Following the completion of the Main Round and President's Cup: Group Phase of the 2021 IHF Women’s World Championship in Spain, the schedule has now been confirmed for the quarter-finals and President's Cup: Placement Matches.

All times CET

Quarter-Finals
Palau d’Esports, Granollers

Tuesday 14 December
17:30    Denmark vs Brazil
20:30    Spain vs Germany

Denmark will wear white shirts, Brazil green shirts, Spain red shirts and Germany white shirts.

Wednesday 15 December
17:30    Norway vs RHF
20:30    France vs Sweden

Norway will wear blue shirts, RHF red shirts, France white shirts and Sweden blue shirts.

President's Cup: Placement Matches
Pabellon Polideportivo Pla De L Arc, Lliria

Wednesday 15 December
12:30    29/30 Placement Match: Uzbekistan vs Paraguay
15:00    27/28 Placement Match: Cameroon vs Tunisia
17:30    25/26 Placement Match: Angola vs Slovakia

*The 31/32 Placement Match: Islamic Republic of Iran vs People's Republic of China (Match #97), scheduled to be played at 10:00, has been awarded as a 10:0 forfeit victory to Iran following China's withdrawal from Spain 2021.

Match evaluation and determination of places: Placement matches, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals

The placement matches (25-32), quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals shall be played in a knock-out system.

For the placement matches of the President’s Cup (25-32), in case of a draw at the end of the regular playing time, a direct 7-metre shoot-out shall be used to determine a winner in accordance with Rule 2:2 of the Rules of the Game.

For the other matches, overtime is played following a 5-minute break, if a match is tied at the end of the regular playing time. The overtime period consists of two (2) halves of five (5) minutes, with a 1-minute half-time break.

If the match is again tied after the first overtime period, a second period is played after a 5-minute break. This overtime period also consists of two (2) halves of five (5) minutes, with a 1-minute half-time break.

Should the match still not be decided after the second overtime period, the winner is determined through a 7-metre shoot-out in accordance with Rule 2:2 of the Rules of the Game.

Teams ranked 9th-24th

Teams ranked 3rd in each main round group will be ranked 9th to 12th. Teams ranked 4th in each main round group will be ranked 13th to 16th. Teams ranked 5th in each main round group will be ranked 17th to 20th. Teams ranked 6th in each main round group will be ranked 21st to 24th.

Determination of these places is done by calculation according to the following evaluation criteria:

a) Number of points gained.

b) In case of equal number of points, the goal difference in the main round shall decide.

c) In case of equal number of points and the same goal difference, the greater number of goals scored in the main round shall decide.

d) If teams are still equal, number of points gained in the preliminary round shall be considered followed by the goal difference in the preliminary round and the greater number of goals scored in the preliminary round.

e) If ranking is not possible according to items a)-d), the decision shall be made by drawing lots.

Teams ranked 5th-8th

The ranking of losers of the quarter-finals is done by calculation according to the following evaluation criteria:

a) The ranking will be done according to the places of the main round. If two (2) or more teams were ranked on the same place in the main round, the number of points gained in the main round will decide.

b) In case of equal number of points, the goal difference in the main round shall decide.

c) In case of equal number of points and the same goal difference, the greater number of goals scored in the main round shall decide.

d) If teams are still equal, number of points gained in the preliminary round shall be considered followed by the goal difference in the preliminary round and the greater number of goals scored in the preliminary round.

e) If ranking is not possible according to items a)-d), the decision shall be made by drawing lots.