The 2017

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, the 23rd event hosted by the

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, was held in

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from 1 to 17 December 2017. Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in

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. France won their second title after

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, by defeating reigning champions Norway 23–21 in the final.

Venues

The tournament is being played in the following venues:

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and

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as the final four venue.

Qualification

Qualified teams

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year, ''Italics'' indicates host for that year.

Draw

The draw was held on 27 June 2017 at

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 26 June 2017.

Referees

16 referee pairs were selected:

Squads

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 30 June 2017 with the exact throw-off times confirmed on 10 July 2017. ''All times are local (

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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President's Cup

;17th place bracket ;21st place bracket

21st–24th place semifinals

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17th–20th place semifinals

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23rd place game

21st place game

19th place game

17th place game

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Final ranking and statistics

Final ranking

All Star Team

The All Star Team and MVP was announced on 17 December 2017.

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

References

External links

Official website

IHF website
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