# 2013 World Men's Handball Championship

The 2013 World Men's Handball Championship was the 23rd World Men's Handball Championship, an international handball tournament that took place in Spain from 11 to 27 January 2013. This was the first time Spain hosted the World Men's Handball Championship, becoming the twelfth country to host the competition.
Spain won the title, beating Denmark in the final 35–19. It was Denmark's second final in a row.

## Venues

Games in Madrid were scheduled to be played in the Madrid Arena but on 1 November 2012, five young people were killed in a human stampede during a Halloween party. The venue was subsequently closed because of the judicial investigation and the IHF changed the location of games to Caja Mágica.
| Barcelona | Madrid | Zaragoza | Granollers |
| Palau Sant Jordi | Caja Mágica | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe | Palau d'Esports de Granollers |
| Capacity: 16,500 | Capacity: 12,442 | Capacity: 11,000 | Capacity: 5,685 |
| BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | Seville |
| BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo |
| BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | Capacity: 9,500 |
| BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | Guadalajara |
| BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara |
| BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | BarcelonaGranollersMadridSevilleZaragozaGuadalajara | Capacity: 5,894 |

## Broadcasting rights

* Belarus – Belarus 2
* Brazil – TV Esporte Interativo
* Croatia – HRT
* Denmark – DR, TV 2, TV3 Sport 1
* France – Canal+, Canal+ Sport, Sport+
* Germany – ARD, ZDF, Sport1, Sport1+
* Hungary – Sport 1
* Iceland – Stöð 2 Sport
* Ireland – Setanta Sports (later stages)
* Macedonia – Sitel TV
* Montenegro – RTCG2
* Poland – TVP
* Portugal – Sport TV
* Qatar – Al Jazeera Sports (for the Arab countries in the Near East and North Africa)
* Romania – Dolce Sport, Dolce Sport 2, Dolce Sport HD
* Russia – NTV Plus
* Serbia – RTS
* Slovenia – RTV Slovenija, Šport TV
* Spain – Teledeporte
* Sweden – TV4
* United States – beIN Sport

## Qualification tournaments

| Competition | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
| European qualification | 2 November 2011 – 17 June 2012 | 9 | Russia Slovenia Montenegro Hungary Macedonia Iceland Germany Belarus Poland |
| 2012 African Men's Handball Championship | 11–20 January 2012 | 3 | Tunisia Algeria Egypt |
| 2012 European Men's Handball Championship | 15–29 January 2012 | 3 | Denmark Serbia Croatia |
| 2012 Asian Men's Handball Championship | 26 January – 5 February 2012 | 3 | South Korea Qatar Saudi Arabia |
| 2012 Pan American Men's Handball Championship | 18–24 June 2012 | 3 | Argentina Brazil Chile |
| 2012 Oceania Handball Championship | 22–23 June 2012 | 1 | Australia |

## Qualified teams

The qualification for the 2013 World Handball Championship took place in the calendar years of 2011 and 2012. As the host nation, Spain and as defending champions, France were automatically qualified for the tournament.
| Country | Qualified as | Qualification date | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Spain | Host | 2 October 2010 | 160 (1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| France | World Champions | 30 January 2011 | 150 (1954, 1961, 1970, 1978, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Tunisia | Finalist of 2012 African Championship | 19 January 2012 | 10 (1967, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Algeria | Finalist of 2012 African Championship | 19 January 2012 | 12 0 (1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011) |
| Egypt | Third at 2012 African Championship | 20 January 2012 | 11 (1964, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Denmark | Finalist of 2012 European Championship | 27 January 2012 | 19 (1938, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Serbia | Finalist of 2012 European Championship | 27 January 2012 | 2 (2009, 2011) |
| Croatia | Third at 2012 European Championship | 29 January 2012 | 9 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| South Korea | Finalist of 2012 Asian Championship | 3 February 2012 | 10 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Qatar | Finalist of 2012 Asian Championship | 3 February 2012 | 3 (2003, 2005, 2007) |
| Saudi Arabia | Third at 2012 Asian Championship | 5 February 2012 | 5 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009) |
| Russia | European playoffs | 16 June 2012 | 9 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009) |
| Slovenia | European playoffs | 16 June 2012 | 5 (1995, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) |
| Montenegro | European playoffs | 16 June 2012 | 0 (debut) |
| Hungary | European playoffs | 16 June 2012 | 17 (1958, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Macedonia | European playoffs | 16 June 2012 | 2 (1999, 2009) |
| Iceland | European playoffs | 16 June 2012 | 16 (1958, 1961, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011) |
| Germany | European playoffs | 17 June 2012 | 21 (1938, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Belarus | European playoffs | 17 June 2012 | 1 (1995) |
| Poland | European playoffs | 17 June 2012 | 12 (1958, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Australia | Winner of 2012 Oceania Championship | 23 June 2012 | 6 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Argentina | Finalist of 2012 Pan American Championship | 23 June 2012 | 8 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Brazil | Finalist of 2012 Pan American Championship | 23 June 2012 | 10 (1958, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
| Chile | Third at 2012 Pan American Championship | 24 June 2012 | 1 (2011) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year
    $^2$ Italics indicates host for that year
    $^3$ From both German teams only East Germany was qualified in 1990

## Draw

The draw took place on 19 July 2012 in Madrid, Spain.

### Seeding

The pots were announced on 9 July 2012.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
| France  Denmark  Spain  Serbia | Croatia  Macedonia  Slovenia  Germany | Hungary  Poland  Iceland  Argentina | South Korea  Tunisia  Algeria  Qatar | Montenegro  Russia  Belarus  Egypt | Brazil  Chile  Saudi Arabia  Australia |

## Match officials

16 match official pairs were selected for the tournament.
Referees :
| Brazil | Jesus Menezes Rogério Pinto |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Yalatima Coulibaly Mamadou Diabaté |
| Croatia | Matija Gubica Boris Milošević |
| Czech Republic | Václav Horáček Jiří Novotný |
| Germany | Lars Geipel Marcus Helbig |
| Iceland | Hlynur Leifsson Anton Pálsson |
| Macedonia | Gjorgje Načevski Slavko Nikolov |
| Portugal | Ivan Caçador Eurico Nicolau |
Referees :
| Qatar | Saleh Bamutref Mansour Al-Suwaidi |
| Romania | Bogdan Stark Romeo Ştefan |
| Slovenia | Nenad Krstič Peter Ljubič |
| Serbia | Nenad Nikolić Dušan Stojković |
| Slovakia | Michal Baďura Jaroslav Ondogrecula |
| Spain | Ignacio García Andreu Marín |
| Spain | Óscar Raluy Ángel Sabroso |
| United Arab Emirates | Omar Al-Marzouqi Mohammad Al-Nuaimi |

## Preliminary round

The draw was held on 19 July 2012. The playing schedule was published on 5 August 2012. The throw-off times were published on 12 September 2012.
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 eighth-finals. The last two teams in each group will play placement matches.

### Tie-breaking criteria

For the three game group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order
* number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
* goal difference in the matches among the teams in question
* number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
* goal difference in all the group matches
* number of goals scored in all the group matches
* drawing of lots
* Team advanced to Knockout stage
All times are (UTC+1).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 126 | +22 | 8 |
| France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 124 | +30 | 8 |
| Brazil | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 127 | −5 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 6 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 138 | −22 | 2 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 142 | −25 | 0 |
| 12 January 2013 16:00 | Germany | 33–23 | Brazil | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 12 January 2013 16:00 | Weinhold 7 | (12–10) | three players 4 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 12 January 2013 16:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 12 January 2013 18:15 | Argentina | 28–26 | Montenegro | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 12 January 2013 18:15 | D. Simonet 7 | (13–12) | Roganović 6 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 12 January 2013 18:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 12 January 2013 20:45 | France | 30–27 | Tunisia | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 12 January 2013 20:45 | Fernandez, Abalo 6 | (13–14) | Bannour 7 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 12 January 2013 20:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 7× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 13 January 2013 15:00 | Brazil | 24–20 | Argentina | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 13 January 2013 15:00 | Pacheco 8 | (9–8) | Fernández, D. Simonet 5 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 13 January 2013 15:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 6× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 13 January 2013 17:20 | Tunisia | 25–23 | Germany | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 13 January 2013 17:20 | Jallouz 8 | (13–13) | Christophersen 7 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 13 January 2013 17:20 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 13 January 2013 19:30 | Montenegro | 20–32 | France | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 13 January 2013 19:30 | Ševaljević 5 | (11–17) | Fernandez 6 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 13 January 2013 19:30 | 3× 3× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 15 January 2013 16:00 | Tunisia | 27–25 | Montenegro | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,300 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 15 January 2013 16:00 | Toumi, Ben Salah 5 | (11–11) | Melić 6 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,300 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 15 January 2013 16:00 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,300 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 15 January 2013 18:15 | Germany | 31–27 | Argentina | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 15 January 2013 18:15 | Wiencek 5 | (17–13) | D. Simonet 9 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 15 January 2013 18:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 5× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 15 January 2013 20:45 | France | 27–22 | Brazil | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 15 January 2013 20:45 | Guigou 6 | (12–5) | Pozzer 4 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 15 January 2013 20:45 | 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 16 January 2013 16:00 | Brazil | 27–22 | Tunisia | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 16 January 2013 16:00 | Cândido 5 | (13–11) | Alouini 6 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 16 January 2013 16:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 16 January 2013 18:30 | Germany | 29–21 | Montenegro | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 16 January 2013 18:30 | Theuerkauf, Klein 4 | (13–11) | Melić 7 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 16 January 2013 18:30 | 4× 4× | Report | 4× 5× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 16 January 2013 20:45 | Argentina | 23–35 | France | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,800 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 16 January 2013 20:45 | P. Simonet 8 | (6–19) | Honrubia 7 | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,800 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 16 January 2013 20:45 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,800 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 18 January 2013 16:00 | Argentina | 18–22 | Tunisia | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 18 January 2013 16:00 | S. Simonet 4 | (6–7) | Ben Salah 5 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 18 January 2013 16:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 5× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 18 January 2013 18:15 | France | 30–32 | Germany | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 10,000 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 18 January 2013 18:15 | Karabatić 8 | (16–16) | Groetzki 6 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 10,000 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 18 January 2013 18:15 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 7× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 10,000 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 18 January 2013 20:45 | Montenegro | 25–26 | Brazil | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 18 January 2013 20:45 | Rakčević 7 | (10–11) | Ribeiro 7 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 18 January 2013 20:45 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 136 | +48 | 10 |
| Russia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 131 | +20 | 7 |
| Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 136 | +17 | 6 |
| Macedonia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 142 | 143 | −1 | 5 |
| Qatar | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 139 | 166 | −27 | 2 |
| Chile | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 121 | 178 | −57 | 0 |
| 12 January 2013 15:45 | Macedonia | 30–28 | Chile | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 12 January 2013 15:45 | K. Lazarov 8 | (12–10) | Salinas 8 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 12 January 2013 15:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 12 January 2013 18:00 | Iceland | 25–30 | Russia | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 12 January 2013 18:00 | Sigurðsson 7 | (13–14) | Gorbok 6 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 12 January 2013 18:00 | 2× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 12 January 2013 20:15 | Denmark | 41–27 | Qatar | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 12 January 2013 20:15 | Eggert, Lindberg 8 | (19–13) | Abdelhak, Al-Rayes 4 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 12 January 2013 20:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 13 January 2013 15:45 | Chile | 22–38 | Iceland | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 13 January 2013 15:45 | Er. Feuchtmann 6 | (11–18) | Gunnarsson 7 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 13 January 2013 15:45 | 3× 1× 1× | Report | 3× 6× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 13 January 2013 18:00 | Qatar | 30–34 | Macedonia | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 13 January 2013 18:00 | Boumendjel, Osman 5 | (13–21) | K. Lazarov 9 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 13 January 2013 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 13 January 2013 20:15 | Russia | 27–31 | Denmark | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 13 January 2013 20:15 | Dibirov 7 | (13–14) | Markussen 6 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 13 January 2013 20:15 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 1× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 15 January 2013 15:45 | Qatar | 22–29 | Russia | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 15 January 2013 15:45 | Sinen 5 | (13–16) | Dibirov 6 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 15 January 2013 15:45 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 15 January 2013 18:00 | Macedonia | 19–23 | Iceland | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 15 January 2013 18:00 | Manaskov 5 | (10–10) | Sigurðsson 9 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 15 January 2013 18:00 | 4× 3× | Report | 4× 3× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 15 January 2013 20:15 | Denmark | 43–24 | Chile | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 15 January 2013 20:15 | Eggert 9 | (17–13) | Salinas 10 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 15 January 2013 20:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 16 January 2013 15:45 | Macedonia | 29–29 | Russia | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 16 January 2013 15:45 | K. Lazarov 10 | (13–16) | Dibirov 8 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 16 January 2013 15:45 | 4× 3× | Report | 4× 6× 1× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 16 January 2013 18:00 | Chile | 23–31 | Qatar | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 16 January 2013 18:00 | Salinas 7 | (9–16) | Ben Aziza 8 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 16 January 2013 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 16 January 2013 20:15 | Iceland | 28–36 | Denmark | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 16 January 2013 20:15 | Kristjánsson 8 | (13–16) | three players 7 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 16 January 2013 20:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 18 January 2013 15:45 | Russia | 36–24 | Chile | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 18 January 2013 15:45 | Dibirov 11 | (18–13) | Em. Feuchtmann 9 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 18 January 2013 15:45 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 4× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 18 January 2013 18:00 | Iceland | 39–29 | Qatar | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 18 January 2013 18:00 | Sigurðsson 10 | (19–14) | Sinen 8 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 18 January 2013 18:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 4× 2× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 18 January 2013 20:15 | Denmark | 33–30 | Macedonia | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 18 January 2013 20:15 | Hansen 5 | (13–14) | K. Lazarov, F. Lazarov 5 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 18 January 2013 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 4× | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 130 | +21 | 10 |
| Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 110 | +24 | 8 |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 128 | +22 | 6 |
| Belarus | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 120 | +15 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 145 | −50 | 2 |
| South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 148 | −32 | 0 |
| 12 January 2013 15:45 | Serbia | 31–22 | South Korea | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Referees: Ondogrecula, Baďura (SVK) |
| 12 January 2013 15:45 | Ilić 7 | (13–9) | Eom 6 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Referees: Ondogrecula, Baďura (SVK) |
| 12 January 2013 15:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Referees: Ondogrecula, Baďura (SVK) |
| 12 January 2013 18:00 | Slovenia | 32–22 | Saudi Arabia | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 12 January 2013 18:00 | Marguč 6 | (17–15) | Al-Obaidi, Al-Abdulali 5 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 12 January 2013 18:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 8× 1× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 12 January 2013 20:15 | Poland | 24–22 | Belarus | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 12 January 2013 20:15 | Lijewski 7 | (14–9) | Rutenka 9 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 12 January 2013 20:15 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× 4× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 14 January 2013 15:45 | South Korea | 27–34 | Slovenia | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 500 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 14 January 2013 15:45 | Kim, Jeong 6 | (13–14) | Gajić 11 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 500 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 14 January 2013 15:45 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 500 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 14 January 2013 18:00 | Belarus | 28–34 | Serbia | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 14 January 2013 18:00 | Rutenka 11 | (13–20) | three players 5 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 14 January 2013 18:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 4× 5× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 14 January 2013 20:15 | Saudi Arabia | 14–28 | Poland | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bamutref, Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
| 14 January 2013 20:15 | Al-Salem 4 | (6–14) | Bartczak, Orzechowski 5 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bamutref, Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
| 14 January 2013 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 5× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bamutref, Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
| 15 January 2013 15:45 | South Korea | 20–26 | Belarus | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 400 Referees: Bamutref, Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
| 15 January 2013 15:45 | Eom 7 | (10–12) | Rutenka 10 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 400 Referees: Bamutref, Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
| 15 January 2013 15:45 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 6× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 400 Referees: Bamutref, Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
| 15 January 2013 18:00 | Serbia | 30–20 | Saudi Arabia | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 700 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 15 January 2013 18:00 | Ilić 8 | (12–10) | Al-Abdulali 8 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 700 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 15 January 2013 18:00 | 4× 9× | Report | 3× 4× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 700 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 15 January 2013 20:15 | Slovenia | 25–24 | Poland | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 15 January 2013 20:15 | Mačkovšek 8 | (11–14) | Jurecki, Jurecki 5 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 15 January 2013 20:15 | 4× 5× | Report | 4× 1× 1× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 17 January 2013 15:45 | Slovenia | 27–26 | Belarus | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 700 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 17 January 2013 15:45 | Gajić 8 | (12–17) | Rutenka 9 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 700 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 17 January 2013 15:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 700 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 17 January 2013 18:00 | Saudi Arabia | 24–22 | South Korea | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 17 January 2013 18:00 | Al-Salem 5 | (11–13) | Eom 6 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 17 January 2013 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 17 January 2013 20:15 | Poland | 25–24 | Serbia | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 17 January 2013 20:15 | Jurecki 9 | (11–13) | Ilić 9 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 17 January 2013 20:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 19 January 2013 15:45 | Belarus | 33–15 | Saudi Arabia | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 19 January 2013 15:45 | Shylovich 6 | (18–5) | Al-Enbaawi 3 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 19 January 2013 15:45 | 3× | Report | 3× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 19 January 2013 18:00 | Poland | 33–25 | South Korea | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 19 January 2013 18:00 | Jurecki 10 | (18–11) | Yoon 9 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 19 January 2013 18:00 | 2× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 19 January 2013 20:15 | Serbia | 31–33 | Slovenia | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 19 January 2013 20:15 | Vujin 7 | (16–19) | Gajić 7 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 19 January 2013 20:15 | 4× 4× | Report | 4× 6× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 99 | +49 | 10 |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 98 | +62 | 8 |
| Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 120 | +27 | 6 |
| Egypt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 123 | +7 | 3 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 123 | 126 | −3 | 3 |
| Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 208 | −142 | 0 |
Spain's 51–11 win over Australia has been the third highest scoring win at a world championship.
| 11 January 2013 19:00 | Spain | 27–14 | Algeria | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 7,400 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 11 January 2013 19:00 | Tomás 8 | (14–5) | Mokrani 5 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 7,400 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 11 January 2013 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 7,400 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 12 January 2013 16:45 | Croatia | 36–13 | Australia | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 12 January 2013 16:45 | Horvat 8 | (17–4) | Fletcher 5 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 12 January 2013 16:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 6× 1× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 12 January 2013 19:00 | Hungary | 32–23 | Egypt | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 12 January 2013 19:00 | Császár 8 | (17–9) | Mostafa 5 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 12 January 2013 19:00 | 4× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 14 January 2013 16:45 | Algeria | 20–31 | Croatia | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 14 January 2013 16:45 | Hichem 6 | (12–15) | Čupić 8 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 14 January 2013 16:45 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 2× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 14 January 2013 19:00 | Egypt | 24–29 | Spain | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 14 January 2013 19:00 | Mostafa 5 | (11–16) | Rivera 6 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 14 January 2013 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 14 January 2013 21:15 | Australia | 13–43 | Hungary | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 14 January 2013 21:15 | Fletcher 6 | (6–20) | Császár 8 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 14 January 2013 21:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 15 January 2013 16:45 | Algeria | 24–24 | Egypt | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 15 January 2013 16:45 | three players 5 | (12–16) | Mostafa 9 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 15 January 2013 16:45 | 4× 2× | Report | 3× 7× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 15 January 2013 19:00 | Spain | 51–11 | Australia | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 15 January 2013 19:00 | Rocas 9 | (24–6) | Mouncey 4 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 15 January 2013 19:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 9× 1× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 15 January 2013 21:15 | Croatia | 30–21 | Hungary | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 15 January 2013 21:15 | Čupić 8 | (15–11) | Szöllősi 5 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 15 January 2013 21:15 | 4× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 17 January 2013 16:45 | Australia | 15–39 | Algeria | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamutref (QAT) |
| 17 January 2013 16:45 | Calvert 6 | (6–14) | Chehbour 6 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamutref (QAT) |
| 17 January 2013 16:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamutref (QAT) |
| 17 January 2013 19:00 | Hungary | 22–28 | Spain | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 17 January 2013 19:00 | Nagy 6 | (14–14) | Tomás, Sarmiento 6 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 17 January 2013 19:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 4× 3× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 17 January 2013 21:15 | Croatia | 24–20 | Egypt | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 17 January 2013 21:15 | three players 4 | (11–9) | Mostafa 8 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 17 January 2013 21:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 19 January 2013 16:45 | Egypt | 39–14 | Australia | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 19 January 2013 16:45 | Hisham 7 | (25–8) | Hedges 5 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 19 January 2013 16:45 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 19 January 2013 19:00 | Spain | 25–27 | Croatia | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 January 2013 19:00 | Maqueda 7 | (13–15) | Čupić 8 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 January 2013 19:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 January 2013 21:15 | Hungary | 29–26 | Algeria | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 19 January 2013 21:15 | three players 5 | (14–8) | Berkous 7 | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 19 January 2013 21:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 7× | Caja Mágica, Madrid Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |

## President's cup
### 17–20th place
#### Bracket

| 17–20th place semifinals | 17–20th place semifinals | 17th place game | 17th place game |
| Argentina | 30 |
| Qatar | 26 | | |
| Qatar | 26 | Argentina | 23 |
| | | Algeria | 29 |
| Saudi Arabia | 24 | Algeria | 29 |
| Algeria | 28 | | |
| Algeria | 28 | 19th place game | 19th place game |
| | | Qatar | 30 |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 33 |

#### Semifinals

| 21 January 2013 13:15 | Argentina | 30–26 | Qatar | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 21 January 2013 13:15 | three players 5 | (12–11) | Madadi 6 | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 21 January 2013 13:15 | 3× 2× 1× | Report | 4× 8× 1× | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 21 January 2013 15:30 | Saudi Arabia | 24–28 | Algeria | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 21 January 2013 15:30 | Al-Salem 7 | (11–15) | Chehbour 7 | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 21 January 2013 15:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 3× | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |

#### 19th place game

| 22 January 2013 17:45 | Qatar | 30–33 | Saudi Arabia | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 800 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 22 January 2013 17:45 | Mabrouk 8 | (18–10) | Al-Obaidi 7 | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 800 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 22 January 2013 17:45 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 6× | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 800 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |

#### 17th place game

| 22 January 2013 20:00 | Argentina | 23–29 | Algeria | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 22 January 2013 20:00 | Pizarro, S. Simonet 5 | (10–12) | Chehbour 7 | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 22 January 2013 20:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 8× | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |

### 21–24th place
#### Bracket

| 21–24th place semifinals | 21–24th place semifinals | 21st place game | 21st place game |
| Montenegro | 35 |
| Chile | 31 | | |
| Chile | 31 | Montenegro | 27 |
| | | South Korea | 30 |
| South Korea | 36 | South Korea | 30 |
| Australia | 14 | | |
| Australia | 14 | 23rd place game | 23rd place game |
| | | Chile | 32 |
| | | Australia | 23 |

#### Semifinals

| 21 January 2013 17:45 | Montenegro | 35–31 | Chile | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 21 January 2013 17:45 | Roganović 9 | (18–11) | Em. Feuchtmann 8 | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 21 January 2013 17:45 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 3× | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 21 January 2013 20:00 | South Korea | 36–14 | Australia | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamutref (QAT) |
| 21 January 2013 20:00 | Lee 7 | (19–6) | Kelly 4 | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamutref (QAT) |
| 21 January 2013 20:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamutref (QAT) |

#### 23rd place game

| 22 January 2013 13:15 | Chile | 32–23 | Australia | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 22 January 2013 13:15 | Em. Feuchtmann, Martínez 6 | (17–10) | Calvert 8 | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 22 January 2013 13:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |

#### 21st place game

| 22 January 2013 15:30 | Montenegro | 27–30 | South Korea | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamutref (QAT) |
| 22 January 2013 15:30 | Ševaljević 11 | (13–12) | Jeong 8 | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamutref (QAT) |
| 22 January 2013 15:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 1× | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Attendance: 500 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamutref (QAT) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| B1 | Denmark | 30 | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Tunisia | 23 | B1 | Denmark | 28 | | | | | | |
| D3 | Hungary | 27 | D3 | Hungary | 26 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Poland | 19 | | | | B1 | Denmark | 30 | | | |
| B3 | Iceland | 28 | | | | D1 | Croatia | 24 | | | |
| A2 | France | 30 | A2 | France | 23 | | | | | | |
| D1 | Croatia | 33 | D1 | Croatia | 30 | | | | | | |
| C4 | Belarus | 24 | | | | | | | B1 | Denmark | 19 |
| A1 | Germany | 28 | | | | | | | D2 | Spain | 35 |
| B4 | Macedonia | 23 | A1 | Germany | 24 | | | |
| C3 | Serbia | 20 | D2 | Spain | 28 | | | |
| D2 | Spain | 31 | | | | D2 | Spain | 26 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| A3 | Brazil | 26 | | | | C1 | Slovenia | 22 |
| B2 | Russia | 27 | B2 | Russia | 27 | | | | D1 | Croatia | 31 |
| C1 | Slovenia | 31 | C1 | Slovenia | 28 | | | | C1 | Slovenia | 26 |
| D4 | Egypt | 26 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Round of 16

| 20 January 2013 15:45 | Germany | 28–23 | Macedonia | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 20 January 2013 15:45 | Kneer 5 | (13–9) | K. Lazarov 8 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 20 January 2013 15:45 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 20 January 2013 17:30 | Brazil | 26–27 | Russia | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 20 January 2013 17:30 | Teixeira, Ribeiro 6 | (14–14) | Gorbok 11 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 20 January 2013 17:30 | 3× 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 20 January 2013 20:15 | Iceland | 28–30 | France | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 20 January 2013 20:15 | Ólafsson 7 | (14–15) | Honrubia 7 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 20 January 2013 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 20 January 2013 20:15 | Denmark | 30–23 | Tunisia | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 20 January 2013 20:15 | Markussen 6 | (16–11) | Boughanmi 5 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 20 January 2013 20:15 | 2× 4× | Report | 4× 7× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 21 January 2013 19:00 | Slovenia | 31–26 | Egypt | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 21 January 2013 19:00 | Dolenec 6 | (19–11) | Mostafa 10 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 21 January 2013 19:00 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 21 January 2013 19:00 | Serbia | 20–31 | Spain | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 9,400 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 21 January 2013 19:00 | Nenadić 4 | (12–20) | Rocas 7 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 9,400 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 21 January 2013 19:00 | 4× 5× 1× | Report | 4× 3× 1× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 9,400 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 21 January 2013 21:30 | Hungary | 27–19 | Poland | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 21 January 2013 21:30 | Iváncsik 6 | (10–9) | Jurecki 5 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 21 January 2013 21:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 21 January 2013 21:30 | Croatia | 33–24 | Belarus | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 21 January 2013 21:30 | Stepančić 6 | (21–9) | four players 4 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 21 January 2013 21:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 2× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |

#### Quarterfinals

| 23 January 2013 18:15 | Russia | 27–28 | Slovenia | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 23 January 2013 18:15 | Dibirov, Shelmenko 6 | (13–14) | Žvižej, Zorman 5 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 23 January 2013 18:15 | 4× 11× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 23 January 2013 19:00 | Spain | 28–24 | Germany | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 10,600 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 23 January 2013 19:00 | Aguinagalde, Tomás 7 | (12–14) | Christophersen 6 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 10,600 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 23 January 2013 19:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 7× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 10,600 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 23 January 2013 20:45 | Denmark | 28–26 | Hungary | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 23 January 2013 20:45 | Lindberg 10 | (18–11) | Nagy 8 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 23 January 2013 20:45 | 3× 6× | Report | 4× 3× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 23 January 2013 21:30 | France | 23–30 | Croatia | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 23 January 2013 21:30 | Sorhaindo 5 | (12–13) | Duvnjak 9 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 23 January 2013 21:30 | 4× 3× | Report | 4× 3× 1× | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |

#### Semifinals

| 25 January 2013 19:15 | Spain | 26–22 | Slovenia | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 25 January 2013 19:15 | Cañellas 5 | (13–12) | Marguč 7 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 25 January 2013 19:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 3× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 25 January 2013 21:30 | Denmark | 30–24 | Croatia | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 25 January 2013 21:30 | Eggert 9 | (14–11) | Bičanić 6 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 25 January 2013 21:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |

#### Third place game

| 26 January 2013 19:00 | Slovenia | 26–31 | Croatia | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 26 January 2013 19:00 | Kavtičnik 4 | (13–14) | Duvnjak, Čupić 8 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 26 January 2013 19:00 | 4× 2× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |

#### Final

The final match, watched by 19,500 people, was played at the Palau Sant Jordi hall in Barcelona. Denmark entered the final as the only unbeaten team during the tournament, having won all eight matches they previously played. Host nation Spain won seven of their eight matches before the final, losing only to Croatia in the final match in the group phase.
Spain won their second World Men's Handball Championship, beating Denmark 35–19. While in the early minutes of the game the teams were closely matched, Spain played tough defense, limited Denmark's scoring chances and went on a scoring run to end the first half leading 18–10. The Spanish team then increased their lead in the second half, outscoring Denmark 17–9 to close out the game. It was the third World Championship final that Denmark lost, having also been defeated in 1967 and 2011.
| 27 January 2013 17:15 | Spain | 35–19 | Denmark | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 19,600 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 27 January 2013 17:15 | Cañellas 7 | (18–10) | Søndergaard, Møllgaard 4 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 19,600 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 27 January 2013 17:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 19,600 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |

## Statistics
### Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Spain |
| | Denmark |
| | Croatia |
| 4 | Slovenia |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Russia |
| 8 | Hungary |
| 9 | Poland |
| 10 | Serbia |
| 11 | Tunisia |
| 12 | Iceland |
| 13 | Brazil |
| 14 | Macedonia |
| 15 | Belarus |
| 16 | Egypt |
| 17 | Algeria |
| 18 | Argentina |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia |
| 20 | Qatar |
| 21 | South Korea |
| 22 | Montenegro |
| 23 | Chile |
| 24 | Australia |
* 2013 Men's World Champions
* Spain Second title
* Team roster
* Arpad Sterbik, José Manuel Sierra, Alberto Entrerríos, Albert Rocas, Jorge Maqueda, Víctor Tomás, Dani Sarmiento, Julen Aguinagalde, Joan Cañellas, Ángel Montoro, Viran Morros, Carlos Ruesga, Antonio García, Valero Rivera, Aitor Ariño, Gedeón Guardiola. Head coach: Valero Rivera.