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Knockout Round December 10th - December 17th, 2017 24 Nations, Placement Matches, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Champion Angola Argentina Brazil Cameroon China Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Japan Montenegro Netherlands Norway Paraguay Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Tunisia 21st-24th Places Semifinals Central European Time (GMT +1) Paraguay 28 - 25 Argentina Half-Time: 10-12 December 10th 2017, h. 11:30, GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg I Tunisia 31 - 32 China Half-Time: 14-16 December 10th 2017, h. 14:00, GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg 17th-20th Places Semifinals Central European Time (GMT +1) Angola 33 - 34 Poland Half-Time: 13-12 December 10th 2017, h. 11:30, Arena, Leipzig I Brazil 28 - 26 Cameroon Half-Time: 14-15 December 10th 2017, h. 14:00, Arena, Leipzig Round of 16 Central European Time (GMT +1) Romania 27 - 28 Czech Republic Half-Time: 17-14 December 11th 2017, h. 17:30, Arena, Leipzig I Japan 24 - 26ET Netherlands Half-Time: 10-10, Full-Time: 20-20, Extra-Time: 4-6 December 11th 2017, h. 20:30, GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg I I Spain 23 - 31 Norway Half-Time: 10-13 December 11th 2017, h. 20:30, Arena, Leipzig I Russia ET36 - 35 South Korea Half-Time: 16-13, Full-Time: 30-30, Extra-Time: 6-5 December 11th 2017, h. 17:30, GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg I I I I Serbia 29 - 31 Montenegro Half-Time: 9-14 December 10th 2017, h. 17:30, GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg I Hungary 26 - 29 France Half-Time: 11-14 December 10th 2017, h. 17:30, Arena, Leipzig I I Germany 17 - 21 Denmark Half-Time: 7-11 December 10th 2017, h. 20:30, GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg I Sweden 33 - 21 Slovenia Half-Time: 18-12 December 11th 2017, h. 20:30, Arena, Leipzig 23rd Place Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Argentina 29 - 19 Tunisia Half-Time: 15-10 December 11th 2017, h. 11:30, GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg 19th Place Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Angola 33 - 23 Cameroon Half-Time: 16-12 December 11th 2017, h. 11:30, Arena, Leipzig 21st Place Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Paraguay 23 - 21 China Half-Time: 14-10 December 11th 2017, h. 14:00, GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg 17th Place Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Poland 29 - 27 Brazil Half-Time: 15-13 December 11th 2017, h. 14:00, Arena, Leipzig Quarterfinals Central European Time (GMT +1) Czech Republic 26 - 30 Netherlands Half-Time: 16-17 December 13th 2017, h. 17:30, GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg I Norway 34 - 17 Russia Half-Time: 15-8 December 13th 2017, h. 20:30, GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg I I Montenegro 22 - 25 France Half-Time: 10-12 December 12th 2017, h. 20:45, Arena, Leipzig I Denmark 23 - 26 Sweden Half-Time: 11-13 December 12th 2017, h. 17:30, Arena, Leipzig Semifinals Central European Time (GMT +1) Netherlands 23 - 32 Norway Half-Time: 10-17 December 15th 2017, h. 17:30, Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg I France 24 - 22 Sweden Half-Time: 11-12 December 15th 2017, h. 20:45, Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Bronze Medal Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Netherlands 24 - 21 Sweden Half-Time: 14-8 December 17th 2017, h. 14:30, Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Gold Medal Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Norway 21 - 23 France Half-Time: 10-11 December 17th 2017, h. 17:30, Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg

Preliminary Round December 1st - December 8th, 2017 24 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Round of 16, the 5th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 17th-20th Places Semifinals, the 6th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 21st-24th Places Semifinals Group A Angola France Paraguay Romania Slovenia Spain Group B Argentina Czech Republic Hungary Norway Poland Sweden Group C Brazil Denmark Japan Montenegro Russia Tunisia Group D Cameroon China Germany Netherlands Serbia South Korea Group A Central European Time (GMT +1) Romania 29 - 17 Paraguay Half-Time: 16-7 December 2nd 2017, h. 14:00, Arena, Trier France 23 - 24 Slovenia Half-Time: 10-13 December 2nd 2017, h. 18:00, Arena, Trier Spain 28 - 24 Angola Half-Time: 15-13 December 2nd 2017, h. 20:30, Arena, Trier Slovenia 28 - 31 Romania Half-Time: 14-14 December 3rd 2017, h. 14:00, Arena, Trier Angola 19 - 26 France Half-Time: 10-11 December 3rd 2017, h. 18:00, Arena, Trier Paraguay 15 - 32 Spain Half-Time: 6-16 December 3rd 2017, h. 20:30, Arena, Trier Slovenia 32 - 25 Angola Half-Time: 15-15 December 5th 2017, h. 14:00, Arena, Trier France 35 - 13 Paraguay Half-Time: 14-10 December 5th 2017, h. 18:00, Arena, Trier Romania 19 - 17 Spain Half-Time: 9-7 December 5th 2017, h. 20:30, Arena, Trier Paraguay 22 - 28 Slovenia Half-Time: 9-18 December 7th 2017, h. 14:00, Arena, Trier Romania 27 - 24 Angola Half-Time: 14-14 December 7th 2017, h. 18:00, Arena, Trier Spain 25 - 25 France Half-Time: 10-11 December 7th 2017, h. 20:30, Arena, Trier Angola 32 - 28 Paraguay Half-Time: 16-17 December 8th 2017, h. 14:00, Arena, Trier France 26 - 17 Romania Half-Time: 17-7 December 8th 2017, h. 18:00, Arena, Trier Spain 27 - 22 Slovenia Half-Time: 13-14 December 8th 2017, h. 20:30, Arena, Trier Group A Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Romania 5 4 0 1 123 112 +11 8 France 5 3 1 1 135 98 +37 7 Spain 5 3 1 1 135 109 +26 7 Slovenia 5 3 0 2 138 134 +4 6 Angola 5 1 0 4 124 141 -17 2 Paraguay 5 0 0 5 95 156 -61 0 Group B Central European Time (GMT +1) Czech Republic 28 - 22 Argentina Half-Time: 15-9 December 2nd 2017, h. 14:00, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Sweden 30 - 33 Poland Half-Time: 15-17 December 2nd 2017, h. 18:00, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Norway 30 - 22 Hungary Half-Time: 21-11 December 2nd 2017, h. 20:30, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Poland 25 - 29 Czech Republic Half-Time: 15-12 December 3rd 2017, h. 14:00, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Hungary 22 - 25 Sweden Half-Time: 11-11 December 3rd 2017, h. 18:00, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Argentina 21 - 36 Norway Half-Time: 13-18 December 3rd 2017, h. 20:30, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Hungary 33 - 15 Argentina Half-Time: 18-7 December 5th 2017, h. 14:00, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Sweden 36 - 32 Czech Republic Half-Time: 16-18 December 5th 2017, h. 18:00, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Norway 35 - 20 Poland Half-Time: 18-11 December 5th 2017, h. 20:30, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Poland 28 - 31 Hungary Half-Time: 11-13 December 7th 2017, h. 14:00, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Sweden 38 - 24 Argentina Half-Time: 17-13 December 7th 2017, h. 18:00, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Czech Republic 16 - 34 Norway Half-Time: 7-20 December 7th 2017, h. 20:30, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Argentina 20 - 38 Poland Half-Time: 9-19 December 8th 2017, h. 14:00, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Czech Republic 29 - 30 Hungary Half-Time: 14-17 December 8th 2017, h. 18:00, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Norway 28 - 31 Sweden Half-Time: 18-16 December 8th 2017, h. 20:30, EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Group B Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Sweden 5 4 0 1 160 139 +21 8 Norway 5 4 0 1 163 110 +53 8 Hungary 5 3 0 2 138 127 +11 6 Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 134 147 -13 4 Poland 5 2 0 3 144 145 -1 4 Argentina 5 0 0 5 102 173 -71 0 Group C Central European Time (GMT +1) Russia 36 - 16 Tunisia Half-Time: 14-9 December 2nd 2017, h. 14:00, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Brazil 28 - 28 Japan Half-Time: 12-15 December 2nd 2017, h. 17:45, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Denmark 24 - 31 Montenegro Half-Time: 12-17 December 2nd 2017, h. 20:30, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Tunisia 22 - 23 Brazil Half-Time: 13-10 December 3rd 2017, h. 14:00, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Montenegro 24 - 28 Russia Half-Time: 12-15 December 3rd 2017, h. 17:45, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Japan 18 - 32 Denmark Half-Time: 5-16 December 3rd 2017, h. 20:30, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Montenegro 28 - 29 Japan Half-Time: 15-12 December 5th 2017, h. 14:00, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Russia 24 - 16 Brazil Half-Time: 14-7 December 5th 2017, h. 17:45, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Denmark 37 - 19 Tunisia Half-Time: 15-6 December 5th 2017, h. 20:30, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Russia 29 - 28 Japan Half-Time: 13-11 December 6th 2017, h. 14:00, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Tunisia 23 - 29 Montenegro Half-Time: 13-15 December 6th 2017, h. 17:45, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Brazil 20 - 22 Denmark Half-Time: 13-13 December 6th 2017, h. 20:30, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Japan 31 - 13 Tunisia Half-Time: 15-6 December 8th 2017, h. 12:00, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Brazil 23 - 23 Montenegro Half-Time: 13-12 December 8th 2017, h. 17:45, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Denmark 25 - 32 Russia Half-Time: 11-12 December 8th 2017, h. 20:30, Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Group C Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Russia 5 5 0 0 149 111 +38 10 Denmark 5 3 0 2 142 120 +22 6 Japan 5 2 1 2 134 130 +4 5 Montenegro 5 2 1 2 135 127 +8 5 Brazil 5 1 2 2 110 119 -9 4 Tunisia 5 0 0 5 93 156 -63 0 Group D Central European Time (GMT +1) Germany 28 - 15 Cameroon Half-Time: 12-7 December 1st 2017, h. 19:00, Arena, Leipzig Serbia 43 - 23 China Half-Time: 21-11 December 2nd 2017, h. 15:30, Arena, Leipzig Netherlands 22 - 24 South Korea Half-Time: 11-14 December 2nd 2017, h. 18:00, Arena, Leipzig Cameroon 21 - 34 Serbia Half-Time: 9-20 December 3rd 2017, h. 14:00, Arena, Leipzig China 15 - 40 Netherlands Half-Time: 9-20 December 3rd 2017, h. 18:00, Arena, Leipzig South Korea 18 - 23 Germany Half-Time: 10-11 December 3rd 2017, h. 20:30, Arena, Leipzig South Korea 31 - 19 China Half-Time: 18-10 December 5th 2017, h. 12:00, Arena, Leipzig Netherlands 29 - 22 Cameroon Half-Time: 14-8 December 5th 2017, h. 15:30, Arena, Leipzig Germany 22 - 22 Serbia Half-Time: 9-11 December 5th 2017, h. 18:00, Arena, Leipzig Cameroon 21 - 33 South Korea Half-Time: 6-16 December 6th 2017, h. 12:00, Arena, Leipzig Serbia 27 - 27 Netherlands Half-Time: 15-15 December 6th 2017, h. 15:30, Arena, Leipzig Germany 24 - 9 China Half-Time: 10-3 December 6th 2017, h. 18:00, Arena, Leipzig China 26 - 26 Cameroon Half-Time: 13-13 December 8th 2017, h. 14:00, Arena, Leipzig Netherlands 31 - 23 Germany Half-Time: 18-10 December 8th 2017, h. 18:00, Arena, Leipzig Serbia 33 - 28 South Korea Half-Time: 15-14 December 8th 2017, h. 20:30, Arena, Leipzig Group D Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Serbia 5 3 2 0 159 121 +38 8 Netherlands 5 3 1 1 149 111 +38 7 Germany 5 3 1 1 120 95 +25 7 South Korea 5 3 0 2 134 118 +16 6 Cameroon 5 0 1 4 105 150 -45 1 China 5 0 1 4 92 164 -72 1

European Qualifying Play-Offs June 9th - June 15th, 2017 18 Nations, Home and Away Matches, the 9 winning Nations will qualify for the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Austria Belarus Croatia Czech Republic Hungary Italy Macedonia Montenegro Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine First Leg Russia 31 - 20 Poland Half-Time: 15-14 June 9th 2017, h. 19:00 (GMT +4), Sportcomplex "Zvezdniy", Astrakhan Ukraine 24 - 24 Spain Half-Time: 10-16 June 9th 2017, h. 19:00 (GMT +3), Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy Montenegro 33 - 26 Belarus Half-Time: 12-15 June 9th 2017, h. 19:00 (GMT +2), SC Topolica, Bar Romania 34 - 29 Austria Half-Time: 17-16 June 9th 2017, h. 20:00 (GMT +3), Antonio Alexa, Oradea Italy 23 - 33 Serbia Half-Time: 11-16 June 10th 2017, h. 16:30 (GMT +2), Kioene Arena, Padova Hungary 28 - 19 Slovakia Half-Time: 14-8 June 10th 2017, h. 17:00 (GMT +2), Fönix Csarnok, Debrecen Croatia 23 - 28 Slovenia Half-Time: 10-15 June 10th 2017, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Dvorana Gradski Vrt, Osijek Czech Republic 29 - 25 Turkey Half-Time: 15-15 June 10th 2017, h. 18:30 (GMT +2), Sportovni Hala Banik, Most Macedonia 20 - 31 Sweden Half-Time: 9-12 June 10th 2017, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), SRC Kale, Skopje Second Leg (48) Poland 28 - 32 Russia (63) Half-Time: 14-15 June 15th 2017, h. 18:30 (GMT +2), Hala Widowiskowa Sportowa, Koszalin (46) Spain 22 - 20 Ukraine (44) Half-Time: 14-5 June 14th 2017, h. 21:00 (GMT +2), Polideportivo Fernando Arguelles, Antequera (51) Belarus 25 - 23 Montenegro (55) Half-Time: 11-10 June 15th 2017, h. 18:00 (GMT +3), Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk (53) Austria 24 - 33 Romania (67) Half-Time: 13-11 June 13th 2017, h. 19:35 (GMT +2), Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau (67) Serbia 34 - 16 Italy (39) Half-Time: 14-4 June 14th 2017, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Sport Hall Cair, Nis (43) Slovakia 24 - 24 Hungary (52) Half-Time: 10-11 June 14th 2017, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Zimny Stadion Ondreja Nepelu, Bratislava (55) Slovenia 27 - 28 Croatia (51) Half-Time: 12-16 June 15th 2017, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Sportna Dvorana Golovec, Celje (48) Turkey 23 - 31 Czech Republic (60) Half-Time: 15-14 June 15th 2017, h. 19:00 (GMT +3), THF Spor Complex, Ankara (77) Sweden 46 - 27 Macedonia (47) Half-Time: 26-11 June 13th 2017, h. 19:15 (GMT +2), Ystad Arena, Ystad

European Qualifying Round November 25th - December 4th, 2016 15 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st Nations from each Group and the 2nd Nations from Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 will qualify for the European Qualifying Play-Offs Group 1 Greece Lithuania Slovakia Ukraine Group 2 Belarus Kosovo Switzerland Turkey Group 3 Austria Faroe Islands Iceland Macedonia Group 4 Israel Italy Portugal Group 1 Central European Time (GMT +1) Ukraine 21 - 20 Slovakia Half-Time: 9-13 November 25th 2016, h. 17:45, Mestská Sportova Hala, Sala Lithuania 31 - 25 Greece Half-Time: 18-13 November 25th 2016, h. 19:45, Mestská Sportova Hala, Sala Slovakia 27 - 24 Greece Half-Time: 13-10 November 26th 2016, h. 17:45, Mestská Sportova Hala, Sala Ukraine 31 - 16 Lithuania Half-Time: 16-6 November 26th 2016, h. 19:45, Mestská Sportova Hala, Sala Slovakia 27 - 16 Lithuania Half-Time: 13-9 November 27th 2016, h. 17:45, Mestská Sportova Hala, Sala Greece 14 - 27 Ukraine Half-Time: 7-14 November 27th 2016, h. 19:45, Mestská Sportova Hala, Sala Group 1 Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Ukraine 3 3 0 0 79 50 +29 6 Slovakia 3 2 0 1 74 61 +13 4 Lithuania 3 1 0 2 63 83 -20 2 Greece 3 0 0 3 63 85 -22 0 Group 2 Moscow Standard Time (GMT +3) Belarus 37 - 23 Turkey Half-Time: 17-10 December 2nd 2016, h. 17:00, Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk Switzerland 36 - 21 Kosovo Half-Time: 16-10 December 2nd 2016, h. 19:00, Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk Turkey 36 - 17 Kosovo Half-Time: 15-10 December 3rd 2016, h. 13:00, Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk Belarus 35 - 27 Switzerland Half-Time: 17-15 December 3rd 2016, h. 15:00, Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk Turkey 29 - 24 Switzerland Half-Time: 15-13 December 4th 2016, h. 12:00, Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk Kosovo 13 - 31 Belarus Half-Time: 6-16 December 4th 2016, h. 14:00, Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk Group 2 Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Belarus 3 3 0 0 103 63 +40 6 Turkey 3 2 0 1 88 78 +10 4 Switzerland 3 1 0 2 87 85 +2 2 Kosovo 3 0 0 3 51 103 -52 0 Group 3 Western European Time (GMT) Austria 24 - 28 Iceland Half-Time: 12-12 December 2nd 2016, h. 18:00, Holin A Halsi, Torshavn Macedonia 21 - 19 Faroe Islands Half-Time: 8-8 December 2nd 2016, h. 20:00, Holin A Halsi, Torshavn Austria 28 - 19 Macedonia Half-Time: 14-10 December 3rd 2016, h. 15:00, Holin A Halsi, Torshavn Iceland 24 - 16 Faroe Islands Half-Time: 9-5 December 3rd 2016, h. 17:00, Holin A Halsi, Torshavn Iceland 20 - 27 Macedonia Half-Time: 11-15 December 4th 2016, h. 16:00, Holin A Halsi, Torshavn Faroe Islands 20 - 29 Austria Half-Time: 10-18 December 4th 2016, h. 18:00, Holin A Halsi, Torshavn Group 3 Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Austria 3 2 0 1 81 67 +14 4 Macedonia 3 2 0 1 67 67 0 4 Iceland 3 2 0 1 72 67 +5 4 Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 55 74 -19 0 Group 4 Central European Time (GMT +1) Israel 26 - 26 Italy Half-Time: 12-12 November 25th 2016, h. 18:00, Palasport "Concetto Lo Bello", Siracusa Portugal 35 - 18 Israel Half-Time: 19-10 November 26th 2016, h. 20:00, Palasport "Concetto Lo Bello", Siracusa Italy 25 - 20 Portugal Half-Time: 12-12 November 27th 2016, h. 16:30, Palasport "Concetto Lo Bello", Siracusa Group 4 Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Italy 2 1 1 0 51 46 +5 3 Portugal 2 1 0 1 55 43 +12 2 Israel 2 0 1 1 44 61 -17 1

Qualification Format Africa Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015 December 5th - December 20th, 2015 24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 I I Women's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016 November 28th - December 7th, 2016 9 Nations, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations will qualify for the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Registered Nations Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress Algeria (Women's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Angola (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Cameroon (Women's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Congo (Women's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Congo DR (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Cote d'Ivoire (Women's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Guinea (Women's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Senegal (Women's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Tunisia (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) America Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015 December 5th - December 20th, 2015 24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 I I Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017 June 18th - June 25th, 2017 10 Nations, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations will qualify for the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Registered Nations Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress Argentina (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017) Brazil (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017) Chile (Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017) Colombia (Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017) Cuba (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015) Dominican Republic (Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017) Guatemala (Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017) Paraguay (Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017) Puerto Rico (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017) United States (Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017) Uruguay (Women's Handball PHF American Championship 2017) Asia Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015 December 5th - December 20th, 2015 24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 I I Women's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2017 March 13th - March 22nd, 2017 8 Nations, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations will qualify for the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Registered Nations Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress China (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2017) Hong Kong (Women's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2017) Iran (Women's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2017) Japan (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2017) Kazakhstan (Women's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2017) South Korea (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2017) Uzbekistan (Women's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2017) Vietnam (Women's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2017) Europe Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015 December 5th - December 20th, 2015 24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 I I European Qualifying Round November 25th - December 4th, 2016 15 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st Nations from each Group and the 2nd Nations from Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 will qualify for the European Qualifying Play-Offs I I Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016 December 4th - December 18th, 2016 16 Nations, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd not already qualified Nations will qualify for the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017, the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th not already qualified Nations will qualify for the European Qualifying Play-Offs I European Qualifying Play-Offs June 9th - June 15th, 2017 18 Nations, Home and Away Matches, the 9 winning Nations will qualify for the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Registered Nations Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress Austria (European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Belarus (European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Croatia (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Czech Republic (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Denmark (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016) Faroe Islands (European Qualifying Round) France (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016) Germany (Host Nation) Greece (European Qualifying Round) Hungary (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Iceland (European Qualifying Round) Israel (European Qualifying Round) Italy (European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Kosovo (European Qualifying Round) Lithuania (European Qualifying Round) Macedonia (European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Montenegro (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Netherlands (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016) Norway (Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2015) Poland (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs, Wild Card) Portugal (European Qualifying Round) Romania (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Russia (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Serbia (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Slovakia (European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Slovenia (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Spain (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Sweden (Women's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Switzerland (European Qualifying Round) Turkey (European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Ukraine (European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs)

Qualified Nations Angola Argentina Brazil Cameroon China Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Japan Montenegro Netherlands Norway Paraguay Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Tunisia Competition Format Preliminary Round December 1st - December 8th, 2017 24 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Round of 16, the 5th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 17th-20th Places Semifinals, the 6th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 21st-24th Places Semifinals I Knockout Round December 10th - December 17th, 2017 24 Nations, Placement Matches, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Champion

Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Various Cities (GER) - 1 December 2017 - 17 December 2017 Official Website Programme Results System Results Database Facebook Page Discussion Thread

Men's Tournament Final Results France - Norway - Slovenia - Rank Athletes Nation Result 4 Croatia - 5 Spain - 6 Sweden - 7 Hungary - 8 Qatar - 9 Germany - 10 Denmark - 11 Belarus - 12 Russia - 13 Egypt - 14 Iceland - 15 Macedonia - 16 Brazil - 17 Poland - 18 Argentina - 19 Tunisia - 20 Saudi Arabia - 21 Chile - 22 Japan - 23 Bahrain - 24 Angola -

Knockout Round January 21st - January 29th, 2017 24 Nations, Placement Matches, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Champion Angola Argentina Bahrain Belarus Brazil Chile Croatia Denmark Egypt France Germany Hungary Iceland Japan Macedonia Norway Poland Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Slovenia Spain Sweden Tunisia 21st-24th Places Semifinals Central European Time (GMT +1) Japan 37 - 26 Angola Half-Time: 18-14 January 21st 2017, h. 14:00, Brest Arena, Brest I Chile 35 - 30 Bahrain Half-Time: 18-14 January 22nd 2017, h. 14:00, Brest Arena, Brest 17th-20th Places Semifinals Central European Time (GMT +1) Poland 28 - 26 Tunisia Half-Time: 15-11 January 21st 2017, h. 16:00, Brest Arena, Brest I Saudi Arabia 22 - 24 Argentina Half-Time: 8-10 January 22nd 2017, h. 16:00, Brest Arena, Brest Round of 16 Central European Time (GMT +1) France 31 - 25 Iceland Half-Time: 14-13 January 21st 2017, h. 18:00, Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille I Belarus 22 - 41 Sweden Half-Time: 11-24 January 22nd 2017, h. 16:00, Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille I I Russia 26 - 32 Slovenia Half-Time: 15-13 January 21st 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris I Germany 20 - 21 Qatar Half-Time: 10-9 January 22nd 2017, h. 18:00, AccorHotels Arena, Paris I I I I Brazil 27 - 28 Spain Half-Time: 18-16 January 21st 2017, h. 20:45, L'Arena, Montpellier I Croatia 21 - 19 Egypt Half-Time: 13-7 January 22nd 2017, h. 20:45, L'Arena, Montpellier I I Norway 34 - 24 Macedonia Half-Time: 12-10 January 21st 2017, h. 16:00, Halle Olympique, Albertville I Hungary 27 - 25 Denmark Half-Time: 13-12 January 22nd 2017, h. 16:00, Halle Olympique, Albertville 23rd Place Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Angola 26 - 32 Bahrain Half-Time: 13-15 January 23rd 2017, h. 13:00, Brest Arena, Brest 21st Place Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Japan 29 - 35 Chile Half-Time: 12-17 January 23rd 2017, h. 15:00, Brest Arena, Brest 19th Place Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Tunisia 39 - 30 Saudi Arabia Half-Time: 20-15 January 23rd 2017, h. 18:00, Brest Arena, Brest 17th Place Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Poland 24 - 22 Argentina Half-Time: 13-13 January 23rd 2017, h. 20:00, Brest Arena, Brest Quarterfinals Central European Time (GMT +1) France 33 - 30 Sweden Half-Time: 15-16 January 24th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris I Slovenia 32 - 30 Qatar Half-Time: 18-15 January 24th 2017, h. 19:00, Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille I I Spain 29 - 30 Croatia Half-Time: 15-17 January 24th 2017, h. 20:45, L'Arena, Montpellier I Norway 31 - 28 Hungary Half-Time: 17-10 January 24th 2017, h. 17:00, Halle Olympique, Albertville Semifinals Central European Time (GMT +1) France 31 - 25 Slovenia Half-Time: 15-12 January 26th 2017, h. 21:00, AccorHotels Arena, Paris I Croatia 25 - 28ET Norway Half-Time: 10-12, Full-Time: 22-22, Extra-Time: 3-6 January 26th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Bronze Medal Match Central European Time (GMT +1) Slovenia 31 - 30 Croatia Half-Time: 13-18 January 28th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Gold Medal Match Central European Time (GMT +1) France 33 - 26 Norway Half-Time: 18-17 January 29th 2017, h. 17:30, AccorHotels Arena, Paris

Preliminary Round January 11th - January 20th, 2017 24 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Round of 16, the 5th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 17th-20th Places Semifinals, the 6th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 21st-24th Places Semifinals Group A Brazil France Japan Norway Poland Russia Group B Angola Iceland Macedonia Slovenia Spain Tunisia Group C Belarus Chile Croatia Germany Hungary Saudi Arabia Group D Argentina Bahrain Denmark Egypt Qatar Sweden Group A Central European Time (GMT +1) France 31 - 16 Brazil Half-Time: 17-7 January 11th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Russia 39 - 29 Japan Half-Time: 18-15 January 12th 2017, h. 17:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Poland 20 - 22 Norway Half-Time: 10-12 January 12th 2017, h. 20:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Japan 19 - 31 France Half-Time: 9-17 January 13th 2017, h. 17:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Brazil 28 - 24 Poland Half-Time: 16-11 January 14th 2017, h. 14:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Norway 28 - 24 Russia Half-Time: 15-11 January 14th 2017, h. 17:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes France 31 - 28 Norway Half-Time: 16-12 January 15th 2017, h. 17:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Brazil 27 - 24 Japan Half-Time: 14-12 January 15th 2017, h. 20:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Poland 20 - 24 Russia Half-Time: 9-13 January 16th 2017, h. 20:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Norway 39- 26 Brazil Half-Time: 18-13 January 17th 2017, h. 14:00, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Poland 26 - 25 Japan Half-Time: 9-11 January 17th 2017, h. 17:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Russia 24 - 35 France Half-Time: 11-16 January 17th 2017, h. 20:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Russia 28 - 24 Brazil Half-Time: 14-15 January 19th 2017, h. 14:00, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes France 26 - 25 Poland Half-Time: 13-13 January 19th 2017, h. 17:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Japan 23 - 38 Norway Half-Time: 14-19 January 19th 2017, h. 20:45, Parc des Expositions-Hall XXL, Nantes Group A Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. France 5 5 0 0 154 112 +42 10 Norway 5 4 0 1 155 124 +31 8 Russia 5 3 0 2 139 136 +3 6 Brazil 5 2 0 3 121 146 -25 4 Poland 5 1 0 4 115 125 -10 2 Japan 5 0 0 5 120 161 -41 0 Group B Central European Time (GMT +1) Slovenia 42 - 25 Angola Half-Time: 22-13 January 12th 2017, h. 14:00, Arènes de Metz, Metz Macedonia 34 - 30 Tunisia Half-Time: 13-14 January 12th 2017, h. 17:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Spain 27 - 21 Iceland Half-Time: 10-12 January 12th 2017, h. 20:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Iceland 25 - 26 Slovenia Half-Time: 8-11 January 14th 2017, h. 14:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Tunisia 21 - 26 Spain Half-Time: 10-12 January 14th 2017, h. 17:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Angola 22 - 31 Macedonia Half-Time: 9-14 January 14th 2017, h. 20:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Iceland 22 - 22 Tunisia Half-Time: 11-13 January 15th 2017, h. 14:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Slovenia 29 - 22 Macedonia Half-Time: 16-10 January 16th 2017, h. 17:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Spain 42 - 22 Angola Half-Time: 21-10 January 16th 2017, h. 20:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Slovenia 28 - 28 Tunisia Half-Time: 15-13 January 17th 2017, h. 17:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Angola 19 - 33 Iceland Half-Time: 8-16 January 17th 2017, h. 20:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Macedonia 25 - 29 Spain Half-Time: 14-14 January 18th 2017, h. 20:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Tunisia 43 - 34 Angola Half-Time: 23-16 January 19th 2017, h. 14:00, Arènes de Metz, Metz Macedonia 27 - 27 Iceland Half-Time: 13-15 January 19th 2017, h. 17:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Spain 36 - 26 Slovenia Half-Time: 18-10 January 19th 2017, h. 20:45, Arènes de Metz, Metz Group B Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Spain 5 5 0 0 160 115 +45 10 Slovenia 5 3 1 1 151 136 +15 7 Macedonia 5 2 1 2 139 137 +2 5 Iceland 5 1 2 2 128 121 +7 4 Tunisia 5 1 2 2 144 144 0 4 Angola 5 0 0 5 122 191 -69 0 Group C Central European Time (GMT +1) Belarus 28 - 32 Chile Half-Time: 14-14 January 13th 2017, h. 14:00, Kindarena, Rouen Germany 27 - 23 Hungary Half-Time: 16-11 January 13th 2017, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Croatia 28 - 23 Saudi Arabia Half-Time: 12-11 January 13th 2017, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Hungary 28 - 31 Croatia Half-Time: 11-11 January 14th 2017, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Chile 14 - 35 Germany Half-Time: 6-17 January 15th 2017, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Saudi Arabia 26 - 29 Belarus Half-Time: 13-14 January 15th 2017, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Hungary 34 - 29 Chile Half-Time: 17-14 January 16th 2017, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Croatia 31 - 25 Belarus Half-Time: 18-15 January 16th 2017, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Germany 38 - 24 Saudi Arabia Half-Time: 21-13 January 17th 2017, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Saudi Arabia 24 - 37 Hungary Half-Time: 10-17 January 18th 2017, h. 14:00, Kindarena, Rouen Belarus 25 - 31 Germany Half-Time: 16-16 January 18th 2017, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Croatia 37 - 22 Chile Half-Time: 17-9 January 18th 2017, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Chile 25 - 26 Saudi Arabia Half-Time: 13-13 January 20th 2017, h. 14:00, Kindarena, Rouen Germany 28 - 21 Croatia Half-Time: 13-9 January 20th 2017, h. 17:45, Kindarena, Rouen Belarus 27 - 25 Hungary Half-Time: 15-13 January 20th 2017, h. 20:45, Kindarena, Rouen Group C Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Germany 5 5 0 0 159 107 +52 10 Croatia 5 4 0 1 148 126 +22 8 Belarus 5 2 0 3 134 145 -11 4 Hungary 5 2 0 3 147 138 +9 4 Saudi Arabia 5 1 0 4 123 157 -34 2 Chile 5 1 0 4 122 160 -38 2 Group D Central European Time (GMT +1) Qatar 20 - 22 Egypt Half-Time: 8-11 January 13th 2017, h. 14:00, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Sweden 33 - 16 Bahrain Half-Time: 17-5 January 13th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Denmark 33 - 22 Argentina Half-Time: 17-11 January 13th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Egypt 28 - 35 Denmark Half-Time: 15-21 January 14th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Argentina 17 - 35 Sweden Half-Time: 11-16 January 15th 2017, h. 14:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Bahrain 22 - 32 Qatar Half-Time: 9-19 January 15th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Egypt 31 - 29 Bahrain Half-Time: 17-15 January 16th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Denmark 27 - 25 Sweden Half-Time: 14-10 January 16th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Qatar 21 - 17 Argentina Half-Time: 9-2 January 17th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Argentina 26 - 31 Egypt Half-Time: 10-13 January 18th 2017, h. 14:00, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Denmark 30 - 26 Bahrain Half-Time: 17-13 January 18th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Sweden 36 - 25 Qatar Half-Time: 19-12 January 18th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Bahrain 17 - 26 Argentina Half-Time: 8-13 January 20th 2017, h. 14:00, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Sweden 33 - 26 Egypt Half-Time: 15-9 January 20th 2017, h. 17:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Qatar 29 - 32 Denmark Half-Time: 16-14 January 20th 2017, h. 20:45, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Group D Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Denmark 5 5 0 0 157 130 +27 10 Sweden 5 4 0 1 162 111 +51 8 Egypt 5 3 0 2 138 143 -5 6 Qatar 5 2 0 3 127 129 -2 4 Bahrain 5 1 0 4 108 137 -29 2 Argentina 5 0 0 5 110 152 -42 0

European Qualifying Play-Offs June 10th - June 16th, 2016 18 Nations, Home and Away Matches, the 9 winning Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Austria Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech Republic Denmark Hungary Iceland Latvia Macedonia Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Serbia Slovenia Sweden First Leg Serbia 25 - 26 Hungary Half-Time: 8-13 June 10th 2016, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Sports Hall Ribnica, Kraljevo Czech Republic 28 - 22 Macedonia Half-Time: 14-10 June 11th 2016, h. 12:30 (GMT +2), Euronics, Zlin Slovenia 24 - 18 Norway Half-Time: 10-8 June 11th 2016, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Dvorana Zlatorog, Celje Poland 27 - 21 Netherlands Half-Time: 11-9 June 11th 2016, h. 20:00 (GMT +2), Spodek Arena, Katowice Sweden 27 - 19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Half-Time: 12-9 June 12th 2016, h. 13:30 (GMT +2), Vida Arena, Växjö Russia 29 - 22 Montenegro Half-Time: 13-9 June 12th 2016, h. 15:00 (GMT +3), Sport Palace Dynamo Kryltskoe, Moscow Belarus 26 - 24 Latvia Half-Time: 13-13 June 12th 2016, h. 17:00 (GMT +3), Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk Iceland 26 - 23 Portugal Half-Time: 13-10 June 12th 2016, h. 17:00 (GMT), Laugardalshöll, Reykjavik Denmark 35 - 27 Austria Half-Time: 15-12 June 12th 2016, h. 20:15 (GMT +2), Sparekassen Fyn Arena, Odense Second Leg (41) Montenegro 19 - 29 Russia (58) Half-Time: 9-15 June 15th 2016, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), SC Topolica, Bar (52) Latvia 28 - 26 Belarus (52+) Half-Time: 16-14 June 15th 2016, h. 19:35 (GMT +3), Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera (47) Norway 29 - 27 Slovenia (51) Half-Time: 15-13 June 15th 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT +2), DNB Arena, Stavanger (46) Netherlands 25 - 24 Poland (51) Half-Time: 10-13 June 15th 2016, h. 19:30 (GMT +2), Fitland XL, Sittard (56) Hungary 30 - 25 Serbia (50) Half-Time: 17-12 June 15th 2016, h. 20:00 (GMT +2), Veszprem Arena, Veszprem (56) Macedonia 34 - 27 Czech Republic (55) Half-Time: 19-11 June 15th 2016, h. 20:00 (GMT +2), Boris Trajkovski, Skopje (46) Bosnia and Herzegovina 27 - 27 Sweden (54) Half-Time: 14-16 June 15th 2016, h. 20:15 (GMT +2), Dvorana Mirza Delibašić, Sarajevo (47) Austria 20 - 23 Denmark (58) Half-Time: 9-12 June 15th 2016, h. 20:25 (GMT +2), Albert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna (44) Portugal 21 - 20 Iceland (46) Half-Time: 10-7 June 16th 2016, h. 21:00 (GMT +1), Dragao Caixa, Porto

European Qualifying Round November 4th, 2015 - January 17th, 2016 22 Nations, 6 Groups, the 1st Nations from each Group will qualify for the European Qualifying Play-Offs Group 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo Lithuania Slovakia Group 2 Austria Finland Italy Romania Group 3 Cyprus Greece Latvia Ukraine Group 4 Estonia Georgia Israel Portugal Group 5 Belgium Czech Republic Turkey Group 6 Luxembourg Netherlands Switzerland Group 1 Kosovo 26 - 30 Lithuania Half-Time: 8-15 November 4th 2015, h. 19:10 (GMT +1), Shani Nushi, Gjakove Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 - 25 Slovakia Half-Time: 14-14 November 4th 2015, h. 20:15 (GMT +1), KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Slovakia 38 - 20 Kosovo Half-Time: 19-11 November 7th 2015, h. 18:00 (GMT +1), Sportova Hala Na Zabrani, Hlohovec Lithuania 27 - 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina Half-Time: 12-14 November 8th 2015, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Kaunas Sport Hall, Kaunas Kosovo 29 - 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina Half-Time: 13-17 January 6th 2016, h. 19:15 (GMT +1), Shani Nushi, Gjakove Lithuania 18 - 18 Slovakia Half-Time: 9-6 January 7th 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT +2), Kaunas Sport Hall, Kaunas Slovakia 31 - 27 Lithuania Half-Time: 19-10 January 9th 2016, h. 18:00 (GMT +1), Sportova Hala Na Zabrani, Hlohovec Bosnia and Herzegovina 41 - 25 Kosovo Half-Time: 18-13 January 9th 2016, h. 20:15 (GMT +1), KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Slovakia 24 - 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina Half-Time: 12-13 January 13th 2016, h. 18:00 (GMT +1), Sportova Hala Na Zabrani, Hlohovec Lithuania 42 - 23 Kosovo Half-Time: 21-11 January 13th 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT +2), Kaunas Sport Hall, Kaunas Kosovo 22 - 26 Slovakia Half-Time: 12-15 January 17th 2016, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Shani Nushi, Gjakove Bosnia and Herzegovina 31 - 22 Lithuania Half-Time: 18-13 January 17th 2016, h. 20:15 (GMT +1), KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Group 1 Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Bosnia and Herze. 6 5 1 0 187 152 +35 11 Slovakia 6 3 1 2 162 142 +20 7 Lithuania 6 2 2 2 166 156 +10 6 Kosovo 6 0 0 6 145 210 -65 0 Group 2 Italy 27 - 19 Finland Half-Time: 12-11 November 4th 2015, h. 19:30 (GMT +1), Palalavis, Lavis Austria 27 - 24 Romania Half-Time: 13-9 November 4th 2015, h. 20:25 (GMT +1), BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Finland 29 - 32 Austria Half-Time: 11-13 November 7th 2015, h. 17:00 (GMT +2), Vantaa Energia Areena,Vantaa Romania 35 - 22 Italy Half-Time: 13-12 November 8th 2015, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Sala Polivalenta, Calarasi Finland 21 - 34 Romania Half-Time: 9-20 January 6th 2016, h. 16:00 (GMT +2), Vantaa Energia Areena,Vantaa Italy 27 - 40 Austria Half-Time: 12-16 January 6th 2016, h. 18:00 (GMT +1), Pala Rubini, Trieste Austria 30 - 19 Italy Half-Time: 15-9 January 9th 2016, h. 20:25 (GMT +1), BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Romania 36 - 29 Finland Half-Time: 19-11 January 10th 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Sala Polivalenta Lascar Pana, Baia Mare Finland 26 - 25 Italy Half-Time: 12-12 January 13th 2016, h. 18:30 (GMT +2), Vantaa Energia Areena,Vantaa Romania 32 - 29 Austria Half-Time: 15-15 January 14th 2016, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Sala Polivalenta Lascar Pana, Baia Mare Italy 28 - 30 Romania Half-Time: 16-15 January 16th 2016, h. 18:30 (GMT +1), Pala San Giacomo, Conversano Austria 32 - 20 Finland Half-Time: 17-12 January 17th 2016, h. 16:00 (GMT +1), BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Group 2 Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Austria 6 5 0 1 190 151 +39 10 Romania 6 5 0 1 191 156 +35 10 Italy 6 1 0 5 148 180 -32 2 Finland 6 1 0 5 144 186 -42 2 Group 3 Latvia 31 - 22 Greece Half-Time: 15-12 November 4th 2015, h. 19:15 (GMT +2), Sports Centre, Dobele Cyprus 13 - 27 Ukraine Half-Time: 9-13 November 4th 2015, h. 19:30 (GMT +2), University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia Greece 31 - 27 Cyprus Half-Time: 9-9 November 8th 2015, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Sport Hall "Koukouli", Patra Ukraine 18 - 23 Latvia Half-Time: 8-6 November 8th 2015, h. 17:00 (GMT +2), National University of Sport, Kiev Ukraine 25 - 27 Greece Half-Time: 16-13 January 7th 2016, h. 17:00 (GMT +2), Palace of Sport, Kiev Cyprus 20 - 28 Latvia Half-Time: 5-14 January 7th 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT +2), University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia Greece 21 - 27 Ukraine Half-Time: 10-17 January 10th 2016, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Mikra 3, Thessaloniki Latvia 34 - 17 Cyprus Half-Time: 15-10 January 10th 2016, h. 17:05 (GMT +2), Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera Greece 23 - 23 Latvia Half-Time: 10-12 January 13th 2016, h. 18:10 (GMT +2), Mikra 3, Thessaloniki Ukraine 31 - 19 Cyprus Half-Time: 11-8 January 14th 2016, h. 17:00 (GMT +2), Palace of Sport, Kiev Latvia 22 - 21 Ukraine Half-Time: 13-10 January 17th 2016, h. 15:05 (GMT +2), Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera Cyprus 27 - 24 Greece Half-Time: 14-12 January 17th 2016, h. 17:00 (GMT +2), University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia Group 3 Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Latvia 6 5 1 0 161 121 +40 11 Ukraine 6 3 0 3 149 125 +24 6 Greece 6 2 1 3 148 160 -12 5 Cyprus 6 1 0 5 123 175 -52 2 Group 4 Israel Standard Time (GMT +2) Portugal 28 - 28 Estonia Half-Time: 14-14 November 5th 2015, h. 17:15, Sports Arena "Drive-in", Tel Aviv Israel 27 - 19 Georgia Half-Time: 13-8 November 5th 2015, h. 19:40, Sports Arena "Drive-in", Tel Aviv Estonia 25 - 28 Israel Half-Time: 13-14 November 6th 2015, h. 16:00, Sports Arena "Drive-in", Tel Aviv Georgia 22 - 37 Portugal Half-Time: 10-17 November 6th 2015, h. 18:15, Sports Arena "Drive-in", Tel Aviv Estonia 25 - 25 Georgia Half-Time: 14-13 November 7th 2015, h. 17:00, Sports Arena "Drive-in", Tel Aviv Portugal 36 - 21 Israel Half-Time: 20-11 November 7th 2015, h. 19:15, Sports Arena "Drive-in", Tel Aviv Group 4 Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Portugal 3 2 1 0 101 71 +30 5 Israel 3 2 0 1 76 80 -4 4 Estonia 3 0 2 1 78 81 -3 2 Georgia 3 0 1 2 66 89 -23 1 Group 5 Czech Republic 34 - 32 Belgium Half-Time: 22-18 November 4th 2015, h. 17:10 (GMT +1), Arena Sparta, Praha Belgium 32 - 36 Czech Republic Half-Time: 15-16 November 7th 2015, h. 20:10 (GMT +1), Lange Munte, Kortrijk Belgium 24 - 31 Turkey Half-Time: 10-14 January 6th 2016, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Lange Munte, Kortrijk Turkey 31 - 28 Belgium Half-Time: 16-12 January 10th 2016, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), THF Spor Complex, Ankara Turkey 27 - 24 Czech Republic Half-Time: 15-13 January 13th 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT +3), THF Spor Complex, Ankara Czech Republic 34 - 28 Turkey Half-Time: 17-16 January 16th 2016, h. 18:30 (GMT +1), Euronics, Zlin Group 5 Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Czech Republic 4 3 0 1 128 119 +9 6 Turkey 4 3 0 1 117 110 +7 6 Belgium 4 0 0 4 116 132 -16 0 Group 6 Netherlands 26 - 20 Luxembourg Half-Time: 15-9 November 4th 2015, h. 19:30 (GMT +1), Topsportcentrum, Almere Luxembourg 30 - 34 Netherlands Half-Time: 13-19 November 7th 2015, h. 19:00 (GMT +1), Centre Sportif De Differdange, Differdange Luxembourg 23 - 36 Switzerland Half-Time: 8-17 January 6th 2016, h. 19:30 (GMT +1), Centre Sportif National d'COQUE, Luxemburg Switzerland 30 - 18 Luxembourg Half-Time: 14-9 January 9th 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT +1), Schachenhalle, Aarau Switzerland 21 - 24 Netherlands Half-Time: 14-13 January 13th 2016, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Schachenhalle, Aarau Netherlands 34 - 21 Switzerland Half-Time: 18-9 January 17th 2016, h. 14:00 (GMT +1), Fitland XL, Sittard Group 6 Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Netherlands 4 4 0 0 118 92 +26 8 Switzerland 4 2 0 2 108 99 +9 4 Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 91 126 -35 0

Qualification Format Africa Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015 January 15th - February 1st, 2015 24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 I I Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016 January 21st - January 30th, 2016 12 Nations, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Registered Nations Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress Algeria (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Angola (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Cameroon (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Congo (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Congo DR (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Egypt (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Gabon (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Kenya (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Libya (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Morocco (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Nigeria (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) Tunisia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2016) America Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015 January 15th - February 1st, 2015 24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 I I Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016 June 11th - June 19th, 2016 12 Nations, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Registered Nations Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress Argentina (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Brazil (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Canada (Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Chile (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Colombia (Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Greenland (Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Guatemala (Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Mexico (Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Paraguay (Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Puerto Rico (Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Uruguay (Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) United States (Men's Handball PHF American Championship 2016) Asia Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015 January 15th - February 1st, 2015 24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 I I Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016 January 15th - January 28th, 2016 11 Nations, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Registered Nations Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress Bahrain (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016) China (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016) Iran (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016) Japan (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016) Lebanon (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016) Oman (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016) Qatar (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015) Saudi Arabia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016) South Korea (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016) Syria (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016) United Arab Emirates (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2016) Europe Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015 January 15th - February 1st, 2015 24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 I I European Qualifying Round November 4th, 2015 - January 17th, 2016 22 Nations, 6 Groups, the 1st Nations from each Group will qualify for the European Qualifying Play-Offs I I Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016 January 15th - January 31st, 2016 16 Nations, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd not already qualified Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017, the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th not already qualified Nations will qualify for the European Qualifying Play-Offs I European Qualifying Play-Offs June 10th - June 16th, 2016 18 Nations, Home and Away Matches, the 9 winning Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Registered Nations Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress Austria (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Belarus (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Belgium (European Qualifying Round) Bosnia and Herzegovina (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Croatia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016) Cyprus (European Qualifying Round) Czech Republic (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Denmark (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Estonia (European Qualifying Round) Finland (European Qualifying Round) France (Host Nation) Georgia (European Qualifying Round) Germany (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016) Greece (European Qualifying Round) Hungary (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Iceland (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Israel (European Qualifying Round) Italy (European Qualifying Round) Kosovo (European Qualifying Round) Latvia (European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Lithuania (European Qualifying Round) Luxembourg (European Qualifying Round) Macedonia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Montenegro (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Netherlands (European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Norway (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs, Automatic Qualification) Poland (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Portugal (European Qualifying Round, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Romania (European Qualifying Round) Russia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Serbia (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Slovakia (European Qualifying Round) Slovenia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Spain (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016) Sweden (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2015, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Offs) Switzerland (European Qualifying Round) Turkey (European Qualifying Round) Ukraine (European Qualifying Round)

Qualified Nations Angola Argentina Bahrain Belarus Brazil Chile Croatia Denmark Egypt France Germany Hungary Iceland Japan Macedonia Norway Poland Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Slovenia Spain Sweden Tunisia Competition Format Preliminary Round January 11th - January 20th, 2017 24 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Round of 16, the 5th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 17th-20th Places Semifinals, the 6th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 21st-24th Places Semifinals I Knockout Round January 21st - January 29th, 2017 24 Nations, Placement Matches, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Champion

Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2017 Various Cities (FRA) - 11 January 2017 - 29 January 2017 Official Website Programme Results System Results Database Facebook Page Discussion Thread

Women's Tournament Final Results Russia - France - Norway - Rank Athletes Nation Result 4 Netherlands - 5 Brazil - 6 Spain - 7 Sweden - 8 Angola - 9 Romania - 10 South Korea - 11 Montenegro - 12 Argentina -

Knockout Round August 16th - August 20th, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Women's Handball Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2016 Champion Angola Brazil France Netherlands Norway Russia Spain Sweden Quarterfinals Brasília Time (GMT -3) Brazil 23 - 32 Netherlands Half-Time: 11-12 August 16th 2016, h. 10:00, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro I Spain 26 - 27AET France Half-Time: 12-5, Full-Time: 23-23, Extra-Time: 3-4 August 16th 2016, h. 13:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro I I Sweden 20 - 33 Norway Half-Time: 7-19 August 15th 2016, h. 17:00, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro I Russia 31 - 27 Angola Half-Time: 18-14 August 16th 2016, h. 20:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Semifinals Brasília Time (GMT -3) Netherlands 23 - 24 France Half-Time: 13-17 August 18th 2016, h. 15:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro I Norway 37 - 38AET Russia Half-Time: 16-18, Full-Time: 31-31, Extra-Time: 6-7 August 18th 2016, h. 20:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Bronze Medal Match Brasília Time (GMT -3) Netherlands 26 - 36 Norway Half-Time: 13-19 August 20th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Gold Medal Match Brasília Time (GMT -3) France 19 - 22 Russia Half-Time: 7-10 August 20th 2016, h. 15:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

Preliminary Round August 6th - August 14th, 2016 12 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Group A Angola Brazil Montenegro Norway Romania Spain Group B Argentina France Netherlands Russia South Korea Sweden Group A Brasília Time (GMT -3) Norway 28 - 31 Brazil Half-Time: 16-17 August 6th 2016, h. 09:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Montenegro 19 - 25 Spain Half-Time: 10-14 August 6th 2016, h. 16:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Romania 19 - 23 Angola Half-Time: 9-11 August 6th 2016, h. 19:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Spain 24 - 27 Norway Half-Time: 10-11 August 8th 2016, h. 14:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 26 - 13 Romania Half-Time: 14-9 August 8th 2016, h. 16:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Angola 27 - 25 Montenegro Half-Time: 12-12 August 8th 2016, h. 21:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 24 - 29 Spain Half-Time: 12-15 August 10th 2016, h. 09:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Romania 25 - 21 Montenegro Half-Time: 11-9 August 10th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Norway 30 - 20 Angola Half-Time: 16-8 August 10th 2016, h. 16:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Angola 24 - 28 Brazil Half-Time: 13-13 August 12th 2016, h. 09:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Romania 24 - 21 Spain Half-Time: 13-11 August 12th 2016, h. 14:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Montenegro 19 - 28 Norway Half-Time: 11-16 August 12th 2016, h. 16:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Montenegro 23 - 29 Brazil Half-Time: 10-12 August 14th 2016, h. 09:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Norway 28 - 27 Romania Half-Time: 14-13 August 14th 2016, h. 16:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Spain 26 - 22 Angola Half-Time: 13-12 August 14th 2016, h. 19:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Group A Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Brazil 5 4 0 1 138 117 +21 8 Norway 5 4 0 1 141 121 +20 8 Spain 5 3 0 2 125 116 +9 6 Angola 5 2 0 3 116 128 -12 4 Romania 5 2 0 3 108 119 -11 4 Montenegro 5 0 0 5 107 134 -27 0 Group B Brasília Time (GMT -3) Netherlands 14 - 18 France Half-Time: 6-10 August 6th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Russia 30 - 25 South Korea Half-Time: 12-13 August 6th 2016, h. 14:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Sweden 31 - 21 Argentina Half-Time: 13-9 August 6th 2016, h. 21:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro South Korea 28 - 31 Sweden Half-Time: 15-16 August 8th 2016, h. 09:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro France 25 - 26 Russia Half-Time: 10-15 August 8th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 18 - 26 Netherlands Half-Time: 9-13 August 8th 2016, h. 19:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Russia 36 - 34 Sweden Half-Time: 15-18 August 10th 2016, h. 14:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Netherlands 32 - 32 South Korea Half-Time: 18-17 August 10th 2016, h. 19:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro France 27 - 11 Argentina Half-Time: 15-4 August 10th 2016, h. 21:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Sweden 29 - 29 Netherlands Half-Time: 16-13 August 12th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Russia 35 - 29 Argentina Half-Time: 20-18 August 12th 2016, h. 19:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro South Korea 17 - 21 France Half-Time: 11-11 August 12th 2016, h. 21:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Sweden 25 - 27 France Half-Time: 13-15 August 14th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Netherlands 34 - 38 Russia Half-Time: 16-17 August 14th 2016, h. 14:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 22 - 28 South Korea Half-Time: 10-12 August 14th 2016, h. 21:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Group B Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Russia 5 5 0 0 165 147 +18 10 France 5 4 0 1 118 93 +25 8 Sweden 5 2 1 2 150 141 +9 5 Netherlands 5 1 2 2 135 135 0 4 South Korea 5 1 1 3 130 136 -6 3 Argentina 5 0 0 5 101 147 -46 0

Qualified Nations Angola Argentina Brazil France Montenegro Netherlands Norway Romania Russia South Korea Spain Sweden Competition Format Preliminary Round August 6th - August 14th, 2016 12 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals I Knockout Round August 16th - August 20th, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Women's Handball Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2016 Champion

Women's Handball Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) - 6 August 2016 - 20 August 2016 Official Website Programme Results System Results Database Facebook Page Discussion Thread

Men's Tournament Final Results Denmark - France - Germany - Rank Athletes Nation Result 4 Poland - 5 Croatia - 6 Slovenia - 7 Brazil - 8 Qatar - 9 Egypt - 10 Argentina - 11 Sweden - 12 Tunisia -

Knockout Round August 17th - August 21st, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Handball Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2016 Champion Brazil Croatia Denmark France Germany Poland Qatar Slovenia Quarterfinals Brasília Time (GMT -3) Croatia 27 - 30 Poland Half-Time: 14-18 August 17th 2016, h. 20:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro I Denmark 37 - 30 Slovenia Half-Time: 16-13 August 7th 2016, h. 17:00, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro I I Brazil 27 - 34 France Half-Time: 16-16 August 17th 2016, h. 10:00, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro I Germany 34 - 22 Qatar Half-Time: 16-12 August 17th 2016, h. 13:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Semifinals Brasília Time (GMT -3) Poland 28 - 29AET Denmark Half-Time: 15-16, Full-Time: 25-25, Extra-Time: 3-4 August 19th 2016, h. 20:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro I France 29 - 28 Germany Half-Time: 16-13 August 19th 2016, h. 15:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Bronze Medal Match Brasília Time (GMT -3) Poland 25 - 31 Germany Half-Time: 13-17 August 21st 2016, h. 10:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Gold Medal Match Brasília Time (GMT -3) Denmark 28 - 26 France Half-Time: 16-14 August 21st 2016, h. 14:00, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

Preliminary Round August 7th - August 15th, 2016 12 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Group A Argentina Croatia Denmark France Qatar Tunisia Group B Brazil Egypt Germany Poland Slovenia Sweden Group A Brasília Time (GMT -3) Croatia 23 - 30 Qatar Half-Time: 8-15 August 7th 2016, h. 09:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Denmark 25 - 19 Argentina Half-Time: 10-10 August 7th 2016, h. 14:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro France 25 - 23 Tunisia Half-Time: 16-11 August 7th 2016, h. 19:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Qatar 20 - 35 France Half-Time: 13-16 August 9th 2016, h. 09:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Tunisia 23 - 31 Denmark Half-Time: 10-16 August 9th 2016, h. 14:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 26 - 27 Croatia Half-Time: 15-14 August 9th 2016, h. 21:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Tunisia 25 - 25 Qatar Half-Time: 12-11 August 11th 2016, h. 09:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Denmark 24 - 27 Croatia Half-Time: 12-15 August 11th 2016, h. 14:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro France 31 - 24 Argentina Half-Time: 17-12 August 11th 2016, h. 21:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Croatia 29 - 28 France Half-Time: 14-12 August 13th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Denmark 26 - 25 Qatar Half-Time: 14-14 August 13th 2016, h. 14:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 23 - 21 Tunisia Half-Time: 14-10 August 13th 2016, h. 21:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro France 33 - 30 Denmark Half-Time: 17-16 August 15th 2016, h. 14:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Croatia 41 - 26 Tunisia Half-Time: 25-10 August 15th 2016, h. 19:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Qatar 22 - 18 Argentina Half-Time: 12-9 August 15th 2016, h. 21:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Group A Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Croatia 5 4 0 1 147 134 +13 8 France 5 4 0 1 152 126 +26 8 Denmark 5 3 0 2 136 127 +9 6 Qatar 5 2 1 2 122 127 -5 5 Argentina 5 1 0 4 110 126 -16 2 Tunisia 5 0 1 4 118 145 -27 1 Group B Brasília Time (GMT -3) Sweden 29 - 32 Germany Half-Time: 15-18 August 7th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Poland 32 - 34 Brazil Half-Time: 13-16 August 7th 2016, h. 16:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Slovenia 27 - 26 Egypt Half-Time: 15-15 August 7th 2016, h. 21:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Germany 32 - 29 Poland Half-Time: 16-14 August 9th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 28 - 31 Slovenia Half-Time: 13-16 August 9th 2016, h. 16:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Egypt 26 - 25 Sweden Half-Time: 15-15 August 9th 2016, h. 19:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Poland 33 - 25 Egypt Half-Time: 16-10 August 11th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 33 - 30 Germany Half-Time: 17-16 August 11th 2016, h. 16:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Slovenia 29 - 24 Sweden Half-Time: 14-13 August 11th 2016, h. 19:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Slovenia 25 - 28 Germany Half-Time: 12-11 August 13th 2016, h. 09:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Egypt 27 - 27 Brazil Half-Time: 15-13 August 13th 2016, h. 16:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Sweden 24 - 25 Poland Half-Time: 13-12 August 13th 2016, h. 19:50, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Poland 20 - 25 Slovenia Half-Time: 13-13 August 15th 2016, h. 09:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Germany 31 - 25 Egypt Half-Time: 15-12 August 15th 2016, h. 11:30, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Sweden 30 - 19 Brazil Half-Time: 16-10 August 15th 2016, h. 16:40, Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Group B Final Standing Nation P W D L GF GA +/- Pt. Germany 5 4 0 1 153 141 +12 8 Slovenia 5 4 0 1 137 126 +11 8 Brazil 5 2 1 2 141 150 -9 5 Poland 5 2 0 3 139 140 -1 4 Egypt 5 1 1 3 129 143 -14 3 Sweden 5 1 0 4 132 131 +1 2

Qualified Nations Argentina Brazil Croatia Denmark Egypt France Germany Poland Qatar Slovenia Sweden Tunisia Competition Format Preliminary Round August 7th - August 15th, 2016 12 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals I Knockout Round August 17th - August 21st, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Handball Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2016 Champion

Men's Handball Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) - 7 August 2016 - 21 August 2016 Official Website Programme Results System Results Database Facebook Page Discussion Thread