The GF World Cup '11 is the seventh edition of the
GF World Cup
The GF World Cup is an annual women's friendly handball tournament organised by the Danish Handball Federation and sponsored by insurance company GF Forsikring. Eight invited teams compete at the event, including permanent representatives Swede ...
, which was held in
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
, Denmark between 20 and 25 September.
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
entered the tournament as defending champions following their triumph in 2010 against
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
, but were eliminated during the group stage. Norway reached the final again, for the fourth time in row, but fall short in close fight against
Russia
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, which came back from four goals down to win the match 25–23.
Competition
Group A
All times are Central European Summer Time
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Group B
All times are Central European Summer Time
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(UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in:
As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
Final
Ranking and awards
Final standing
All Star Team
*Goalkeeper:
*Left wing:
*Left back:
*Pivot:
*Centre back:
*Right back:
*Right wing:
*Most Valuable Player:
Source
Danish Handball Federation
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References
External links
GF World Cup 2011 Site
{{GF World Cup
2011 in handball
2011 in Danish sport
GF World Cup
International handball competitions hosted by Denmark