Handball World Championship 2017 / Qualification
This page describes the qualification for the 2017 Women's Handball World Championship in Germany .
Africa
Africa provides three participants who were determined at the 2016 African Cup of Nations. The championship took place from November 28th to December 7th, 2016 in Luanda as a tournament.
Qualified for the 2017 World Cup are:
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Angola (African Champion 2016) -
Tunisia (2nd of the African Cup of Nations 2016) -
Cameroon (3rd of the African Championship 2016)
America
America provides three participants who were determined at the 2017 Pan American Championship . The tournament took place from June 18 to 25, 2017 in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires .
Qualified for the 2017 World Cup are:
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Brazil (Pan American Champion 2017) -
Argentina (2nd of the Pan American Championship 2017) -
Paraguay (3rd of the Pan American Championship 2017)
Asia
Asia provides three participants who were determined at the 2017 Asian Cup . The championship took place from March 13-22, 2017 in Suwon , South Korea .
Qualified for the 2017 World Cup are:
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South Korea (Asian champion 2017) -
Japan (2nd of the Asian Championship 2017) -
People's Republic of China (3rd of the 2017 Asian Cup)
Europe
Qualifying round
The first qualifying round was held in 4 groups, the two best in the group and only the first in group 4 qualified for the play-off games.
Group 1
The games were played in Šaľa , Slovakia .
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Ukraine
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79:50 | +29 | 6-0 |
| 2. |
 Slovenia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74:61 | +13 | 4: 2 |
| 3. |
 Lithuania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63:83 | −20 | 2: 4 |
| 4th |
 Greece
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63:85 | −22 | 0: 6 |
Group 2
The games were played in Minsk , Belarus .
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Belarus
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103: 63 | +40 | 6-0 |
| 2. |
 Turkey
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88:78 | +10 | 4: 2 |
| 3. |
 Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87:85 | +2 | 2: 4 |
| 4th |
 Kosovo
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51: 103 | −52 | 0: 6 |
Group 3
The games were played in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands .
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Austria
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81:67 | +14 | 4: 2 |
| 2. |
 Macedonia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67:67 | ± 0 | 4: 2 |
| 3. |
 Iceland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72:67 | +5 | 4: 2 |
| 4th |
 Faroe Islands
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55:74 | −19 | 0: 6 |
Group 4
The games were played in Syracuse , Italy .
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Italy
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51:46 | +5 | 3: 1 |
| 2. |
 Portugal
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55:43 | +12 | 2: 2 |
| 3. |
 Israel
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44:61 | −17 | 1: 3 |
Play-off games
The teams play one home and one away game. The draw for the games took place on December 17, 2016.
draw
| Pot 1 (The nine best of the 2016 European Handball Championship ) |
Pot 2 (the last two of the 2016 European handball championship and the top seven from the qualification) |
|---|---|
 Hungary Montenegro Romania Russia Sweden Serbia Slovenia Spain Czech Republic
       |
Italy Croatia Macedonia Austria Poland Slovakia Turkey Ukraine Belarus
   |
Overview
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Montenegro
|
56:51 |
Belarus
|
33:26 | 23:25 |
| Italy
|
39:67 |
Serbia
|
23:33 | 16:34 |
|
Russia
|
63:48 |
Poland
|
31:20 | 32:28 |
|
Hungary
|
52:43 |
Slovakia
|
28:19 | 24:24 |
|
Romania
|
67:53 |
Austria
|
34:29 | 33:24 |
| Ukraine
|
44:46 |
Spain
|
24:24 | 20:22 |
| Croatia
|
51:55 |
Slovenia
|
23:28 | 28:27 |
|
Czech Republic
|
60:48 |
Turkey
|
29:25 | 31:23 |
| Macedonia
|
47:77 |
Sweden
|
20:31 | 27:46 |