This article displays the squads for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship . Each team had a provisional list of 35 players. Each roster consisted of 18 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.
Age, club, caps and goals as of 1 December 2021.
Group A
Angola
The squad was announced on 11 November 2021.[1]
Head coach: Filipe Cruz [2]
France
A 20-player squad was announced on 29 October 2021.[3] It was cut to 18 on 29 November 2021.[4]
Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz [5]
Montenegro
A 19-player squad was announced on 22 November 2021.[6]
Head coach: Bojana Popović [7]
Slovenia
A 26-player squad was announced on 16 November 2021.[8] It was cut to 19 on 25 November 2021.[9]
Head coach: Dragan Adžić [10]
Group B
Cameroon
A 22-player squad was announced on 5 October 2021.[11] The final roster was revealed on 27 November 2021.[12]
Head coach: Serge Christian Guébogo [13]
Poland
A 20-player squad was announced on 10 November 2021.[14] It was cut to 17 on 25 November 2021.[15] Julia Niewiadomska replaced Magda Więckowska on 30 November 2021.[16]
Head coach: Arne Senstad [17]
Russian Handball Federation
A 20-player squad was announced on 15 November 2021.[18]
Head coach: Lyudmila Bodniyeva [19]
Serbia
A 23-player squad was announced on 15 November 2021.[20] It was cut to 18 on 30 November 2021.[21]
Head coach: Uroš Bregar [22]
Group C
Iran
A 27-player squad was announced on 17 November 2021.[23] It was cut to 19 on 23 November 2021.[24]
Head coach: Ezzatollah Razmgar [25]
Kazakhstan
Head coach: Lyazzat Ishanova [26]
Norway
The squad was announced on 9 November 2021.[27] On 22 November, Stine Skogrand announced her pregnancy, and withdrew from the squad.[28] On 3 December, Malin Aune , Emilie Hovden and Rikke Granlund were added to a now 18-player squad.[29]
Head coach: Thorir Hergeirsson [30]
Romania
A 21-player squad was announced on 16 November 2021.[31] It was cut to 18 on 30 November 2021.[32] On 4 December 2021, Alexandra Badea replaced Oana Borș in the squad due to a knee injury in the opening match.[33]
Head coach: Adrian Vasile [34]
Group D
Netherlands
A 21-player squad was announced on 8 November 2021.[35] It was cut to 18 on 28 November 2021.[36]
Head coach: Monique Tijsterman [37]
Puerto Rico
Head coach: Camilo Estevez [38]
No.
Pos.
Name
Date of birth (age)
Height
App.
Goals
Club
1
GK
Kitsa Escobar
(1990-12-01 ) 1 December 1990 (aged 31)
1.58 m
30
2
2
RB
Adriana Cabrera
(1992-11-23 ) 23 November 1992 (aged 29)
1.71 m
35
63
5
CB
Nathalys Ceballos
(1990-03-10 ) 10 March 1990 (aged 31)
1.52 m
60
150
6
CB
Sheila Hiraldo
(1989-04-21 ) 21 April 1989 (aged 32)
1.58 m
75
180
8
LW
Joane Vergara
(1990-08-25 ) 25 August 1990 (aged 31)
1.58 m
29
42
11
LW
Alanis Benítez
(1997-10-28 ) 28 October 1997 (aged 24)
1.58 m
10
5
12
GK
Roxanalis Carrasquillo
(1990-10-21 ) 21 October 1990 (aged 31)
1.60 m
20
2
13
LB
Cyolimar Ortíz
(2004-08-10 ) 10 August 2004 (aged 17)
1.64 m
4
5
15
RW
Jailene Maldonado
(1995-02-15 ) 15 February 1995 (aged 26)
1.76 m
42
115
16
GK
Zugeily Soto
(1996-09-10 ) 10 September 1996 (aged 25)
1.78 m
21
1
17
RB
Ericka Graciani
(1996-04-04 ) 4 April 1996 (aged 25)
1.68 m
29
64
18
P
Ciris García
(1991-01-09 ) 9 January 1991 (aged 30)
1.77 m
75
124
21
LB
Nastasha Escobar
(2003-04-30 ) 30 April 2003 (aged 18)
1.76 m
5
10
22
LW
Zuleika Fuentes
(1993-06-29 ) 29 June 1993 (aged 28)
1.58 m
50
96
23
P
Lizabeth Rodríguez
(1992-11-17 ) 17 November 1992 (aged 29)
1.64 m
15
18
24
LW
Robeliz Ortíz
(1995-01-12 ) 12 January 1995 (aged 26)
1.58 m
2
4
Sweden
The squad was announced on 3 November 2021.[39] On 22 November, Evelina Källhage replaced Mathilda Lundström due to an injury.[40] On 30 November, it was announced Daniela de Jong and Olivia Mellegård were added to the squad.[41] On 9 December, Evelina Eriksson replaced Martina Thörn due to an injury.[42]
Head coach: Tomas Axnér [43]
Uzbekistan
Head coach: Zafar Azimov[44]
Group E
Czech Republic
A 21-player squad was announced on 12 November 2021.[45] The squad was cut down to 18 players on 30 November 2021.[46]
Head coach: Jan Bašný [47]
Germany
The squad was announced on 15 November 2021.[48]
Head coach: Henk Groener [49]
Hungary
A 21-player squad was announced on 10 November 2021.[50] It was cut to 20 on 17 November 2021[51] and again to 18 on 25 November 2021.[52]
Head coach: Vladimir Golovin [53]
Slovakia
A 20-player squad was announced on 16 November 2021.[54] The official squad was announced 30 November 2021.[55]
Head coach: Pavol Streicher [56]
Group F
Congo
A 21-player squad was announced on 14 November 2021.[57] [non-primary source needed ]
Head coach: Younes Tatby [58]
Denmark
The squad was announced on 2 November 2021.[59] On 3 December 2021, Michala Møller replaced Mia Rej in the squad due to a knee injury in the opening match.[60] [61]
Head coach: Jesper Jensen [62]
South Korea
Head coach: Jang In-ik [63]
Tunisia
A 17-player squad was announced on 4 October 2021.[64]
Head coach: Moez Ben Amor [65]
Group G
Brazil
A 18-player squad was announced on 22 October 2021.[66]
Head coach: Cristiano Silva [67]
Croatia
A 19-player squad was announced on 9 November 2021.[68] It was cut to 18 on 22 November 2021[69] and again to 16 on 28 November 2021.[70]
Head coach: Nenad Šoštarić [71]
Japan
A 20-player squad was announced 4 November 2021.[72]
Head coach: Shigeo Kusumoto [73]
Paraguay
The squad was announced 17 November 2021.[74]
Head coach: Neri Vera [75]
Group H
Argentina
A 18-player squad was announced 1 November 2021.[76]
Head coach: Eduardo Gallardo [77]
Austria
The squad was announced on 10 November 2021.[78]
Head coach: Herbert Müller [79]
China
Head coach: Kim Gap-soo [80]
Spain
A 18-player squad was announced on 15 November 2021.[81]
Head coach: José Ignacio Prades [82]
Statistics
Coaches representation by country
Coaches in bold represent their own country.
References
World Handball Championships
Men's
Tournaments Qualification Squads
Women's
Tournaments Qualification Squads