GF World Cup '08

The GF World Cup '08 was held in Århus, Denmark, from October 14 to October 19. It is an invitational women's handball tournament organized by the Danish Handball Association.

Competition

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	3	3	0	0	99	81	+18	6
France	3	2	0	1	76	79	−3	4
Russia	3	1	0	2	81	82	−1	2
Hungary	3	0	0	3	80	94	−14	0

Source:

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

October 14, 2008 14:00	Hungary	23 – 29	France	NRGi Arena Attendance: 503 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED)
	Szucsánszki 8	(Report)	Baudouin 5

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October 14, 2008 20:00	Denmark	32 – 27	Russia	NRGi Arena Attendance: 2,799 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR)
	Skov, Mikkelsen 6	(Report)	Dmitrieva 6

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October 15, 2008 14:00	Russia	29 – 24	Hungary	NRGi Arena Attendance: 475 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
	Zhilinskayte 5	(Report)	Szucsánszki 6

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October 15, 2008 20:00	Denmark	31 – 21	France	NRGi Arena Attendance: 3,605 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
	Augustesen 5	(Report)	Kanto, Ayglon, Pineau, Deroin 3

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October 16, 2008 14:00	Russia	25 – 26	France	NRGi Arena Attendance: 511 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Levina 4	(Report)	Ayglon 5

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October 16, 2008 20:00	Denmark	36 – 33	Hungary	NRGi Arena Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED)
	Aaen, Touray 6	(Report)	Tomori 7

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	3	3	0	0	90	52	+38	6
Germany	3	2	0	1	88	87	+1	4
Sweden	3	1	0	2	69	77	−8	2
Romania	3	0	0	3	72	93	−21	0

Source:

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

October 14, 2008 16:00	Sweden	27 – 28	Germany	NRGi Arena Attendance: 600 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
	Ahlm 7	(Report)	Jurack 6

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October 14, 2008 18:00	Norway	30 – 23	Romania	NRGi Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
	Riegelhuth 7	(Report)	Ardean-Elisei 6

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October 15, 2008 16:00	Sweden	29 – 24	Romania	NRGi Arena Attendance: 921 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR)
	Boson 6	(Report)	Ardean-Elisei 7

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October 15, 2008 18:00	Norway	35 – 26	Germany	NRGi Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED)
	Nøstvold, Riegelhuth 7	(Report)	Krause 5

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October 16, 2008 14:00	Germany	34 – 25	Romania	NRGi Arena Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR)
	Jurack 8	(Report)	Ardean-Elisei 9

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October 16, 2008 18:00	Norway	25 – 13	Sweden	NRGi Arena Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
	Sulland 7	(Report)	Ahlm 5

Knockout Rounds

	Semifinal				Final
	October 18, 2008 - 14:20
	Norway	24
					October 19, 2008 - 16:10
	France	21
					Denmark	18
	October 18, 2008 - 16:10
					Norway	30
	Denmark	35
	Germany	32
					Bronze Match
					October 19, 2008 - 14:20
					France	29
					Germany	23

Semifinals

October 18, 2008 14:20	Norway	24 – 21	France	NRGi Arena Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Larsen 5	(Report)	Lacrabere 4

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October 18, 2008 16:10	Denmark	35 – 32	Germany	NRGi Arena Attendance: 3,265 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED)
	Dalby, Touray 6	(Report)	Jurack 9

Bronze Match

October 19, 2008 14:20	France	29 – 23	Germany	NRGi Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Tounkara 5	(Report)	Jurack 6

Final

October 19, 2008 16:10	Denmark	18 – 30	Norway	NRGi Arena Attendance: 3,432 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED)
	Dalby 4	(Report)	Riegelhuth 6

All-Star Team

• Goalkeeper: Katrine Lunde Haraldsen (NOR)
• Left Wing: Henriette Rønde Mikkelsen (DEN)
• Left Back: Tonje Larsen (NOR)
• Center Back: Kristine Lunde (NOR)
• Right Back: Grit Jurack (GER)
• Right Wing: Josephine Touray (DEN)
• Line Player: Marit Malm Frafjord (NOR)
• MVP: Tonje Larsen (NOR)

References

• Danish Handball Association Official Website