The 2023 Women’s World Handball Championship will continue on Friday with eight more group stage matches. Romania will play Chile, but other important players in the finals of the world tournament such as Norway, Denmark, Serbia and Spain will play on Friday.

Norway, national women’s handball teamPhoto: Beate Oma Dale / AFP / Profimedia

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  • The match between Romania and Chile will be broadcast on LiveBLOG on HotNews.ro and live on Digisport 2 and Prima Sport 2 channels.

Women’s Handball World Cup matches on December 1

From 19:00

South Korea – Greenland

Croatia – Senegal

Kazakhstan – Brazil

Romania – Chile / Digisport 2, Prima Sport 2

From 21:30

Austria – Norway / Prima Sport 3 / Premiere Digisport 4 from 23:00

Denmark – Serbia / Digisport 4 / Prima Sport 4

Spain – Ukraine

Sweden – China

Briefly about the 2023 Women’s Handball World Cup

  • It takes place from November 29 to December 17.
  • Host countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
  • This is the first ever edition 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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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.