2022 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

2022 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	22 June – 3 July
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (2nd title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	114
Goals scored	6,254 (54.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Charlotte Cholevová Kim Molenaar (62 goals)
Best player	Kim Molenaar
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The 2022 IHF Women's Junior World Championship was the 23rd edition of the IHF Women's Junior World Championship, held in Slovenia from 22 June to 3 July 2022 under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). For the first time, the championship was organised by the Handball Federation of Slovenia. ^[1] The number of teams increased from 24 to 32. ^[2]

Norway won their second title after defeating Hungary in the final, while the Netherlands captured bronze after a win over Sweden. ^[3]

Bidding process

Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:

•   North Macedonia
•   Slovenia

North Macedonia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Slovenia by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020. ^[4]

Qualification

Qualification	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host			1	Slovenia
2021 U-19 European Championship	8–18 July 2021	Celje	11	Croatia   Czech Republic   Denmark   France   Germany   Hungary   Norway   Romania   Russia    Switzerland   Slovakia   Sweden
European qualification [5]	26–28 November 2021	Podgorica	2	Poland   Montenegro
	4–6 March 2022	Hollabrunn	2	Netherlands   Austria
2022 African Junior Championship	19–26 February 2022	Conakry	4	Angola   Egypt   Guinea   Tunisia
2022 Asian Junior Championship	7–14 March 2022	Almaty	3	India   Iran   Kazakhstan
Additional Asian representatives	8 April 2022		2	South Korea   Japan
2022 South and Central American Junior Championship	22–26 March 2022	Buenos Aires	4	Argentina   Brazil   Chile   Paraguay
2022 North America and Caribbean Junior Championship	4–8 April 2022	Mexico City	2	Mexico   United States
Wild Card			1	Italy

• Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. ^[6]
• Paraguay withdrew before the tournament and was replaced with Lithuania. ^[7]

Venues

Matches were played in Celje and Laško.

• Golovec Hall
• Tri Lilije Hall
• Zlatorog Arena

Draw

The draw was held on 13 April 2022 in Celje, Slovenia. ^{[8] [9]}

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Hungary   France   India   Sweden   Romania   Denmark   Croatia   Germany	Norway   Czech Republic   Argentina    Switzerland   Slovakia   Slovenia   Iran   Poland	Netherlands   Montenegro   Angola   Brazil   Kazakhstan   Chile   Egypt   Tunisia	South Korea   Japan   Paraguay   Guinea   Mexico   United States   Austria   Italy

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	105	74	+31	5	Main round
2	Japan	3	2	0	1	100	71	+29	4
3	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	103	68	+35	3	Presidents Cup
4	India	3	0	0	3	52	147	−95	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.

22 June 2022 14:30	Slovakia	17–29	Japan	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
	Vargová 6	(11–12)	Ishikawa 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

22 June 2022 20:30	India	18–46	Netherlands	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Bhawana 9	(10–23)	Steverink 9
	3×	Report	5×

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23 June 2022 18:30	Slovakia	27–27	Netherlands	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Ščípová 7	(13–14)	Molenaar 12
	1× 7×	Report	5×

23 June 2022 20:30	Japan	42–22	India	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 20 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Kita 7	(17–12)	Bhawana 7
	4×	Report	1× 1×

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25 June 2022 12:30	India	12–59	Slovakia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Zayyat, Awwad (JOR)
	Bhawana, Monika 5	(4–29)	Györiová 16
	2×	Report	2×

25 June 2022 20:30	Netherlands	32–29	Japan	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Molenaar 10	(16–16)	Ishikawa 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	108	54	+54	6	Main round
2	Tunisia	3	2	0	1	89	80	+9	4
3	Iran	3	0	1	2	58	81	−23	1 [lower-alpha 1]	Presidents Cup
4	Guinea	3	0	1	2	57	97	−40	1 [lower-alpha 1]

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. Iran 19–19 Guinea

22 June 2022 12:30	Iran	19–19	Guinea	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Balvan, Praštalo (BIH)
	Merikhi 6	(7–9)	Sylla 5
	4×	Report	1× 6×

22 June 2022 16:30	Sweden	32–25	Tunisia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Mumbongo 7	(15–12)	Jenzeri, Ouertani 5
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

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23 June 2022 14:30	Iran	24–29	Tunisia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Merikhi 9	(11–15)	Limem 10
	1× 4×	Report	4×

23 June 2022 16:30	Guinea	14–43	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Zayyat, Awwad (JOR)
	Diallo, Tolno 3	(7–17)	Östblom 7
	3×	Report	4×

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25 June 2022 12:30	Tunisia	35–24	Guinea	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 60 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Limem 7	(17–10)	three players 4
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

25 June 2022 16:30	Sweden	33–15	Iran	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	Petersson 7	(15–7)	Zendehboudi 5
	2×	Report	4×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	88	68	+20	6	Main round
2	Montenegro	3	2	0	1	80	66	+14	4
3	Argentina	3	1	0	2	67	84	−17	2	Presidents Cup
4	Italy	3	0	0	3	68	85	−17	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.

22 June 2022 18:30	Denmark	24–20	Montenegro	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Wierzba 7	(12–11)	Gugač, Kadović 5
	3×	Report	2× 4×

22 June 2022 18:30	Argentina	25–20	Italy	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	Frelier 6	(11–8)	Eghianruwa, Manojlovic 3
	8×	Report	1× 3× 1×

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23 June 2022 14:30	Argentina	20–31	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	Rivadeneira 5	(10–11)	Kadović 10
	2×	Report	6× 1×

23 June 2022 18:30	Italy	26–31	Denmark	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Fabbo 7	(16–19)	Wierzba 6
	2×	Report	1× 3×

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25 June 2022 14:30	Montenegro	29–22	Italy	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
	Kadović, A. Marsenić 6	(13–11)	Eghianruwa 8
	3×	Report	1× 1× 1×

25 June 2022 18:30	Denmark	33–22	Argentina	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	three players 6	(19–12)	Ojea 5
	5×	Report	1×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	105	73	+32	5 [lower-alpha 1]	Main round
2	Norway	3	2	1	0	92	80	+12	5 [lower-alpha 1]
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	71	82	−11	2	Presidents Cup
4	Brazil	3	0	0	3	64	97	−33	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. France 34–34 Norway

22 June 2022 15:30	Norway	26–22	South Korea	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	F. Andersen 5	(13–11)	Lee W. 6
	1× 7×	Report	5×

22 June 2022 20:30	France	37–18	Brazil	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Tshimanga 7	(20–9)	Bastos 5
	1×	Report	3×

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23 June 2022 16:30	Norway	32–24	Brazil	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Amundsen 5	(17–13)	Couto 9
		Report	3×

23 June 2022 20:30	South Korea	21–34	France	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Lee Y. 6	(7–18)	Bouktit 7
	2× 1×	Report	1×

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25 June 2022 12:30	Brazil	22–28	South Korea	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Ferreira 5	(10–13)	Choi, Ji 6
	3×	Report	3×

25 June 2022 14:30	France	34–34	Norway	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 70 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Grandveau, Tshimanga 8	(15–20)	Furu Sæteren 6
	3×	Report	4× 1×

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	3	2	0	1	90	69	+21	4 [lower-alpha 1]	Main round
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	90	77	+13	4 [lower-alpha 1]
3	Romania	3	2	0	1	80	75	+5	4 [lower-alpha 1]	Presidents Cup
4	Lithuania [lower-alpha 2]	3	0	0	3	54	93	−39	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. Angola 2 Pts, +8 GD; Czech Republic 2 Pts, −4 GD, 57 GS; Romania 2 Pts, −4 GD, 51 GS
2. Lithuania replaced Paraguay who withdrew. ^[7]

22 June 2022 12:30	Romania	26–23	Angola	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
	Mihai 6	(12–10)	Mario 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 5×

22 June 2022 13:30	Czech Republic	33–16	Lithuania	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	Cholevová 9	(19–7)	Andronik, Pilikauskaitė 4
	1× 7× 1×	Report	2×

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24 June 2022 12:30	Czech Republic	25–36	Angola	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Cholevová 10	(13–16)	Mario 7
	2×	Report	8×

24 June 2022 14:30	Lithuania	20–29	Romania	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 60 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
	Pilikauskaitė 5	(11–10)	Necula 5
	2×	Report	1× 2×

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25 June 2022 10:30	Angola	31–18	Lithuania	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 40 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Marcos 6	(14–9)	Voskresenskaja 7
	7× 1×	Report	1×

25 June 2022 16:30	Romania	25–32	Czech Republic	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Țîrle 5	(14–14)	Cholevová 8
	2×	Report	2×

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	109	53	+56	6	Main round
2	Slovenia (H)	3	2	0	1	87	58	+29	4
3	Chile	3	1	0	2	62	97	−35	2	Presidents Cup
4	Mexico	3	0	0	3	60	110	−50	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

22 June 2022 11:30	Germany	40–18	Chile	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
	Jörgens 10	(22–9)	three players 3
	1× 7×	Report

22 June 2022 18:30	Slovenia	37–18	Mexico	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 400 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Novak 10	(23–8)	Verdugo 5
	1×	Report	5×

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24 June 2022 16:30	Mexico	14–42	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 55 Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Govea 8	(7–22)	Tietjen, Ziercke 7
	3×	Report	3×

24 June 2022 18:30	Slovenia	29–13	Chile	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	Novak 6	(15–7)	Carrasco 3
	2× 4×	Report	2×

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25 June 2022 18:30	Germany	27–21	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 400 Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
	Engel 7	(14–10)	Barukčić 5
	5×	Report	2× 5×

25 June 2022 20:30	Chile	31–28	Mexico	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 20 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	De La Barra 9	(17–13)	Verdugo 10
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3×

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	2	0	1	97	63	+34	4 [lower-alpha 1]	Main round
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	91	75	+16	4 [lower-alpha 1]
3	Austria	3	2	0	1	98	84	+14	4 [lower-alpha 1]	Presidents Cup
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	54	118	−64	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. Croatia 2 Pts, +13 GD, Switzerland 2 Pts, −6 GD; Austria 2 Pts, −7 GD

22 June 2022 14:30	Croatia	36–15	Kazakhstan	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Brkić, Zrnić 6	(18–6)	Sabyrzhankyzy, Zvyagina 6
	2×	Report	1× 2×

22 June 2022 16:30	Switzerland	26–33	Austria	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Albrecht 6	(10–18)	Dramac 14
	3×	Report	4×

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24 June 2022 18:30	Austria	26–40	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Dramac 12	(9–20)	Zrnić 8
	3×	Report	2× 3×

24 June 2022 20:30	Switzerland	43–21	Kazakhstan	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	Albrecht 9	(19–12)	Zvyagina 7
	1×	Report	2×

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25 June 2022 16:30	Kazakhstan	18–39	Austria	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 100 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	Zvyagina 8	(10–17)	Spalt 8
	1×	Report	2×

25 June 2022 18:30	Croatia	21–22	Switzerland	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Zrnić 6	(11–12)	Litscher 6
	3×	Report	1× 2×

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	115	41	+74	6	Main round
2	Egypt	3	2	0	1	81	75	+6	4
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	78	71	+7	2	Presidents Cup
4	United States	3	0	0	3	30	117	−87	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.

22 June 2022 10:30	Poland	37–14	United States	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Zayyat, Awwad (JOR)
	Niewiadomska 9	(18–9)	Nesper 5
	2× 7×	Report	2× 2×

22 June 2022 20:30	Hungary	39–20	Egypt	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	Vámos 9	(18–10)	M. Ibrahim, N. Ibrahim 5
	1× 5×	Report	3×

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24 June 2022 14:30	Poland	25–27	Egypt	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Jureńczyk 6	(14–14)	Seoudy 7
	5×	Report	3×

24 June 2022 16:30	United States	5–46	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
	Monroy 2	(2–23)	Mlinkó 10
	3×	Report	1× 3×

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25 June 2022 14:30	Hungary	30–16	Poland	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Farkas 7	(14–11)	Kopańska, Szczukocka 3
	6× 1×	Report	2×

25 June 2022 20:30	Egypt	34–11	United States	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 120 Referees: Balvan, Praštalo (BIH)
	Ibrahim 6	(18–6)	Nesper 7
	3×	Report	1× 3×

Presidents Cup

Points obtained in the matches between the same teams from the preliminary round were carried over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	3	3	0	0	127	57	+70	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Guinea	3	1	1	1	82	87	−5	3	21st–24th place semifinals
3	India	3	1	0	2	80	129	−49	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	71	87	−16	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.

26 June 2022 14:30	Slovakia	31–23	Guinea	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 40 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Györiová 6	(13–8)	Tolno 9
	2× 1×	Report	1× 3×

26 June 2022 16:30	Iran	30–31	India	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Merikhi 11	(16–14)	Bhawana 10
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

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28 June 2022 12:30	Slovakia	37–22	Iran	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 70 Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Pénzes 11	(20–7)	Baratpour 5
		Report	2×

28 June 2022 20:30	India	37–40	Guinea	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 60 Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
	Jassi 10	(18–18)	Tolno 11
	5×	Report	7×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	101	73	+28	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Brazil	3	2	0	1	72	75	−3	4	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Argentina	3	1	0	2	74	85	−11	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	Italy	3	0	0	3	69	83	−14	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.

26 June 2022 14:30	Argentina	26–27	Brazil	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Frelier 12	(17–14)	Da Silva 6
	1×	Report	1× 4×

26 June 2022 16:30	South Korea	35–28	Italy	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Zayyat, Awwad (JOR)
	Lee Y. 11	(16–17)	Fabbo 8
	1× 4×	Report	2×

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28 June 2022 12:30	Italy	21–23	Brazil	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Podda 6	(13–10)	Ferreira 10
	2× 1×	Report	4× 1×

28 June 2022 18:30	Argentina	23–38	South Korea	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 50 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
	García 5	(11–18)	Lee Y. 10
	1× 2× 1×	Report	3×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	3	3	0	0	110	55	+55	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Lithuania	3	2	0	1	91	66	+25	4	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Chile	3	1	0	2	63	103	−40	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	Mexico	3	0	0	3	68	108	−40	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.

27 June 2022 14:30	Romania	39–18	Mexico	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	Dumitrascu 9	(21–10)	Verdugo 7
	2× 1×	Report	3× 1×

27 June 2022 16:30	Chile	15–33	Lithuania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Balvan, Praštalo (BIH)
	three players 3	(8–14)	Damulevičiūtė, Mackonytė 5
	3×	Report	1× 1×

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28 June 2022 14:30	Romania	42–27	Chile	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 50 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Dumitrascu 10	(21–9)	Galvez 7
	1×	Report	1×

28 June 2022 16:30	Lithuania	38–22	Mexico	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 50 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	Andronik, Gudlinkytė 6	(24–10)	Verdugo 8
		Report	4×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	0	112	68	+44	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Austria	3	2	0	1	100	61	+39	4	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	77	107	−30	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	United States	3	0	0	3	50	103	−53	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.

27 June 2022 14:30	Poland	38–27	Kazakhstan	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 40 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
	Niewiadomska 9	(17–14)	Seitkassim 10
	1× 4×	Report	2×

27 June 2022 16:30	Austria	34–6	United States	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Dramac 11	(20–6)	Nesper, Rienhardt 2
	1×	Report	1×

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28 June 2022 10:30	Austria	27–37	Poland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Balvan, Praštalo (BIH)
	Dramac 8	(16–19)	Grobelna, Pastuszka 6
	3× 3×	Report	1× 1×

28 June 2022 12:30	Kazakhstan	32–30	United States	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 20 Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	Pupchenkova, Seitkassym 8	(20–7)	Licea 7
	4×	Report	1× 6×

Placement matches

Bracket

17th place bracket

	17–20th place semifinals				17th place game
	30 June
	Slovakia	30
					1 July
	Romania	31
					Romania	22
	30 June
					Poland	23
	South Korea	26
	Poland	28
					19th place game
					1 July
					Slovakia	31
					South Korea	36

21st place bracket

	21st–24th place semifinals				21st place game
	30 June
	Guinea	27
					1 July
	Lithuania	41
					Lithuania	27
	30 June
					Brazil	26
	Brazil	10
	Austria	0
					23rd place game
					1 July
					Guinea	10
					Austria	0

25th place bracket

	25–28th place semifinals				25th place game
	30 June
	India	32
					1 July
	Chile	29
					India	30
	30 June
					Argentina	41
	Argentina	43
	Kazakhstan	20
					27th place game
					1 July
					Chile	25
					Kazakhstan	24

29th place bracket

	29–32nd place semifinals				29th place game
	30 June
	Iran	46
					1 July
	Mexico	26
					Iran	20
	30 June
					Italy	35
	Italy	36
	United States	17
					31st place game
					1 July
					Mexico	26
					United States	28

29th–32nd place semifinals

30 June 2022 10:00	Iran	46–26	Mexico	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 60 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Karimi 14	(18–11)	Ibarra, Sánchez 5
	3×	Report	5×

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30 June 2022 12:00	Italy	36–17	United States	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 60 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Meneghini 7	(15–8)	Nesper 7
	2×	Report	1× 2×

25–28th place semifinals

30 June 2022 16:30	India	32–29	Chile	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
	Bhawana 8	(18–14)	four players 5
	3×	Report	2× 3×

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30 June 2022 18:30	Argentina	43–20	Kazakhstan	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 20 Referees: Al-Zayyat, Awwad (JOR)
	Corvalan 7	(21–10)	Seitkassym 6
	1× 2×	Report	1×

21st–24th place semifinals

30 June 2022 14:30	Guinea	27–41	Lithuania	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 50 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Kourouma, Kadiatou 8	(12–20)	Pilikauskaitė 10
	4×	Report	2×

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Cancelled	Brazil	10–0 [note 1]	Austria

17–20th place semifinals

30 June 2022 12:00	Slovakia	30–31	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 25 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
	Vargová 6	(15–17)	Bichir 7
	1× 2×	Report	4×

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30 June 2022 12:30	South Korea	26–28	Poland	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 50 Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	Ji 8	(16–13)	Niewiadomska 9
	3×	Report	3× 3× 1×

31st place game

1 July 2022 14:00	Mexico	26–28	United States	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
	Govea 6	(8–11)	Ready 9
	1× 3×	Report	2×

29th place game

1 July 2022 10:00	Iran	20–35	Italy	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	three players 4	(10–19)	Eghianruwa 7
	1×	Report

27th place game

1 July 2022 18:30	Chile	25–24	Kazakhstan	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 50 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Carrasco 5	(15–10)	Berenda 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

25th place game

1 July 2022 16:30	India	30–41	Argentina	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 38 Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Bhawana 10	(12–19)	Romero 8
	2×	Report	3×

23rd place game

Cancelled	Guinea	10–0 [note 1]	Austria

21st place game

1 July 2022 10:00	Lithuania	27–26	Brazil	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Al-Zayyat, Awwad (JOR)
	Mackonytė 9	(13–13)	Ferreira 8
	2×	Report	4× 1×

19th place game

1 July 2022 12:00	Slovakia	31–36	South Korea	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Dvorščáková 6	(15–15)	Ji 11
	4×	Report	1× 2×

17th place game

1 July 2022 12:00	Romania	22–23	Poland	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Balvan, Praštalo (BIH)
	Lixandroiu 7	(14–14)	Głębocka, Pastuszka 5
	1× 5× 1×	Report	2× 5× 1×

Main round

Points obtained in the matches between the same teams from the preliminary round were carried over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	96	76	+20	6	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	94	69	+25	4
3	Japan	3	1	0	2	84	96	−12	2	9–12th place semifinals
4	Tunisia	3	0	0	3	74	107	−33	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.

26 June 2022 18:30	Netherlands	41–25	Tunisia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Daleman 9	(20–11)	Ben Hassine, Chandarli 6
	1× 2× 1×	Report	4×

26 June 2022 20:30	Sweden	40–21	Japan	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Axnér 10	(22–11)	Ishikawa 8
	1×	Report	1× 2×

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28 June 2022 14:30	Netherlands	23–22	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 120 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Molenaar 6	(10–12)	Axnér 8
	2× 2×	Report	1× 4×

28 June 2022 16:30	Japan	34–24	Tunisia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Ishikawa 7	(14–10)	Ben Hassine 10
	5×	Report	1× 1×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	2	1	0	101	92	+9	5	Quarterfinals
2	Denmark	3	1	1	1	75	74	+1	3
3	Montenegro	3	1	0	2	71	80	−9	2 [lower-alpha 1]	9–12th place semifinals
4	France	3	0	2	1	77	78	−1	2 [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. France 24–25 Montenegro

26 June 2022 18:30	Denmark	32–35	Norway	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	three players 8	(16–18)	Røhne 11
	1×	Report	2×

26 June 2022 20:30	France	24–25	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 70 Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
	Grandveau 5	(11–12)	G. Marsenić 7
	3×	Report	1× 6×

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28 June 2022 14:30	Denmark	19–19	France	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 85 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Skøtt 5	(11–11)	Bouktit 4
	1×	Report	3×

28 June 2022 16:30	Montenegro	26–32	Norway	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 120 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	G. Marsenić 9	(10–13)	Iversen 7
	2× 4× 1×	Report	2×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	80	66	+14	4 [lower-alpha 1]	Quarterfinals
2	Angola	3	2	0	1	82	79	+3	4 [lower-alpha 1]
3	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	75	79	−4	4 [lower-alpha 1]	9–12th place semifinals
4	Slovenia (H)	3	0	0	3	65	78	−13	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
Notes:

1. Germany 2 Pts, +8 GD; Angola 2 Pts −1 GD; Czech Republic 2 Pts, −7 GD

27 June 2022 18:30	Angola	25–21	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Pascoal 8	(17–7)	Novak 6
	1× 6× 1×	Report	1× 1×

27 June 2022 20:30	Germany	20–24	Czech Republic	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	Engel 6	(14–14)	Cholevová 8
	2×	Report	4×

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28 June 2022 18:30	Czech Republic	26–23	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Kroftová 7	(17–13)	Novak 8
	5×	Report	1× 4×

28 June 2022 20:30	Angola	21–33	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 60 Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
	Rosario 9	(10–16)	Engel 9
	1× 6×	Report	1× 2×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	108	60	+48	6	Quarterfinals
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	71	84	−13	4
3	Croatia	3	1	0	2	62	68	−6	2	9–12th place semifinals
4	Egypt	3	0	0	3	60	89	−29	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.

27 June 2022 18:30	Croatia	24–17	Egypt	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Zrnić 5	(14–9)	three players 4
	2×	Report	1× 1×

27 June 2022 20:30	Hungary	40–23	Switzerland	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 60 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Farkas, Juhász 5	(20–11)	Schmid 8
		Report

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28 June 2022 18:30	Croatia	17–29	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 70 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Birtić 6	(8–13)	Farkas 7
	6×	Report	3× 2×

28 June 2022 20:30	Switzerland	26–23	Egypt	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Jund 7	(15–13)	Ibrahim 6
	2×	Report	1×

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	30 June
	Netherlands	29
					1 July
	Angola	21
					Netherlands	23
	30 June
					Norway	32
	Norway	37
									3 July
	Switzerland	20
									Norway	31
	30 June
									Hungary	29
	Germany	24
					1 July
	Sweden	36
					Sweden	25
	30 June
					Hungary	33			Third place
	Hungary	30
									3 July
	Denmark	26
									Netherlands	31
									Sweden	20

5–8th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	1 July
	Angola	26
					3 July
	Switzerland	21
					Angola	21
	1 July
					Denmark	23
	Germany	27
	Denmark	38
					Seventh place game
					3 July
					Switzerland	27
					Germany	29

9–12th place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place game
	30 June
	Japan (pen.)	28 (4)
					1 July
	Czech Republic	28 (2)
					Japan	35
	30 June
					Montenegro	27
	Montenegro	24
	Croatia	23
					Eleventh place game
					1 July
					Czech Republic	25
					Croatia	23

13–16th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place game
	30 June
	Tunisia	25
					1 July
	Slovenia	28
					Slovenia	16
	30 June
					France	31
	France	31
	Egypt	21
					15th place game
					1 July
					Tunisia	26
					Egypt	28

Quarterfinals

30 June 2022 18:15	Netherlands	29–21	Angola	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Molenaar 9	(17–9)	Belo, Pascoal 4
	2× 1×	Report	2× 6× 1×

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30 June 2022 18:15	Norway	37–20	Switzerland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 80 Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
	Frei, Gald 6	(15–9)	Emmenegger 6
	1× 2×	Report	1×

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30 June 2022 20:30	Germany	24–36	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 70 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Hampel 6	(11–21)	Petersson 9
	1×	Report	4×

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30 June 2022 20:30	Hungary	30–26	Denmark	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Kajdon 7	(11–12)	four players 4
	2× 3×	Report	1×

13–16th place semifinals

30 June 2022 14:00	France	31–21	Egypt	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Mlamali 6	(15–8)	Ibrahim 6
	1× 3×	Report	1×

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30 June 2022 16:00	Tunisia	25–28	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	Ouertani 7	(16–13)	Žener 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

9–12th place semifinals

30 June 2022 14:00	Japan	28–28	Czech Republic	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Balvan, Praštalo (BIH)
	Fujiwara, Yoshino 5	(17–13)	Cholevová 10
	4×	Report	2× 4×
	FT: 28–28  Pen: 4–2

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30 June 2022 16:00	Montenegro	24–23	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	Kadović 12	(10–13)	Zrnić 10
	3×	Report	1× 3×

5–8th place semifinals

1 July 2022 18:15	Angola	26–21	Switzerland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
	Belo 8	(11–8)	Schmid 11
	7×	Report	2×

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1 July 2022 20:30	Germany	27–38	Denmark	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Heider 6	(13–20)	Poulsen 8
	2×	Report	3×

Semifinals

1 July 2022 18:15	Netherlands	23–32	Norway	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Molenaar 7	(14–14)	M. Andersen, Nypan 6
	2× 1×	Report	1× 1×

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1 July 2022 20:30	Sweden	25–33	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 250 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Axnér 6	(14–15)	Farkas 11
	1× 2×	Report	2× 3×

15th place game

1 July 2022 14:30	Tunisia	26–28	Egypt	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 30 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Ben Hassine 6	(13–17)	Seoudy 9
	1×	Report	1×

13th place game

1 July 2022 16:00	Slovenia	16–31	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Novak 5	(7–16)	Bouktit 8
	4×	Report	2×

Eleventh place game

1 July 2022 16:00	Czech Republic	25–23	Croatia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	Cholevová 12	(10–8)	Krezo, Vuljak 5
	6×	Report	4×

Ninth place game

1 July 2022 14:00	Japan	35–27	Montenegro	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 80 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Ishikawa 11	(18–12)	Kadović 5
	1×	Report	1× 3×

Seventh place game

3 July 2022 10:30	Switzerland	27–29	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Schmid 10	(11–17)	Engel 8
	1× 1×	Report	1× 2×

Fifth place game

3 July 2022 12:45	Angola	21–23	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Pascoal 8	(11–12)	Skøtt 8
	8×	Report	1× 1×

Third place game

3 July 2022 15:00	Netherlands	31–20	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 250 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Molenaar 8	(16–12)	Petersson 5
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2×

Final

3 July 2022 17:30	Norway	31–29	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
	F. Andersen 7	(17–15)	Kajdon 8
	1× 5×	Report	1× 2×

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Norway
	Hungary
	Netherlands
4	Sweden
5	Denmark
6	Angola
7	Germany
8	Switzerland
9	Japan
10	Montenegro
11	Czech Republic
12	Croatia
13	France
14	Slovenia
15	Egypt
16	Tunisia
17	Poland
18	Romania
19	South Korea
20	Slovakia
21	Lithuania
22	Brazil
23	Guinea
24	Austria [note 1]
25	Argentina
26	India
27	Chile
28	Kazakhstan
29	Italy
30	Iran
31	United States
32	Mexico

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Shots % 1 Charlotte Cholevová 62 97 64 Kim Molenaar 95 65 3 Bhawana 58 108 54 4 Nada Kadović 50 65 77 5 Kristina Dramac 49 74 66 6 Lee Yeon-song 47 81 58 7 Sora Ishikawa 46 80 58 8 Nina Engel 44 74 59 Erin Novak 74 59 Ji Eun-hye 67 66 Tabea Schmid 52 85 Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Adéla Srpová 43 38 89 Jemima Kabeya 62 144 3 Maddalena Cabrini 41 51 125 Saša Posega 7 17 5 Aleksandra Hypka 40 64 160 6 Alexandra Humpert 38 73 193 7 Skirmantė Gečaitė 37 88 234 8 Denise Kaufmann 36 27 74 Iva Brkljačić 64 176 Milena Vujisić 36 100 June Krogh 88 244 Source: IHF

All-Star Team

The all-star team was announced on 3 July 2022. [11] Position Player Goalkeeper June Krogh Left wing Roos Daleman Left back Martine Kårigstad Andersen Centre back Blanka Kajdon Right back Sora Ishikawa Right wing Clara Petersson Pivot Kaja Røhne MVP Kim Molenaar

2022 Junior Women's World Champions Norway Second title Team roster Jenny Utne, Susanne Amundsen, Kaja Løken, Avril Mikkelsen Frei, Frida Brandbu Andersen, Johanne Halseth Nypan, Henriette Espetvedt Eggen, Martine Kårigstad Andersen, Johanna Fossum, Kaja Røhne, Charlotte Koffeld Iversen, Maria Bergslien Gald, Rikke Midtfjeld, Celina Vatne, Maja Furu Sæteren, Lina Waage Mossestad, June Krogh.

Notes

1. Austria withdrew from the tournament due to several positive COVID-19 cases. The matches were counted as a 10–0 win for the opposing team. ^[10]

References

1. "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". www.ihf.info. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
2. "Two IHF Women's Junior World Championship places up for grabs at the NACHC Qualification Event". International Handball Federation . 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
3. "Norway secure second gold medal in history after outstanding final against Hungary". ihf.info. 3 July 2022.
4. "Sloveniji organizacija kar dveh SP v mlajših kategorijah". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
5. "Women's U20 World Championship 2022". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
6. "Decision of the IHF regarding the situation in Ukraine and Russia". ihf.info. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
7. "Lithuania to replace Paraguay at 2022 IHF Women's Junior World Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
8. "Teams to learn their fate at the draw for the 2022 IHF Junior Women's World Championship". International Handball Federation . 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
9. "Draw sets up balanced groups at the 2022 IHF Women's Junior World Championship". IHF. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
10. "Austria withdraw from 2022 IHF Women's Junior (U20) World Championship". ihf.info. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
11. "Slovenia 2022 All-star Team". ihf.info. 3 July 2022.

External links

• Official website
• IHF website