Following the conclusion of the main round and the President’s Cup at the 2024 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship, the four quarter-finals are now scheduled, as well as the Placement Matches which will decide the final standings of the competition.

The four quarter-finals will take place on Thursday, 22 August, at 18:15 CST (CEST +6) and 20:45, in the International Handball Hall and the Olympic Sports Center in Chuzhou, the People’s Republic of China.

With all 32 teams featuring once again, the focus will be on the four quarter-finals, which will see Croatia take on Denmark, Hungary face Serbia, France meet Germany, while the only non-European side still alive in the battle for the title, Japan, are pit against Spain.

Between the eight teams still with a chance for the title, only Denmark have secured the trophy before, at Canada 2006 and Montenegro 2012, while Serbia, Germany and Hungary also played in the final in the past. On the other hand, Croatia, France, Spain and Japan have never won a medal.

QUARTER-FINALS

• 18:15 CST Croatia vs Denmark
• 18:15 CST Hungary vs Serbia
• 20:45 CST France vs Germany
• 20:45 CST Spain vs Japan

PLACEMENT MATCHES 9-12

• 13:30 CST Montenegro vs Norway
• 15:45 CST Brazil vs Czechia

PLACEMENT MATCHES 13-16

• 15:45 CST Sweden vs People’s Republic of China
• 13:30 CST Netherlands vs Switzerland

PLACEMENT MATCHES 17-20

• 09:00 CST Austria vs Argentina
• 11:15 CST Republic of Korea vs Romania

PLACEMENT MATCHES 21-24

• 09:00 CST Nigeria vs Chinese Taipei
• 11:15 CST Kosovo vs Egypt

PLACEMENT MATCHES 25-28

• 15:45 CST India vs Iceland
• 18:00 CST Angola vs Kazakhstan

PLACEMENT MATCHES 29-32

• 11:15 CST Canada vs Guinea
• 13:30 CST Chile vs Greenland