{{Short description|2017 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship}} {{Infobox International Handball Competition | tourney_name = World Women's Handball Championship | year = 2017 | other_titles = | image = 2017 World Women's Handball Championship.png | size = 260px | caption = | country = Germany | dates = 1–17 December | num_teams = 24 | confederations = 4 | venues = 6 | cities = 6 | champion_other = {{hbw|FRA}} | count = 2 | second_other = {{hbw|NOR}} | third_other = {{hbw|NED}} | fourth_other= {{hbw|SWE}} | matches = 84 | goals = 4384 | attendance = {{#expr: 2369 + 3317 + 3042 + 2363 + 3620 + 3620 + 2293 + 2973 + 3079 + 6000 + 2411 + 2227 + 1723 + 2720 + 3620 + 3620 + 2351 + 2269 + 2389 + 2066 + 2107 + 4381 + 5794 + 1303 + 1678 + 1724 + 2110 + 2600 + 2600 + 1103 + 1721 + 1812 + 3917 + 2237 + 3871 + 1590 + 3123 + 3316 + 1570 + 2200 + 2300 + 1187 + 1989 + 2105 + 667 + 2545 + 3165 + 1123 + 3824 + 3422 + 1100 + 3620 + 3620 + 809 + 3607 + 4021 + 1825 + 6000 + 5432 + 1493 + 1787 + 763 + 637 + 1361 + 1361 + 227 + 242 + 3011 + 1385 + 4133 + 1190 + 1132 + 1003 + 1231 + 1263 + 2387 + 2019 + 1451 + 1583 + 11261 + 11261 + 11621 + 11621}} | top_scorer = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Nora Mørk]]<br>(66 goals) | player = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Stine Bredal Oftedal]] | previous = 2015 World Women's Handball Championship | next = 2019 World Women's Handball Championship }} 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.<ref>[http://ihf.info//MediaCenter/News/NewsDetails/tabid/130/Default.aspx?ID=962 IHF Council awards World Championships 2017 to Germany and France], by [[International Handball Federation]], 15 December 2011</ref> Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in [[1965 World Women's Handball Championship|1965]] and [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]].

France won their second title after [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], by defeating reigning champions Norway 23–21 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=5489|title=France make it a double, Norway dethroned|date=17 December 2017|work=ihf.info}}</ref>

==Venues== The tournament is being played in the following venues: [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]], [[Magdeburg]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]], [[Leipzig]], [[Trier]] and [[Hamburg]] as the final four venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dhb.de/detailansicht/datum/2015/11/25/artikel/sechs-spielorte-fuer-die-frauen-weltmeisterschaft-2017.html|title=Sechs Spielorte für die Frauen-Weltmeisterschaft 2017|date=25 November 2015|work=dhb.de}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] ! [[Hamburg]] | rowspan=9| {{location map+ |Germany |caption= |position=center |width=300px |places= {{location map~ |Germany |lat=48.9471605|long=9.1305037|label='''[[Bietigheim-Bissingen]]'''}} {{location map~ |Germany |lat=53.5510846|long=9.9936818|label='''[[Hamburg]]'''}} {{location map~ |Germany |lat=52.130807 |long=11.628878|label='''[[Magdeburg]]'''}} {{location map~ |Germany |lat=53.147739 |long=8.2106028|label='''[[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]]'''}} {{location map~ |Germany |lat=51.3396955|long=12.3730747|label='''[[Leipzig]]'''}} {{location map~ |Germany |lat=49.7468826|long=6.6347507|label='''[[Trier]]'''}} }} |- | [[EgeTrans Arena]]<br />Capacity: 4,500 | [[Barclaycard Arena (Hamburg)|Barclaycard Arena]]<br />Capacity: 12,500 |- | [[File:EgeTrans Arena Haupttribuene 2012-12-26.jpg|160px]] | [[File:Barclaycard-Arena-Hamburg-Aussendarstellung.JPG|160px]] |- ! [[Magdeburg]] ! [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |- | [[GETEC Arena]]<br />Capacity: 6,200 | [[Large EWE Arena|EWE Arena]]<br />Capacity: 5,250 |- | [[File:Boerdeland-Halle.jpg|160px]] | [[File:Oldenburg Grosse EWE Arena 02.jpg|160px]] |- ! [[Leipzig]] ! [[Trier]] |- | [[Arena Leipzig]]<br />Capacity: 6,250 | [[Trier Arena]]<br />Capacity: 4,100 |- | [[File:Arena leipzig 2.jpg|160px]] | [[File:Arena Trier 1.jpg|160px]] |}

==Qualification== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Competition ! Dates ! Vacancies ! Qualified |- | Host nation | 15 December 2011 | align="center" | 1 | {{hbw|GER}} |- | [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015 World Championship]] | 5–20 December 2015 | align="center" | 1 | {{hbw|NOR}} |- | [[2016 African Women's Handball Championship]] | 28 November – 7 December 2016 | align="center" | 3 | {{hbw|ANG}}<br />{{hbw|CMR}}<br />{{hbw|TUN}} |- | [[2016 European Women's Handball Championship]] | 4–18 December 2016 | align="center" | 3 | {{hbw|DEN}}<br />{{hbw|FRA}}<br />{{hbw|NED}} |- | [[2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship]] | 13–22 March 2017 | align="center" | 3 | {{hbw|CHN}}<br />{{hbw|JPN}}<br />{{hbw|KOR}} |- | [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification|European qualification]] | 9–15 June 2017 | align="center" | 9 | {{hbw|CZE}}<br />{{hbw|HUN}}<br />{{hbw|MNE}}<br />{{hbw|ROU}}<br />{{hbw|RUS}}<br />{{hbw|SRB}}<br />{{hbw|SLO}}<br />{{hbw|ESP}}<br />{{hbw|SWE}} |- | [[2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship]] | 18–25 June 2017 | align="center" | 3 | {{hbw|ARG}}<br />{{hbw|BRA}}<br />{{hbw|PAR}} |- | Wild card | | align="center" | 1 |{{hbw|POL}}<ref name=WC>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=4978|title=2017 Women’s World Championship – Poland receives wild card|date=23 June 2017|work=ihf.info}}</ref> |}

==Qualified teams== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Country !! class="unsortable"|Qualified as!!Qualification date !! class="unsortable"|Previous appearances in tournament<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup> |- |{{hbw|GER}} || Host || {{dts|15 December 2011}} || 11<span style="display:none">0</span> ('''[[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]]''', [[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], ''[[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]]'', [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|NOR}} || [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015 World Champion]] || {{dts|20 December 2015}} || 18<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1971 World Women's Handball Championship|1971]], [[1973 World Women's Handball Championship|1973]], [[1975 World Women's Handball Championship|1975]], [[1982 World Women's Handball Championship|1982]], [[1986 World Women's Handball Championship|1986]], [[1990 World Women's Handball Championship|1990]], ''[[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]]'', [[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], '''''[[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]]''''', [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], '''[[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]]''', [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], '''[[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]''') |- |{{hbw|ANG}} || Finalist of [[2016 African Women's Handball Championship|2016 African Championship]] || {{dts|5 December 2016}} || 13<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1990 World Women's Handball Championship|1990]], [[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]], [[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|TUN}} || Finalist of [[2016 African Women's Handball Championship|2016 African Championship]] || {{dts|5 December 2016}} || 8<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1975 World Women's Handball Championship|1975]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|CMR}} || Third place of [[2016 African Women's Handball Championship|2016 African Championship]] || {{dts|7 December 2016}} || 1<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]]) |- |{{hbw|NED}} || Semifinalist of [[2016 European Women's Handball Championship|2016 European Championship]] || {{dts|14 December 2016}} || 10<span style="display:none">0</span> (''[[1971 World Women's Handball Championship|1971]]'', [[1973 World Women's Handball Championship|1973]], [[1978 World Women's Handball Championship|1978]], ''[[1986 World Women's Handball Championship|1986]]'', [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|DEN}} || Semifinalist of [[2016 European Women's Handball Championship|2016 European Championship]] || {{dts|14 December 2016}} || 18<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1957 World Women's Handball Championship|1957]], [[1962 World Women's Handball Championship|1962]], [[1965 World Women's Handball Championship|1965]], [[1971 World Women's Handball Championship|1971]], [[1973 World Women's Handball Championship|1973]], [[1975 World Women's Handball Championship|1975]], [[1990 World Women's Handball Championship|1990]], [[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]], [[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], '''[[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]]''', ''[[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]]'', [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], ''[[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]'') |- |{{hbw|FRA}} || Semifinalist of [[2016 European Women's Handball Championship|2016 European Championship]] || {{dts|14 December 2016}} || 12<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1986 World Women's Handball Championship|1986]], [[1990 World Women's Handball Championship|1990]], [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], '''[[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]]''', [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], ''[[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]]'', [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|KOR}} || Finalist of [[2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship|2017 Asian Championship]] || {{dts|20 March 2017}} || 16<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1978 World Women's Handball Championship|1978]], [[1982 World Women's Handball Championship|1982]], [[1986 World Women's Handball Championship|1986]], ''[[1990 World Women's Handball Championship|1990]]'', [[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]], '''[[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]]''', [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|JPN}} || Finalist of [[2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship|2017 Asian Championship]] || {{dts|20 March 2017}} || 17<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1962 World Women's Handball Championship|1962]], [[1965 World Women's Handball Championship|1965]], [[1971 World Women's Handball Championship|1971]], [[1973 World Women's Handball Championship|1973]], [[1975 World Women's Handball Championship|1975]], [[1986 World Women's Handball Championship|1986]], [[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|CHN}} || Third place of [[2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship|2017 Asian Championship]] || {{dts|22 March 2017}} || 14<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1986 World Women's Handball Championship|1986]], [[1990 World Women's Handball Championship|1990]], [[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]], [[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], ''[[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]]'', [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|SWE}} || [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification|European playoff winner]] || {{dts|13 June 2017}} || 8<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1957 World Women's Handball Championship|1957]], [[1990 World Women's Handball Championship|1990]], [[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]], [[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|ROU}} || [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification|European playoff winner]] || {{dts|13 June 2017}} || 22<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1957 World Women's Handball Championship|1957]], '''''[[1962 World Women's Handball Championship|1962]]''''', [[1965 World Women's Handball Championship|1965]], [[1971 World Women's Handball Championship|1971]], [[1973 World Women's Handball Championship|1973]], [[1975 World Women's Handball Championship|1975]], [[1978 World Women's Handball Championship|1978]], [[1982 World Women's Handball Championship|1982]], [[1986 World Women's Handball Championship|1986]], [[1990 World Women's Handball Championship|1990]], [[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]], [[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|SRB}} || [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification|European playoff winner]] || {{dts|14 June 2017}} || 2<span style="display:none">0</span> (''[[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]]'', [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|HUN}} || [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification|European playoff winner]] || {{dts|14 June 2017}} || 20<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1957 World Women's Handball Championship|1957]], [[1962 World Women's Handball Championship|1962]], '''[[1965 World Women's Handball Championship|1965]]''', [[1971 World Women's Handball Championship|1971]], [[1973 World Women's Handball Championship|1973]], [[1975 World Women's Handball Championship|1975]], [[1978 World Women's Handball Championship|1978]], ''[[1982 World Women's Handball Championship|1982]]'', [[1986 World Women's Handball Championship|1986]], [[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]], ''[[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]]'', [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|ESP}} || [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification|European playoff winner]] || {{dts|14 June 2017}} || 8<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|MNE}} || [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification|European playoff winner]] || {{dts|15 June 2017}} || 3<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|SLO}} || [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification|European playoff winner]] || {{dts|15 June 2017}} || 4<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]]) |- |{{hbw|CZE}} || [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification|European playoff winner]] ||{{dts|15 June 2017}} || 5<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]]) |- |{{hbw|RUS}} || [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification|European playoff winner]] || {{dts|15 June 2017}} || 11<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]], [[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], '''[[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]]''', [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], '''''[[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]]''''', '''[[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]]''', '''[[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]]''', [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|POL}}<ref name=WC /> || Wildcard || {{dts|23 June 2017}} || 15<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1957 World Women's Handball Championship|1957]], [[1962 World Women's Handball Championship|1962]], [[1965 World Women's Handball Championship|1965]], [[1973 World Women's Handball Championship|1973]], [[1975 World Women's Handball Championship|1975]], [[1978 World Women's Handball Championship|1978]], [[1986 World Women's Handball Championship|1986]], [[1990 World Women's Handball Championship|1990]], [[1993 World Women's Handball Championship|1993]], [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|BRA}} || Finalist of [[2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship|2017 Pan American Championship]] || {{dts|24 June 2017}} || 11<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1995 World Women's Handball Championship|1995]], [[1997 World Women's Handball Championship|1997]], [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2001 World Women's Handball Championship|2001]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], ''[[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]]'', '''[[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]]''', [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|ARG}} || Finalist of [[2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship|2017 Pan American Championship]] || {{dts|24 June 2017}} || 8<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999]], [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship|2003]], [[2005 World Women's Handball Championship|2005]], [[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009]], [[2011 World Women's Handball Championship|2011]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]], [[2015 World Women's Handball Championship|2015]]) |- |{{hbw|PAR}} || Third place of [[2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship|2017 Pan American Championship]] ||{{dts|25 June 2017}} || 2<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[2007 World Women's Handball Championship|2007]], [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013]]) |} :<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champion for that year, ''Italics'' indicates host for that year.</div>

==Draw== The draw was held on 27 June 2017 at [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/announcements/announcementdetails.aspx?ID=218|title=Germany 2017 draw event – Media accreditation|date=19 May 2017|work=ihf.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=4990|title=Germany 2017 draw results|date=27 June 2017|work=ihf.info}}</ref>

===Seeding=== The seeding was announced on 26 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=4987|title=Draw for the 2017 IHF Women’s World Championship in Germany|date=26 June 2017|work=ihf.info}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |- !width=16%|Pot 1 !width=16%|Pot 2 !width=16%|Pot 3 !width=16%|Pot 4 !width=16%|Pot 5 !width=16%|Pot 6 |- style="vertical-align: top;" | *{{hbw|NOR}} *{{hbw|NED}} *{{hbw|FRA}} *{{hbw|DEN}} | *{{hbw|ROU}} *{{hbw|GER}} *{{hbw|RUS}} *{{hbw|SWE}} | *{{hbw|SRB}} *{{hbw|CZE}} *{{hbw|ESP}} *{{hbw|BRA}} | *{{hbw|HUN}} *{{hbw|MNE}} *{{hbw|SLO}} *{{hbw|KOR}} | *{{hbw|ANG}} *{{hbw|JPN}} *{{hbw|ARG}} *{{hbw|CHN}} | *{{hbw|PAR}} *{{hbw|TUN}} *{{hbw|CMR}} *{{hbw|POL}} |}

==Referees== 16 referee pairs were selected:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/announcements/announcementdetails.aspx?ID=225|title=Referee couples nominated for Germany 2017|date=7 August 2017|work=ihf.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=5288|title=Germany 2017 referees fully-prepared in Frankfurt|date=19 September 2017|work=ihf.info}}</ref>

{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="width:300px;" |- !colspan=2|Referees |- |align=left|{{ARG}} || Julian Grillo<br />Sebastián Lenci |- |align=left|{{DEN}} || Karina Christiansen<br />Line Hansen |- |align=left|{{FRA}} || Charlotte Bonaventura<br />Julie Bonaventura |- |align=left|{{GER}} || Robert Schulze<br />Tobias Tönnies |- |align=left|{{HUN}} || Péter Horváth<br />Balázs Márton |- |align=left|{{JPN}} || Koyoshi Hizaki<br />Tomokazu Ikebuchi |- |align=left|{{MNE}} || Ivan Pavićević<br />Miloš Ražnatović |- |align=left|{{NOR}} || Kjersti Arntsen<br />Guro Røen |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="width:300px;" |- !colspan=2|Referees |- |align=left|{{RUS}} || Viktoria Alpaidze<br />Tatiana Berezkina |- |align=left|{{SLO}} || Bojan Lah<br />David Sok |- |align=left|{{SRB}} || Vanja Antić<br />Jelena Jakovljević |- |align=left|{{KOR}} || Koo Bon-ok<br />Lee Se-ok |- |align=left|{{ESP}} || Ignacio García<br />Andreu Marín |- |align=left|{{SWE}} || Mirza Kurtagic<br />Mattias Wetterwik |- |align=left|{{TUN}} || Samir Krichen<br />Samir Makhlouf |- |align=left|{{TUR}} || Kürşad Erdoğan<br />Ibrahim Özdeniz |} {{col-end}}

==Squads== {{Main|2017 World Women's Handball Championship squads}}

==Preliminary round== The schedule was announced on 30 June 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://germanyhandball2017.com/home/news-detail/news/frame-schedule-of-the-world-championship-is-set/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=73e6cdf02a7619668a5e2522b9de88b7|title=Frame schedule of the World Championship is set|date=30 June 2017|work=germanyhandball2017.com|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206042612/http://germanyhandball2017.com/home/news-detail/news/frame-schedule-of-the-world-championship-is-set/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=73e6cdf02a7619668a5e2522b9de88b7|url-status=dead}}</ref> with the exact throw-off times confirmed on 10 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/announcements/announcementdetails.aspx?ID=221|title=Match schedule of 2017 IHF Women’s World Championship released|date=10 July 2017|work=ihf.info}}</ref>

''All times are local ([[Central European Time|UTC+1]]).''

===Group A=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |update=complete |source=[https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensworldchampionships/ihfwomen%e2%80%99sworldchampionshipingermany2017/teamsranking.aspx IHF] |winpoints=2

|team1=ROU |team2=FRA |team3=ESP |team4=SLO |team5=ANG |team6=PAR

|win_FRA=3 |draw_FRA=1 |loss_FRA=1 |gf_FRA=135|ga_FRA=98 |win_ROU=4 |draw_ROU=0 |loss_ROU=1 |gf_ROU=123|ga_ROU=112 |win_ESP=3 |draw_ESP=1 |loss_ESP=1 |gf_ESP=135|ga_ESP=109 |win_SLO=3 |draw_SLO=0 |loss_SLO=2 |gf_SLO=138|ga_SLO=134 |win_ANG=1 |draw_ANG=0 |loss_ANG=4 |gf_ANG=124|ga_ANG=141 |win_PAR=0 |draw_PAR=0 |loss_PAR=5 |gf_PAR=95 |ga_PAR=156

|hth_FRA=Spain 25–25 France |hth_ESP=FRA

|name_FRA={{hbw|FRA}} |name_ROU={{hbw|ROU}} |name_ESP={{hbw|ESP}} |name_SLO={{hbw|SLO}} |name_ANG={{hbw|ANG}} |name_PAR={{hbw|PAR}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A |result4=A

|res_col_header=Q |col_A=green1 |text_A=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]] }}

{{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|ROU}} |score=29–17 |team2={{hbw|PAR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/02OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Cristina Florianu|Florianu]] 5 |goals2=[[Sabrina Fiore|Fiore]] 7 |HT=16–7 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=4 |red1= |twomin2= |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=2,369 |referee=Hizaki, Ikebuchi |refnat=JPN }} {{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|FRA}} |score=23–24 |team2={{hbw|SLO}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/05OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Laurisa Landre|Landre]], [[Gnonsiane Niombla|Niombla]] 4 |goals2=[[Ana Gros|Gros]] 9 |HT=10–13 |twomin1=1 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=4 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=3,317 |referee=Grillo, Lenci |refnat=ARG }} {{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|ESP}} |score=28–24 |team2={{hbw|ANG}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/09OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Carmen Martín|Martín]] 9 |goals2=[[Magda Cazanga|Cazanga]] 7 |HT=15–13 |twomin1=6 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=3,042 |referee=Pavićević, Ražnatović |refnat=MNE }} ---- {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|SLO}} |score=28–31 |team2={{hbw|ROU}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/13OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Ana Gros|Gros]] 10 |goals2=[[Cristina Neagu|Neagu]] 11 |HT=14–14 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=4 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=2,411 |referee=Pavićević, Ražnatović |refnat=MNE }} {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|ANG}} |score=19–26 |team2={{hbw|FRA}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/17OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Magda Cazanga|Cazanga]] 4 |goals2=[[Alexandra Lacrabère|Lacrabère]] 7 |HT=10–11 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=4 |red1=1 |twomin2=3 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=2,227 |referee=Krichen, Makhlouf |refnat=TUN }} {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|PAR}} |score=15–32 |team2={{hbw|ESP}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/21OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Fátima Acuña|Acuña]], [[Sabrina Fiore|Fiore]] 4 |goals2=[[Silvia Arderíus|Arderíus]] 7 |HT=6–16 |twomin1=7 |yellow1=2 |red1=1 |twomin2=4 |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=1,723 |referee=Grillo, Lenci |refnat=ARG }} ---- {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|SLO}} |score=32–25 |team2={{hbw|ANG}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/25OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Ana Gros|Gros]] 7 |goals2=[[Magda Cazanga|Cazanga]] 6 |HT=15–15 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=4 |red1= |twomin2=6 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=1,303 |referee=Pavićević, Ražnatović |refnat=MNE }} {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|FRA}} |score=35–13 |team2={{hbw|PAR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/33OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Manon Houette|Houette]] 9 |goals2=[[Fátima Acuña|Acuña]], [[Sabrina Fiore|Fiore]] 3 |HT=14–10 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=2 |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=1,678 |referee=Hizaki, Ikebuchi |refnat=JPN }} {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|ROU}} |score=19–17 |team2={{hbw|ESP}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/29OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Cristina Neagu|Neagu]] 8 |goals2=[[Mireya González|M. González]], [[Nerea Pena|Pena]] 4 |HT=9–7 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=1,724 |referee=Grillo, Lenci |refnat=ARG }} ---- {{handballbox |date=7 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|PAR}} |score=22–28 |team2={{hbw|SLO}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/43OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Sabrina Fiore|Fiore]] 8 |goals2=[[Ana Gros|Gros]], [[Tjaša Stanko|Stanko]] 6 |HT=9–18 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=1,590 |referee=Krichen, Makhlouf |refnat=TUN }} {{handballbox |date=7 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|ROU}} |score=27–24 |team2={{hbw|ANG}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/45OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Cristina Neagu|Neagu]] 7 |goals2=[[Magda Cazanga|Cazanga]], [[Isabel Guialo|Guialo]] 7 |HT=14–14 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=4 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=4 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=3,123 |referee=Hizaki, Ikebuchi |refnat=JPN }} {{handballbox |date=7 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|ESP}} |score=25–25 |team2={{hbw|FRA}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/47OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Alexandrina Cabral|Cabral]], [[Carmen Martín|Martín]] 6 |goals2=[[Manon Houette|Houette]] 5 |HT=10–11 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=4 |red1= |twomin2=2 |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=3,316 |referee=Pavićević, Ražnatović |refnat=MNE }} ---- {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|ANG}} |score=32–28 |team2={{hbw|PAR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/49OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Azenaide Carlos|Carlos]] 10 |goals2=[[Sabrina Fiore|Fiore]] 8 |HT=16–17 |twomin1=7 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=2 |red2=1 |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=1,123 |referee=Hizaki, Ikebuchi |refnat=JPN }} {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|FRA}} |score=26–17 |team2={{hbw|ROU}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/53OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Manon Houette|Houette]] 7 |goals2=[[Cristina Florianu|Florianu]] 6 |HT=17–7 |twomin1= |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=3,824 |referee=Krichen, Makhlouf |refnat=TUN }} {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|ESP}} |score=33–26 |team2={{hbw|SLO}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/57OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Nerea Pena|Pena]] 9 |goals2=[[Ana Gros|Gros]], [[Tjaša Stanko|Stanko]] 7 |HT=13–14 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=2 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Trier Arena]], [[Trier]] |attendance=3,422 |referee=Kurtagic, Wetterwik |refnat=SWE }}

===Group B=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |update=complete |source=[https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensworldchampionships/ihfwomen%e2%80%99sworldchampionshipingermany2017/teamsranking.aspx IHF] |winpoints=2

|team1=SWE |team2=NOR |team3=HUN |team4=CZE |team5=POL |team6=ARG

|win_NOR=4 |draw_NOR=0 |loss_NOR=1 |gf_NOR=163|ga_NOR=110 |win_SWE=4 |draw_SWE=0 |loss_SWE=1 |gf_SWE=160|ga_SWE=139 |win_CZE=2 |draw_CZE=0 |loss_CZE=3 |gf_CZE=134|ga_CZE=147 |win_HUN=3 |draw_HUN=0 |loss_HUN=2 |gf_HUN=138|ga_HUN=127 |win_ARG=0 |draw_ARG=0 |loss_ARG=5 |gf_ARG=102|ga_ARG=173 |win_POL=2 |draw_POL=0 |loss_POL=3 |gf_POL=144|ga_POL=145

|hth_SWE=Norway 28–31 Sweden |hth_NOR=SWE |hth_CZE=Poland 25–29 Czech Republic |hth_POL=CZE

|name_NOR={{hbw|NOR}} |name_SWE={{hbw|SWE}} |name_CZE={{hbw|CZE}} |name_HUN={{hbw|HUN}} |name_ARG={{hbw|ARG}} |name_POL={{hbw|POL}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A |result4=A

|res_col_header=Q |col_A=green1 |text_A=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]] }}

{{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|CZE}} |score=28–22 |team2={{hbw|ARG}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/03OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Helena Ryšánková|Ryšánková]] 7 |goals2=[[Luciana Mendoza|Mendoza]] 4 |HT=15–9 |twomin1=1 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2= |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=2,363 |referee=Koo, Lee |refnat=KOR }} {{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}} |score=30–33 |team2={{hbw|POL}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/06OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=''three players'' 5 |goals2=[[Kinga Achruk|Achruk]] 9 |HT=15–17 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=3,620 |referee=Schulze, Tönnies |refnat=GER }} {{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|NOR}} |score=30–22 |team2={{hbw|HUN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/10OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Nora Mørk|Mørk]] 7 |goals2=[[Noémi Háfra|Háfra]] 4 |HT=21–11 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=3,620 |referee=Christiansen, Hansen |refnat=DEN }} ---- {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|POL}} |score=25–29 |team2={{hbw|CZE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/14OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc|Kudłacz-Gloc]] 6 |goals2=[[Markéta Jeřábková|Jeřábková]] 8 |HT=15–12 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=4 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=2,720 |referee=Christiansen, Hansen |refnat=DEN }} {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|HUN}} |score=22–25 |team2={{hbw|SWE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/18OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Kinga Klivinyi|Klivinyi]], [[Nadine Schatzl|Schatzl]] 5 |goals2=[[Isabelle Gulldén|Gulldén]] 7 |HT=11–11 |twomin1=7 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=3,620 |referee=Koo, Lee |refnat=KOR }} {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|ARG}} |score=21–36 |team2={{hbw|NOR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/22OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Giuliana Gavilan|Gavilan]] 4 |goals2=[[Heidi Løke|Løke]] 7 |HT=13–18 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=6 |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=3,620 |referee=Alpaidze, Berezkina |refnat=RUS }} ---- {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|HUN}} |score=33–15 |team2={{hbw|ARG}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/26OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Anna Kovács|Kovács]] 7 |goals2=[[Florencia Ponce de Leon|Ponce de Leon]] 5 |HT=18–7 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=2 |yellow2= |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=2,110 |referee=Schulze, Tönnies |refnat=GER }} {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}} |score=36–32 |team2={{hbw|CZE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/30OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=''three players'' 6 |goals2=[[Iveta Luzumová|Luzumová]] 9 |HT=16–18 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=2 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=2,600 |referee=Alpaidze, Berezkina |refnat=RUS }} {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|NOR}} |score=35–20 |team2={{hbw|POL}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/34OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Veronica Kristiansen|Kristiansen]] 6 |goals2=[[Aleksandra Zych|Zych]] 4 |HT=18–11 |twomin1=1 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2= |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=2,600 |referee=Koo, Lee |refnat=KOR }} ---- {{handballbox |date=7 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|POL}} |score=28–31 |team2={{hbw|HUN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/44OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc|Kudłacz-Gloc]] 8 |goals2=[[Anikó Kovacsics|Kovacsics]] 8 |HT=11–13 |twomin1=1 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=3 |red2=1 |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=1,570 |referee=Alpaidze, Berezkina |refnat=RUS }} {{handballbox |date=7 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}} |score=38–24 |team2={{hbw|ARG}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/46OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Nathalie Hagman|Hagman]] 6 |goals2=''five players'' 3 |HT=17–13 |twomin1=6 |yellow1=2 |red1=1 |twomin2=3 |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=2,200 |referee=Christiansen, Hansen |refnat=DEN }} {{handballbox |date=7 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|CZE}} |score=16–34 |team2={{hbw|NOR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/48OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Markéta Jeřábková|Jeřábková]] 4 |goals2=[[Nora Mørk|Mørk]] 7 |HT=7–20 |twomin1=7 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=2,300 |referee=Schulze, Tönnies |refnat=GER }} ---- {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|ARG}} |score=20–38 |team2={{hbw|POL}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/50OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Luciana Salvadó|Salvadó]] 4 |goals2=[[Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc|Kudłacz-Gloc]] 7 |HT=9–19 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2= |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=1,100 |referee=Schulze, Tönnies |refnat=GER }} {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|CZE}} |score=29–30 |team2={{hbw|HUN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/54OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Markéta Jeřábková|Jeřábková]] 9 |goals2=[[Bernadett Bódi|Bódi]] 7 |HT=14–17 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=7 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=3,620 |referee=Christiansen, Hansen |refnat=DEN }} {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|NOR}} |score=28–31 |team2={{hbw|SWE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/58OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Nora Mørk|Mørk]] 9 |goals2=[[Isabelle Gulldén|Gulldén]] 9 |HT=18–16 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=1 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[EgeTrans Arena]], [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]] |attendance=3,620 |referee=Koo, Lee |refnat=KOR }}

===Group C=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |update=complete |source=[https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensworldchampionships/ihfwomen%e2%80%99sworldchampionshipingermany2017/teamsranking.aspx IHF] |winpoints=2

|team1=RUS |team2=DEN |team3=JPN |team4=MNE |team5=BRA |team6=TUN

|win_DEN=3 |draw_DEN=0 |loss_DEN=2 |gf_DEN=142|ga_DEN=120 |win_RUS=5 |draw_RUS=0 |loss_RUS=0 |gf_RUS=149|ga_RUS=111 |win_BRA=1 |draw_BRA=2 |loss_BRA=2 |gf_BRA=110|ga_BRA=119 |win_MNE=2 |draw_MNE=1 |loss_MNE=2 |gf_MNE=135|ga_MNE=127 |win_JPN=2 |draw_JPN=1 |loss_JPN=2 |gf_JPN=134|ga_JPN=130 |win_TUN=0 |draw_TUN=0 |loss_TUN=5 |gf_TUN=93 |ga_TUN=156

|hth_JPN=Montenegro 28–29 Japan |hth_MNE=JPN

|name_DEN={{hbw|DEN}} |name_RUS={{hbw|RUS}} |name_BRA={{hbw|BRA}} |name_MNE={{hbw|MNE}} |name_JPN={{hbw|JPN}} |name_TUN={{hbw|TUN}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A |result4=A

|res_col_header=Q |col_A=green1 |text_A=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]] }}

{{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|RUS}} |score=36–16 |team2={{hbw|TUN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/04OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=''four players'' 5 |goals2=[[Mouna Chebbah|Chebbah]] 6 |HT=14–9 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=2 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=2,293 |referee=Antić, Jakovljević |refnat=SRB }} {{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=17:45 |team1={{hbw-rt|BRA}} |score=28–28 |team2={{hbw|JPN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/07OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Ana Paula Belo|Belo]] 11 |goals2=[[Nozomi Hara|Hara]] 7 |HT=12–15 |twomin1=6 |yellow1=4 |red1=1 |twomin2=3 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=2,973 |referee=Bonaventura, Bonaventura |refnat=FRA }} {{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|DEN}} |score=24–31 |team2={{hbw|MNE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/11OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Lotte Grigel|Grigel]], [[Mette Tranborg|Tranborg]] 5 |goals2=[[Jovanka Radičević|Radičević]] 12 |HT=12–17 |twomin1=5 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=4 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=3,079 |referee=Horváth, Márton |refnat=HUN }} ---- {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|TUN}} |score=22–23 |team2={{hbw|BRA}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/15OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Mouna Chebbah|Chebbah]] 7 |goals2=[[Ana Paula Belo|Belo]] 7 |HT=13–10 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=2,351 |referee=Lah, Sok |refnat=SLO }} {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=17:45 |team1={{hbw-rt|MNE}} |score=24–28 |team2={{hbw|RUS}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/19OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Katarina Bulatović|Bulatović]] 7 |goals2=[[Daria Dmitrieva (handballer)|Dmitrieva]] 5 |HT=12–15 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=2,269 |referee=Bonaventura, Bonaventura |refnat=FRA }} {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|JPN}} |score=18–32 |team2={{hbw|DEN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/23OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=''four players'' 3 |goals2=''three players'' 5 |HT=5–16 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=2,389 |referee=Antić, Jakovljević |refnat=SRB }} ---- {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=12:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|MNE}} |score=28–29 |team2={{hbw|JPN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/27OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Jovanka Radičević|Radičević]] 7 |goals2=[[Ayaka Ikehara|Ikehara]] 9 |HT=15–12 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=1 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=1,103 |referee=Lah, Sok |refnat=SLO }} {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=17:45 |team1={{hbw-rt|RUS}} |score=24–16 |team2={{hbw|BRA}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/31OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Daria Samokhina|Samokhina]] 6 |goals2=[[Eduarda Amorim|Amorim]] 5 |HT=14–7 |twomin1=5 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=4 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=1,721 |referee=Horváth, Márton |refnat=HUN }} {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|DEN}} |score=37–19 |team2={{hbw|TUN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/35OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Line Jørgensen|L. Jørgensen]] 6 |goals2=[[Mouna Chebbah|Chebbah]] 7 |HT=15–6 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=2 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=1,812 |referee=Bonaventura, Bonaventura |refnat=FRA }} ---- {{handballbox |date=6 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|RUS}} |score=29–28 |team2={{hbw|JPN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/37OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=''three players'' 5 |goals2=[[Ayaka Ikehara|Ikehara]], [[Yui Sunami|Y. Sunami]] 6 |HT=13–11 |twomin1=8 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=7 |yellow2=2 |red2=1 |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=1,187 |referee=Bonaventura, Bonaventura |refnat=FRA }} {{handballbox |date=6 December 2017 |time=17:45 |team1={{hbw-rt|TUN}} |score=23–29 |team2={{hbw|MNE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/39OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Mouna Chebbah|Chebbah]], [[Manel Kouki|Kouki]] 5 |goals2=[[Milena Raičević|Raičević]] 9 |HT=13–15 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=3 |red2=1 |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=1,989 |referee=Antić, Jakovljević |refnat=SRB }} {{handballbox |date=6 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|BRA}} |score= 20–22 |team2={{hbw|DEN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/41OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Ana Paula Belo|Belo]] 6 |goals2=[[Stine Jørgensen|S. Jørgensen]] 9 |HT=13–13 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=4 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=4 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=2,105 |referee=Horváth, Márton |refnat=HUN }} ---- {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=12:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|JPN}} |score=31–13 |team2={{hbw|TUN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/51OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Aya Yokoshima|Yokoshima]] 8 |goals2=[[Mouna Chebbah|Chebbah]] 5 |HT=15–6 |twomin1=5 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=2 |red2=1 |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=809 |referee=Horváth, Márton |refnat=HUN }} {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=17:45 |team1={{hbw-rt|BRA}} |score=23–23 |team2={{hbw|MNE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/55OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Eduarda Amorim|Amorim]], [[Ana Paula Belo|Belo]] 6 |goals2=[[Katarina Bulatović|Bulatović]] 6 |HT=13–12 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=3,607 |referee=Arntsen, Røen |refnat=NOR }} {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|DEN}} |score=27–32 |team2={{hbw|RUS}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/59OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Maria Fisker|Fisker]], [[Fie Woller|Woller]] 5 |goals2=[[Daria Samokhina|Samokhina]] 7 |HT=11–12 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=2 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Large EWE Arena]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] |attendance=4,021 |referee=Lah, Sok |refnat=SLO }}

===Group D=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |update=complete |source=[https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensworldchampionships/ihfwomen%e2%80%99sworldchampionshipingermany2017/teamsranking.aspx IHF] |winpoints=2

|team1=SRB |team2=NED |team3=GER |team4=KOR |team5=CMR |team6=CHN

|win_NED=3 |draw_NED=1 |loss_NED=1 |gf_NED=149|ga_NED=111 |win_GER=3 |draw_GER=1 |loss_GER=1 |gf_GER=120|ga_GER=95 |status_GER=H |win_SRB=3 |draw_SRB=2 |loss_SRB=0 |gf_SRB=159|ga_SRB=121 |win_KOR=3 |draw_KOR=0 |loss_KOR=2 |gf_KOR=134|ga_KOR=118 |win_CHN=0 |draw_CHN=1 |loss_CHN=4 |gf_CHN=92 |ga_CHN=164 |win_CMR=0 |draw_CMR=1 |loss_CMR=4 |gf_CMR=105|ga_CMR=150

|hth_NED=Netherlands 31–23 Germany |hth_GER=NED |hth_CMR=China 26–26 Cameroon |hth_CHN=CMR

|name_NED={{hbw|NED}} |name_GER={{hbw|GER}} |name_SRB={{hbw|SRB}} |name_KOR={{hbw|KOR}} |name_CHN={{hbw|CHN}} |name_CMR={{hbw|CMR}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A |result4=A

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{{handballbox |date=1 December 2017 |time=19:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|GER}} |score=28–15 |team2={{hbw|CMR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/01OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Anna Loerper|Loerper]] 5 |goals2=[[Vanessa Djiepmou|Djiepmou]] 3 |HT=12–7 |twomin1=1 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=8 |yellow2=2 |red2=1 |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=6,000 |referee=Arntsen, Røen |refnat=NOR }} ---- {{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=15:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|SRB}} |score=43–23 |team2={{hbw|CHN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/08OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Sanja Damnjanović|Damnjanović]], [[Katarina Krpež Slezak|Krpež Slezak]] 8 |goals2=[[Liu Xiaomei (handballer)|Liu]] 9 |HT=21–11 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=3 |red2=1 |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance= |referee=Erdoğan, Özdeniz |refnat=TUR }} {{handballbox |date=2 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|NED}} |score=22–24 |team2={{hbw|KOR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/12OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Lois Abbingh|Abbingh]] 11 |goals2=[[Kang Eun-hye|Kang]] 6 |HT=11–14 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=1 |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=2,066 |referee=García, Marín |refnat=ESP }} ---- {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|CMR}} |score=21–34 |team2={{hbw|SRB}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/16OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Lisa Atangana|Atangana]], [[Yolande Touba|Touba]] 5 |goals2=[[Katarina Krpež Slezak|Krpež Slezak]], [[Sanja Radosavljević|Radosavljević]] 6 |HT=9–20 |twomin1=5 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=2,107 |referee=García, Marín |refnat=ESP }} {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|CHN}} |score=15–40 |team2={{hbw|NED}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/24OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Liu Xiaomei (handballer)|Liu]] 6 |goals2=''three players'' 5 |HT=9–20 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=2 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=4,381 |referee=Arntsen, Røen |refnat=NOR }} {{handballbox |date=3 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|KOR}} |score=18–23 |team2={{hbw|GER}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/20OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Lee Mi-gyeong (handballer)|Lee]], [[Sim Hae-in|Sim]] 5 |goals2=[[Friederike Gubernatis|Gubernatis]] 7 |HT=10–11 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=4 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=5,794 |referee=Kurtagic, Wetterwik |refnat=SWE }} ---- {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=12:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|KOR}} |score=31–19 |team2={{hbw|CHN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/28OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Yu So-jeong|Yu]] 8 |goals2=[[Liu Xiaomei (handballer)|Liu]] 8 |HT=18–10 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance= 3,917 |referee=García, Marín |refnat=ESP }} {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=15:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|NED}} |score=29–22 |team2={{hbw|CMR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/32OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Estavana Polman|Polman]], [[Laura van der Heijden (handballer)|Van der Heijden]] 4 |goals2=[[Vanessa Djiepmou|Djiepmou]], [[Yolande Touba|Touba]] 4 |HT=14–8 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=1 |red2=1 |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=2,237 |referee=Erdoğan, Özdeniz |refnat=TUR }} {{handballbox |date=5 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|GER}} |score=22–22 |team2={{hbw|SRB}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/36OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Svenja Huber|Huber]] 6 |goals2=[[Katarina Krpež Slezak|Krpež Slezak]] 7 |HT=9–11 |twomin1=6 |yellow1=4 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=4 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=3,871 |referee=Arntsen, Røen |refnat=NOR }} ---- {{handballbox |date=6 December 2017 |time=12:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|CMR}} |score=21–33 |team2={{hbw|KOR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/38OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Vanessa Djiepmou|Djiepmou]] 6 |goals2=''three players'' 5 |HT=6–16 |twomin1=6 |yellow1=3 |red1=1 |twomin2=2 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=667 |referee=Arntsen, Røen |refnat=NOR }} {{handballbox |date=6 December 2017 |time=15:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|SRB}} |score=27–27 |team2={{hbw|NED}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/42OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Marina Dmitrović|Dmitrović]] 9 |goals2=[[Lois Abbingh|Abbingh]] 7 |HT=15–15 |twomin1=6 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=2,545 |referee=Kurtagic, Wetterwik |refnat=SWE }} {{handballbox |date=6 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|GER}} |score=24–9 |team2={{hbw|CHN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/40OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Emily Bölk|Bölk]] 4 |goals2=''three players'' 2 |HT=10–3 |twomin1=1 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=3,165 |referee=Erdoğan, Özdeniz |refnat=TUR }} ---- {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|CHN}} |score=26–26 |team2={{hbw|CMR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/52OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Qiao Ru|Qiao]] 5 |goals2=[[Jacky Baniomo|Baniomo]], [[Pasma Nchouapouognigni|Nchouapouognigni]] 5 |HT=13–13 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=1,825 |referee=Antić, Jakovljević |refnat=SRB }} {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=18:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|NED}} |score=31–23 |team2={{hbw|GER}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/56OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Lois Abbingh|Abbingh]] 9 |goals2=[[Alicia Stolle|Stolle]] 6 |HT=18–10 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=6,000 |referee=García, Marín |refnat=ESP }} {{handballbox |date=8 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|SRB}} |score=33–28 |team2={{hbw|KOR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/60OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Sanja Damnjanović|Damnjanović]], [[Slađana Pop-Lazić|Pop-Lazić]] 5 |goals2=[[Yu So-jeong|Yu]] 8 |HT=15–14 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=2 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=5,432 |referee=Erdoğan, Özdeniz |refnat=TUR }}

==President's Cup== ;17th place bracket {{#invoke:RoundN|N4 |widescore=yes|bold_winner=high |3rdplace=yes | RD1=17th–20th place semifinals | RD2=17th place | Consol=19th place <!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --> <!-- semi finals --> |10 December|{{hbw|ANG}}|33|{{hbw|POL}} ([[Penalty shootout#Handball|Pen.]])|34 |10 December|{{hbw|BRA}}|28|{{hbw|CMR}}|26 <!-- final --> |11 December|{{hbw|POL}}|29|{{hbw|BRA}}|27 <!-- third place --> |11 December|{{hbw|ANG}}|33|{{hbw|CMR}}|23 }}

;21st place bracket {{#invoke:RoundN|N4 |widescore=yes|bold_winner=high |3rdplace=yes | RD1=21st–24th place semifinals | RD2=21st place | Consol=23rd place <!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --> <!-- semi finals --> |10 December|{{hbw|PAR}}|28|{{hbw|ARG}}|25 |10 December|{{hbw|TUN}}|31|{{hbw|CHN}}|32 <!-- final --> |11 December|{{hbw|PAR}}|23|{{hbw|CHN}}|21 <!-- third place --> |11 December|{{hbw|ARG}}|29|{{hbw|TUN}}|19 }}

===21st–24th place semifinals=== {{handballbox |date=10 December 2017 |time=11:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|PAR}} |score=28–25 |team2={{hbw|ARG}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/62OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Sabrina Fiore|Fiore]] 8 |goals2=[[Florencia Ponce de Leon|Ponce de Leon]], [[Luciana Salvadó|Salvadó]] 5 |HT=10–12 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=3 |red2 |stadium=[[GETEC Arena]], [[Magdeburg]] |attendance=1,493 |referee=Arntsen, Røen |refnat=NOR }} ---- {{handballbox |date=10 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|TUN}} |score=31–32 |team2={{hbw|CHN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/64OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Amal Hamrouni|Hamrouni]] 6 |goals2=[[Liu Xiaomei (handballer)|Liu]] 9 |HT=14–16 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=2 |red2 |stadium=[[GETEC Arena]], [[Magdeburg]] |attendance=1,787 |referee=Bonaventura, Bonaventura |refnat=FRA }}

===17th–20th place semifinals=== {{handballbox |date=10 December 2017 |time=11:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|ANG}} |score=33–34 |team2={{hbw|POL}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/61OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Isabel Guialo|Guialo]] 9 |goals2=[[Kinga Grzyb|Grzyb]] 13 |HT=13–12 |FT=24–24 |PEN=9–10 |twomin1=5 |yellow1=2 |red1=1 |twomin2=3 |yellow2=3 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=763 |referee=Erdoğan, Özdeniz |refnat=TUR }} ---- {{handballbox |date=10 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|BRA}} |score=28–26 |team2={{hbw|CMR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/63OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Dayane Rocha|D. Rocha]] 7 |goals2=[[Jacqueline Mossy|Mossy]], [[Yolande Touba|Touba]] 6 |HT=14–15 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=7 |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=637 |referee=Alpaidze, Berezkina |refnat=RUS }}

===23rd place game=== {{handballbox |date=11 December 2017 |time=11:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|ARG}} |score=29–19 |team2={{hbw|TUN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/70OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Luciana Salvadó|Salvadó]] 8 |goals2=[[Takoua Chabchoub|Chabchoub]] 5 |HT=15–10 |twomin1=1 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=1 |red2 |stadium=[[GETEC Arena]], [[Magdeburg]] |attendance=1,361 |referee=García, Marín |refnat=ESP }}

===21st place game=== {{handballbox |date=11 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|PAR}} |score=23–21 |team2={{hbw|CHN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/72OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Sabrina Fiore|Fiore]] 5 |goals2=[[Sun Mengying|Sun]] 6 |HT=14–10 |twomin1=6 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2= |red2= |stadium=[[GETEC Arena]], [[Magdeburg]] |attendance=1,361 |referee=Kurtagic, Wetterwik |refnat=SWE }}

===19th place game=== {{handballbox |date=11 December 2017 |time=11:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|ANG}} |score=33–23 |team2={{hbw|CMR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/69OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Juliana Machado|Machado]] 8 |goals2=''three players'' 4 |HT=16–12 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=227 |referee=Koo, Lee |refnat=KOR }}

===17th place game=== {{handballbox |date=11 December 2017 |time=14:00 |team1={{hbw-rt|POL}} |score=29–27 |team2={{hbw|BRA}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/71OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc|Kudłacz-Gloc]] 7 |goals2=[[Mariana Costa|M. Costa]] 8 |HT=15–13 |twomin1=6 |yellow1=3 |red1=1 |twomin2=5 |yellow2=2 |red2=1 |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=242 |referee=Hizaki, Ikebuchi |refnat=JPN }}

==Knockout stage== ===Bracket=== {{#invoke:RoundN|N16 |widescore=yes|bold_winner=high |3rdplace=yes | RD1=Round of 16 | RD2=Quarterfinals | RD3=Semifinals | RD4=Final | Consol=Third place <!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --> <!-- round of 16 --> |10 December|{{hbw|SWE}}|33|{{hbw|SLO}}|21 |10 December|{{hbw|GER}}|17|{{hbw|DEN}}|21 |10 December|{{hbw|HUN}}|26|{{hbw|FRA}}|29 |10 December|{{hbw|SRB}}|29|{{hbw|MNE}}|31 |11 December|{{hbw|JPN}}|24|{{hbw|NED}} ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|ET]])|26 |11 December|{{hbw|ROU}}|27|{{hbw|CZE}}|28 |11 December|{{hbw|ESP}}|23|{{hbw|NOR}}|31 |11 December|{{hbw|RUS}} ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|ET]])|36|{{hbw|KOR}}|35 <!-- quarter finals --> |12 December|{{hbw|SWE}}|26|{{hbw|DEN}}|23 |12 December|{{hbw|FRA}}|25|{{hbw|MNE}}|22 |13 December|{{hbw|NED}}|30|{{hbw|CZE}}|26 |13 December|{{hbw|NOR}}|34|{{hbw|RUS}}|17 <!-- semi finals --> |15 December|{{hbw|SWE}}|22|{{hbw|FRA}}|24 |15 December|{{hbw|NED}}|23|{{hbw|NOR}}|32 <!-- final --> |17 December|{{hbw|FRA}}|23|{{hbw|NOR}}|21 <!-- third place --> |17 December|{{hbw|SWE}}|21|{{hbw|NED}}|24 }}

===Round of 16=== {{handballbox |date=10 December 2017 |time=17:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|SRB}} |score=29–31 |team2={{hbw|MNE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/68OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Dragana Cvijić|Cvijić]] 7 |goals2=[[Jovanka Radičević|Radičević]] 9 |HT=9–14 |twomin1=5 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=6 |yellow2=3 |red2 |stadium=[[GETEC Arena]], [[Magdeburg]] |attendance=3,011 |referee=García, Marín |refnat=ESP }} ---- {{handballbox |date=10 December 2017 |time=17:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|HUN}} |score=26–29 |team2={{hbw|FRA}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/67OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Anikó Kovacsics|Kovacsics]], [[Viktória Lukács|Lukács]] 6 |goals2=[[Alexandra Lacrabère|Lacrabère]] 5 |HT=11–14 |twomin1=5 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=1 |red2 |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=1,385 |referee=Pavićević, Ražnatović |refnat=MNE }} ---- {{handballbox |date=10 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|GER}} |score=17–21 |team2={{hbw|DEN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/66OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Xenia Smits|Smits]] 6 |goals2=[[Stine Jørgensen|S. Jørgensen]], [[Mette Tranborg|Tranborg]] 5 |HT=7–11 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=6 |yellow2=2 |red2=1 |stadium=[[GETEC Arena]], [[Magdeburg]] |attendance=4,133 |referee=Kurtagic, Wetterwik |refnat=SWE }} ---- {{handballbox |date=10 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}} |score=33–21 |team2={{hbw|SLO}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/65OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Johanna Westberg|Westberg]] 8 |goals2=[[Alja Koren|Koren]] 8 |HT=18–12 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=1,190 |referee=Grillo, Lenci |refnat=ARG }} ---- {{handballbox |date=11 December 2017 |time=17:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|RUS}} |score=36–35 |team2={{hbw|KOR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/76OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Polina Vedekhina|Vedekhina]] 9 |goals2=[[Lee Mi-gyeong (handballer)|Lee]] 11 |HT=16–13 |FT=30–30 |OT1=6–5 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=3 |red1=1 |twomin2=1 |yellow2=1 |red2 |stadium=[[GETEC Arena]], [[Magdeburg]] |attendance=1,132 |referee=Arntsen, Røen |refnat=NOR }} ---- {{handballbox |date=11 December 2017 |time=17:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|ROU}} |score=27–28 |team2={{hbw|CZE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/73OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Cristina Neagu|Neagu]] 13 |goals2=[[Markéta Jeřábková|Jeřábková]] 7 |HT=17–14 |twomin1=10 |yellow1=4 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=4 |red2 |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=1,003 |referee=Schulze, Tönnies |refnat=GER }} ---- {{handballbox |date=11 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|JPN}} |score=24–26 |team2={{hbw|NED}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/74OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Ayaka Ikehara|Ikehara]] 5 |goals2=[[Angela Malestein|Malestein]] 7 |HT=10–10 |FT=20–20 |OT1=4–6 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=3 |red2 |stadium=[[GETEC Arena]], [[Magdeburg]] |attendance=1,231 |referee=Krichen, Makhlouf |refnat=TUN }} ---- {{handballbox |date=11 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|ESP}} |score=23–31 |team2={{hbw|NOR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/75OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Carmen Martín|Martín]] 6 |goals2=[[Nora Mørk|Mørk]] 11 |HT=10–13 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=1 |red2 |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=1,263 |referee=Christiansen, Hansen |refnat=DEN }}

===Quarterfinals=== {{handballbox |date=12 December 2017 |time=17:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}} |score=26–23 |team2={{hbw|DEN}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/78OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Hanna Blomstrand|Blomstrand]] 7 |goals2=[[Mette Tranborg|Tranborg]] 7 |HT=13–11 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=2 |red2 |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=2,387 |referee=Alpaidze, Berezkina |refnat=RUS }} ---- {{handballbox |date=12 December 2017 |time=20:45 |team1={{hbw-rt|FRA}} |score=25–22 |team2={{hbw|MNE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/77OMR.PDF Report] |goals1=[[Allison Pineau|Pineau]] 5 |goals2=[[Katarina Bulatović|Bulatović]] 9 |HT=12–10 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=4 |red1= |twomin2=3 |yellow2=3 |red2 |stadium=[[Arena Leipzig]], [[Leipzig]] |attendance=2,019 |referee=Koo, Lee |refnat=KOR }} ---- {{handballbox |date=13 December 2017 |time=17:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|NED}} |score=30–26 |team2={{hbw|CZE}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/79OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Lois Abbingh|Abbingh]] 14 |goals2=[[Iveta Luzumová|Luzumová]] 11 |HT=17–16 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=3 |red2 |stadium=[[GETEC Arena]], [[Magdeburg]] |attendance=1,451 |referee=Horváth, Márton |refnat=HUN }} ---- {{handballbox |date=13 December 2017 |time=20:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|NOR}} |score=34–17 |team2={{hbw|RUS}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/80OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Nora Mørk|Mørk]] 9 |goals2=[[Anna Kochetova|Kochetova]] 5 |HT=15–8 |twomin1= |yellow1=2 |red1= |twomin2=4 |yellow2=1 |red2= |stadium=[[GETEC Arena]], [[Magdeburg]] |attendance=1,583 |referee=Bonaventura, Bonaventura |refnat=FRA }}

===Semifinals=== {{handballbox |date=15 December 2017 |time=17:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|NED}} |score=23–32 |team2={{hbw|NOR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/82OMR.PDF Report] |goals1=[[Laura van der Heijden (handballer)|Van Der Heijden]] 5 |goals2=[[Nora Mørk|Mørk]] 8 |HT=10–17 |twomin1=2 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=5 |yellow2=3 |red2 |stadium=[[Barclaycard Arena (Hamburg)|Barclaycard Arena]], [[Hamburg]] |attendance=11,261 |referee=Kurtagic, Wetterwik |refnat=SWE }} ---- {{handballbox |date=15 December 2017 |time=20:45 |team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}} |score=22–24 |team2={{hbw|FRA}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/81OMR.PDF Report] |goals1=[[Nathalie Hagman|Hagman]] 8 |goals2=[[Alexandra Lacrabère|Lacrabère]] 5 |HT=12–11 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=3 |red1= |twomin2=7 |yellow2=2 |red2= |stadium=[[Barclaycard Arena (Hamburg)|Barclaycard Arena]], [[Hamburg]] |attendance=11,261 |referee=García, Marín |refnat=ESP }}

===Third place game=== {{handballbox |bg=#DDAA77 |date=17 December 2017 |time=14:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}} |score=21–24 |team2={{hbw|NED}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/83OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Isabelle Gulldén|Gulldén]] 7 |goals2=[[Lois Abbingh|Abbingh]] 8 |HT=8–14 |twomin1=3 |yellow1=1 |red1= |twomin2=6 |yellow2=1 |red2=1 |stadium=[[Barclaycard Arena (Hamburg)|Barclaycard Arena]], [[Hamburg]] |attendance=11,162 |referee=Alpaidze, Berezkina |refnat=RUS }}

===Final=== {{handballbox |bg=gold |date=17 December 2017 |time=17:30 |team1={{hbw-rt|FRA}} |score=23–21 |team2={{hbw|NOR}} |report=[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/84OMR.pdf Report] |goals1=[[Manon Houette|Houette]], [[Allison Pineau|Pineau]] 4 |goals2=[[Veronica Kristiansen|Kristiansen]], [[Nora Mørk|Mørk]] 7 |HT=11–10 |twomin1=4 |yellow1=4 |red1= |twomin2=1 |yellow2= |red2 |stadium=[[Barclaycard Arena (Hamburg)|Barclaycard Arena]], [[Hamburg]] |attendance=11,261 |referee=Christiansen, Hansen |refnat=DEN }}

==Final ranking and statistics== {{col-begin}} {{col-break|width=450px}} ===Final ranking=== {| class="wikitable" !width=40|Rank !width=180|Team<ref>[https://archive.ihf.info/files/competitiondata/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/summary.pdf Final ranking]</ref> |- |align=center|[[File:gold medal icon.svg]]|| {{hbw|FRA}} |- |align=center|[[File:silver medal icon.svg]]|| {{hbw|NOR}} |- |align=center|[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]]|| {{hbw|NED}} |- |align=center|4|| {{hbw|SWE}} |- |align=center|5|| {{hbw|RUS}} |- |align=center|6|| {{hbw|DEN}} |- |align=center|6|| {{hbw|MNE}} |- |align=center|8|| {{hbw|CZE}} |- |align=center|9|| {{hbw|SRB}} |- |align=center|10|| {{hbw|ROU}} |- |align=center|11|| {{hbw|ESP}} |- |align=center|12|| {{hbw|GER}} |- |align=center|13|| {{hbw|KOR}} |- |align=center|14|| {{hbw|SLO}} |- |align=center|15|| {{hbw|HUN}} |- |align=center|16|| {{hbw|JPN}} |- |align=center|17|| {{hbw|POL}} |- |align=center|18|| {{hbw|BRA}} |- |align=center|19|| {{hbw|ANG}} |- |align=center|20|| {{hbw|CMR}} |- |align=center|21|| {{hbw|PAR}} |- |align=center|22|| {{hbw|CHN}} |- |align=center|23|| {{hbw|ARG}} |- |align=center|24|| {{hbw|TUN}} |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" width=80% |- align=center |'''2017 Women's World Champions''' [[Image:Flag of France.svg|150px|border|link=|France]]<br />'''[[France women's national handball team|France]]'''<br/>'''Second title'''

'''Team roster:''' [[Blandine Dancette]], [[Camille Ayglon]], [[Allison Pineau]], [[Laurisa Landre]], [[Astride N'Gouan]], [[Grâce Zaadi]], [[Amandine Leynaud]], [[Manon Houette]], [[Kalidiatou Niakaté]], [[Cléopâtre Darleux]], [[Siraba Dembélé]], [[Laura Flippes]], [[Orlane Kanor]], [[Béatrice Edwige]], [[Estelle Nze Minko]], [[Gnonsiane Niombla]], [[Alexandra Lacrabère]]. <br />'''Head coach''': [[Olivier Krumbholz]]. |}

===All Star Team=== The All Star Team and MVP was announced on 17 December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=5484|title=The Germany 2017 All-star Team|date=17 December 2017|work=ihf.info}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Position !! Player |- | Most valuable player || {{flagathlete|[[Stine Bredal Oftedal]]|NOR}} |- | Goalkeeper || {{flagathlete|[[Katrine Lunde]]|NOR}} |- | Right wing || {{flagathlete|[[Nathalie Hagman]]|SWE}} |- | Right back || {{flagathlete|[[Nora Mørk]]|NOR}} |- | Centre back || {{flagathlete|[[Grâce Zaadi]]|FRA}} |- | Left back || {{flagathlete|[[Lois Abbingh]]|NED}} |- | Left wing || {{flagathlete|[[Siraba Dembélé]]|FRA}} |- | Pivot || {{flagathlete|[[Yvette Broch]]|NED}} |} {{col-end}}

{{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} ===Top goalscorers=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |+ !Rank !Name !Team !Goals !Shots !% |- | 1 | align="left"|[[Nora Mørk]] | align="left"|{{hbw|NOR}} | 66 || 97 || 68 |- | 2 | align="left"|[[Lois Abbingh]] | align="left"|{{hbw|NED}} | 58 || 100 || 58 |- | 3 | align="left"|[[Iveta Luzumová]] | align="left"|{{hbw|CZE}} | 47 || 73 || 64 |- | 4 | align="left"|[[Isabelle Gulldén]] | align="left"|{{hbw|SWE}} | 46 || 74 || 62 |- | rowspan=2|5 | align="left"|[[Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc]] | align="left"|{{hbw|POL}} | rowspan=2|44 || 70 || 63 |- | align="left"|[[Stine Bredal Oftedal]] | align="left"|{{hbw|NOR}} | 68 || 65 |- | rowspan=3|7 | align="left"|[[Sabrina Fiore]] | align="left"|{{hbw|PAR}} | rowspan=3|43 || 62 || 69 |- | align="left"|[[Ana Gros]] | align="left"|{{hbw|SLO}} | 67 || 64 |- | align="left"|[[Markéta Jeřábková]] | align="left"|{{hbw|CZE}} | 101 || 43 |- | rowspan=3|10 | align="left"|[[Katarina Bulatović]] | align="left"|{{hbw|MNE}} | rowspan=3|42 || 85 || 49 |- | align="left"|[[Cristina Neagu]] | align="left"|{{hbw|ROU}} | 72 || 58 |- | align="left"|[[Jovanka Radičević]] | align="left"|{{hbw|MNE}} | 61 || 69 |} {{small|Source: [https://archive.ihf.info/files/competitiondata/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/TOPSCORER.pdf IHF]}} {{col-2}} ===Top goalkeepers=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !Rank !Name !Team !% !Saves !Shots |- | rowspan=2|1 | align="left"|[[Katja Kramarczyk]] | align="left"|{{hbw|GER}} | rowspan=2|42 || 30 || 71 |- | align="left"|[[Katrine Lunde]] | align="left"|{{hbw|NOR}} | 92 || 217 |- | 3 | align="left"|[[Yuliya Dumanska]] | align="left"|{{hbw|ROU}} | 40 || 39 || 98 |- | rowspan=2|4 | align="left"|[[Cléopâtre Darleux]] | align="left"|{{hbw|FRA}} | rowspan=2|39 || 41 || 106 |- | align="left"|[[Kinga Janurik]] | align="left"|{{hbw|HUN}} | 27 || 70 |- | rowspan=2|6 | align="left"|[[Kari Aalvik Grimsbø]] | align="left"|{{hbw|NOR}} | rowspan=2|38 || rowspan=3|43 || 112 |- | align="left"|[[Park Sae-young]] | align="left"|{{hbw|KOR}} | 113 |- | 8 | align="left"|[[Clara Woltering]] | align="left"|{{hbw|GER}} | 37 || 115 |- | rowspan=4|9 | align="left"|[[Marija Čolić]] | align="left"|{{hbw|SRB}} | rowspan=4|35 || 39 || 113 |- | align="left"|[[Victoriya Kalinina]] | align="left"|{{hbw|RUS}} | 38 || 108 |- | align="left"|[[Amandine Leynaud]] | align="left"|{{hbw|FRA}} | 65 || 186 |- | align="left"|[[Sandra Toft]] | align="left"|{{hbw|DEN}} | 68 || 192 |} {{small|Source: [https://archive.ihf.info/files/competitiondata/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/TOPGK.pdf IHF]}} {{Col-end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

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