What's next for Romania at the Women's Handball World Championship » Derby for the quarters against Hungary: when is it played!
Article by Ionuţ Iordache, Adrian Jitea – Published Monday, 01 December 2025, 23:00 / Updated on Monday, 01 December 2025 23:09
Romania was defeated by Denmark, score 31-39, and knows its schedule from the main group stage at Women's Handball World Championship. The first match, on December 3, will be against Hungary!
- Reporter Adrian Jitea and photojournalist Ionuț Iordache are in Rotterdam and convey all the information and images that matter.
Romania got the points it was counting on in the preliminary group, defeated the national teams from Croatia and Japan, and enters the next phase with two points.
Denmark was too strong. The Nordic national team and Hungary, the winner of group B, advance with 4 points each and are favorites to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Romania's schedule in the main group of the Women's Handball World Championship:
The times of the games are to be announced by the organizers. All games will be played in Rotterdam Ahoy. The final is also scheduled there, on December 14.
- December 3 » Hungary – Romania
- December 5 » Romania – Senegal
- December 7 » Switzerland – Romania
Romania still has a chance to qualify for the quarter-finals. The “tricolore” must prevail in the matches where they will start with the first chance, although Switzerland and Senegal are not opponents to be neglected.
The national team prepared by Ovidiu Mihăilă must also produce a surprise on Wednesday, December 3, when they will face Hungary, bronze medalist in 2024 at the European Championship.
The situation is similar to that of Euro 2024. And then, the “tricolors” reached the semi-finals with mathematical chances before the dispute with Hungary in the main group. The Hungarians prevailed 37-29. They then benefited from the advantage of their own ground, a full hall in Debrecen.
Romania's results at the Women's Handball World Championships:
- 1957 – 9th place
- 1962 – champion
- 1965 – 6th place
- 1971 – 4th place
- 1973 – 2nd place
- 1975 – 4th place
- 1978 – 7th place
- 1982 – 8th place
- 1986 – 5th place
- 1990 – 7th place
- 1993 – 4th place
- 1995 – 7th place
- 1997 – 12th place
- 1999 – 4th place
- 2001 – 17th place
- 2003 – 10th place
- 2005 – 2nd place
- 2007 – 4th place
- 2009 – 8th place
- 2011 – 13th place
- 2013 – 10th place
- 2015 – 3rd place
- 2017 – 10th place
- 2019 – 12th place
- 2021 – 13th place
- 2023 – 12th place
