2022 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship
The 2022 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship was the 23rd edition of the IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship, held in Slovenia from 22 June to 3 July 2022 under the aegis of International Handball Federation. For the first time, the championship was organised by the Handball Federation of Slovenia. The number of teams increased from 24 to 32.
Norway won their second title after defeating Hungary in the final, while the Netherlands captured bronze after a win over Sweden.
Bidding process
Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:North Macedonia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Slovenia by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
Qualification
- Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Paraguay withdrew before the tournament and was replaced with Lithuania.
Venues
Matches were played in Celje and Laško.Draw
The draw was held on 13 April 2022 in Celje, Slovenia.Preliminary round
''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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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Presidents Cup
Points obtained in the matches between the same teams from the preliminary round were carried over.Group I
----Group II
----Group III
----Group IV
----Placement matches
Bracket
17th place bracket21st place bracket
25th place bracket
'''29th place bracket'''
29th–32nd place semifinals
----25–28th place semifinals
----21st–24th place semifinals
----17–20th place semifinals
----Main round
Points obtained in the matches between the same teams from the preliminary round were carried over.Group I
----Group II
----Group III
----Group IV
----Knockout stage
Bracket
Championship bracket5–8th place bracket
9–12th place bracket
'''13–16th place bracket'''
Quarterfinals
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13–16th place semifinals
----9–12th place semifinals
----5–8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
----Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Source:Top goalkeepers
Source:All-Star Team
The all-star team was announced on 3 July 2022.| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper |  |