# 2020 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship was held from 3 to 20 December 2020. The games were played in Herning and Kolding, Denmark.
Originally, this tournament would be held with 2 host countries: Norway and Denmark. However, lacking some time for the beginning, Norway renounced the right to seat, respecting the local legislation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tournament was also one of the qualification events for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship. It was also played behind closed doors due to the pandemic.
Norway won the tournament for the eighth time after defeating France in the final. Croatia won the third place game to capture their first ever medal.

## Bidding process

The bids were as follows:
* Denmark
* Norway
In December 2013, these were announced as the bids:
* Denmark and Norway
* Norway
The joint bid of Denmark and Norway was recommended as the preferred bid. Shortly after, Denmark and Norway decided to merge their bids. They were announced as the hosts in Dublin on 20 September 2014.

## Venues

On 9 September 2020, the Norwegian Handball Federation announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Norway, would be played in Trondheim, while on 6 November, the Danish Handball Federation announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Denmark, would be played in Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning. On 16 November, Norway withdrew altogether for health reasons. Danish Sydbank Arena then announced a wish to co-host the tournament together with Herning and this was approved of by the Danish government on 23 November 2020.
| Herning | Herning | Frederikshavn | Frederikshavn | Stavanger | Stavanger |
| Jyske Bank Boxen | Jyske Bank Boxen | Arena Nord | Arena Nord | Stavanger Idrettshall | Stavanger Idrettshall |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 2,800 | Capacity: 2,800 | Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 7,000 |
| FrederikshavnHerningOsloStavangerTrondheimKolding ||||||
| Bærum | Bærum | Trondheim | Trondheim | Kolding | Kolding |
| Telenor Arena | Telenor Arena | Trondheim Spektrum | Trondheim Spektrum | Sydbank Arena | Sydbank Arena |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 5,100 | Capacity: 5,100 |

## Qualification

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualification was cancelled and the 2018 final ranking decided the participants.

### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Denmark | Host | 20 September 2014 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Norway | Originally co-host | 20 September 2014 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| France | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 10 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Russia | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Netherlands | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 7 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Romania | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Sweden | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 11 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Hungary | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Montenegro | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Germany | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Serbia | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 7 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Spain | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 10 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Slovenia | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018) |
| Poland | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 6 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Czech Republic | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 6 (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2018) |
| Croatia | 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 10 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |

## Draw

The draw was held on 18 June 2020 in Vienna, Austria.

### Seedings

The pots were announced on 7 May 2020.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| France  Russia  Netherlands  Romania | Norway  Sweden  Hungary  Denmark | Montenegro  Germany  Serbia  Spain | Slovenia  Poland  Czech Republic  Croatia |

## Squads

Each squad consisted of 16 players, with a maximum of six players who could be replaced during the tournament. However, in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential risk of several players from the same team testing positive, there was no limit to the number of replacements for players testing positive.

## Referees

10 referee pairs were selected on 9 October 2020. Two new pairs were added ahead of the main round.
Referees :
| Austria | Ana Vranes Marlis Wenninger |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Vesna Balvan Tatjana Praštalo |
| Denmark | Karina Christiansen Line Hansen |
| France | Charlotte Bonaventura Julie Bonaventura |
| Greece | Ioanna Christidi Ioanna Papamattheou |
| Lithuania | Viktorija Kijauskaitė Aušra Žalienė |
Referees :
| Montenegro | Jelena Mitrović Anđelina Kažanegra |
| Poland | Małgorzata Lidacka Urszula Lesiak |
| Portugal | Vânia Sá Marta Sá |
| Romania | Cristina Năstase Simona Stancu |
| Russia | Viktoria Alpaidze Tatyana Berezkina |
| Serbia | Vanja Antić Jelena Jakovljević |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Denmark (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 65 | +13 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 77 | −9 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 83 | −18 | 0 | |
| 4 December 2020 18:15 | France | 24–23 | Montenegro | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: V. Sá, M. Sá (POR) |
| 4 December 2020 18:15 | four players 3 | (11–12) | Mehmedović, Radičević 5 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: V. Sá, M. Sá (POR) |
| 4 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 1× | Report | 6× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: V. Sá, M. Sá (POR) |
| 4 December 2020 20:30 | Denmark | 30–23 | Slovenia | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 4 December 2020 20:30 | Nolsøe 6 | (14–12) | Lazović, Ljepoja 5 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 4 December 2020 20:30 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 5× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 6 December 2020 18:15 | Slovenia | 17–27 | France | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 6 December 2020 18:15 | Gros, Lazović 4 | (6–12) | Lacrabère, Nze Minko 7 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 6 December 2020 18:15 | 5× | Report | 1× 8× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 6 December 2020 20:30 | Montenegro | 19–28 | Denmark | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 6 December 2020 20:30 | Radičević, Ramusović 4 | (11–13) | three players 4 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 6 December 2020 20:30 | 1× 1× | Report | 2× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 8 December 2020 18:15 | Montenegro | 26–25 | Slovenia | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 8 December 2020 18:15 | Radičević 9 | (15–9) | Gros 7 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 8 December 2020 18:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 8 December 2020 20:30 | France | 23–20 | Denmark | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 8 December 2020 20:30 | Kanor, Zaadi 5 | (12–11) | three players 4 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 8 December 2020 20:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 2× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 70 | +15 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 3 | Main round |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 78 | −6 | 3 | Main round |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 78 | −9 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Spain 23–23 Sweden; goal difference, Sweden 0 and Spain −6
| 3 December 2020 18:15 | Russia | 31–22 | Spain | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 3 December 2020 18:15 | four players 4 | (13–11) | three players 4 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 3 December 2020 18:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 6× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 3 December 2020 20:30 | Sweden | 27–23 | Czech Republic | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 3 December 2020 20:30 | Blohm 5 | (13–13) | Jeřábková 8 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 3 December 2020 20:30 | 1× 7× | Report | 4× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 5 December 2020 18:15 | Czech Republic | 22–24 | Russia | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 5 December 2020 18:15 | Jeřábková 6 | (13–15) | four players 3 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 5 December 2020 18:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 3× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 5 December 2020 20:30 | Spain | 23–23 | Sweden | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 5 December 2020 20:30 | Pena 6 | (13–10) | Petrén 8 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 5 December 2020 20:30 | 2× 4× 1× | Report | 1× 5× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 7 December 2020 18:15 | Spain | 27–24 | Czech Republic | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 7 December 2020 18:15 | Martín 12 | (11–16) | Jeřábková 8 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 7 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 3× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 7 December 2020 20:30 | Russia | 30–26 | Sweden | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 7 December 2020 20:30 | Dmitrieva 6 | (15–13) | Thorleifsdóttir 6 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 7 December 2020 20:30 | 4× | Report | 4× 1× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 71 | +5 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 78 | +6 | 2 | Main round |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 80 | −2 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 88 | −9 | 2 | |
* 1 2 3 Hungary 2 Pts, +8 GD; Netherlands 2 Pts, 0 GD; Serbia 2 Pts, −8 GD
| 4 December 2020 18:15 | Hungary | 22–24 | Croatia | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 4 December 2020 18:15 | Klujber 9 | (12–12) | Mičijević 4 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 4 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 6× | Report | 3× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 5 December 2020 20:30 | Netherlands | 25–29 | Serbia | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 5 December 2020 20:30 | Snelder 5 | (15–9) | Krpež Šlezak 10 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 5 December 2020 20:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 1× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 6 December 2020 16:00 | Serbia | 26–38 | Hungary | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 6 December 2020 16:00 | Radosavljević 5 | (11–20) | Szöllősi-Zácsik 10 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 6 December 2020 16:00 | 3× | Report | 1× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 6 December 2020 18:15 | Croatia | 27–25 | Netherlands | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 6 December 2020 18:15 | L. Kalaus 9 | (13–14) | Abbingh, Dulfer 5 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 6 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 8 December 2020 18:15 | Serbia | 24–25 | Croatia | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 8 December 2020 18:15 | Krpež Šlezak 5 | (14–14) | Krsnik 6 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 8 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 4× 2× 1× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 8 December 2020 20:30 | Netherlands | 28–24 | Hungary | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 8 December 2020 20:30 | Dulfer 8 | (13–15) | three players 4 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 8 December 2020 20:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 1× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 65 | +40 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 82 | −16 | 3 | Main round |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 74 | −7 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 84 | −17 | 1 | |
| 3 December 2020 18:00 | Romania | 19–22 | Germany | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: J. Bonaventura, C. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 3 December 2020 18:00 | Neagu 4 | (10–13) | three players 4 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: J. Bonaventura, C. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 3 December 2020 18:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 2× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: J. Bonaventura, C. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 3 December 2020 20:30 | Norway | 35–22 | Poland | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 3 December 2020 20:30 | Mørk, Reistad 6 | (17–13) | Gęga 6 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 3 December 2020 20:30 | 6× | Report | 3× 6× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 5 December 2020 16:00 | Poland | 24–28 | Romania | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 5 December 2020 16:00 | Rosiak 7 | (15–11) | Neagu 8 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 5 December 2020 16:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 5 December 2020 18:15 | Germany | 23–42 | Norway | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 5 December 2020 18:15 | Bölk, Smits 4 | (14–22) | Mørk 12 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 5 December 2020 18:15 | 5× | Report | 1× 3× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 7 December 2020 18:15 | Germany | 21–21 | Poland | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 7 December 2020 18:15 | Zapf 4 | (9–8) | Rosiak 4 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 7 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 3× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 7 December 2020 20:30 | Romania | 20–28 | Norway | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 7 December 2020 20:30 | Ostase 6 | (13–13) | Herrem 6 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 7 December 2020 20:30 | 3× | Report | 2× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |

## Main round

Points gained in the preliminary round against team that also advanced, were carried over.

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 121 | +11 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Denmark (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 111 | +25 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 129 | +7 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 122 | 127 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 120 | 140 | −20 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 121 | 139 | −18 | 1 | |
| 10 December 2020 18:15 | Montenegro | 23–24 | Russia | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 10 December 2020 18:15 | Despotović 7 | (13–13) | three players 4 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 10 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 3× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 10 December 2020 20:30 | France | 26–25 | Spain | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 10 December 2020 20:30 | Lacrabère 5 | (16–10) | Martín 9 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 10 December 2020 20:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 3× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 11 December 2020 18:15 | France | 28–28 | Russia | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 11 December 2020 18:15 | Nze Minko, Sercien-Ugolin 5 | (16–19) | three players 5 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 11 December 2020 18:15 | 2× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 11 December 2020 20:30 | Denmark | 24–22 | Sweden | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 11 December 2020 20:30 | Tranborg 6 | (13–12) | Thorleifsdóttir 4 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 11 December 2020 20:30 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 5× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 13 December 2020 18:15 | Montenegro | 31–25 | Sweden | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 13 December 2020 18:15 | Radičević 11 | (16–10) | Blohm 8 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 13 December 2020 18:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 13 December 2020 20:30 | Denmark | 34–24 | Spain | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 13 December 2020 20:30 | Rej 6 | (17–10) | Fernández 4 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 13 December 2020 20:30 | 4× | Report | 4× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 15 December 2020 16:00 | Montenegro | 26–26 | Spain | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 15 December 2020 16:00 | Radičević 7 | (11–17) | Pena 6 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 15 December 2020 16:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 15 December 2020 18:15 | France | 31–25 | Sweden | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 15 December 2020 18:15 | Nze Minko 6 | (14–14) | Gulldén 5 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 15 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 1× | Report | 2× 1× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 15 December 2020 20:30 | Denmark | 30–23 | Russia | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 15 December 2020 20:30 | Højlund 7 | (13–9) | Dmitrieva 9 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 15 December 2020 20:30 | 2× | Report | 4× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 114 | +56 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 123 | +1 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 134 | +7 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 137 | −13 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 140 | −22 | 2 | |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 136 | −29 | 0 | |
| 10 December 2020 18:15 | Croatia | 25–20 | Romania | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 10 December 2020 18:15 | Blažević 7 | (14–10) | Neagu 6 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 10 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 2× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 10 December 2020 20:30 | Netherlands | 25–32 | Norway | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 10 December 2020 20:30 | Malestein 5 | (10–16) | Mørk 8 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 10 December 2020 20:30 | 4× 5× | Report | 1× 2× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 12 December 2020 16:00 | Hungary | 25–32 | Germany | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 12 December 2020 16:00 | Klujber 8 | (11–13) | Bölk 5 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 12 December 2020 16:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 12 December 2020 18:15 | Croatia | 25–36 | Norway | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 12 December 2020 18:15 | Mičijević 7 | (14–15) | Reistad 7 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 12 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 5× | Report | | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 14 December 2020 18:15 | Netherlands | 28–27 | Germany | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 14 December 2020 18:15 | Abbingh 8 | (14–15) | Behnke, Naidzinavicius 4 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 14 December 2020 18:15 | 1× | Report | 1× 6× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 14 December 2020 20:30 | Hungary | 26–24 | Romania | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 14 December 2020 20:30 | Schatzl 7 | (13–14) | Ostase 8 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 14 December 2020 20:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 15 December 2020 16:00 | Netherlands | 35–24 | Romania | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 15 December 2020 16:00 | Van Wetering 8 | (16–12) | Laslo 7 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 15 December 2020 16:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 15 December 2020 18:15 | Croatia | 23–20 | Germany | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 15 December 2020 18:15 | Debelić 6 | (12–12) | Maidhof 9 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 15 December 2020 18:15 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 5× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 15 December 2020 20:30 | Hungary | 21–32 | Norway | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 15 December 2020 20:30 | Kovacsics 7 | (9–17) | Mørk 7 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 15 December 2020 20:30 | 3× | Report | 1× | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 18 December 2020 | 18 December 2020 |
| France | 30 |
| France | 30 | 20 December 2020 | 20 December 2020 |
| Croatia | 19 | 20 December 2020 | 20 December 2020 |
| Croatia | 19 | France | 20 |
| 18 December 2020 | 18 December 2020 | | France | 20 |
| 18 December 2020 | 18 December 2020 | Norway | 22 |
| Norway | 27 | Norway | 22 |
| Denmark | 24 | | |
| Denmark | 24 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 20 December 2020 | 20 December 2020 |
| | | Croatia | 25 |
| | | Denmark | 19 |

### 5th place game

| 18 December 2020 15:30 | Russia | 33–27 | Netherlands | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 18 December 2020 15:30 | Vedekhina 6 | (18–13) | Abbingh 10 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 18 December 2020 15:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |

### Semifinals

| 18 December 2020 18:00 | France | 30–19 | Croatia | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 18 December 2020 18:00 | four players 4 | (15–5) | three players 3 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 18 December 2020 18:00 | 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 18 December 2020 20:30 | Norway | 27–24 | Denmark | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 18 December 2020 20:30 | Mørk 6 | (10–13) | Rej 7 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 18 December 2020 20:30 | 1× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |

### Third place game

| 20 December 2020 15:30 | Croatia | 25–19 | Denmark | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 20 December 2020 15:30 | Ježić, Posavec 5 | (11–11) | A. M. Hansen, Tranborg 4 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 20 December 2020 15:30 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |

### Final

| 20 December 2020 18:00 | France | 20–22 | Norway | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 20 December 2020 18:00 | Foppa 5 | (10–14) | three players 4 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 20 December 2020 18:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |

## Final ranking and awards
### Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2021 World Championship.
* Qualified for the 2021 World Championship as host.
* Qualified for the 2021 World Championship as defending champion.
| Rank | Team |
| | Norway |
| | France |
| | Croatia |
| 4 | Denmark |
| 5 | Russia |
| 6 | Netherlands |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Montenegro |
| 9 | Spain |
| 10 | Hungary |
| 11 | Sweden |
| 12 | Romania |
| 13 | Serbia |
| 14 | Poland |
| 15 | Czech Republic |
| 16 | Slovenia |
* 2020 Women's European Champions
* Norway Eighth title
* Team roster: Emily Stang Sando, Henny Reistad, Emilie Hegh Arntzen, Veronica Kristiansen, Marit Malm Frafjord, Heidi Løke, Stine Skogrand, Nora Mørk, Stine Bredal Oftedal, Malin Aune, Silje Solberg, Kari Brattset Dale, Katrine Lunde, Marit Røsberg Jacobsen, Camilla Herrem, Sanna Solberg-Isaksen, Kristine Breistøl, Marta Tomac, Rikke Granlund. Head coach: Thorir Hergeirsson.