The 2018

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was held in

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in from 29 November to 16 December 2018. It was the first time France hosts the women's tournament. The matches were played in Brest,

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, Nancy,

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and

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. France defeated Russia in the final to claim their first title.

Bidding process

The interested nations were as follows: *

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In December 2013, these were announced as the bids: * * France was recommended as the preferred bid. On 20 September 2014, in

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, France was announced as the host. This is the first time France is hosting the Women's EHF Euro.

Venues

Qualification

Qualified teams

All 16 qualified teams took part in the previous 2016 championship. Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.

Draw

The draw was held on 12 June 2018 at 12:00 at the

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Seedings

The pots were announced on 4 June 2018.

Squads

Referees

12 referee pairs were selected on 4 October 2018.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Main round

Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group will be taken over.

Group I

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Group II

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Fifth place game

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Final ranking and statistics

All Star Team

The All Star Team and awards were announced on 16 December 2018.

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

References

External links

Official website
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