The 2024 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship was the 24th edition of the
IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship, held in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
from 19 to 30 June 2024 under the aegis of
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...
(IHF).
France won their first title by defeating Hungary in the final.
Bidding process
Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
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Slovenia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to
North Macedonia
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by
IHF Council
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in its meeting held in
Cairo, Egypt
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on 28 February 2020.
Venues
The matches were played in
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
. The
Jane Sandanski Arena
Jane Sandanski Arena ( or ) is an indoor sports arena located in the Aerodrom Municipality (Skopje), Aerodrom Municipality of Skopje, North Macedonia. It has a capacity of 6,000. It is named after the revolutionary Jane Sandanski.
History
On 18 ...
had a smaller hall which was used as well.
Qualification
*New Zealand withdrew before the tournament and a replacement nation was announced.
Draw
The draw was held on 13 April 2024 in
Ulm
Ulm () is the sixth-largest city of the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with around 129,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 60th-largest city.
Ulm is located on the eastern edges of the Swabian Jura mountain range, on the up ...
, Germany.
Seeding
*The spot for Oceania was left unoccupied and a replacement nation was named.
Squads
Referees
The referees were announced on 26 April 2024.
Preliminary round
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UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
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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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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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President's Cup
Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group were taken over.
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
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Group IV
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Main round
Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group were taken over.
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
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Group IV
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Placement matches
29th place bracket
29th–32nd place semifinals
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31st place game
29th place game
25th place bracket
25–28th place semifinals
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27th place game
25th place game
21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
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23rd place game
21st place game
17th place bracket
17–20th place semifinals
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19th place game
17th place game
13–16th place bracket
13–16th place semifinals
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15th place game
13th place game
9–12th place bracket
9–12th place semifinals
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Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
Championship bracket
5–8th place bracket
Quarterfinals
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5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Source
IHF
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Top goalkeepers
Source
IHF
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All-Star Team
The all-star team was announced on 30 June 2024.
See also
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2024 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
Notes
References
External links
IHF website
{{Junior World Handball Championship
2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
Women's Junior World Handball Championship
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Women's handball in North Macedonia
Junior World Handball Championship
Women's Junior World Handball Championship
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