| 2013 World Games - Korfball | |
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| Dates | July 31–August 4, 2013 |
| Teams | 8 |
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The Korfball event at the World Games 2013 took place at the Cauca Valley University Coliseum, a sport arena in Cali purpose built for Korfball, from Wednesday, July 31 to Sunday, August 4, 2013.
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5th-8th places
| August 3, 2013 - 14:30 | |||
Germany  | 16-17 |  | Details |
| August 3, 2013 - 16:20 | |||
Czech Republic  | 21-28 |  | Details |
Semifinals
| August 3, 2013 - 18:10 | |||
| Belgium | 29-9 | | Details |
| August 3, 2013 - 20:00 | |||
| Netherlands | 40-14 | | Details |
| August 4, 2013 - 08:30 | |||
| Germany | 26-27 | | Details |
| August 4, 2013 - 10:30 | |||
| Great Britain | 19-14 | | Details |
| August 4, 2013 - 12:30 | |||
| Portugal | 14-18 | | Details |
| August 4, 2013 - 14:30 | |||
| Belgium | 19-25 | | Details |
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