The 26th Women’s World Handball Championship kicked off on Wednesday with four matches. The main favorite of the competition, Norway won a comfortable victory over Greenland.

The Norwegian handball team in actionPhoto: Igor Kupljenik/MI-PRESS / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

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Norway – Greenland 43-11 (19-7) at the Women’s Handball World Cup

The champion of the title and the main favorite in this made her debut at the World Championship, where she is one of the host countries.

The Norwegians easily outscored Greenland 43-11 after leading 19-7 at halftime.

In the next game, Thorir Hergeirsson’s side will meet Austria, which will take place on Friday at 21:30.

Results of the day at the Women’s Handball World Cup

Brazil – Ukraine 35-20

South Korea – Austria 29-30

Norway – Greenland 43-11

Spain – Kazakhstan 34-17

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What do the 2023 World Cup groups look like among women’s handball

Group A: Sweden, Croatia, China, Senegal

Group B: Montenegro, Hungary, Cameroon, Paraguay

Group C: Norway, South Korea, Greenland, Austria

Group D: France, Slovenia, Angola, Iceland

Group E: Denmark, Romania, Serbia, Chile

Group F: Germany, Poland, Japan, Iran

Group G: Brazil, Spain, Ukraine, Kazakhstan

Group H: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Argentina, Congo

  • The group stage matches will begin on November 29 and end on December 5.
  • The top three players from all eight groups will advance to the main groups.
  • Main group I: A1, B1, A2, B2, A3, B3
  • Main group II: C1, D1, C2, D2, C3, D3
  • Main group III: E1, F1, E2, F2, E3, F3
  • Main group IV: G1, H1, G2, H2, G3, H3
  • The matches in the main groups will take place from December 6 to 11.
  • The first two teams from the four main groups will advance to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Handball World Cup.
  • The quarter-finals will take place on December 12 and 13 (two matches per day) at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning.
  • The semi-finals will take place on December 15 at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning.
  • The finals (small and large) will take place on December 17 at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning.

Briefly about the 2023 Women’s Handball World Cup

  • It takes place from November 29 to December 17.
  • Host countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
  • It will be the first ever festival organized by three countries.
  • The WC is held in 6 cities: Herning, Frederikshavn (Denmark), Stavanger, Trondheim (Norway), Helsingborg and Gothenburg (Sweden).
  • 32 national teams from 5 confederations participate in the World Cup.
  • The official anthem is called “Aiming for number one” and was created by Swedish DJ Wahlstedt.

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