2008 European Women's Handball Championship
# 2008 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.

## Venues

Two Macedonian cities have been selected as hosts for the 2008 Championship:

| , Skopje | Ohrid |
| - | - |
| Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena Capacity: 10,000 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall Capacity: 5,000 |
| SkopjeOhrid ||

## Qualification

In total, 16 national teams qualified for the final tournament:

### Host Country

* Macedonia (3) :1998,2000,2006

### Qualified from the 2006 European Championship

* Norway (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006 (Defending Champions)
* Russia (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006
* France (4) :2000,2002,2004,2006
* Germany (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006
* Hungary (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006

### Qualified from play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Slovakia | 51–58 | Ukraine | 27–28 | 24–30 |
| Italy | 53–65 | Austria | 27–29 | 26–36 |
| Spain | 54–49 | Lithuania | 24–19 | 30–30 |
| Poland | 61–63 | Portugal | 37–28 | 24–35 |
| Montenegro | 63–66 | Croatia | 40–35 | 23–31 |
| Iceland | 46–70 | Romania | 23–37 | 23–33 |
| Belarus | 54–50 | Slovenia | 29–25 | 25–25 |
| Sweden | 54–44 | Czech Republic | 25–19 | 29–25 |
| Turkey | 44–45 | Denmark | 25–24 | 19–21 |
| Netherlands | 52–54 | Serbia | 24–23 | 28–31 |

## Squads

Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players, 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced on 1 December 2008.

## Seeding

The draw for the preliminary round groups took place on 20 July 2008, in Ohrid.

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Norway  Russia  France  Germany | Hungary  Sweden  Croatia  Portugal | Spain  Austria  Denmark  Macedonia | Ukraine  Serbia  Belarus  Romania |

## Format

* Preliminary Round: 16 teams are divided into four groups. They play each other in a single round robin system, so each team plays three matches. A win is worth two points, while a draw is worth one point. The top three teams from each group advance to the Main Round.
* Main Round: 12 teams are divided in two groups. They play against the teams they didn't play in the preliminary round, so each team plays 3 matches. All points from the preliminary round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, are carried forward into the Main Round. Same round robin rules apply as in the preliminary round. Top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advances to the 5th-6th Place Play-off.
* Final Round: 6 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the semifinals. Losers of the semifinals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 71 | +13 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 76 | −1 | 3 | Main round |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 79 | −3 | 3 | Main round |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 83 | −9 | 0 | |
| 3 December 18:15 | Hungary | 21–27 | Romania | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| 3 December 18:15 | Görbicz 5 | Report | Lecușanu, Manea, Neagu 5 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| 3 December 20:15 | France | 23–24 | Denmark | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 800 Referees: Lindroos, Leandersson (FIN) |
| 3 December 20:15 | Spincer 6 | Report | Aaen 7 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 800 Referees: Lindroos, Leandersson (FIN) |
| 5 December 18:15 | Romania | 30–25 | France | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 700 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 5 December 18:15 | Ardean-Elisei 8 | Report | Dembélé, Limal 4 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 700 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 5 December 20:15 | Denmark | 26–26 | Hungary | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 5 December 20:15 | Skov 6 | Report | Görbicz 10 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 7 December 18:15 | France | 26–29 | Hungary | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 600 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| 7 December 18:15 | Kamto N'jitam 7 | Report | Görbicz 9 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 600 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| 7 December 20:15 | Denmark | 25–27 | Romania | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| 7 December 20:15 | Møller, Skov 5 | Report | Lecușanu 9 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 60 | +28 | 5 | Main round |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 69 | +5 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 81 | +1 | 3 | Main round |
| 4 | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 101 | −34 | 0 | |
| 3 December 17:15 | Portugal | 24–38 | Ukraine | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 500 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD) |
| 3 December 17:15 | Barbosa 9 | Report | Nikolayenko 9 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 500 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD) |
| 3 December 19:15 | Norway | 21–21 | Spain | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 3 December 19:15 | Riegelhuth 5 | Report | Mangué 6 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 5 December 17:15 | Spain | 29–24 | Portugal | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 500 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 5 December 17:15 | Pinedo, Mangué 7 | Report | Barbosa 11 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 500 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 5 December 19:15 | Ukraine | 20–33 | Norway | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| 5 December 19:15 | Pidpalova, Nikolayenko 5 | Report | Larsen 7 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| 7 December 17:15 | Spain | 24–24 | Ukraine | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 7 December 17:15 | Beatriz 7 | Report | Shymkute 8 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 7 December 19:15 | Norway | 34–19 | Portugal | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lindroos, Leandersson (FIN) |
| 7 December 19:15 | Riegelhuth 9 | Report | Barbosa 6 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lindroos, Leandersson (FIN) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 66 | +13 | 5 | Main round |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 71 | +6 | 3 | Main round |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 86 | −33 | 0 | |
| 2 December 18:15 | Sweden | 21–21 | Belarus | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| 2 December 18:15 | Ahlm, Utković 4 | (13–7) | Kurchankova 6 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| 2 December 18:15 | | Report | | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| 2 December 20:15 | Russia | 31–22 | Austria | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 2 December 20:15 | three players 5 | (13–10) | Engel 8 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 2 December 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 2× | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 4 December 18:15 | Austria | 10–24 | Sweden | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 500 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
| 4 December 18:15 | Engel 4 | (5–11) | Ahlm 5 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 500 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
| 4 December 18:15 | | Report | | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 500 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
| 4 December 20:15 | Belarus | 25–29 | Russia | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 700 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| 4 December 20:15 | Mahilina 5 | (12–18) | three players 4 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 700 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| 4 December 20:15 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 700 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| 6 December 18:15 | Russia | 19–19 | Sweden | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 6 December 18:15 | Polenova 4 | (12–18) | Ahlm 6 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 6 December 18:15 | 4× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 6 December 20:15 | Austria | 21–31 | Belarus | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 800 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD) |
| 6 December 20:15 | Aćimović 7 | (12–14) | Mahilina 6 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 800 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD) |
| 6 December 20:15 | | Report | | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 800 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 80 | +9 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Macedonia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 89 | −3 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 93 | −6 | 0 | |
| 2 December 17:45 | Croatia | 30–26 | Serbia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| 2 December 17:45 | Golubić, Penezić 7 | Report | Lekić 9 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| 2 December 20:15 | Germany | 25–22 | Macedonia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 2 December 20:15 | Krause 11 | Report | Portjanko 8 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 4 December 18:15 | Serbia | 31–32 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Lindroos, Leandersson (FIN) |
| 4 December 18:15 | Lekić 8 | Report | Jurack 8 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Lindroos, Leandersson (FIN) |
| 4 December 20:15 | Macedonia | 31–29 | Croatia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 4 December 20:15 | Kresoja, Portjanko 8 | Report | Franić 7 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 6 December 18:15 | Germany | 32–27 | Croatia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
| 6 December 18:15 | Walzik 10 | Report | Arslanagić 8 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
| 6 December 20:15 | Macedonia | 31–30 | Serbia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| 6 December 20:15 | Todorovska 8 | Report | Lekić 7 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |

## Main round

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 111 | +45 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 117 | 110 | +7 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 141 | +2 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 114 | 134 | −20 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 148 | −18 | 3 | |
| 6 | Denmark | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 121 | 137 | −16 | 3 | |

* 1 2 Romania 18–26 Spain
* 1 2 3 Hungary 3 Pts, Ukraine 2 Pts, Denmark 1 Pt

| 9 December 16:15 | Hungary | 26–24 | Ukraine | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 700 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 December 16:15 | Görbicz 10 | Report | Shymkute 11 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 700 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD) |
| 9 December 18:15 | Romania | 18–26 | Spain | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lindroos, Leandersson (FIN) |
| 9 December 18:15 | Ardean-Elisei 7 | Report | Aguilar 6 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lindroos, Leandersson (FIN) |
| 9 December 20:15 | Denmark | 19–31 | Norway | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 9 December 20:15 | Troelsen 5 | Report | Riegelhuth 9 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 10 December 16:15 | Romania | 40–32 | Ukraine | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 700 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| 10 December 16:15 | Lecușanu 10 | Report | Pidpalova 11 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 700 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| 10 December 18:15 | Hungary | 20–34 | Norway | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lindroos, Leandersson (FIN) |
| 10 December 18:15 | Bulath, Sopronyi 4 | Report | Lunde 7 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lindroos, Leandersson (FIN) |
| 10 December 20:15 | Denmark | 26–23 | Spain | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 700 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD) |
| 10 December 20:15 | Aaen 8 | Report | Mangué 10 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 700 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD) |
| 11 December 16:15 | Hungary | 21–23 | Spain | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 11 December 16:15 | Görbicz, Vérten 4 | Report | Mangué 7 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 11 December 18:15 | Denmark | 25–30 | Ukraine | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 11 December 18:15 | Skov 6 | Report | Managarova, Sheyenko 6 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 11 December 20:15 | Romania | 31–37 | Norway | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| 11 December 20:15 | Neagu 7 | Report | Riegelhuth 7 | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 121 | +24 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 116 | +21 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 146 | +3 | 4 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Macedonia (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 145 | −16 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 110 | 125 | −15 | 4 | |
| 6 | Belarus | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 133 | 150 | −17 | 2 | |

* 1 2 3 Croatia 2 Pts, +3 GD; Macedonia 2 Pts, +1 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, –4 GD

| 8 December 16:15 | Belarus | 35–43 | Croatia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 600 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 December 16:15 | Platanovich 9 | Report | Golubić 12 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 600 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
| 8 December 18:15 | Sweden | 22–33 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 8 December 18:15 | Boson 6 | Report | Jurack 10 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 8 December 20:15 | Russia | 43–24 | Macedonia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| 8 December 20:15 | Levina 7 | (15–12) | Todorovska 5 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| 8 December 20:15 | 2× 4× | Report | 4× 3× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| 10 December 16:15 | Russia | 24–21 | Croatia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 10 December 16:15 | Khmyrova 5 | (11–10) | Franić 8 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 10 December 16:15 | 3× 3× 1× | Report | 3× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 10 December 18:15 | Sweden | 24–23 | Macedonia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 10 December 18:15 | Ahlm 8 | Report | Todorovska 10 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 10 December 20:15 | Belarus | 28–28 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 200 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| 10 December 20:15 | Kurchankova 8 | Report | Neukamp 6 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 200 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| 11 December 16:15 | Sweden | 24–29 | Croatia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 300 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| 11 December 16:15 | Flognman 4 | Report | Arslanagić 7 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 300 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| 11 December 18:15 | Russia | 22–27 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 11 December 18:15 | Khmyrova, Turey 6 | (12–14) | Jurack, Loerper 7 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 11 December 18:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 2× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 11 December 20:15 | Belarus | 24–29 | Macedonia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 11 December 20:15 | Artsiukhovich 5 | Report | Todorovska 7 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |

## Final round

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 December | 13 December |
| Norway | 24 |
| Norway | 24 | 14 December | 14 December |
| Russia | 18 | 14 December | 14 December |
| Russia | 18 | Norway | 34 |
| 13 December | 13 December | | Norway | 34 |
| 13 December | 13 December | Spain | 21 |
| Spain | 32 | Spain | 21 |
| Germany | 29 | | |
| Germany | 29 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 14 December | 14 December |
| | | Russia | 24 |
| | | Germany | 21 |

### Fifth place game

| 13 December 11:30 | Romania | 36–33 (ET) | Croatia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 December 11:30 | Amariei 7 | (17–15) | Arslanagić, Horvat 7 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 13 December 11:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 1× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |||

### Semifinals

| 13 December 14:00 | Spain | 32–29 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 December 14:00 | Garmendia 8 | (12–13) | Jurack 9 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| 13 December 14:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 1× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| 13 December 16:30 | Norway | 24–18 | Russia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 13 December 16:30 | Riegelhuth 5 | (12–7) | Poltoratskaya, Turey 4 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 13 December 16:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |

### Third place game

| 14 December 14:00 | Russia | 24–21 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 December 14:00 | Poltoratskaya 8 | (17–11) | Melbeck 6 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 14 December 14:00 | 4× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |

### Final

| 14 December 16:30 | Norway | 34–21 | Spain | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 December 16:30 | Nøstvold 7 | (13–12) | Fernández, Mangué 4 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
| 14 December 16:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 4× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
