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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Dates | 1–19 December |
Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 105 |
Goals scored | 5,873 (55.93 per match) |
Attendance | 119,041 (1,134 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (71 goals) |
Best player | ![]() |
The 2021 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 25th event by the International Handball Federation, was held in Spain from 1 to 19 December 2021.[1] On 18 October 2018, at a congress in Doha, Qatar, the IHF announced that the World Championship would be expanded from 24 teams to 32 teams from 2021 onwards.[2]
The Netherlands were the defending champions after winning for the first time in 2019. However, they finished third in their main round group and failed to qualify for the quarterfinals.
Norway defeated France to win their fourth title.[3] Denmark captured the bronze medal by winning against Spain.[4]