2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Hungary
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	1–14 July
Teams	23 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (1st title)
Runners-up	Norway
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	85
Goals scored	4,435 (52.18 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Helena Paulo (73 goals)
Awards
Best player	Song Hye-soo
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The 2018 IHF Women's Junior World Championship was the 21st edition of the IHF Women's Junior World Championship that took place in Debrecen, Hungary from 1 to 14 July 2018. ^[1]

Hungary won their first ever title by defeating Norway 28–22 in the final. ^[2]

Qualification

Qualification	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	1	Hungary
2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship	1	Russia
2017 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship	3	South Korea   China   Japan
2017 Women's Under-19 European Handball Championship [3]	2	France   Denmark
2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship	3	Angola   Egypt   Ivory Coast
2018 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship	3	Brazil   Chile   Paraguay
European qualification [4]	11	Croatia   Germany   Iceland   Montenegro   Netherlands   Portugal   Romania   Slovenia   Spain   Sweden   Norway

Venues

Matches will be played in Debrecen.

• Főnix Hall (6,500)
• Hódos Imre Sports Hall (2,000)

Draw

The draw was held on 26 April 2018 at Basel, Switzerland. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Russia   France   Denmark   Hungary	Germany   Netherlands   Norway   South Korea	Montenegro   Romania   Spain   Slovenia	Brazil   Croatia   Angola   China	Chile   Portugal   Egypt   Japan	Paraguay   Iceland   Ivory Coast   Sweden

Preliminary round

All time are local (UTC+2). ^[8]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary (H)	4	4	0	0	122	88	+34	8	Round of 16
2	Norway	4	3	0	1	117	97	+20	6
3	Montenegro	4	1	0	3	83	101	−18	2 [a]
4	Brazil	4	1	0	3	79	84	−5	2 [a]
5	Portugal	4	1	0	3	81	112	−31	2 [a]
6	Ivory Coast [b]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Montenegro 2 Pts, +3 GD; Brazil 2 Pts, +3 GD, Portugal 2 Pts, −6 GD. Montenegro ahead because of more goals scored (46 to 35).
2. Ivory Coast withdrew on 4 July 2018 after they were not able to travel to Hungary. ^{[9] [10]}

1 July 2018 18:00	Hungary	27–24	Brazil	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,212 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Klujber 8	(11–10)	Dos Santos 6
	3× 6×	Report	2× 4×

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2 July 2018 14:00	Montenegro	30–23	Portugal	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 232 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
	Đoković 7	(14–11)	Minciună 6
	7×	Report	1× 4×

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4 July 2018 16:00	Brazil	20–25	Norway	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 300 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Bitolo 7	(8–13)	Ellertsen, Reistad 5
	1× 2×	Report	2× 3×

4 July 2018 18:00	Portugal	20–33	Hungary	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	three players 4	(11–13)	Háfra 7
	3× 6×	Report	2× 1× 1×

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5 July 2018 18:00	Norway	31–20	Montenegro	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Reistad 8	(15–10)	Đoković 9
	3× 4×	Report	3× 1×

5 July 2018 20:00	Brazil	15–16	Portugal	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 70 Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Mahroon (BHR)
	four players 3	(11–12)	Resende 7
	2× 6×	Report	2× 1×

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7 July 2018 13:30	Montenegro	17–27	Hungary	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	three players 3	(7–13)	Klujber, Tóvizi 5
	2× 3×	Report	1× 2×

7 July 2018 15:30	Norway	34–22	Portugal	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 200 Referees: Honda, Tabuchi (JPN)
	Jacobsen 8	(15–10)	Minciună 8
	1× 2×	Report	2×

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8 July 2018 18:00	Hungary	35–27	Norway	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Klujber 10	(20–13)	Dahl 9
	2× 1×	Report	1× 4×

8 July 2018 20:00	Montenegro	16–20	Brazil	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
	Šaranović 4	(8–13)	Paizinho 6
	3× 4×	Report	2× 2×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	5	0	0	153	88	+65	10	Round of 16
2	South Korea	5	3	1	1	140	127	+13	7 [a]
3	Iceland	5	3	1	1	125	125	0	7 [a]
4	Slovenia	5	2	0	3	133	119	+14	4
5	Chile	5	1	0	4	109	145	−36	2
6	China	5	0	0	5	112	168	−56	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:

1. South Korea 29–29 Iceland

2 July 2018 16:00	Russia	35–16	China	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Koroleva 7	(15–3)	Zhou 6
	3× 2×	Report	2× 4×

2 July 2018 18:00	South Korea	29–29	Iceland	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 80 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Moon 8	(16–12)	Thompson 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

2 July 2018 20:00	Slovenia	33–20	Chile	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 40 Referees: Kulik, Nabokau (BLR)
	Vončina 5	(16–8)	Gómez 5
	3× 2×	Report	1× 1×

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3 July 2018 16:00	China	29–38	South Korea	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 150 Referees: Abid, Chaouch (TUN)
	Zhou 7	(10–19)	Shin D. 11
	4×	Report	2× 3×

3 July 2018 18:00	Chile	19–32	Russia	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 150 Referees: Honda, Tabuchi (JPN)
	Gómez, Moreno 5	(12–17)	Mikhaylichenko 6
	1× 1×	Report	2× 3×

3 July 2018 20:00	Iceland	24–22	Slovenia	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 151 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Thompson 9	(14–11)	Strnad 7
	1× 1×	Report	3× 3×

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5 July 2018 10:00	Russia	32–14	Iceland	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
	Maslova 6	(15–6)	Erlingsdóttir, Valdimarsdóttir 3
	3× 2×	Report	3×

5 July 2018 12:00	South Korea	24–21	Slovenia	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Abid, Chaouch (TUN)
	Shin D. 7	(15–11)	Vončina 4
	2× 3×	Report	2× 2×

5 July 2018 14:00	China	23–27	Chile	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 70 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Zhou 6	(17–12)	Gómez 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 1×

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6 July 2018 16:00	South Korea	34–21	Chile	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 70 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Shin D. 8	(16–10)	E. Ramírez 3
	3×	Report	1× 4×

6 July 2018 18:00	Slovenia	24–27	Russia	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 80 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Lovšin 7	(10–11)	Mikhaylichenko 5
	2× 5×	Report	3× 5×

6 July 2018 20:00	Iceland	35–20	China	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 60 Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Mahroon (BHR)
	Erlingsdóttir 10	(18–9)	Wang 4
	2× 2×	Report	3× 3×

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8 July 2018 10:00	Chile	22–23	Iceland	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 90 Referees: Abid, Chaouch (TUN)
	Gómez 6	(11–11)	Thompson 7
	1× 3×	Report	2× 6× 1×

8 July 2018 12:00	Slovenia	33–24	China	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
	Lovšin 6	(17–9)	Zhou 7
	1× 2×	Report	2× 3×

8 July 2018 14:00	Russia	27–15	South Korea	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 200 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Maslova 7	(14–10)	Song 5
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	5	5	0	0	162	113	+49	10	Round of 16
2	Netherlands	5	3	1	1	171	132	+39	7
3	Romania	5	3	0	2	149	148	+1	6
4	Japan	5	2	1	2	152	144	+8	5
5	Angola	5	1	0	4	119	144	−25	2
6	Paraguay	5	0	0	5	120	192	−72	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

2 July 2018 10:00	Denmark	25–20	Angola	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA)
	Friis 7	(14–10)	H. Paulo 14
	3× 3×	Report	1× 5×

2 July 2018 12:00	Netherlands	47–25	Paraguay	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
	Housheer 9	(25–15)	Fernández 7
	2× 7×	Report	1× 3×

2 July 2018 14:00	Romania	32–30	Japan	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 315 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Petruș, Popa 8	(15–17)	Yoshidome 7
	4× 2×	Report	2× 4×

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4 July 2018 16:00	Paraguay	25–41	Romania	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 50 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
	Insfrán 7	(13–16)	Berbece 10
	3× 8× 1×	Report	2× 1×

4 July 2018 18:00	Japan	23–33	Denmark	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 200 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Aizawa 5	(9–17)	Hylleberg 6
	2× 1×	Report	2× 1×

4 July 2018 20:00	Angola	21–37	Netherlands	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 232 Referees: Kulik, Nabokau (BLR)
	H. Paulo 11	(10–19)	Housheer 10
	1× 4×	Report	3× 4×

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5 July 2018 16:00	Denmark	37–23	Paraguay	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 220 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Lundgreen 7	(19–11)	Insfrán 9
	3× 4×	Report	2× 3×

5 July 2018 18:00	Netherlands	29–27	Romania	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 135 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA)
	Housheer 12	(12–14)	Tîrcă 9
	2× 9× 1×	Report	2× 7×

5 July 2018 20:00	Angola	25–29	Japan	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
	H. Paulo 11	(12–17)	Nakayama 7
	2× 5×	Report	2× 6×

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7 July 2018 13:30	Netherlands	34–34	Japan	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 150 Referees: Emam, Heida (EGY)
	Oostveen 9	(14–17)	Nakayama 14
	2× 4×	Report	1× 2×

7 July 2018 15:30	Romania	23–42	Denmark	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 200 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Popescu 7	(8–20)	Lundgreen 8
	2× 3× 1×	Report	2× 5×

7 July 2018 17:30	Paraguay	27–31	Angola	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 120 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Insfrán 8	(14–18)	H. Paulo 11
	2× 3×	Report	1× 6×

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8 July 2018 16:00	Japan	36–20	Paraguay	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 250 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Aizawa 7	(19–13)	Fernández 8
	2× 3×	Report	1× 4×

8 July 2018 18:00	Romania	26–22	Angola	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Tîrcă 8	(12–9)	H. Paulo 9
	3× 2×	Report	1× 4×

8 July 2018 20:00	Denmark	25–24	Netherlands	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Lundgreen 5	(14–15)	Housheer 8
	1× 3×	Report	1× 5×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	5	5	0	0	129	98	+31	10	Round of 16
2	Croatia	5	3	0	2	109	101	+8	6 [a]
3	Sweden	5	3	0	2	116	95	+21	6 [a]
4	Germany	5	2	0	3	144	110	+34	4 [b]
5	Spain	5	2	0	3	130	122	+8	4 [b]
6	Egypt	5	0	0	5	88	190	−102	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:

1. Croatia 22–18 Sweden
2. Germany 27–21 Spain

2 July 2018 16:00	France	19–16	Croatia	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Ekoh, Nocandy 4	(7–7)	Japundža 5
	2× 2×	Report	2× 6× 1×

2 July 2018 18:00	Germany	18–19	Sweden	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 200 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Antl, Zschocke 5	(10–12)	Larsson 6
	2× 5×	Report	3× 6×

2 July 2018 20:00	Spain	39–20	Egypt	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Mahroon (BHR)
	three players 5	(18–7)	Wazery 7
	3× 3×	Report	1× 7×

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3 July 2018 16:00	Croatia	25–24	Germany	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 380 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Lukić 8	(16–14)	Berger, Maidhof 6
	3× 7× 1×	Report	2× 7×

3 July 2018 18:00	Egypt	18–37	France	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Husein 5	(9–16)	Mauny 8
	6×	Report	3× 4×

3 July 2018 20:00	Sweden	31–24	Spain	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 200 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
	Larsson 7	(18–11)	four players 4
	2× 2×	Report	3× 1×

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5 July 2018 10:00	France	19–15	Sweden	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 110 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Blonbou, Mauny 4	(6–5)	Lerby, Thorleifsdóttir 3
	3× 5×	Report	2× 3×

5 July 2018 12:00	Germany	27–21	Spain	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Berger 10	(13–12)	Mbengue 4
	1× 4× 1×	Report	3× 6×

5 July 2018 14:00	Croatia	30–19	Egypt	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 67 Referees: Honda, Tabuchi (JPN)
	Zeba 7	(11–12)	Waheed 6
	1× 6×	Report	1× 4×

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6 July 2018 16:00	Germany	51–10	Egypt	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 120 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Fischer 9	(26–7)	Wazery 5
	2× 6×	Report	2× 2× 1×

6 July 2018 18:00	Spain	25–28	France	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 350 Referees: Kulik, Nabokau (BLR)
	Mbengue 10	(15–17)	Nocandy 6
	2× 4×	Report	2× 1×

6 July 2018 20:00	Sweden	18–22	Croatia	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 180 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA)
	Lerby 5	(12–13)	Mrazović 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

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8 July 2018 10:00	Egypt	12–33	Sweden	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Honda, Tabuchi (JPN)
	five players 2	(5–17)	Rosell 9
	1× 5×	Report	2× 3×

8 July 2018 12:00	Spain	21–16	Croatia	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 150 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Mbengue 6	(11–7)	Franušić 5
	2× 2×	Report	2× 1×

8 July 2018 14:00	France	26–24	Germany	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 230 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
	Ekoh 6	(13–11)	Berger 5
	2× 4×	Report	2× 2×

President's Cup

21st place bracket

	21st–23rd place semifinal				21st place
					11 July
					China	38
	10 July
					Paraguay	35
	Paraguay	31
	Egypt	23

21st–23rd place semifinal

10 July 2018 09:30	Paraguay	31–23	Egypt	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 75 Referees: Abid, Chaouch (TUN)
	Fernández 8	(13–12)	three players 5
	2× 3×	Report	1× 6×

21st place game

11 July 2018 11:45	China	38–35	Paraguay	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 50 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
	Wang, Zhou 9	(19–19)	Fernández 8
	3× 6×	Report	2× 3×

17th place bracket

	17–20th place semifinals				17th place
	10 July
	Portugal	28
					11 July
	Chile	22
					Portugal	28
	10 July
					Spain	32
	Angola	31
	Spain (p)	32
					19th place
					11 July
					Chile	22
					Angola	27

17th–20th place semifinals

10 July 2018 11:45	Portugal	28–22	Chile	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 50 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
	Oliveira 8	(13–11)	Gómez 5
	2× 2×	Report	2× 1×

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10 July 2018 11:45	Angola	31–32	Spain	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA)
	H. Paulo 10	(12–13)	Mbengue 8
	2× 2×	Report	1× 1×
	FT: 27–27  Pen: 4–5

19th place game

11 July 2018 09:30	Chile	22–27	Angola	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 80 Referees: Honda, Tabuchi (JPN)
	Gómez 5	(9–13)	H. Paulo 7
	1× 1×	Report	4×

17th place game

11 July 2018 11:45	Portugal	28–32	Spain	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 100 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Resende, Sousa 6	(13–14)	Mbengue 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

9–16th placement games

The eight losers of the round of 16 will be seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4.

Ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Croatia	3	2	0	1	63	61	+2	4
2	Iceland	3	1	1	1	67	83	−16	3
3	Brazil	3	1	0	2	64	68	−4	2
4	Sweden	3	1	0	2	52	59	−7	2
5	Japan	3	0	1	2	87	99	−12	1
6	Germany	3	0	0	3	66	70	−4	0
7	Slovenia	3	0	0	3	67	75	−8	0
8	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	53	78	−25	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.

15th place game

11 July 2018 14:00	Slovenia	25–18	Montenegro	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 50 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (IRQ)
	six players 3	(11–8)	three players 3
	2×	Report	2× 3× 1×

13th place game

11 July 2018 16:15	Japan	22–23	Germany	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Referees: Rocha, Magalhães (BRA)
	Nakayama 11	(14–11)	Zschocke 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 2×

Eleventh place game

11 July 2018 14:00	Brazil	21–18	Sweden	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 150 Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Mahroon (BHR)
	Nogueira 5	(12–10)	Larsson 5
	2× 3×	Report	2× 2×

Ninth place game

11 July 2018 18:30	Croatia	36–23	Iceland	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 50 Referees: Kulik, Nabokau (BLR)
	Mrazović 9	(17–11)	Jacobsen 5
	1× 1×	Report	2× 4×

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

10 July

Russia

32

11 July

Brazil

20

Russia

28

10 July

Netherlands

26

Sweden

22

13 July

Netherlands

30

Russia

23

10 July

Norway

30

Iceland

30

11 July

Norway

35

Norway (OT)

27

10 July

France

26

France

29

14 July

Japan

25

Norway

22

10 July

Hungary

28

Romania

28

11 July

Croatia

25

Romania

26

10 July

Hungary

31

Hungary

31

13 July

Slovenia

17

Hungary

30

10 July

South Korea

25

Third place

Montenegro

23

11 July

14 July

South Korea

28

South Korea

24

Russia

27

10 July

Denmark

16

South Korea

29

Denmark

25

Germany

24

5th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	13 July
	Netherlands	29
					14 July
	France	23
					Netherlands	32
	13 July
					Denmark	28
	Romania	20
	Denmark	29
					Seventh place
					14 July
					France	30
					Romania	24

Round of 16

10 July 2018 14:00	Russia	32–20	Brazil	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 300 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	three players 4	(16–10)	Paizinho 5
	2× 5×	Report	2× 4×

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10 July 2018 14:00	Romania	28–25	Croatia	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 150 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Tîrcă 8	(18–12)	Mrazović 8
	2× 5×	Report	3× 5×

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10 July 2018 16:15	Hungary	31–17	Slovenia	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Klujber 7	(12–10)	Lovšin 8
	1× 3×	Report	2×

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10 July 2018 16:15	Sweden	22–30	Netherlands	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 150 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Thorleifsdóttir 6	(12–14)	Freriks, Van Wetering 6
	3× 3×	Report	1× 4×

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10 July 2018 18:30	Iceland	30–35	Norway	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 150 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (IRQ)
	Thompson 10	(15–15)	Ellertsen, Reistad 7
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

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10 July 2018 18:30	Montenegro	23–28	South Korea	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 125 Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Mahroon (BHR)
	Đoković 8	(11–16)	Song 7
	2× 1×	Report	2× 4× 1×

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10 July 2018 20:45	France	29–25	Japan	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 95 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Blonbou 8	(14–13)	Nakayama 9
	2× 4×	Report	1×

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10 July 2018 20:45	Denmark	25–24	Germany	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Friis 9	(9–12)	Zschocke 8
	2× 4×	Report	1× 4×

Quarterfinals

11 July 2018 16:15	Romania	26–31	Hungary	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	three players 7	(17–14)	three players 6
	6×	Report	2× 4×

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11 July 2018 18:30	Russia	28–26	Netherlands	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 450 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Tazhenova 9	(14–14)	Van Wetering 7
	2× 6×	Report	2× 6×

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11 July 2018 20:45	Norway	27–26 (ET)	France	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 221 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Reistad 7	(11–13)	Ekoh 8
	2× 3×	Report	1× 2×
	FT: 24–24  ET: 3–2

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11 July 2018 20:45	South Korea	24–16	Denmark	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 300 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Song 9	(11–7)	Friis 5
	2× 1×	Report	4×

5–8th place semifinals

13 July 2018 12:30	Netherlands	29–23	France	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 150 Referees: Kulik, Nabokau (BLR)
	Van Wetering 12	(17–13)	Blonbou 7
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

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13 July 2018 15:00	Romania	20–29	Denmark	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 180 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Tecar 6	(11–13)	Elver 6
	2× 1× 1×	Report	1× 3×

Semifinals

13 July 2018 17:30	Russia	23–30	Norway	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Tazhenova 6	(12–14)	Reistad 7
	2× 5×	Report	2× 5×

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13 July 2018 20:00	Hungary	30–25	South Korea	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Háfra 7	(14–11)	Kim Y. 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 2×

Seventh place game

14 July 2018 12:30	France	30–24	Romania	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Mahroon (BHR)
	Blonbou 6	(16–11)	Severin 6
	3× 2×	Report	2× 6×

Fifth place game

14 July 2018 15:00	Netherlands	32–28	Denmark	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 200 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Freriks 12	(16–14)	Jensen 10
	1× 4×	Report	1×

Third place game

14 July 2018 17:30	Russia	27–29	South Korea	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Mikhaylichenko, Tazhenova 7	(13–10)	Song 11
	2× 2×	Report	6×

Final

14 July 2018 20:00	Norway	22–28	Hungary	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Reistad 7	(12–10)	Háfra, Klujber 8
	1× 4×	Report	2× 2×

Final ranking

Rank	Team [11]
	Hungary
	Norway
	South Korea
4	Russia
5	Netherlands
6	Denmark
7	France
8	Romania
9	Croatia
10	Iceland
11	Brazil
12	Sweden
13	Germany
14	Japan
15	Slovenia
16	Montenegro
17	Spain
18	Portugal
19	Angola
20	Chile
21	China
22	Paraguay
23	Egypt

Awards

• MVP : Song Hye-soo ^[12]
• Top Goalscorer : Helena Paulo (73 goals)

All-Star Team

• Goalkeeper : Polina Kaplina
• Right wing : Dorottya Faluvégi
• Right back : Line Ellertsen
• Centre back : Henny Reistad
• Left back : Noémi Háfra
• Left wing : Emma Friis
• Pivot : Noémi Pásztor

References

1. "Countdown to the 21st Women's Junior World Championship". ihf.info. 17 February 2018.
2. "Hungary take first Junior world title on home ground". ihf.info. 14 July 2018.
3. "2017 W19 Euro Final Tournament". EHF. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
4. "2018 Women's World Championship U20 Qualification Tournaments Europe". EHF . Retrieved 5 July 2018.
5. "Draws for 2018 Women's Junior and Youth World Championships to be held in Basle". ihf.info. 18 April 2018.
6. "2018 Women's Junior and Youth World Championships – Draws streamed live". ihf.info. 25 April 2018.
7. "Hungary open 2018 Women's Junior World Championship campaign against Brazil". ihf.info. 26 April 2018.
8. "Hungary 2018 – Match schedule released". ihf.info. 7 May 2018.
9. "Norway vs Ivory Coast match cancelled". ihf.info. 1 July 2018.
10. "Withdrawal of Ivory Coast". ihf.info. 4 July 2018.
11. Final ranking
12. "Hungary 2018 All-star Team and MVP". ihf.info. 14 July 2018.

External links

• Official website
• IHF website