Following the conclusion of six of the eight preliminary round groups at the 2023 IHF Women’s World Championship, the schedule for two of the four main round groups has been set.

Group II will have matches scheduled for 6, 8 and 10 December in Trondheim, while Group IV will be played in Frederikshavn. All matches will start at 15:30, 18:00 and 20:30 CET in both venues, with the clashes between the preliminary round group winners, Norway and France in Group II and Spain and the Netherlands in Group IV scheduled for Sunday, 10 December, at 20:30 CET.

The schedule for the President’s Cup groups has also been revealed, before the last two sides who head for this phase of the competition are decided on Tuesday. All matches will take place in Frederikshavn.
 

Main round - Group I (in Gothenburg)

Thursday, 7 December

• 15:30 CET Montenegro - Croatia
• 18:00 CET Senegal - Hungary
• 20:30 CET Sweden - Cameroon

Saturday, 9 December

• 15:30 CET Senegal - Montenegro
• 18:00 CET Croatia - Cameroon
• 20:30 CET Hungary - Sweden

Monday, 11 December

• 15:30 CET Cameroon - Senegal
• 18:00 CET Hungary - Croatia
• 20:30 CET Montenegro - Sweden

Main round – Group II (in Trondheim)

Wednesday, 6 December

• 15:30 CET Republic of Korea - Slovenia
• 18:00 CET France - Austria
• 20:30 CET Norway - Angola

Friday, 8 December

• 15:30 CET Austria - Angola
• 18:00 CET Republic of Korea - France
• 20:30 CET Slovenia - Norway

Sunday, 10 December

• 15:30 CET Angola – Republic of Korea
• 18:00 CET Slovenia - Austria
• 20:30 CET France - Norway

Main round – Group III (in Herning)

Thursday, 7 December

• 15:30 CET Serbia - Poland
• 18:00 CET Germany - Romania
• 20:30 CET Denmark - Japan

Saturday, 9 December

• 15:30 CET Romania - Japan
• 18:00 CET Serbia - Germany
• 20:30 CET Poland - Denmark

Monday, 11 December

• 15:30 CET Japan - Serbia
• 18:00 CET Poland - Romania
• 20:30 CET Germany - Denmark

Main round – Group IV (in Frederikshavn)

Wednesday, 6 December

• 15:30 CET Ukraine - Czechia
• 18:00 CET Spain - Argentina
• 20:30 CET Netherlands - Brazil

Friday, 8 December

• 15:30 CET Brazil - Argentina
• 18:00 CET Czechia - Spain
• 20:30 CET Ukraine - Netherlands

Sunday, 10 December

• 12:00 CET Argentina - Ukraine
• 14:15 CET Czechia - Brazil
• 16:30 CET Netherlands - Spain

President’s Cup

Group I (in Frederikshavn)

Thursday, 7 December

• 15:30 CET People's Republic of China - Paraguay
• 18:00 CET Greenland – Iceland

Saturday, 9 December

• 18:00 CET Paraguay – Iceland
• 20:30 CET People's Republic of China – Greenland

Monday, 11 December

• 18:00 CET Iceland – People's Republic of China
• 20:30 CET Paraguay – Greenland

Group II (in Frederikshavn)

Wednesday, 6 December

• 13:00 CET Kazakhstan – Congo

Thursday, 7 December

• 13:00 CET Chile – Islamic Republic of Iran

Saturday, 9 December

• 13:00 CET Chile - Kazakhstan
• 15:30 CET Islamic Republic of Iran – Congo

Monday, 11 December

• 13:00 CET Congo – Chile
• 15:30 CET Islamic Republic of Iran - Kazakhstan