship 2013

21st Women's Handball World Championship 2013
21st Women's Handball World Championship
Number of nations	24
World Champion	Brazil (1st title)
venue	Serbia
Opening game	0December 6, 2013
Endgame	December 22, 2013
Games	84
Gates	4,187   (∅: 49.85 per game)
Top scorer	Susann Müller (62 goals)
Best player	Eduarda Amorim
yellow cards	459  (∅: 5.46 per game)
Time penalties	583  (∅: 6.94 per game)
Red cards	5  (∅: 0.06 per game)
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The 21st women's handball world championship was held in Serbia from December 6-22, 2013 . The organizer was the International Handball Federation (IHF). The defending champion was Norway. In October 2010, the IHF gave Serbia the promise to host the World Cup. The only opposing candidate in the application was South Korea . Brazil became world champion in 2013 after beating Serbia 22:20 in the final.

According to the long-time IHF President Hassan Moustafa , the tournament was one of the most organized in the history of women's handball and was supported by 1,375 volunteers , among others . More than 30 TV teams ensured a live broadcast in 140 countries. It is also the most popular women's handball tournament worldwide. In Germany, Sport 1 broadcast all German games live on stream and TV.

During the finals, the world record was broken three times in a row within a few days. On December 22, 2013, a new worldwide attendance record was set at the final game between the teams of Serbia and Brazil for a handball game held in a hall between two women's teams (19,467 spectators). The record set on December 20 for the semi-final game between Serbia and Poland (18,236 spectators) was broken after just two days. Previously, the record set on December 18 in the quarter-final game between Serbia and Norway (16,028 spectators) was also broken after two days.

Venues

Belgrade Novi Sad Niš Zrenjanin

Venues of the Handball World Cup 2013

Initially, Belgrade , Novi Sad , Niš and Vršac were planned as venues. Later, Zrenjanin was chosen as the venue instead of Vršac, as there might be a. more hotel accommodation was available.

Belgrade		Novi Sad	Niš	Zrenjanin
Kombank arena	Pionir hall	SPENS	Čair hall	Crystal hall
19,892 seats	6,200 seats	8,000 seats	5,800 seats	3,000 seats

qualification

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Host Serbia

qualified nations

Attendees

Of the 24 participating teams, Serbia as the host and Norway as the defending World Champion 2011 were directly qualified for participation.

The following teams qualified for participation in the tournament:

country	Continent (association)	Qualified as	Qualification date	Previous participation in world championships
Serbia	Europe (EHF)	host	0Oct 2, 2010	2 (2001, 2003)
Norway	Europe (EHF)	World Champion	Dec 18, 2011	16 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Montenegro	Europe (EHF)	European Champion 2012	Dec 16, 2012	1 (2011)
Hungary	Europe (EHF)	3rd European Championship 2012	Dec 16, 2012	18 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
Denmark	Europe (EHF)	Play Offs Europe	0June 8, 2012	10 (1962, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011)
Czech Republic	Europe (EHF)	Play Offs Europe	0June 8, 2012	13 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003)
Spain	Europe (EHF)	Play Offs Europe	0June 7, 2012	6 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Netherlands	Europe (EHF)	Play Offs Europe	0June 9, 2012	8 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011)
Romania	Europe (EHF)	Play Offs Europe	0June 8, 2012	20 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Germany	Europe (EHF)	Play Offs Europe	0June 9, 2012	19 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Poland	Europe (EHF)	Play Offs Europe	0June 8, 2013	13 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007)
France	Europe (EHF)	Play Offs Europe	0June 9, 2013	10 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Angola	Africa (CAHB)	African Champion 2012	Jan. 20, 2012	11 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Tunisia	Africa (CAHB)	2nd African Championship 2012	Jan. 20, 2012	2 (1978, 1997)
Democratic Republic of Congo	Africa (CAHB)	3rd African Cup of Nations 2012	Jan. 20, 2012	0 (none)
Algeria	Africa (CAHB)	4th African Championship 2012	Jan. 20, 2012	2 (1978, 1997)
South Korea	Asia (AHF)	Asian champion 2012	Dec 16, 2012	14 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
People's Republic of China	Asia (AHF)	2nd Asian Cup 2012	Dec 16, 2012	12 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Japan	Asia (AHF)	3rd Asian Cup 2012	Dec 16, 2012	15 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Brazil	Pan America (PATHF)	Pan America champion	0June 9, 2013	9 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011)
Argentina	Pan America (PATHF)	2nd Pan American Championship	0June 9, 2013	6 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Dominican Republic	Pan America (PATHF)	3rd Pan American Championship	0June 9, 2013	1 (2007)
Paraguay	Pan America (PATHF)	4th Pan American Championship	0June 9, 2013	1 (2007)
Australia	Oceania (OCHF)	Oceania Champion 2013	Apr. 27, 2013	6 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)

Group draw

On June 15, 2013, the qualified teams were drawn from four preliminary round groups of the final round. At the draw, the 24 teams were divided into six pots, which are broken down according to the qualification .

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Norway  Montenegro  Hungary  Denmark	Brazil  Netherlands  Germany  Poland	Angola  France  Serbia  Romania	South Korea  Spain  Czech Republic  People's Republic of China	Tunisia  Democratic Republic of Congo  Japan  Argentina	Dominican Republic  Paraguay  Algeria  Australia

Preliminary round

The preliminary round took place from December 6th to 13th, 2013. Each team played once against the other teams in the same group. The four best teams in each group qualified for the main round. The group fifth and sixth then took part in the Presidents Cup.

There was no draw in any of the 60 preliminary round matches. Group winners of the four preliminary round groups were France , Brazil , Norway and Germany , all of whom remained without loss points. The most dangerous player in the preliminary round was Susann Müller , who scored 45 goals.

Group A

Participation in the round of 16

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff	Pt
1.	France	5	5	0	0	125	080	+45	10
2.	Montenegro	5	4th	0	1	135	092	+43	08th
3.	South Korea	5	3	0	2	158	117	+41	06th
4th	Netherlands	5	2	0	3	147	121	+26	04th
5.	Democratic Republic of Congo	5	1	0	4th	086	155	−69	02
6th	Dominican Republic	5	0	0	5	092	178	−86	00

December 7th, 2013, Sat. 2:45 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	1,100 spectators Match report	Montenegro Katarina Bulatović 7	24:22 (11: 11)	South Korea Woo Sun-hee 8
December 7th, 2013, Sat. 5:00 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	-.--- Spectator Match report	France Siraba Dembélé 5	31: 13 (15: 06)	Democratic Republic of Congo Christianne Mwasesa 8
December 7th, 2013, Sat 7:15 pm in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	300 spectators Match report	Netherlands Lynn Knippenborg 9	44:21 (20: 09)	Dominican Republic Johanna Pimentel , Irina Pop 6 each
December 8, 2013, Sunday 4:00 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	500 spectators Match report	South Korea Kim Jin-yi 7	29: 26 (17: 11)	Netherlands Nycke Groot , Laura van der Heijden 5 each
December 8th, 2013, Sun 6:15 pm in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	726 spectators Match report	Democratic Republic of Congo Apopia Lusamba 3	09:35 ( 04:19)	Montenegro Katarina Bulatović , Radmila Petrović 5 each
December 8th, 2013, Sun. 8:30 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	250 spectators Match report	Dominican Republic Mariela Andino 5	10:27 ( 04:10)	France Paule Baudouin 7
December 10, 2013, Tuesday 4:00 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	100 spectators Match report	South Korea Woo Sun-hee 7	34:20 (19: 13)	Democratic Republic of Congo Christianne Mwasesa 9
December 10, 2013, Tuesday 6:15 pm in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	200 spectators Match report	Montenegro Majda Mehmedović 8	33: 19 (17:10)	Dominican Republic Nancy Peña 5
December 10th, 2013, Tuesday 8:30 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	400 spectators Match report	Netherlands Lois Abbingh 6	19:23 (10:10)	France Mariama Signaté 6
December 11th, 2013, Wed. 4 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	150 spectators Match report	Dominican Republic Carolina López 6	20:51 ( 08:27)	South Korea Kim Jin-yi 9
December 11, 2013, Wed. 6:15 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	300 spectators Match report	Netherlands Debbie Bont , Lois Abbingh , Estavana Polman 5 each	33:21 (18: 11)	Democratic Republic of Congo Christianne Mwasesa 8
December 11, 2013, Wed. 8:30 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	600 spectators Match report	France Gnonsiane Niombla , Alexandra Lacrabère , Mariama Signaté 3 each	17:16 ( 06: 08)	Montenegro Marija Jovanović 5
13.12.2013, Friday 4:15 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	150 spectators Match report	Democratic Republic of Congo Jumelle Okoko 8	23:22 (15: 13)	Dominican Republic Irina Pop 6
13.12.2013, Fri. 6:30 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	700 spectators Match report	France Alexandra Lacrabère 8	27:22 (11:10)	South Korea Ryu Eun-hee , Jung Ji-hae 6 each
13.12.2013, Fri. 8:45 p.m. in Pionir Hall, Belgrade	600 spectators Match report	Montenegro Jovanka Radičević , Katarina Bulatović 8 each	27:25 (14:18)	Netherlands Laura van der Heijden 7

Group B

Participation in the round of 16

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff	Pt
1.	Brazil	5	5	0	0	142	102	+40	10
2.	Serbia	5	4th	0	1	140	105	+35	08th
3.	Denmark	5	3	0	2	151	112	+39	06th
4th	Japan	5	2	0	3	136	131	+ 05	04th
5.	China	5	1	0	4th	114	168	−54	02
6th	Algeria	5	0	0	5	102	167	−65	00

December 6th, 2013, Friday 6:00 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	3,800 spectators Match report	Serbia Andrea Lekić 6	28:26 (10: 13)	Japan Shio Fujii 7
December 7th, 2013, Saturday 6:00 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	1,000 spectators Match report	Brazil Fernanda da Silva 9	36:20 (21: 07)	Algeria Nabila Tizi 6
December 7th, 2013, Sat 8:15 pm in Čair-Halle, Niš	800 spectators Match report	Denmark Jane Schumacher , Kristina Kristiansen 6 each	44:21 (19: 13)	China Zhao Jiaqin 5th
December 8th, 2013, Sunday 3:45 pm in Čair-Halle, Niš	200 spectators Match report	China Wang Shuhui 5	21:34 (12: 19)	Brazil Fernanda da Silva 9
December 8th, 2013, Sunday 6:00 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	3,500 spectators Match report	Algeria Rekia Ziadi 5	14:34 ( 06:18)	Serbia Jelena Nišavić 9
December 8th, 2013, Sun 8:15 pm in Čair-Halle, Niš	800 spectators Match report	Japan Shio Fujii 6	25:29 (13: 13)	Denmark Kristina Kristiansen 10
December 10, 2013, Tuesday 3:45 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	500 spectators Match report	China Zhao Jiaqin 6	27:33 (12: 16)	Japan Shio Fujii 10
December 10, 2013, Tuesday 6 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	3,800 spectators Match report	Brazil Eduarda Amorim , Alexandra do Nascimento 5 each	25:23 (14: 11)	Serbia Katarina Krpež 5
December 10, 2013, Tuesday 8:15 pm in Čair-Halle, Niš	400 spectators Match report	Denmark Anne Mette Hansen 8	38:20 (21: 08)	Algeria Nadia Bellakhdar 9
December 11, 2013, Wed. 3:45 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	300 spectators Match report	Brazil Alexandra do Nascimento 5	24:20 (12: 08)	Japan Yuki Tanabe , Shio Fujii 4 each
December 11, 2013, Wed. 6 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	1,000 spectators Match report	Algeria Nabila Tizi 7	25:27 (14:15)	China Wang Shuhui 13
December 11, 2013, Wed 8:15 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	3,800 spectators Match report	Serbia Andrea Lekić 6	23:22 (12: 12)	Denmark Maria Fisker , Louise Burgaard each 4
December 13, 2013, Friday 3:45 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	200 spectators Match report	Japan Nozomi Hara , Shio Fujii 6 each	32:23 (16: 12)	Algeria Nabila Tizi 8
13.12.2013, Friday 6:00 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	3,700 spectators Match report	Serbia Andrea Lekić 8	32:18 (19:10)	China Zhao Jiaqin 8
13.12.2013, Fri 8:15 p.m. in Čair-Halle, Niš	1,000 spectators Match report	Denmark Maria Fisker 5	18:23 ( 09:14)	Brazil Deonise Cavaleiro 7

Group C

Participation in the round of 16

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff	Pt
1.	Norway	5	5	0	0	142	090	+ 052	10
2.	Spain	5	4th	0	1	130	091	+ 039	08th
3.	Poland	5	3	0	2	141	095	+ 046	06th
4th	Angola	5	2	0	3	135	123	+ 012	04th
5.	Argentina	5	1	0	4th	102	141	- 039	02
6th	Paraguay	5	0	0	5	055	165	−110	00

December 7th, 2013, Saturday 3:45 pm in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	1,000 spectators Match report	Angola Isabel Guialo 8	33:23 (15: 12)	Argentina Amelia Belotti 6
December 7th, 2013, Saturday 6:00 p.m. in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	1,000 spectators Match report	Poland Katarzyna Koniuszaniec 8	40: 06 (19: 04)	Paraguay Marizza Faría 3
December 7th, 2013, Sat 8:15 pm in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	2000 spectators Match report	Norway Nora Mørk 8	22:20 (11:10)	Spain Marta Mangué , Begoña Fernández , Elisabeth Pinedo each 4
December 9th, 2013, Monday 3:45 pm in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	500 spectators Match report	Paraguay María Gómez 6	12:37 ( 07:18)	Angola Natália Bernardo 9
December 9th, 2013, Monday 6:00 p.m. in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	1,000 spectators Match report	Spain Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa 8	26:20 (11: 11)	Poland Iwona Niedźwiedź , Karolina Kudłacz , Kinga Byzdra 4 each
December 9th, 2013, Monday 8:15 pm in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	2,000 spectators Match report	Argentina Luciana Mendoza 4	18:37 ( 09:15)	Norway Ida Alstad 6
December 10, 2013, Tuesday 3:45 p.m. in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	800 spectators Match report	Poland Kinga Grzyb , Katarzyna Koniuszaniec 7th each	32:23 (18: 13)	Angola Natália Bernardo 5
December 10, 2013, Tuesday 6 p.m. in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	1,000 spectators Match report	Spain Beatriz Fernández , Nerea Pena 6 each	25:19 (14: 11)	Argentina Lucia Haro 5
December 10, 2013, Tuesday 8:15 pm in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	800 spectators Match report	Norway Stine Bredal Oftedal , Tonje Nøstvold , Linn Jørum Sulland , Camilla Herrem 4 each	34: 13 (17: 08)	Paraguay Alexia Cáceres 4
12.12.2013, Thursday 3:45 p.m. in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	500 spectators Match report	Paraguay Marizza Faría 4	09:29 ( 00:14)	Spain Macarena Aguilar , Marta López 4 each
12.12.2013, Thursday 6:00 p.m. in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	1,500 spectators Match report	Poland Alina Wojtas 8	31:17 (14: 09)	Argentina Luciana Mendoza 6
12.12.2013, Thursday 8:15 p.m. in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	1,200 spectators Match report	Angola Marcelina Kiala 6	21:26 ( 09:12)	Norway Heidi Løke , Tonje Nøstvold , Anja Hammerseng-Edin 5 each
December 13, 2013, Friday 3:45 p.m. in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	500 spectators Match report	Argentina Macarena Alonso 7	25:15 (13: 05)	Paraguay Marizza Faría 6
13.12.2013, Friday 6:00 p.m. in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	2,000 spectators Match report	Angola Isabel Guialo 10	21:30 (10: 14)	Spain Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa 9
13.12.2013, Fri 8:15 p.m. in Kristall-Halle, Zrenjanin	1,500 spectators Match report	Norway Linn Jørum Sulland 6	23:18 (13:10)	Poland Karolina Semeniuk-Olchawa , Alina Wojtas 4 each

Group D

Participation in the round of 16

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff	Pt
1.	Germany	5	5	0	0	152	116	+36	10
2.	Romania	5	4th	0	1	132	096	+36	08th
3.	Hungary	5	3	0	2	143	114	+29	06th
4th	Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	144	135	+ 09	04th
5.	Tunisia	5	1	0	4th	109	122	−13	02
6th	Australia	5	0	0	5	068	165	−97	00

December 7th, 2013, Sat. 2:45 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	800 spectators Match report	Hungary Anita Görbicz 9	35: 27 (18:16)	Czech Republic Jana Knedlíková 6
December 7th, 2013, Sat. 5:00 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	700 spectators Match report	Germany Marlene Zapf , Wiebke Kethorn , Susann Müller 6 each	36:15 (17: 07)	Australia Sally Potocki 9
December 7th, 2013, Sat 7:15 pm in SPENS, Novi Sad	900 spectators Match report	Romania Gabriela Perianu , Cristina Neagu 6 each	27: 17 (15: 08)	Tunisia Mouna Chebbah 5
December 9, 2013, Monday 2:45 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	400 spectators Match report	Tunisia Maroua Dhaouadi 6	24:26 (15:15)	Hungary Anita Görbicz , Zsuzsanna Tomori 6 each
December 9th, 2013, Monday 5:00 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	800 spectators Match report	Czech Republic Iveta Luzumová 9	32: 37 (13: 17)	Germany Susann Müller 11
December 9th, 2013, Monday 7:15 pm in SPENS, Novi Sad	300 spectators Match report	Australia Sally Potocki 5	13:32 ( 07:16)	Romania Georgiana Ciuciulete 7
December 10, 2013, Tue. 2:45 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	400 spectators Match report	Czech Republic Iveta Luzumová , Helena Štěrbová 6 each	28:24 (15: 14)	Tunisia Mouna Chebbah 7
December 10, 2013, Tuesday 5:00 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	800 spectators Match report	Germany Susann Müller 11	26:23 (13: 12)	Romania Adriana Nechita 6
December 10, 2013, Tuesday 7:15 pm in SPENS, Novi Sad	400 spectators Match report	Hungary Melinda Vincze , Viktória Rédei-Soós 6 each	39:15 (19: 11)	Australia Sally Potocki 8
12.12.2013, Thursday 2:45 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	400 spectators Match report	Australia Rosalie Boyd 3	10:34 ( 04:15)	Czech Republic Martina Crhová 8
12/12/2013, Thursday 5:00 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	1,200 spectators Match report	Germany Anna Loerper 6	26:20 (10: 11)	Tunisia Mouna Chebbah 6
December 12th, 2013, Thursday 7:15 pm in SPENS, Novi Sad	5,000 spectators Match report	Romania Cristina Neagu 4	21:17 ( 08:10)	Hungary Anita Görbicz 7
13.12.2013, Fri. 2:45 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	300 spectators Match report	Tunisia Maroua Dhaouadi 6	24:15 (12: 08)	Australia Sally Potocki 7
13.12.2013, Friday 5:00 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	3,000 spectators Match report	Hungary Anita Görbicz 12	26:27 (16: 14)	Germany Susann Müller 13
13.12.2013, Friday 7:15 p.m. in SPENS, Novi Sad	700 spectators Match report	Romania Cristina Neagu 5	29:23 (14: 07)	Czech Republic Kateřina Keclíková , Iveta Luzumová each 4

Presidents Cup

In the Presidents Cup, which was held on December 15 and 16, 2013, the national teams took part that could not qualify for the round of 16. The sixth-placed teams in the preliminary rounds played among themselves from places 21 to 24, while the fifth-placed teams played for places 17 to 20. If there was a tie at the end of the game, there was then a seven-meter throw.

	team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
PC 1	Dominican Republic Irina Pop 7	24: 29 ( 09: 12)	Algeria Rekia Ziadi 5	December 15, 2013, Sun 1:15 p.m.
		Match report		Niš , Čair Hall
PC 2	Paraguay Ana Acuña 9	23:21 nS ( 18:18 , 12:10)	Australia Sally Potocki 8	December 15, 2013, Sunday 3:30 p.m.
		Match report		Niš , Čair Hall
PC 3	Democratic Republic of Congo Christianne Mwasesa 8	22:23 ( 08:11)	China Zhao Jiaqin 7th	December 15, 2013, Sun 5:45 p.m.
		Match report		Niš , Čair Hall
PC 4	Argentina Antonella Gambino 5	21: 27 (12: 14)	Tunisia Fatma Sfar Ben Chker 8	December 15, 2013, Sun 8:00 p.m.
		Match report		Niš , Čair Hall

The placement games took place on December 16, 2013.

	team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
23/24	Dominican Republic Mariela Andino , Irina Pop , Carolina López 6 each	27: 26 (18: 09)	Australia Sally Potocki 11	16.12.13, Mon. 1:15 p.m.
		Match report		Niš , Čair Hall
21/22	Algeria Fatiha Iberraken 5	19: 29 (10: 13)	Paraguay Marizza Faría , Ana Acuña , Sabrina Fiore 7 each	16.12.13, Monday 3:30 p.m.
		Match report		Niš , Čair Hall
19/20	Democratic Republic of Congo Christianne Mwasesa 4	19:31 ( 07:14)	Argentina Magdalena Decilio , Valeria Bianchi 7th each	December 16, 2013, Mo. 5:45 p.m.
		Match report		Niš , Čair Hall
17/18	China Zhao Jiaqin 7th	23: 28 (11: 12)	Tunisia Raja Toumi 12	16.12.13, Monday 8:00 p.m.
		Match report		Niš , Čair Hall

Round of 16

The round of 16 took place on 15./16. December 2013. The first-placed national teams of the four preliminary round groups each played against a fourth-placed team and the second-placed against the third-placed teams. The winner of each game made it to the quarter-finals of the 2013 Handball World Cup.

In the encounters group first against group fourth, all preliminary round winners were successful, while three group second were eliminated in the round of 16.

	team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
AF 1	Brazil Ana Paula Rodrigues 7	29: 23 (16: 14)	Netherlands Lois Abbingh 7	16.12.13, Monday 6 p.m.
		Match report		Belgrade , Kombank Arena
AF 2	Hungary Anita Görbicz 6	28: 21 (17: 12)	Spain Marta López 7	December 16, 2013, Mo. 5:30 p.m.
		Match report		Novi Sad , SPENS
AF 3	Denmark Louise Burgaard 6	22: 21 (11: 12)	Montenegro Katarina Bulatović 7	December 15, 2013, Sun 8:45 p.m.
		Match report		Belgrade , Kombank Arena
AF 4	Germany Laura Steinbach 6	29: 21 (13: 10)	Angola Marcelina Kiala 8	December 15, 2013, Sun. 5:30 p.m.
		Match report		Novi Sad , SPENS
AF 5	Poland Alina Wojtas 9	31: 29 (13: 17)	Romania Cristina Neagu 10	December 15, 2013, Sun 8:15 pm
		Match report		Novi Sad , SPENS
AF 6	France Nina Kanto 5	27: 19 (12: 09)	Japan Shio Fujii , Yuko Arihama 5 each	December 15, 2013, Sun 6 p.m.
		Match report		Belgrade , Kombank Arena
AF 7	South Korea Jung Ji-hae 8	27: 28 (11: 12)	Serbia Andrea Lekić 8	December 16, 2013, Monday 8:45 p.m.
		Match report		Belgrade , Kombank Arena
AF 8	Norway Nora Mørk , Heidi Løke 5 each	31: 21 (19:10)	Czech Republic Iveta Luzumová 6	December 16, 2013, Monday 8:15 pm
		Match report		Novi Sad , SPENS

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals took place on December 18, 2013. The winner of each game made it to the semi-finals of the 2013 Handball World Cup. For the first time in World Cup history, four coaches of the same nationality made it to the quarter-finals - Morten Soubak (Brazil), Jan Pytlick (Denmark), Heine Jensen (Germany) and Kim Rasmussen (Poland) are Danes.

Brazil prevailed against Hungary after double extra time and qualified for a World Cup semi-final for the first time. Poland also reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time, which threw the vice-world champion France out of the tournament. With the defending champions Norway, another co-favorite was eliminated, who lost to the host Serbia. The Scandinavians won the neighborhood duel between Denmark and Germany.

	team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
VF 1	Brazil Alexandra do Nascimento 10	33: 31 n.2.V. (29: 29, 26: 26, 12: 11)	Hungary Zsuzsanna Tomori 7	December 18, 2013, Wed. 5:30 p.m.
		Match report		Belgrade , Kombank Arena
VF 2	Denmark Kristina Kristiansen 7	31: 28 (17: 17)	Germany Susann Müller 12	December 18, 2013, Wed 8:15 p.m.
		Match report		Novi Sad , SPENS
VF 3	Poland Alina Wojtas , Karolina Siódmiak 5 each	22: 21 (11: 08)	France Siraba Dembélé , Allison Pineau 5 each	December 18, 2013, Wed. 5:30 p.m.
		Match report		Novi Sad , SPENS
VF 4	Serbia Dragana Cvijić , Sanja Damnjanović 8 each	28:25 (15:16)	Norway Heidi Løke 5	December 18, 2013, Wed 8:15 p.m.
		Match report		Belgrade , Kombank Arena

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place on December 20, 2013. The winner of each game will be in the final of the 2013 Handball World Championship.

Brazil defeated the 1997 world champions Denmark and became the first Pan-American team to reach a World Cup final. Host Serbia also managed to qualify for a World Cup final for the first time through a win against Poland.

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Brazil Alexandra do Nascimento 7	27: 21 (14: 10)	Denmark Maria Fisker , Anne Mette Hansen , Mette Gravholt , Kristina Kristiansen 3 each	December 20, 2013, Fri 8:45 p.m.
	Match report		Belgrade , Kombank Arena
Poland Karolina Szwed-Ørneborg 4	18: 24 ( 06: 14)	Serbia Andrea Lekić 8	December 20, 2013, Friday 6:00 p.m.
	Match report		Belgrade , Kombank Arena

3rd place match

The game for 3rd place took place on December 22, 2013. Denmark won a medal again at a world championship after more than 16 years. The Polish selection achieved the best placement in World Cup history with 4th place.

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Denmark	30: 26 (12: 15)	Poland	22.12.13, Sun. 2:30 p.m.

December 22, 2013 in Belgrade , Kombank Arena, 6,500 spectators, match report

Denmark: Cecilie Greve , Rikke Poulsen - Kristina Kristiansen (10), Ann Grete Nørgaard (5), Line Jørgensen (4), Maria Fisker (3), Stine Jørgensen (3), Mette Gravholt (2), Trine Østergaard Jensen (1 ), Louise Burgaard (1), Pernille Holst Holmsgaard (1), Jane Schumacher , Susan Thorsgaard , Anne Mette Hansen , Camilla Dalby , Marianne Bonde

Poland: Małgorzata Gapska , Anna Wysokińska - Patrycja Kulwińska (5), Alina Wojtas (4), Kinga Byzdra (4), Karolina Kudłacz (3), Katarzyna Koniuszaniec (3), Kinga Grzyb (3), Karolina Szwed-Ørneborg (2 ), Karolina Siódmiak (2), Monika Stachowska , Iwona Niedźwiedź , Karolina Semeniuk-Olchawa , Monika Migała , Małgorzata Stasiak , Agnieszka Jochymek

Referees: Mindaugas Gatelis & Vaidas Mažeika

final

The final took place on December 22, 2013. For both Brazil and Serbia, it was the first time they took part in a World Cup final. Brazil became the first Pan-American national team to win the World Cup.

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Brazil	22: 20 (13: 11)	Serbia	December 22, 2013, Sun 5:15 pm

December 22, 2013 in Belgrade , Kombank Arena, 19,467 spectators, match report

Brazil: Bárbara Arenhart , Mayssa Pessoa - Alexandra do Nascimento (6), Fernanda da Silva (4), Ana Paula Rodrigues (4), Eduarda Amorim (3), Deborah Nunes (2), Deonise Cavaleiro (2), Daniela Piedade ( 1), Fabiana Diniz , Samira Rocha , Amanda Andrade , Elaine Gomes , Karoline de Souza , Marina Costa , Mayana Moura

Serbia: Katarina Tomašević , Jovana Risović - Dragana Cvijić (5), Sanja Damnjanović (4), Andrea Lekić (4), Jelena Živković (2), Jelena Nišavić (2), Jelena Popović (1), Katarina Krpež (1), Jelena Erić (1), Sanja Rajović , Svetlana Ognjenović , Biljana Filipović , Ivana Milošević , Kristina Liščević , Marina Dmitrović

Referee: Ignacio García & Andreu Marín Lorente

Final placements

Placements of Nations

The placements were based on the following criteria:

• Places 1 to 4: Results in the final and in the game for 3rd place
• Places 5 to 8 (losers of the quarter-finals): according to points, then goal difference, then number of goals scored in the preliminary round matches against teams in places 1 to 4
• Places 9 to 16 (losers of the round of 16 games): according to points, then goal difference, then number of goals scored in the preliminary round matches against teams in places 1 to 4
• Places 17 to 20: Results of the President's Cup placement games among the fifth placed in the preliminary round
• Places 21 to 24: Results of the President's Cup placement games among the sixth placed in the preliminary round

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.
	Brazil a	9	9	0	0	253: 197	+ 056
	Serbia	9	7th	0	2	240: 197	+ 043
	Denmark b	9	6th	0	3	256: 214	+ 042
04th	Poland	9	5	0	4th	238: 199	+ 039
05.	Norway	7th	6th	0	1	198: 121	+ 059
06th	France	7th	6th	0	1	173: 121	+ 052
07th	Germany	7th	6th	0	1	209: 168	+ 041
08th.	Hungary	7th	4th	0	3	202: 168	+ 034
09.	Spain	6th	4th	0	2	151: 119	+ 032
10.	Romania	6th	4th	0	2	161: 127	+ 034
11.	Montenegro	6th	4th	0	2	156: 114	+ 042
12.	South Korea	6th	3	0	3	185: 145	+ 040
13.	Netherlands	6th	2	0	4th	170: 150	+ 020
14th	Japan	6th	2	0	4th	155: 158	- 3 00
15th	Czech Republic	6th	2	0	4th	165: 166	- 1 00
16.	Angola	6th	2	0	4th	156: 152	+ 4 00
17th	Tunisia c	7th	3	0	4th	164: 167	- 3 00
18th	People's Republic of China	7th	2	0	5	160: 218	- 058
19th	Argentina	7th	2	0	5	154: 187	- 033
20th	Democratic Republic of Congo	7th	1	0	6th	127: 209	- 082
21st	Paraguay	7th	2	0	5	107: 205	- 098
22nd	Algeria	7th	1	0	6th	150: 220	- 070
23.	Dominican Republic	7th	1	0	6th	143: 233	- 090
24.	Australia	7th	0	0	7th	115: 215	−100

^aqualified as world champion for the 2015 world championship

^b qualified as host for the 2015 World Cup

^c President's Cup winner

List of goalscorers

Susann Mueller

rank	Surname	nation	Gates	FT	7m	T / S
01.	Susann Mueller	Germany	62	49	13	8.86
02.	Alexandra do Nascimento	Brazil	54	31	23	6.00
03.	Anita Görbicz	Hungary	48	24	24	6.86
03.	Sally Potocki	Australia	48	39	09	6.86
05.	Sanja Damnjanović	Serbia	46	40	06th	5.11
05.	Andrea Lekić	Serbia	46	37	09	5.11
07th	Kristina Kristiansen	Denmark	45	32	13	5.00
08th.	Christianne Mwasesa	Democratic Republic of Congo	42	34	08th	6.00
09.	Ana Paula Rodrigues	Brazil	39	35	04th	4.33
09.	Alina Wojtas	Poland	39	32	07th	4.33

FT - field goals, 7m - seven meters, T / S - goals per game (as of December 22, 2013)

Allstar team

position	Surname	country
Goal:	Bárbara Arenhart	Brazil
Left winger:	Maria Fisker	Denmark
Back left:	Sanja Damnjanović	Serbia
Back center:	Anita Görbicz	Hungary
Back right:	Susann Mueller	Germany
Right winger:	Woo Sun-hee	South Korea
Circle:	Dragana Cvijic	Serbia

Web links

• Official website for the 2013 World Cup (English, Serbian)

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ 2013 World Championships in Spain and Serbia. In: www.derwesten.de. DerWesten, October 2, 2010, accessed December 11, 2013 . 
3. ↑ INTERVIEW WITH HASSAN MOUSTAFA ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ CLOSING PRESS CONFERENCE: “THANK YOU SERBIA” ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ The Blic : Predsednik IHF Mustafa: Srbija zaslužila čestitke za organizaciju Svetskog prvenstva
6. ↑ NEW RECORD - 18,236 FANS IN THE KOMBANK ARENA ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Spain and Serbia to stage 2013 World Championships. In: ihf.info. International Handball Federation , October 2, 2010, accessed December 10, 2013 . 
8. ↑ We will go for a medal on the Women's Championship in December. (No longer available online.) In: serbia2013.com. Serbian Handball Federation, August 11, 2013, archived from the original on December 16, 2013 ; accessed on December 10, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Christian Stein: World Cup draw: Germany in lottery 2. In: handball-world.com. IG Handball eV, June 14, 2013, accessed on November 30, 2013 . 
10. ^ Dpa : Heine Jensen: A Dane - unknown in Denmark. In: handball-world.com. IG Handball eV, December 17, 2013, accessed on December 17, 2013 . 
11. ↑ Jonathan Curry: Premiere: Brazil moves into the World Cup final as the first Pan America representative. In: handball-world.com. IG Handball eV, December 20, 2013, accessed on December 21, 2013 . 
12. ↑ In front of over 18,000 spectators: Serbia reaches the finals at the home World Cup. In: handball-world.com. IG Handball eV, December 20, 2013, accessed on December 21, 2013 . 
13. ↑ XXI Women's World Championship 2013 SERBIA: Denmark vs. Poland ( English ) International Handball Federation. December 22, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
14. ↑ XXI Women's World Championship 2013 SERBIA: Brazil vs. Serbia ( English ) International Handball Federation. December 22, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
15. ↑ IHF: Bid and Event Manual , p. 44
16. ↑ Goalscorers (top 40). (PDF; 41.1 kB) In: ihf.info. International Handball Federation, December 22, 2013, accessed December 22, 2013 .