At the Ahoy Rotterdam arena in Rotterdam, the decisive match of the 27th Women’s World Championship in handball took place.
The World Championship title was won by the Norway women’s team, which defeated Germany in the final by 23-20 (11-11).
For bronze, France, in overtime, defeated Germany with a score of 33-31 (26-26 after the end of regulation time).
Final standings and results
Final ranking of the 2025 World Championship: Norway, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Brazil, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Angola, Poland, Serbia, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Austria, the Faroe Islands, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Tunisia, Iceland, Argentina, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, Croatia, China, Paraguay, Egypt, Uruguay, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Iran.
It is also worth noting that the Ukrainian women’s national team did not participate in the 2025 World Championship tournament, having fallen to Czech athletes in the qualifying matches.