The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Germany from 1 to 17 December 2017.^[1] Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in 1965 and 1997.

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2017 World Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Dates	1–17 December
Teams	24 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	France (2nd title)
Runner-up	Norway
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	84
Goals scored	4,384 (52.19 per match)
Attendance	236,613 (2,817 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nora Mørk (66 goals)
Best player	Stine Bredal Oftedal
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France won their second title after 2003, by defeating reigning champions Norway 23–21 in the final.^[2]

The tournament is being played in the following venues: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Magdeburg, Oldenburg, Leipzig, Trier and Hamburg as the final four venue.^[3]

More information Bietigheim-Bissingen, Hamburg ...

Bietigheim-Bissingen	Hamburg	Bietigheim-Bissingen Hamburg Magdeburg Oldenburg Leipzig Trier
EgeTrans Arena Capacity: 4,500	Barclaycard Arena Capacity: 12,500
Magdeburg	Oldenburg
GETEC Arena Capacity: 6,200	EWE Arena Capacity: 5,250
Leipzig	Trier
Arena Leipzig Capacity: 6,250	Trier Arena Capacity: 4,100

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More information Country, Qualified as ...

Country	Qualified as	Qualification date	Previous appearances in tournament1
Germany	Host	15 December 2011	110 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Norway	2015 World Champion	20 December 2015	180 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Angola	Finalist of 2016 African Championship	5 December 2016	130 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Tunisia	Finalist of 2016 African Championship	5 December 2016	80 (1975, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Cameroon	Third place of 2016 African Championship	7 December 2016	10 (2005)
Netherlands	Semifinalist of 2016 European Championship	14 December 2016	100 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Denmark	Semifinalist of 2016 European Championship	14 December 2016	180 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
France	Semifinalist of 2016 European Championship	14 December 2016	120 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
South Korea	Finalist of 2017 Asian Championship	20 March 2017	160 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Japan	Finalist of 2017 Asian Championship	20 March 2017	170 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
China	Third place of 2017 Asian Championship	22 March 2017	140 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Sweden	European playoff winner	13 June 2017	80 (1957, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015)
Romania	European playoff winner	13 June 2017	220 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Serbia	European playoff winner	14 June 2017	20 (2013, 2015)
Hungary	European playoff winner	14 June 2017	200 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)
Spain	European playoff winner	14 June 2017	80 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Montenegro	European playoff winner	15 June 2017	30 (2011, 2013, 2015)
Slovenia	European playoff winner	15 June 2017	40 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2005)
Czech Republic	European playoff winner	15 June 2017	50 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2013)
Russia	European playoff winner	15 June 2017	110 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)
Poland[4]	Wildcard	23 June 2017	150 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015)
Brazil	Finalist of 2017 Pan American Championship	24 June 2017	110 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Argentina	Finalist of 2017 Pan American Championship	24 June 2017	80 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Paraguay	Third place of 2017 Pan American Championship	25 June 2017	20 (2007, 2013)

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¹ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

The draw was held on 27 June 2017 at Hamburg, Germany.^[5][6]

16 referee pairs were selected:^[8][9]

More information Referees ...

Referees  Argentina Julian Grillo Sebastián Lenci  Denmark Karina Christiansen Line Hansen  France Charlotte Bonaventura Julie Bonaventura  Germany Robert Schulze Tobias Tönnies  Hungary Péter Horváth Balázs Márton  Japan Koyoshi Hizaki Tomokazu Ikebuchi  Montenegro Ivan Pavićević Miloš Ražnatović  Norway Kjersti Arntsen Guro Røen

Referees  Russia Viktoria Alpaidze Tatiana Berezkina  Slovenia Bojan Lah David Sok  Serbia Vanja Antić Jelena Jakovljević  South Korea Koo Bon-ok Lee Se-ok  Spain Ignacio García Andreu Marín  Sweden Mirza Kurtagic Mattias Wetterwik  Tunisia Samir Krichen Samir Makhlouf  Turkey Kürşad Erdoğan Ibrahim Özdeniz

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The schedule was announced on 30 June 2017^[10] with the exact throw-off times confirmed on 10 July 2017.^[11]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	5	4	0	1	123	112	+11	8	Round of 16
2	France	5	3	1	1	135	98	+37	7[lower-alpha 1]
3	Spain	5	3	1	1	135	109	+26	7[lower-alpha 1]
4	Slovenia	5	3	0	2	138	134	+4	6
5	Angola	5	1	0	4	124	141	−17	2
6	Paraguay	5	0	0	5	95	156	−61	0

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Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:

1. Spain 25–25 France

2 December 2017 14:00	Romania	29–17	Paraguay	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 2,369 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
	Florianu 5	(16–7)	Fiore 7
	4× 3×	Report	1×

2 December 2017 18:00	France	23–24	Slovenia	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 3,317 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
	Landre, Niombla 4	(10–13)	Gros 9
	2× 1×	Report	4× 3×

2 December 2017 20:30	Spain	28–24	Angola	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 3,042 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Martín 9	(15–13)	Cazanga 7
	3× 6×	Report	2× 4×

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3 December 2017 14:00	Slovenia	28–31	Romania	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 2,411 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Gros 10	(14–14)	Neagu 11
	1× 4×	Report	4× 3×

3 December 2017 18:00	Angola	19–26	France	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 2,227 Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
	Cazanga 4	(10–11)	Lacrabère 7
	4× 2× 1×	Report	2× 3×

3 December 2017 20:30	Paraguay	15–32	Spain	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 1,723 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
	Acuña, Fiore 4	(6–16)	Arderíus 7
	2× 7× 1×	Report	1× 4×

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5 December 2017 14:00	Slovenia	32–25	Angola	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 1,303 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Gros 7	(15–15)	Cazanga 6
	4× 4×	Report	3× 6×

5 December 2017 18:00	France	35–13	Paraguay	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 1,678 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
	Houette 9	(14–10)	Acuña, Fiore 3
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

5 December 2017 20:30	Romania	19–17	Spain	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 1,724 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
	Neagu 8	(9–7)	M. González, Pena 4
	2× 3×	Report	3× 5×

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7 December 2017 14:00	Paraguay	22–28	Slovenia	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 1,590 Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
	Fiore 8	(9–18)	Gros, Stanko 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 5×

7 December 2017 18:00	Romania	27–24	Angola	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 3,123 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
	Neagu 7	(14–14)	Cazanga, Guialo 7
	4× 2×	Report	4× 4×

7 December 2017 20:30	Spain	25–25	France	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 3,316 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Cabral, Martín 6	(10–11)	Houette 5
	4× 3×	Report	1× 2×

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8 December 2017 14:00	Angola	32–28	Paraguay	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 1,123 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
	Carlos 10	(16–17)	Fiore 8
	3× 7×	Report	2× 5× 1×

8 December 2017 18:00	France	26–17	Romania	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 3,824 Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
	Houette 7	(17–7)	Florianu 6
	2×	Report	3× 4×

8 December 2017 20:30	Spain	33–26	Slovenia	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 3,422 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Pena 9	(13–14)	Gros, Stanko 7
	2× 4×	Report	2× 2×

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	5	4	0	1	160	139	+21	8[lower-alpha 1]	Round of 16
2	Norway	5	4	0	1	163	110	+53	8[lower-alpha 1]
3	Hungary	5	3	0	2	138	127	+11	6
4	Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	134	147	−13	4[lower-alpha 2]
5	Poland	5	2	0	3	144	145	−1	4[lower-alpha 2]
6	Argentina	5	0	0	5	102	173	−71	0

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Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:

1. Norway 28–31 Sweden
2. Poland 25–29 Czech Republic

2 December 2017 14:00	Czech Republic	28–22	Argentina	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 2,363 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Ryšánková 7	(15–9)	Mendoza 4
	2× 1×	Report	3×

2 December 2017 18:00	Sweden	30–33	Poland	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 3,620 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	three players 5	(15–17)	Achruk 9
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5×

2 December 2017 20:30	Norway	30–22	Hungary	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 3,620 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Mørk 7	(21–11)	Háfra 4
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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3 December 2017 14:00	Poland	25–29	Czech Republic	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 2,720 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 6	(15–12)	Jeřábková 8
	1× 2×	Report	4× 5×

3 December 2017 18:00	Hungary	22–25	Sweden	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 3,620 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Klivinyi, Schatzl 5	(11–11)	Gulldén 7
	2× 7×	Report	3× 3×

3 December 2017 20:30	Argentina	21–36	Norway	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 3,620 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Gavilan 4	(13–18)	Løke 7
	2× 3×	Report	1× 6×

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5 December 2017 14:00	Hungary	33–15	Argentina	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 2,110 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Kovács 7	(18–7)	Ponce de Leon 5
	3× 4×	Report	2×

5 December 2017 18:00	Sweden	36–32	Czech Republic	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	three players 6	(16–18)	Luzumová 9
	2× 2×	Report	2× 2×

5 December 2017 20:30	Norway	35–20	Poland	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Kristiansen 6	(18–11)	Zych 4
	2× 1×	Report	2×

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7 December 2017 14:00	Poland	28–31	Hungary	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 1,570 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 8	(11–13)	Kovacsics 8
	2× 1×	Report	3× 4× 1×

7 December 2017 18:00	Sweden	38–24	Argentina	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Hagman 6	(17–13)	five players 3
	2× 6× 1×	Report	1× 3×

7 December 2017 20:30	Czech Republic	16–34	Norway	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Jeřábková 4	(7–20)	Mørk 7
	2× 7×	Report	2× 4×

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8 December 2017 14:00	Argentina	20–38	Poland	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Salvadó 4	(9–19)	Kudłacz-Gloc 7
	2× 3×	Report	3×

8 December 2017 18:00	Czech Republic	29–30	Hungary	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 3,620 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Jeřábková 9	(14–17)	Bódi 7
	3× 2×	Report	2× 7×

8 December 2017 20:30	Norway	28–31	Sweden	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 3,620 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Mørk 9	(18–16)	Gulldén 9
	3× 2×	Report	3× 1×

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	5	0	0	149	111	+38	10	Round of 16
2	Denmark	5	3	0	2	142	120	+22	6
3	Japan	5	2	1	2	134	130	+4	5[lower-alpha 1]
4	Montenegro	5	2	1	2	135	127	+8	5[lower-alpha 1]
5	Brazil	5	1	2	2	110	119	−9	4
6	Tunisia	5	0	0	5	93	156	−63	0

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Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:

1. Montenegro 28–29 Japan

2 December 2017 14:00	Russia	36–16	Tunisia	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 2,293 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	four players 5	(14–9)	Chebbah 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

2 December 2017 17:45	Brazil	28–28	Japan	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 2,973 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Belo 11	(12–15)	Hara 7
	4× 6× 1×	Report	2× 3×

2 December 2017 20:30	Denmark	24–31	Montenegro	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 3,079 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Grigel, Tranborg 5	(12–17)	Radičević 12
	3× 5×	Report	4× 5×

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3 December 2017 14:00	Tunisia	22–23	Brazil	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 2,351 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Chebbah 7	(13–10)	Belo 7
	3× 4×	Report	2× 5×

3 December 2017 17:45	Montenegro	24–28	Russia	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 2,269 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Bulatović 7	(12–15)	Dmitrieva 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

3 December 2017 20:30	Japan	18–32	Denmark	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 2,389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	four players 3	(5–16)	three players 5
	2× 2×	Report	1× 4×

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5 December 2017 12:00	Montenegro	28–29	Japan	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 1,103 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Radičević 7	(15–12)	Ikehara 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 1×

5 December 2017 17:45	Russia	24–16	Brazil	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 1,721 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Samokhina 6	(14–7)	Amorim 5
	2× 5×	Report	4× 3×

5 December 2017 20:30	Denmark	37–19	Tunisia	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 1,812 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	L. Jørgensen 6	(15–6)	Chebbah 7
	3× 4×	Report	2× 2×

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6 December 2017 14:00	Russia	29–28	Japan	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 1,187 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	three players 5	(13–11)	Ikehara, Y. Sunami 6
	2× 8×	Report	2× 7× 1×

6 December 2017 17:45	Tunisia	23–29	Montenegro	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 1,989 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Chebbah, Kouki 5	(13–15)	Raičević 9
	1× 4×	Report	3× 5× 1×

6 December 2017 20:30	Brazil	20–22	Denmark	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 2,105 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Belo 6	(13–13)	S. Jørgensen 9
	4× 2×	Report	4× 4×

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8 December 2017 12:00	Japan	31–13	Tunisia	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 809 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Yokoshima 8	(15–6)	Chebbah 5
	2× 5×	Report	2× 4× 1×

8 December 2017 17:45	Brazil	23–23	Montenegro	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 3,607 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Amorim, Belo 6	(13–12)	Bulatović 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 5×

8 December 2017 20:30	Denmark	27–32	Russia	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 4,021 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Fisker, Woller 5	(11–12)	Samokhina 7
	2× 4×	Report	2× 2×

Group D

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	5	3	2	0	159	121	+38	8	Round of 16
2	Netherlands	5	3	1	1	149	111	+38	7[lower-alpha 1]
3	Germany (H)	5	3	1	1	120	95	+25	7[lower-alpha 1]
4	South Korea	5	3	0	2	134	118	+16	6
5	Cameroon	5	0	1	4	105	150	−45	1[lower-alpha 2]
6	China	5	0	1	4	92	164	−72	1[lower-alpha 2]

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Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Netherlands 31–23 Germany
2. China 26–26 Cameroon

1 December 2017 19:00	Germany	28–15	Cameroon	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Loerper 5	(12–7)	Djiepmou 3
	3× 1×	Report	2× 8× 1×

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2 December 2017 15:30	Serbia	43–23	China	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Damnjanović, Krpež Slezak 8	(21–11)	Liu 9
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4× 1×

2 December 2017 18:00	Netherlands	22–24	South Korea	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 2,066 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Abbingh 11	(11–14)	Kang 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 1×

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3 December 2017 14:00	Cameroon	21–34	Serbia	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 2,107 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Atangana, Touba 5	(9–20)	Krpež Slezak, Radosavljević 6
	1× 5×	Report	2× 3×

3 December 2017 18:00	China	15–40	Netherlands	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 4,381 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Liu 6	(9–20)	three players 5
	2× 2×	Report	3× 2×

3 December 2017 20:30	South Korea	18–23	Germany	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 5,794 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Lee, Sim 5	(10–11)	Gubernatis 7
	3× 3×	Report	4× 5×

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5 December 2017 12:00	South Korea	31–19	China	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 3,917 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Yu 8	(18–10)	Liu 8
	2× 2×	Report	2× 3×

5 December 2017 15:30	Netherlands	29–22	Cameroon	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 2,237 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Polman, Van der Heijden 4	(14–8)	Djiepmou, Touba 4
	3× 3×	Report	1× 5× 1×

5 December 2017 18:00	Germany	22–22	Serbia	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 3,871 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Huber 6	(9–11)	Krpež Slezak 7
	4× 6×	Report	4× 4×

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6 December 2017 12:00	Cameroon	21–33	South Korea	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 667 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Djiepmou 6	(6–16)	three players 5
	3× 6× 1×	Report	2× 2×

6 December 2017 15:30	Serbia	27–27	Netherlands	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 2,545 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Dmitrović 9	(15–15)	Abbingh 7
	3× 6×	Report	3× 3×

6 December 2017 18:00	Germany	24–9	China	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 3,165 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Bölk 4	(10–3)	three players 2
	3× 1×	Report	2× 4×

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8 December 2017 14:00	China	26–26	Cameroon	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 1,825 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Qiao 5	(13–13)	Baniomo, Nchouapouognigni 5
	3× 3×	Report	2× 5×

8 December 2017 18:00	Netherlands	31–23	Germany	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 6,000 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Abbingh 9	(18–10)	Stolle 6
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3×

8 December 2017 20:30	Serbia	33–28	South Korea	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 5,432 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Damnjanović, Pop-Lazić 5	(15–14)	Yu 8
	3× 4×	Report	2× 2×

17th place bracket

	17th–20th place semifinals				17th place
	10 December
	Angola	33
					11 December
	Poland (Pen.)	34
					Poland	29
	10 December
					Brazil	27
	Brazil	28
	Cameroon	26
					19th place
					11 December
					Angola	33
					Cameroon	23

21st place bracket

	21st–24th place semifinals				21st place
	10 December
	Paraguay	28
					11 December
	Argentina	25
					Paraguay	23
	10 December
					China	21
	Tunisia	31
	China	32
					23rd place
					11 December
					Argentina	29
					Tunisia	19

21st–24th place semifinals

10 December 2017 11:30	Paraguay	28–25	Argentina	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 1,493 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Fiore 8	(10–12)	Ponce de Leon, Salvadó 5
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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10 December 2017 14:00	Tunisia	31–32	China	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 1,787 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Hamrouni 6	(14–16)	Liu 9
	3× 2×	Report	2× 5×

17th–20th place semifinals

10 December 2017 11:30	Angola	33–34	Poland	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 763 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Guialo 9	(13–12)	Grzyb 13
	2× 5× 1×	Report	3× 3×
	FT: 24–24 Pen: 9–10

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10 December 2017 14:00	Brazil	28–26	Cameroon	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 637 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	D. Rocha 7	(14–15)	Mossy, Touba 6
	2× 4×	Report	1× 7×

23rd place game

11 December 2017 11:30	Argentina	29–19	Tunisia	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 1,361 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Salvadó 8	(15–10)	Chabchoub 5
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3×

21st place game

11 December 2017 14:00	Paraguay	23–21	China	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 1,361 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Fiore 5	(14–10)	Sun 6
	1× 6×	Report	4×

19th place game

11 December 2017 11:30	Angola	33–23	Cameroon	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 227 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Machado 8	(16–12)	three players 4
	3× 2×	Report	1× 3×

17th place game

11 December 2017 14:00	Poland	29–27	Brazil	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 242 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 7	(15–13)	M. Costa 8
	3× 6× 1×	Report	2× 5× 1×