2013 World Women's Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Serbia
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| Dates | 6–22 December |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Brazil (1st title)
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| Runner-up |
Serbia
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| Third place |
 Denmark
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| Fourth place |
 Poland
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 82 |
| Goals scored | 4179 (50.96 per match) |
| Attendance | 161,167 (1,965 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Susann Müller (GER)(62 goals) |
| Best player |
Eduarda Amorim (BRA)
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The 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, the 21st event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Serbia on 6–22 December 2013.
Brazil defeated Serbia 22–20 in the final to capture their first title and thus becoming the first nation from the Americas and only the second non-European country (after South Korea) to win the title.
Five venues in four cities had been selected to host the matches:
South Korea was the other applicant for the championship. The decision to select Serbia as the host was announced on 2 October 2010.
The draw was held on 15 June 2013 at 11:30 local time.
All times are local (UTC+1).
Twenty-four participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Knockout stage. The last two teams in each group played placement matches.
If two or more teams have finished tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were set to be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order
FT: 18–18 Pen: 5–3
FT: 26–26 ET: 3–3, 4–2
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