Women's World Championship 2023

Women’s World Championship: All-Star Team revealed

Following the conclusion of the 2023 Women’s World Championship, IHF reveals the All-Star team of the competition. Four different nations are represented on the All-Star team, which is made up of seven positions. In addition...

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Denmark secures place for Paris 2024 – despite heartbreaking loss

Denmark lost after Henny Reistad's brilliance in the semi-finals. But you can be happy that the Olympic ticket was secured after France's defeat against...

France are heading to the final after humiliating win over Sweden

Sweden had conceded the fewest goals per match during the WC. But then France went and scored 19 - in the first half. Such...

Sensational Reistad came up clutch – silenced Herning with last second winner

Denmark looked to be heading for a long-awaited final place. But Henny Reistad and Norway had other plans. The Norwegian fixture accounted for 15...

Semi-final preview podcast with Anna Lagerquist on Sweden’s medal hunt

Sweden's Anna Lagerquist spoke to the (Un)informed Handball Hour as part of their podcast previewing the final weekend of the 2023 IHF Women's World...

Jerabkova on top – here’s the top scorers-list in the World Cup

Marketa Jerabkova has been outstanding for Czechia during the World Cup. She is also in the lead of the top scorers-list with 52 goals...

Confirmed: Here is the referee pairs of the semi-finals

The semi-finals is nearing and everything indicates that there will be dramatic games. Now it has also been confirmed which referee pairs that will...

Denmark secures a semifinal spot – after drama in the final minutes

Denmark were the favorites in the quarterfinal against Montenegro, which took place in Herning. Even though Montenegro put pressure on Denmark, it wasn't enough...

Confirmed: Here is the schedule for the semi-finals

Denmark wil face Norway in their semi-final. Now it is also clear that the match starts at 17:30, while Sweden's meeting with France starts...

Neagu confirms – ending national team career: “Beautiful memories”

Cristina Leagu is one of the best left backs of all time. But now she confirms that her national team-career has come to an...

Sweden advances to the semifinals – following a stellar performance in the first half

Victory was required to secure a spot in the semifinals. Sweden then went out and dominated Germany in the first half, establishing an advantage...

Denmark breaks new spectator record

Denmark is heading into the final phase of the World Cup. Then you can count on strong support from the Danish population. The championship...

Norway to the semi-finals: Solberg & Skogrand the heroes

After an even first half, Norway were the better team in the second half of the quarter-final against the Netherlands. Norway won, 29–23, after...

France brought Czechia down

France and Czechia clashed in a speedy quarter final. Czechia´s quick attacks took the Blues somewhat by surprise, but France responded with strong defense...

World Championship Power rankings: France at the top ahead of the quarter-finals

The Preliminary round and Main round is history. Bring on the quarter-finals! Ola Selby of GoHandball ranks the 8 teams ahead of the quarter-finals. Power...

Road to Paris 2024 – here are the conditions for Olympic qualification

WC 2023 is not just a WC. Also in the pot is a direct qualification for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In addition to...

WC: Quarterfinals confirmed – final round schedule found here

The Women's World Championship 2023 has reached the final stage and the Quarterfinals have been set and confirmed. Czech Republic is the only unexpected...

WC: France silenced Trondheim – here is the first quarter-finals

France silenced Trondheim Spektrum and now half the quarter-final field is ready. It includes the meetings between France and the Czech Republic, as well...

3 things about the second match day of the Main Round

All teams have played their second game of the Main Round. Here are 3 things about the second match day of the Main Round. 1:...

Sweden secures place in the Quarter-finals in front of record attendance

A win was required to secure a quarter-final spot. Then Sweden went out and answered for a very strong second half against Hungary. Something...

Swedish injury-blow – de Jong suffers fracture

Carin Strömberg was omitted from Tomas Axnér's WC squad. But now it is clear that the Nantes player is joining the Swedish squad -...

Norway withstood the pressure – storms towards a quarterfinal

Norway, one of the big favorites in the World Championship, faced a determined Slovenia on Friday night. However, the Norwegian team withstood the pressure...

3 things about the first match day of the Main Round

As of Thursday, all teams have played their first game of the Main Round. Here are 3 things about the first match day of...

Marta Batinović is seriously injured – substitute have been called

Marta Batinović is a goalkeeper in Montenegro. However, Batinović suffered an injury in Thursday's match against Croatia. This means that the Montenegrin goalkeeper has...

Japan’s shock win against Denmark – after drama in the final seconds

Japan produced the biggest shock of this edition of the IHF Women's World Championship. The team won with 27–26 against co-hosts Denmark. Denmark had previously...

The troubling trend of Cameroon’s vanishing players

Cameroon made history at the 2023 Women’s World Championship this week, reaching the main round for the first time, thanks to a 26:23 victory...

WC: Nora Mørk opens goal tally as Main Round begins

The main round began on Wednesday evening. Then the advance favorites went out and showed the class right away. Among the demonstrations of strength,...

Batinovic leads the way – here is the top goalkeepers of the group stage

Montenegro won all three games in the group stage. One of the reasons was the goalkeeper Marta Batinovic - who has put up some...

Sagna in front of the stars – here’s the top scorers-list from the group stage

Soukeina Sagna has been one of the revelations of the World Cup. After the three initial games she is at top of the top...

Main Round action starting Thursday in Gothenburg and Herning

Can any team catch up with Montenegro, Sweden, Denmark or Germany before the quarterfinal tickets are awarded? The question will be answered in group...

Serbia made it to the Main Round

After two tough losses Serbia managed to have the upper hand against Chile. Uros Bregars team was bound to win, 30–16 in the end summarized...

Balloon Bonanza and France dance

The French women's national team had a special session between games in the World Championship. Some great rhythms and multi-tasking skills shown by the...