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| Tournament details |
| Host country |
 Japan |
| Dates |
30 November–15 December |
| Teams |
24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) |
5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics |
| Matches |
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| Goals scored |
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| Top scorer(s) |
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Qualification
| Competition |
Dates |
Host |
Vacancies |
Qualified |
| Host nation |
28 October 2013 |
 Doha |
1 |
Japan |
| 2017 World Championship |
1–17 December 2017 |
 Germany |
1 |
 France |
| 2018 South and Central American Championship |
29 November – 4 December 2018 |
 Maceió |
2 |
 Argentina
Brazil |
| 2018 European Championship |
29 November – 16 December 2018 |
France |
3 |
 Netherlands
 Romania
 Russia |
| 2018 Asian Women’s Handball Championship |
30 November – 9 December 2018 |
Japan |
4[1] |
 Australia
 China
 Kazakhstan
 South Korea |
| 2018 African Women’s Handball Championship |
2–12 December 2018 |
 Brazzaville |
3 |
 Angola
 DR Congo
 Senegal |
| 2019 Nor.Ca. Women’s Handball Championship |
28 May – 2 June 2019[3] |
 Mexico City |
1 |
 Cuba |
| European qualification |
23 November 2018 – 6 June 2019 |
Various |
9 |
 Denmark
Germany
 Hungary
 Montenegro
 Norway
 Serbia
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Sweden |
Squads
2019 World Women’s Handball Championship squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goals | Pts. | Qualification |
| Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178-134 | 8 | Main Round |
| Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169-115 | 8 | Main Round |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 155-143 | 6 | Main Round |
| Angola | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 150-151 | 4 | |
| Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142-150 | 4 | |
| Cuba | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 122-223 | 0 | |
| 30-11-2019 | Serbia | 32-25 | Angola |
| 30-11-2019 | Netherlands | 26-32 | Slovenia |
| 30-11-2019 | Norway | 47-16 | Cuba |
| 02-12-2019 | Cuba | 27-46 | Serbia |
| 02-12-2019 | Angola | 28-35 | Netherlands |
| 02-12-2019 | Slovenia | 20-36 | Norway |
| 03-12-2019 | Netherlands | 51-23 | Cuba |
| 03-12-2019 | Slovenia | 24-33 | Angola |
| 03-12-2019 | Norway | 28-25 | Serbia |
| 05-12-2019 | Cuba | 26-39 | Slovenia |
| 05-12-2019 | Serbia | 23-36 | Netherlands |
| 05-12-2019 | Norway | 30-24 | Angola |
| 06-12-2019 | Serbia | 29-27 | Slovenia |
| 06-12-2019 | Angola | 40-30 | Cuba |
| 06-12-2019 | Netherlands | 30-28 | Norway |
Group B
| Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goals | Pts. | Qualification |
| South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 149-124 | 8 | Main Round |
| Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 142-111 | 7 | Main Round |
| Denmark | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 132-100 | 7 | Main Round |
| France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137-100 | 5 | |
| Brazil | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 119-115 | 3 | |
| Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53-182 | 0 | |
| 30-11-2019 | Germany | 30-24 | Brazil |
| 30-11-2019 | France | 27-29 | South Korea |
| 30-11-2019 | Denmark | 37-12 | Australia |
| 01-12-2019 | Brazil | 19-19 | France |
| 01-12-2019 | Australia | 8-34 | Germany |
| 01-12-2019 | South Korea | 26-26 | Denmark |
| 03-12-2019 | South Korea | 33-27 | Brazil |
| 03-12-2019 | France | 46-7 | Australia |
| 03-12-2019 | Denmark | 25-26 | Germany |
| 04-12-2019 | Australia | 17-34 | South Korea |
| 04-12-2019 | Germany | 25-27 | France |
| 04-12-2019 | Denmark | 24-18 | Brazil |
| 06-12-2019 | Brazil | 31-9 | Australia |
| 06-12-2019 | Germany | 27-27 | South Korea |
| 06-12-2019 | France | 18-20 | Denmark |
Group D
| Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goals | Pts. | Qualification |
| Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 159-103 | 10 | Main Round |
| Montonegro | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137-123 | 8 | Main Round |
| Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121-129 | 6 | Main Round |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145-117 | 4 | |
| Senegal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 119-137 | 2 | |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92-164 | 0 | |
| 30-11-2019 | Montonegro | 29-25 | Senegal |
| 30-11-2019 | Romania | 16-31 | Spain |
| 30-11-2019 | Hungary | 39-15 | Kazakhstan |
| 01-12-2019 | Kazakhstan | 21-30 | Montonegro |
| 01-12-2019 | Spain | 29-25 | Hungary |
| 01-12-2019 | Senegal | 24-29 | Romania |
| 03-12-2019 | Hungary | 24-25 | Montonegro |
| 03-12-2019 | Spain | 29-20 | Senegal |
| 03-12-2019 | Romania | 22-20 | Kazakhstan |
| 04-12-2019 | Montonegro | 27-26 | Romania |
| 04-12-2019 | Kazakhstan | 16-43 | Spain |
| 04-12-2019 | Hungary | 30-20 | Senegal |
| 06-12-2019 | Senegal | 30-20 | Kazakhstan |
| 06-12-2019 | Montonegro | 26-27 | Spain |
| 06-12-2019 | Romania | 28-27 | Hungary |
Group D
| Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goals | Pts. | Qualification |
| Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158-91 | 10 | Main Round |
| Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 144-114 | 8 | Main Round |
| Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 136-121 | 6 | Main Round |
| Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 124-133 | 4 | |
| DR Congo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86-137 | 2 | |
| China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100-152 | 0 | |
| 30-11-2019 | Japan | 24-20 | Argentina |
| 30-11-2019 | Russia | 26-11 | China |
| 30-11-2019 | Sweden | 26-16 | DR Congo |
| 02-12-2019 | Argentina | 22-35 | Russia |
| 02-12-2019 | DR Congo | 16-28 | Japan |
| 02-12-2019 | China | 19-32 | Sweden |
| 03-12-2019 | Russia | 34-13 | DR Congo |
| 03-12-2019 | China | 28-34 | Argentina |
| 03-12-2019 | Sweden | 34-26 | Japan |
| 05-12-2019 | DR Congo | 25-24 | China |
| 05-12-2019 | Japan | 22-33 | Russia |
| 05-12-2019 | Sweden | 30-23 | Argentina |
| 06-12-2019 | Japan | 35-18 | China |
| 06-12-2019 | Argentina | 25-16 | DR Congo |
| 06-12-2019 | Russia | 30-22 | Sweden |
Presidents Cup
21st–24th place playoffs
| Date | Event | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 08-12-2019 | 21st–24th place semifinals | Cuba | 45-25 | Australia |
| 08-12-2019 | 21st–24th place semifinals | Kazakhstan | 29-23 | China |
| 09-12-2019 | 23rd place | Australia | 15-33 | China |
| 09-12-2019 | 21st place | Cuba | 33-31 | Kazakhstan |
17–20th place playoffs
| Date | Event | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 08-12-2019 | 17–20th place semifinals | Slovenia | 19-32 | Brazil |
| 08-12-2019 | 17–20th place semifinals | Senegal | 28-23 | DR Congo |
| 09-12-2019 | 19th place | Slovenia | 29-27 | DR Congo |
| 09-12-2019 | 17th place | Senegal | 18-22 | Brazil |
13–16th place playoffs
| Date | Event | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 08-12-2019 | 13–16th place semifinals | Angola | 17-28 | France |
| 08-12-2019 | 13–16th place semifinals | Hungary | 34-26 | Argentina |
| 09-12-2019 | 15th place | Angola | 30-27 | Argentina |
| 09-12-2019 | 13th place | Hungary | 21-26 | France |
Main round
Group I
| Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goals | Pts. | Qualification |
| Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146-128 | 8 | Semi Finals |
| Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 153-136 | 6 | Semi Finals |
| Serbia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139-151 | 5 | Fifth place game |
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 135-136 | 5 | Seventh place game |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 123-124 | 4 | |
| South Korea | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 144-165 | 2 | |
| 08-12-2019 | Serbia | 36-33 | South Korea |
| 08-12-2019 | Netherlands | 23-25 | Germany |
| 08-12-2019 | Norway | 22-19 | Denmark |
| 09-12-2019 | Germany | 28-29 | Serbia |
| 09-12-2019 | Denmark | 27-24 | Netherlands |
| 09-12-2019 | South Korea | 25-36 | Norway |
| 11-12-2019 | Netherlands | 40-33 | South Korea |
| 11-12-2019 | Serbia | 26-26 | Denmark |
| 11-12-2019 | Norway | 32-29 | Germany |
Group II
| Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goals | Pts. | Qualification |
| Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 161-117 | 10 | Semi Finals |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 145-137 | 7 | Semi Finals |
| Montonegro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 137-137 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 141-132 | 5 | Seventh place game |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143-150 | 2 | |
| Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 102-156 | 0 | |
| 08-12-2019 | Romania | 18-27 | Russia |
| 08-12-2019 | Montonegro | 30-26 | Japan |
| 08-12-2019 | Spain | 28-28 | Sweden |
| 09-12-2019 | Russia | 35-28 | Montonegro |
| 09-12-2019 | Japan | 31-33 | Spain |
| 09-12-2019 | Sweden | 34-22 | Romania |
| 11-12-2019 | Spain | 26-36 | Russia |
| 11-12-2019 | Romania | 20-37 | Japan |
| 11-12-2019 | Montonegro | 26-23 | Sweden |
Final round
Semifinals
| 13-12-2019 | Russia | 32-33 | Netherlands |
| 13-12-2019 | Norway | 22-28 | Spain |
Seventh place game
| 13-12-2019 | Germany | 24-35 | Sweden |
Fifth place game
| 13-12-2019 | Serbia | 26-28 | Montonegro |
Third place game
| 15-12-2019 | Russia | 33-28 | Norway |
Final
| 15-12-2019 | Netherlands | 30-29 | Spain |
Final ranking and statistics
| Rank |
Team |
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Netherlands (2020 Olympic Games) |
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Spain |
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Russia |
| 4 |
Norway |
| 5 |
Sweden |
| 6 |
Germany |
| 7 |
Montonegro |
| 8 |
Serbia |
| 9 |
Denmark |
| 10 |
Japan |
| 11 |
South Korea |
| 12 |
Romania |
| 13 |
France |
| 14 |
Hungary |
| 15 |
Angola |
| 16 |
Argentina |
| 17 |
Brazil |
| 18 |
Senegal |
| 19 |
Slovenia |
| 20 |
DR Congo |
| 21 |
Cuba |
| 22 |
Kazakhstan |
| 23 |
China |
| 24 |
Australia |
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Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
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Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament |
Top goalscorers
| Players (Team) | Goals |
| Lois Abbingh (Netherlands) | 71 |
All Star Team
| Position | Player |
|---|
| Most valuable player | Estavana Polman (NED) |
| Goalkeeper | Tess Wester (NED) |
| Right wing | Jovanka Radičević (MNE) |
| Right back | Anna Vyakhireva (RUS) |
| Centre back | Estavana Polman (NED) |
| Left back | Alexandrina Cabral (ESP) |
| Left wing | Camilla Herrem (NOR) |
| Pivot | Linn Blohm (SWE) |
Champions Team Roster
Team roster:
Jessy Kramer, Laura van der Heijden, Debbie Bont, Lois Abbingh, Larissa Nusser, Danick Snelder, Bo van Wetering, Delaila Amega, Kelly Dulfer, Merel Freriks, Inger Smits, Martine Smeets, Angela Malestein, Rinka Duijndam, Tess Wester, Dione Housheer, Estavana Polman.
Head Coach: Emmanuel Mayonnade
Women World Handball Championships
