After 60 matches of the Preliminary Round the final ranking of all groups is known. After a match free day on Saturday 10 December the World Championship continues on Sunday (11 December) with the start of the eight-finals and the first games of the President’s Cup.

The exact playing times for the eight-finals will be decided by the IHF in close cooperation with their TV rights partner UFA sports in due time and will be announce on www.ihf.info.

Eight-finals:

Sunday 11 December:

in Barueri:

Russia – Iceland

Spain – Montenegro

in Santos:

Norway – Netherlands

Angola – Korea

Monday, 12 December:

in Sao Paulo:

Brazil – Ivory Coast

France – Sweden

in Sao Bernardo do Campo:

Denmark – Japan

Croatia – Romania

President’s Cup:

Sunday 11 December:

11.45: Germany – Kazakhstan (match 65)

14:30: Tunisia – Uruguay (match 66)

17.15: China – Australia (match 67)

19.30: Cuba – Argentina (match 68)

Monday 12 December:

in Sao Paulo:

11.45: 19/20 placement match (losers matches 65/66)

14.30: 17/18 placement match (winners matches 65/66)

In Sao Bernardo do Campo:

11.45: placement match 23/24 (losers matches 67/68)

14.30: placement match 21/22 (winners matches 67/68)