2017 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Germany from 1 to 17 December 2017. Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in 1965 and 1997.
France won their second title after 2003, by defeating reigning champions Norway 23–21 in the final.
Venues
The tournament is being played in the following venues: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Magdeburg, Oldenburg, Leipzig, Trier and Hamburg as the final four venue.| Bietigheim-Bissingen | Hamburg | |
| EgeTrans Arena Capacity: 4,500 | Barclaycard Arena Capacity: 12,500 | |
| Magdeburg | Oldenburg | |
| GETEC Arena Capacity: 6,200 | EWE Arena Capacity: 5,250 | |
| Leipzig | Trier | |
| Arena Leipzig Capacity: 6,250 | Trier Arena Capacity: 4,100 | |
Qualification
Qualified teams
Draw
The draw was held on 27 June 2017 at Hamburg, Germany.Seeding
The seeding was announced on 26 June 2017.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
Referees
16 referee pairs were selected:Squads
Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 30 June 2017 with the exact throw-off times confirmed on 10 July 2017.All times are local.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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President's Cup
;17th place bracket;21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
----17th–20th place semifinals
----23rd place game
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
----Third place game
Final
Final ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| 2017 Women's World Champions France Second title Team roster: Blandine Dancette, Camille Ayglon, Allison Pineau, Laurisa Landre, Astride N'Gouan, Grâce Zaadi, Amandine Leynaud, Manon Houette, Kalidiatou Niakaté, Cléopâtre Darleux, Siraba Dembélé, Laura Flippes, Orlane Kanor, Béatrice Edwige, Estelle Nze Minko, Gnonsiane Niombla, Alexandra Lacrabère. Head Coach: Olivier Krumbholz. |
All Star Team
The All Star Team and MVP was announced on 17 December 2017.| Position | Player |
| Most valuable player | |
| Goalkeeper | |
| Right wing | |
| Right back | |
| Centre back | |
| Left back | |
| Left wing | |
| Pivot |