2022 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship

2022 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	North Macedonia
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Dates	30 July – 10 August
Teams	32 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (1st title)
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	114
Goals scored	6,557 (57.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Julie Scaglione (62 goals)
Best player	Kim Min-seo
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The 2022 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship was the ninth edition of the IHF Women's Youth World Championship, held from 30 July to 10 August 2022 in Skopje, North Macedonia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF). ^[1] Originally scheduled to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, it was moved to North Macedonia in April 2022 due to uncertainty because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the safety of the tournament held in Georgia. ^[2]

South Korea won their first-ever title with a 31–28 win over Denmark in the final. ^[3]

Bidding process

Only Georgia entered bid for hosting the tournament. The tournament was awarded to Georgia by IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
IHF Council Meeting (host nation)	28 February 2020	Cairo	1	North Macedonia
2021 European U-17 Championship [4]	5–15 August 2021	Podgorica	13	Croatia   Czech Republic   Denmark   France   Germany   Hungary   Montenegro   Norway   Portugal   Romania   Russia   Slovenia    Switzerland   Sweden
2021 U-17 EHF Championship [5] [6]	6–15 August 2021	Tbilisi	1	Netherlands
	7–15 August 2021	Klaipėda	0	None [2]
2022 African Youth Championship	27 February – 4 March 2022	Conakry	3	Algeria   Egypt   Guinea
2022 Asian Youth Championship	18–25 March 2022	Almaty	2	Iran   Kazakhstan
2022 South and Central American Youth Championship	26–30 April 2022	Taubaté	3	Argentina   Brazil   Uruguay
Invited/Substitute [7]			9	Austria   Faroe Islands   Iceland   India   Senegal   Slovakia   South Korea   Spain   Uzbekistan

• Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. ^[8]
• Slovenia replaced Georgia. ^[2]

Draw

The draw was held on 2 June 2022 at Basel, Switzerland. ^{[7] [9]}

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Hungary   Germany   Iran   Denmark   Croatia   Norway   Romania   Montenegro	Switzerland   Portugal   France   Sweden   North Macedonia   Czech Republic   Kazakhstan   Netherlands	Egypt   Austria   Brazil   Slovakia   Argentina   Guinea   Uzbekistan   Algeria	South Korea   India   Senegal   Uruguay   Faroe Islands   Iceland   Slovenia   Spain

Squads

Main article: 2022 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship squads

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	2	1	0	82	53	+29	5	Main round
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	100	76	+24	4
3	Montenegro	3	1	1	1	80	63	+17	3	Presidents Cup
4	Algeria	3	0	0	3	64	134	−70	0

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

30 July 2022 10:30	Montenegro	38–16	Algeria	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Micevski, Pavićević 6	(20–7)	Yelles 3
	1× 5×	Report	7×

30 July 2022 12:30	Sweden	17–22	Iceland	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 55 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Kylberg 7	(9–11)	Ágústsdóttir, Þorkelsdóttir 5
	5×	Report	1× 3×

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31 July 2022 14:00	Sweden	54–30	Algeria	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Huselius 12	(24–13)	Choudani 9
	1× 6×	Report	5×

31 July 2022 18:20	Iceland	18–18	Montenegro	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 250 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
	Ágústsdóttir 6	(11–11)	Vukčević 5
	2× 5×	Report	4×

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2 August 2022 12:30	Algeria	18–42	Iceland	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 80 Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Sadi 5	(8–23)	Ágústsdóttir, Sigsteinsdóttir 6
	2× 7×	Report	1×

2 August 2022 20:30	Montenegro	24–29	Sweden	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 95 Referees: Burgos, Delgado (ARG)
	Micevski 5	(10–13)	Huselius 8
	2×	Report	5×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Macedonia (H)	3	3	0	0	102	62	+40	6	Main round
2	Iran	3	2	0	1	105	91	+14	4
3	Senegal	3	1	0	2	76	103	−27	2	Presidents Cup
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	93	120	−27	0

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

30 July 2022 16:30	Iran	47–31	Uzbekistan	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Merikhi 11	(21–17)	Erkabaeva 7
	1× 5×	Report	1× 5×

30 July 2022 20:30	North Macedonia	32–13	Senegal	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 200 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
	four players 5	(17–7)	Sarr 4
	4×	Report	6×

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31 July 2022 16:10	Senegal	29–39	Iran	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
	Kebe 7	(13–19)	Merikhi 12
	7×	Report	3×

31 July 2022 20:30	North Macedonia	39–30	Uzbekistan	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 250 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Koceva 9	(20–19)	Erkabaeva, Saparbaeva 10
	2× 2×	Report	5×

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2 August 2022 10:30	Uzbekistan	32–34	Senegal	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 120 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Erkabaeva 11	(15–18)	Gomis 12
	4×	Report	5×

2 August 2022 20:30	Iran	19–31	North Macedonia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 350 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Merikhi, Fotovati 5	(8–11)	Duskoska 6
	1×	Report	1× 3×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	96	66	+30	6	Main round
2	Portugal	3	2	0	1	87	84	+3	4
3	Faroe Islands	3	1	0	2	75	82	−7	2	Presidents Cup
4	Austria	3	0	0	3	70	96	−26	0

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

30 July 2022 13:30	Portugal	29–24	Faroe Islands	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 150 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Sequeira 8	(15–13)	Arge 10
	1× 5×	Report	2×

30 July 2022 16:30	Denmark	32–21	Austria	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Scaglione 7	(18–9)	Prokop 4
	6×	Report	2×

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31 July 2022 18:20	Faroe Islands	20–31	Denmark	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 80 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Hammer 5	(11–18)	Johansen 11
	1× 5×	Report	1× 4×

31 July 2022 20:30	Portugal	33–27	Austria	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Burgos, Delgado (ARG)
	Gonçalves, Sequeira 5	(13–11)	Prokop 8
	3×	Report	4×

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2 August 2022 10:30	Austria	22–31	Faroe Islands	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 80 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Marksteiner, Mustedanagic 4	(12–15)	Hedinsdóttir 7
	2×	Report	4×

2 August 2022 12:30	Denmark	33–25	Portugal	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Johansen 9	(16–13)	Rebelo 8
	4×	Report	6×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	114	86	+28	6	Main round
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	116	95	+21	4
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	57	70	−13	2	Presidents Cup
4	India	3	0	0	3	70	106	−36	0

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

Cancelled	Kazakhstan	10–0 [note 1]	India	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje

30 July 2022 10:30	Croatia	31–33	Egypt	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 47 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	Žagar 10	(11–15)	Omar 11
	1× 5×	Report	3×

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31 July 2022 14:00	India	36–54	Croatia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 60 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Jassi 12	(21–28)	Lujić 10
	2×	Report	3×

31 July 2022 16:10	Kazakhstan	21–39	Egypt	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Berenda 12	(12–23)	Osama 7
	1× 2×	Report	1× 4×

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2 August 2022 10:00	Egypt	42–34	India	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 25 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Elsheref 8	(21–18)	Priya 8
	3×	Report	1×

2 August 2022 13:30	Croatia	31–26	Kazakhstan	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 40 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (ALG)
	Žagar 8	(15–12)	Kuandykova 10
	3×	Report	3×

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	93	66	+27	5 [lower-alpha 1]	Main round
2	Romania	3	2	1	0	103	81	+22	5 [lower-alpha 1]
3	Slovenia	3	1	0	2	75	98	−23	2	Presidents Cup
4	Guinea	3	0	0	3	79	105	−26	0

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

1. Romania 29–29 Netherlands

30 July 2022 18:30	Netherlands	31–17	Slovenia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 60 Referees: Wenninger, Vranes (AUT)
	three players 5	(18–10)	Ocepek, Zulić 3
	3×	Report	4×

30 July 2022 20:30	Romania	39–27	Guinea	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Lixandroiu 8	(19–13)	Kourouma, Soumah 5
	2×	Report	5×

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1 August 2022 14:00	Netherlands	33–20	Guinea	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Van Maurik 6	(19–13)	Soumah 7
	3×	Report	7×

1 August 2022 20:30	Slovenia	25–35	Romania	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Zulić 8	(12–15)	Lixandroiu 9
	8×	Report	1× 3×

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2 August 2022 16:30	Romania	29–29	Netherlands	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 250 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
	Mihai 8	(16–14)	Van Vliet 7
	1× 4×	Report	2× 10×

2 August 2022 17:00	Guinea	32–33	Slovenia	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 75 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
	Kourouma 17	(15–21)	Zulić, Ocepek 6
	5×	Report	1× 6×

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	100	86	+14	6	Main round
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	97	75	+22	4
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	80	86	−6	2	Presidents Cup
4	Slovakia	3	0	0	3	72	102	−30	0

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

30 July 2022 17:00	Switzerland	28–32	South Korea	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 80 Referees: Burgos, Delgado (ARG)
	three players 5	(13–15)	Kim M. 12
	4×	Report	6×

30 July 2022 20:30	Germany	39–18	Slovakia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 57 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Ehlert 7	(16–11)	Šalatová 5
	3×	Report	1× 3×

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1 August 2022 16:10	South Korea	34–28	Germany	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Kim Seo. 9	(19–12)	Kühne, Leuchter 6
	1× 5×	Report	1× 2×

1 August 2022 18:20	Switzerland	29–24	Slovakia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Bächtiger, Coker 5	(14–12)	Kucsera 7
	8×	Report	6×

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2 August 2022 14:30	Slovakia	30–34	South Korea	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	Šalatová 8	(15–17)	Kim J. 9
	1×	Report	2×

2 August 2022 20:30	Germany	30–23	Switzerland	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 76 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Kühne, Ehlert 6	(16–10)	Emmenegger, Bucher 5
	2×	Report	2×

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	3	0	0	84	56	+28	6	Main round
2	Brazil	3	1	1	1	78	77	+1	3 [lower-alpha 1]
3	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	71	74	−3	3 [lower-alpha 1]	Presidents Cup
4	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	59	85	−26	0

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

1. Czech Republic 28–28 Brazil

30 July 2022 14:30	Czech Republic	24–23	Uruguay	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 75 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Schreibmeierová 8	(14–12)	Barthaburu 6
	1× 5× 1×	Report	5×

30 July 2022 14:30	Norway	31–19	Brazil	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 70 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Bore, Jullumstrø 5	(14–8)	Rosa 6
	1×	Report	5×

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1 August 2022 14:00	Uruguay	18–30	Norway	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 40 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (ALG)
	Barthaburu 6	(10–13)	Hedenstad, Kyrkjeeide 4
		Report	1× 3×

1 August 2022 16:10	Czech Republic	28–28	Brazil	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	Schreibmeierová 10	(16–18)	Rosa 9
	2×	Report	1×

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2 August 2022 16:30	Brazil	31–18	Uruguay	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 70 Referees: Wenninger, Vranes (AUT)
	Rodrigues 6	(13–12)	Heilmann 4
	3×	Report	1× 3× 1×

2 August 2022 18:30	Norway	23–19	Czech Republic	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 111 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Hedenstad 6	(13–10)	Jestříbková 5
	4×	Report	1× 1×

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	89	70	+19	6	Main round
2	France	3	2	0	1	75	70	+5	4
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	93	85	+8	2	Presidents Cup
4	Argentina	3	0	0	3	69	101	−32	0

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

30 July 2022 12:30	France	31–28	Spain	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
	Borg 10	(16–14)	Arroyo, Manterola 6
	2× 5×	Report	6×

30 July 2022 18:30	Hungary	39–23	Argentina	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (ALG)
	Farkas 7	(16–11)	Gull 5
	1×	Report	2×

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1 August 2022 18:20	France	23–20	Argentina	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Perret 9	(11–7)	Layus 6
	6×	Report	4×

1 August 2022 20:30	Spain	26–28	Hungary	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Wenninger, Vranes (AUT)
	Somaza 8	(17–13)	Simon 11
	1× 1×	Report	6×

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2 August 2022 14:30	Argentina	26–39	Spain	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	six players 3	(11–21)	Tort Net 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 4×

2 August 2022 18:30	Hungary	22–21	France	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Kármán 6	(7–7)	Dury, Perret 5
	1× 2×	Report	1× 1×

President's Cup

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group were taken over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	3	3	0	0	119	62	+57	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Uzbekistan	3	1	0	2	110	116	−6	2	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Senegal	3	1	0	2	85	107	−22	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	Algeria	3	1	0	2	92	121	−29	2	29th–32nd place semifinals

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

3 August 2022 14:30	Senegal	31–37	Algeria	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 40 Referees: Reyes, Araújo
	Kebe 8	(12–13)	Sahraoui 7
	3×	Report	1× 4×

3 August 2022 16:30	Montenegro	43–26	Uzbekistan	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 72 Referees: Zuñiga, Perdomo
	Vukčević 6	(21–12)	Erkabaeva 8
	2×	Report	5×

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5 August 2022 10:00	Montenegro	38–20	Senegal	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 74 Referees: Imran, Hizaki
	Micevski 7	(17–8)	Kebe 7
	4× 1×	Report	7×

5 August 2022 13:30	Algeria	39–52	Uzbekistan	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 43 Referees: Wenninger, Jakovljević
	Choudani 9	(19–26)	Mullaeva 11
	7×	Report	6×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Faroe Islands	3	3	0	0	89	66	+23	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Austria	3	1	1	1	84	86	−2	3	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	55	61	−6	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	India	3	0	1	2	54	69	−15	1	29th–32nd place semifinals

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

3 August 2022 14:30	Faroe Islands	27–22	India	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Sá, Jakovljević
	Halsdottir 7	(14–9)	Jassi 10
	1× 3×	Report	3×

3 August 2022 16:30	Kazakhstan	23–30	Austria	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 80 Referees: Sá, Antić
	Kuandykova 10	(10–16)	Kovacs, Marksteiner 5
	7× 1×	Report	2×

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5 August 2022 10:30	Faroe Islands	31–22	Kazakhstan	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 52 Referees: Magalhães, Zuñiga
	Arge 10	(17–12)	Berenda 6
	1× 4×	Report	5×

5 August 2022 20:30	Austria	32–32	India	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 43 Referees: Ikebuchi, Hussein
	Marksteiner 7	(15–15)	Garima 12
	6×	Report	5×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	3	3	0	0	98	85	+13	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	84	78	+6	4	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	85	89	−4	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	Guinea	3	0	0	3	81	96	−15	0	29th–32nd place semifinals

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

4 August 2022 14:30	Switzerland	32–22	Guinea	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 77 Referees: Gheisarian, Ismoilov
	Riner 8	(18–11)	Bangoura 7
	4×	Report	2×

4 August 2022 16:30	Slovenia	33–30	Slovakia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 150 Referees: Wenninger, Pobedrina
	Bukovec, Zulić 9	(19–17)	Walterová 8
	1× 5×	Report	7×

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5 August 2022 12:30	Guinea	27–31	Slovakia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 40 Referees: Godoy, Reyes
	Bangoura 8	(18–18)	Walterová 11
	6×	Report	1× 3×

5 August 2022 17:00	Slovenia	32–23	Switzerland	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 72 Referees: Doychinov, Faye
	Zulić 8	(17–13)	Albrecht, Bächtiger 5
	1× 2×	Report	1× 5×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	117	68	+49	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	74	84	−10	4	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Argentina	3	1	0	2	80	84	−4	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	60	95	−35	0	29th–32nd place semifinals

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

4 August 2022 12:30	Spain	42–18	Uruguay	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 60 Referees: Hussein, Faye
	Aranda, Leunda 6	(25–9)	Aguirre 4
	1×	Report	3×

4 August 2022 14:30	Czech Republic	26–25	Argentina	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Gheisarian, Imran
	Schreibmeierová 7	(12–12)	Hoeler 8
	3×	Report	1× 5×

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5 August 2022 10:30	Czech Republic	24–36	Spain	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 80 Referees: Gheisarian, Ismoilov
	Kubálková, Schreibmeierová 4	(12–19)	Bartolome, Bosche 7
	2×	Report	5×

5 August 2022 12:30	Uruguay	19–29	Argentina	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 120 Referees: Vranes, Antić
	Campos 8	(9–13)	Tajes 8
	2×	Report	1× 5×

Main round

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group were taken over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	3	0	0	75	56	+19	6	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	3	1	1	1	76	61	+15	3
3	North Macedonia (H)	3	1	1	1	73	64	+9	3	9–12th place semifinals
4	Iran	3	0	0	3	55	98	−43	0	13–16th place semifinals

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

3 August 2022 18:30	Iceland	28–17	Iran	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Ágústsdóttir 8	(17–10)	Merikhi 6
	1×	Report	4×

3 August 2022 20:30	North Macedonia	20–20	Sweden	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Mladenovska 5	(12–10)	Mihailovic 5
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

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5 August 2022 18:30	Sweden	39–19	Iran	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 120 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
	Huselius 9	(15–8)	Bahmaei 5
	3×	Report	1× 4×

5 August 2022 20:30	Iceland	25–22	North Macedonia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 800 Referees: Burgos, Delgado (ARG)
	Thorkelsdóttir, Jóhannsdóttir 6	(13–10)	Koceva 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	94	75	+19	6	Quarterfinals
2	Egypt	3	2	0	1	84	85	−1	4
3	Croatia	3	0	1	2	82	90	−8	1 [lower-alpha 1]	9–12th place semifinals
4	Portugal	3	0	1	2	75	85	−10	1 [lower-alpha 1]	13–16th place semifinals

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

1. Portugal 28–28 Croatia

3 August 2022 18:30	Denmark	29–23	Croatia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 200 Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Scaglione, Vestergaard 7	(13–12)	Bule 9
	1×	Report	7×

3 August 2022 20:30	Egypt	24–22	Portugal	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 150 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Abdalla, Ibrahim 7	(11–11)	Rebelo 7
	1× 5×	Report	1× 2×

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5 August 2022 14:30	Denmark	32–27	Egypt	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 75 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Scaglione 12	(15–15)	Ahmed 8
	3×	Report	1× 1×

5 August 2022 16:30	Portugal	28–28	Croatia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 108 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (ALG)
	Sequiera 10	(15–12)	Žagar 8
	4×	Report	1× 7×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	93	83	+10	6	Quarterfinals
2	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	84	80	+4	3
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	81	92	−11	2	9–12th place semifinals
4	Romania	3	0	1	2	87	90	−3	1	13–16th place semifinals

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

4 August 2022 16:30	Netherlands	31–25	Germany	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 220 Referees: Burgos, Delgado (ARG)
	Loy 7	(14–13)	Ehlert 5
	2×	Report	2×

4 August 2022 18:30	South Korea	33–31	Romania	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 120 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (ALG)
	Kim M. 10	(17–16)	Grigore, Mezei 6
	3×	Report	2× 1×

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5 August 2022 14:30	Netherlands	24–26	South Korea	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 110 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Loy 7	(7–12)	Kim J. 7
	2× 2×	Report	2×

5 August 2022 16:30	Romania	27–28	Germany	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 140 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
	Lixandroiu 7	(12–12)	Kühne 10
	1× 3×	Report	2× 6×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	78	56	+22	6	Quarterfinals
2	France	3	2	0	1	73	58	+15	4
3	Norway	3	1	0	2	69	65	+4	2	9–12th place semifinals
4	Brazil	3	0	0	3	52	93	−41	0	13–16th place semifinals

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

4 August 2022 18:30	Norway	19–22	France	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Enger 4	(6–11)	Perret 8
	2×	Report	2× 5×

4 August 2022 20:30	Hungary	32–16	Brazil	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Kovalcsik 5	(19–10)	three players 3
	1×	Report	2×

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5 August 2022 18:30	Norway	19–24	Hungary	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 150 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Grasdal, Rosenberg 4	(9–9)	Simon 6
	1× 5×	Report	4×

5 August 2022 20:30	Brazil	17–30	France	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Rosa 6	(12–14)	Borg, Dury 6
	2×	Report	2×

Placement matches

29th place bracket

	29–32nd place semifinals				29th place game
	7 August
	Algeria	17
					8 August
	Guinea	41
					Guinea	38
	7 August
					India	28
	India	27
	Uruguay	25
					31st place game
					8 August
					Algeria	26
					Uruguay	29

29th–32nd place semifinals

7 August 2022 12:00	Algeria	17–41	Guinea	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
	Chebli 3	(6–21)	Yansane 8
	3×	Report	2× 5×

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7 August 2022 13:30	India	27–25	Uruguay	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 56 Referees: Wenninger, Vranes (AUT)
	Jassi 8	(13–13)	three players 4
	4×	Report	3×

31st place game

8 August 2022 10:00	Algeria	26–29	Uruguay	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 61 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	Sadi 6	(14–15)	Márquez, Heilmann 6
	3×	Report	1×

29th place game

8 August 2022 13:30	Guinea	38–28	India	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Bangoura, Kourouma 8	(17–16)	Kumari 9
	3×	Report

25th place bracket

	25–28th place semifinals				25th place game
	7 August
	Senegal	25
					8 August
	Slovakia	41
					Slovakia	24
	7 August
					Argentina	26
	Kazakhstan	18
	Argentina	30
					27th place game
					8 August
					Senegal	24
					Kazakhstan	37

25–28th place semifinals

7 August 2022 10:00	Kazakhstan	18–30	Argentina	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 73 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
	Kuandykova 7	(10–16)	Hoeler, Tajes 6
	4×	Report	1× 2×

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7 August 2022 12:00	Senegal	25–41	Slovakia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 38 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Kebe 11	(11–19)	Bačenková, Mydlová 8
	3×	Report	2×

27th place game

8 August 2022 10:00	Senegal	24–37	Kazakhstan	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 45 Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Fall 8	(11–20)	Berenda 12
	5×	Report	1× 2×

25th place game

8 August 2022 12:00	Slovakia	24–26	Argentina	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 95 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
	Bačenková, Walterová 5	(12–14)	Cabana, Gull 5
	4×	Report	5×

21st place bracket

	21st–24th place semifinals				21st place game
	7 August
	Uzbekistan	23
					8 August
	Switzerland	43
					Switzerland	31
	7 August
					Czech Republic	22
	Austria	22
	Czech Republic	36
					23rd place game
					8 August
					Uzbekistan	27
					Austria	36

21st–24th place semifinals

7 August 2022 10:00	Uzbekistan	23–43	Switzerland	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 25 Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Saparbaeva 6	(8–23)	Bächtiger 7
	4×	Report	4×

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7 August 2022 10:00	Austria	22–36	Czech Republic	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 40 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Baljak, Mustedanagic 4	(11–16)	Schreibmeierová 7
	1×	Report	1×

23rd place game

8 August 2022 12:00	Uzbekistan	27–36	Austria	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Erkabaeva 6	(12–18)	Kovacs 7
	4×	Report	4×

21st place game

8 August 2022 10:00	Switzerland	31–23	Czech Republic	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 30 Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Emmenegger 9	(12–14)	Schreibmeierová 6
	1× 2×	Report	2×

17th place bracket

	17–20th place semifinals				17th place game
	7 August
	Montenegro	31
					8 August
	Slovenia	24
					Montenegro	20
	7 August
					Spain	26
	Faroe Islands	23
	Spain	36
					19th place game
					8 August
					Slovenia	28
					Faroe Islands	31

17–20th place semifinals

7 August 2022 17:00	Montenegro	31–24	Slovenia	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 77 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Vukčević 7	(17–12)	Černigoj 12
	3×	Report	1× 5×

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7 August 2022 20:00	Faroe Islands	23–36	Spain	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 81 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
	Arge 6	(11–19)	Somaza 6
	4×	Report	5×

19th place game

8 August 2022 17:00	Slovenia	28–31	Faroe Islands	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 68 Referees: Wenninger, Vranes (AUT)
	three players 6	(12–16)	Halsdóttir 8
	1× 3×	Report	2×

17th place game

8 August 2022 16:00	Montenegro	20–26	Spain	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 75 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Marković, Vukčević 4	(9–12)	Poles 6
	2× 1×	Report	1×

13th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place game
	7 August
	Iran	30
					8 August
	Romania	38
					Romania	32
	7 August
					Portugal	35
	Portugal	35
	Brazil	21
					15th place game
					8 August
					Iran	26
					Brazil	29

13–16th place semifinals

7 August 2022 14:00	Iran	30–38	Romania	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 80 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Merikhi 14	(13–12)	Lixandroiu, Mihai 9
	1× 1×	Report	2× 1×

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7 August 2022 16:00	Portugal	35–21	Brazil	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 45 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	Rebelo 9	(14–11)	Borges 5
	2×	Report	5×

15th place game

8 August 2022 14:00	Iran	26–29	Brazil	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 35 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	three players 5	(10–8)	Borges 11
	4×	Report	1× 2×

13th place game

8 August 2022 20:00	Romania	32–35	Portugal	Jane Sandanski Arena Hall B, Skopje Attendance: 87 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Lixandroiu 7	(20–17)	Sequeira 13
	1× 4×	Report	6×

Ninth place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place game
	7 August
	North Macedonia	21
					8 August
	Germany	34
					Germany	24
	7 August
					Norway	32
	Croatia	30 (9)
	Norway (Pen)	30 (10)
					Eleventh place game
					8 August
					North Macedonia	28
					Croatia	32

9–12th place semifinals

7 August 2022 14:00	Croatia	39–40	Norway	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 130 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Bule 13	(14–14)	Hedenstad 12
	2×	Report	1× 1×
	FT: 30–30  Pen: 9–10

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7 August 2022 16:00	North Macedonia	21–34	Germany	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 300 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Duskoska 5	(12–17)	Leuchter 9
	1× 3×	Report	3×

Eleventh place game

8 August 2022 16:00	North Macedonia	28–32	Croatia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 200 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
	Rizoska 9	(10–20)	Žagar 9
	1× 3×	Report	3×

Ninth place game

8 August 2022 14:00	Germany	24–32	Norway	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 60 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (ALG)
	three players 5	(15–18)	Rosenborg 11
	2× 1×	Report	3×

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	7 August
	Iceland	26
					8 August
	Netherlands	27
					Netherlands	21
	7 August
					Denmark	37
	Denmark	32
									10 August
	France	26
									Denmark	28
	7 August
									South Korea	31
	South Korea	33
					8 August
	Sweden	27
					South Korea	30
	7 August
					Hungary	29			Third place
	Hungary	28
									10 August
	Egypt	23
									Netherlands	26
									Hungary	27

Quarterfinals

7 August 2022 18:15	Iceland	26–27	Netherlands	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 150 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Ágústsdóttir 10	(12–15)	Luchies 6
	2×	Report	4×

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7 August 2022 18:15	Denmark	32–26	France	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 97 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Scaglione, Vestergaard 7	(13–10)	Borg 8
	5×	Report	1× 4×

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7 August 2022 20:30	South Korea	33–27	Sweden	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 120 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Kim Se. 10	(18–14)	Huselius, Wiksfors 6
	3×	Report	1× 2×

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7 August 2022 20:30	Hungary	28–23	Egypt	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 150 Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Simon 9	(12–10)	Hatem 5
	6×	Report	1× 4×

5–8th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	8 August
	Iceland	29
					10 August
	France	32
					France	31
	8 August
					Sweden	22
	Sweden	30
	Egypt	27
					Seventh place game
					10 August
					Iceland	31 (2)
					Egypt (Pen)	31 (4)

5–8th place semifinals

8 August 2022 18:15	Iceland	29–32	France	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 170 Referees: Burgos, Delgado (ARG)
	Ásmundsdóttir 7	(14–17)	Borg 10
	1× 3×	Report	5×

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8 August 2022 20:30	Sweden	30–27	Egypt	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 75 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Wahlberg 6	(14–13)	Omar 8
	1× 2×	Report	3×

Seventh place game

10 August 2022 11:45	Iceland	33–35	Egypt	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 60 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Ágústsdóttir 12	(16–12)	Kamel 6
	2×	Report	1× 2×
	FT: 31–31  Pen: 2–4

Fifth place game

10 August 2022 13:45	France	31–22	Sweden	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Perret 7	(15–9)	Huselius, Mihailovic 5
	3×	Report	2×

Semifinals

8 August 2022 18:15	Netherlands	21–37	Denmark	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 210 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Bakker 5	(13–21)	Scaglione 8
	2× 4×	Report

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8 August 2022 20:30	South Korea	30–29	Hungary	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 300 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Kim Se. 7	(17–16)	Simon 9
	1× 3×	Report	1× 1×

Third place game

10 August 2022 16:00	Netherlands	26–27	Hungary	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 300 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
	Bakker 6	(16–12)	Simon 9
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

Final

10 August 2022 18:15	Denmark	28–31	South Korea	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 1,027 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Scaglione 10	(15–15)	Kim M. 9
	3× 3×	Report	1× 4×

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	South Korea
	Denmark
	Hungary
4	Netherlands
5	France
6	Sweden
7	Egypt
8	Iceland
9	Norway
10	Germany
11	Croatia
12	North Macedonia
13	Portugal
14	Romania
15	Brazil
16	Iran
17	Spain
18	Montenegro
19	Faroe Islands
20	Slovenia
21	Switzerland
22	Czech Republic
23	Austria
24	Uzbekistan
25	Argentina
26	Slovakia
27	Kazakhstan
28	Senegal
29	Guinea
30	India
31	Uruguay
32	Algeria

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Shots % 1 Julie Scaglione 62 96 65 2 Kim Min-seo 58 78 74 3 Anđela Žagar 56 98 57 Lilja Ágústsdóttir 78 72 Sevinch Erkabaeva 108 52 6 Petra Simon 55 81 68 Fatemeh Merikhi 82 67 8 Kim Seo-jin 53 73 73 9 Constança Sequirea 52 81 64 Stella Huselius 69 75 Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Yathreb Walid 43 16 37 2 Matea Churlonovska 39 44 114 3 Aleksandra Bazović 38 14 37 Marija Marsenić 82 216 5 Matilde Rosa 37 53 143 6 Shana Wanda 36 76 211 Ethel Gyða Bjarnasen 76 213 Ella Johansson 16 45 9 Ida Kaysen 35 62 179 Szofi Imre 25 72 Klára Zaj 43 123 Dina Frisendal 36 103 Line Bergfeldt 56 161 Source: IHF

All-Star Team

The all-star team was announced on 10 August 2022. ^[11]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Ida Barholm
Left wing	Stella Huselius
Left back	Julie Scaglione
Centre back	Petra Simon
Right back	Lee Hye-won
Right wing	Cha Seo-yeon
Pivot	Romée Maarschalkerweerd
MVP	Kim Min-seo

Notes

1. The match, originally scheduled for 30 July 2022, was not played after the Indian team did not arrive in time. It was counted as a 10–0 win for Kazakhstan. ^[10]

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