Following the completion of the 2017 IHF Women’s World Championship Eighth-Finals tonight, the schedule for the four quarter-finals has been announced.

There are a variety of ways to follow the games, click HERE for details. All times local (Germany).

Quarter-Finals

Tuesday 12 December

17:30 Sweden vs Denmark – Arena Leipzig, Leipzig

20:45 France vs Montenegro – Arena Leipzig, Leipzig

Sweden will play in yellow shirts, Denmark red, France white and Montenegro red.

Wednesday 13 December

17:30  Netherlands vs Czech Republic - GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg

20:30 Norway vs Russia - GETEC-Arena, Magdeburg

Netherlands will play in orange shirts, Czech Republic white, Norway dark blue and Russia white.

Quarter-Finals: determination of matches

The eighth-finals, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals shall be played in accordance with the knock-out system.

Overtime is played, following a five-minute break, if a game is tied at the end of the regular playing time and a winner has to be determined. The overtime period consists of two halves of five minutes, with a one-minute half-time break.

If the game is again tied after a first overtime period, a second period is played after a five-minute break.

This overtime period also has two halves of five minutes, with a one-minute half-time break. Should the match still not be decided after the second overtime period, it is decided with 7m penalty throws in accordance with Rule 2:2 of the Rules of the Game.