The GF World Cup '10 was held in Århus, Denmark on September 21-26. It was an invitational women's handball tournament organized by the Danish Handball Association.
The tournament is said to be the world's most prestigious non-IHF tournament for women. Romania was the last winner of GF World Cup, after beating Norway in the last year final, 28–27. In the same exact final Romania again had the better end by defeating Norway 24–23.
Competition
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 5 |
 Norway
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 65 | +16 | 4 |
 Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 82 | −7 | 3 |
 Russia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 87 | −18 | 0 |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| September 21, 2010 14:00 |
Russia
|
24 – 25 | Sweden
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 200 Referees: Christiansen, Lythje (Denmark) |
| Gorshenina 5 | (12–12) | Fredén, Helleberg 5 | ||
3× 6×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| September 21, 2010 18:00 |
Norway
|
20 – 21 | Romania
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 500 Referees: Pavicevic, Raznatovic (Montenegro) |
| Alstad, Riegelhuth 4 | (12–6) | Neagu 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
| September 22, 2010 14:00 |
Russia
|
24 – 32 | Romania
|
NRGi Arena Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (Denmark) |
| Sen 7 | (9–15) | Neagu 6 | ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| September 22, 2010 18:00 |
Sweden
|
23 – 31 | Norway
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 1,048 Referees: Stark, Stefan (Romania) |
| Torstenson 5 | (11–16) | Frafjord 7 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| September 23, 2010 14:00 |
Romania
|
27 – 27 | Sweden
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 382 Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (Denmark) |
| Amariei 7 | (14–12) | Gulldén 7 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
| September 23, 2010 18:00 |
Russia
|
21 – 30 | Norway
|
NRGi Arena Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (Denmark) |
| Vetkova 4 | (14–11) | Molid 5 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 80 | −1 | 4 |
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 87 | +10 | 4 |
 Hungary
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 76 | −4 | 2 |
 Germany
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 80 | −5 | 2 |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| September 21, 2010 16:00 |
Hungary
|
22 – 19 | Germany
|
NRGi Arena Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (Denmark) |
| Görbicz 8 | (9–10) | Jurack 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| September 21, 2010 20:00 |
Denmark
|
32 – 29 | France
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 1,549 Referees: Stark, Stefan (Romania) |
| Troelsen 7 | (15–13) | Pineau 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 1×
|
| September 22, 2010 16:00 |
Germany
|
29 – 39 | France
|
NRGi Arena Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (Denmark) |
| Richter 6 | Report | Baudouin 7 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
3× 7×
|
| September 22, 2010 20:00 |
Denmark
|
28 – 24 | Hungary
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 2,123 Referees: Raznatovic, Pavicevic (Montenegro) |
| Lyksborg 8 | (11–10) | Görbicz 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| September 23, 2010 16:00 |
France
|
29 – 26 | Hungary
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 450 Referees: Raznatovic, Pavicevic (Montenegro) |
| Ayglon 4 | (14–12) | Görbicz 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
| September 23, 2010 20:00 |
Denmark
|
19 – 27 | Germany
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 2,547 Referees: Stark, Stefan (Romania) |
| Thorsgaard, Brøgger Led, Kristensen 4 | (10–10) | Wörz, Althaus 5 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| September 25, 2010 - 14:15 | ||||||
| France | 21 | |||||
| September 26, 2010 - 16:15 | ||||||
| Romania | 23 | |||||
| Romania | 24 | |||||
| September 25, 2010 - 16:15 | ||||||
| Norway | 23 | |||||
| Denmark | 19 | |||||
| Norway | 24 | |||||
| Bronze Match | ||||||
| September 26, 2010 - 14:15 | ||||||
| France | 28 | |||||
| Denmark | 26 | |||||
Semifinals
| September 25, 2010 14:15 |
France
|
21 – 23 | Romania
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (Denmark) |
| Mendy 4 | (7–15) | Neagu 8 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| September 25, 2010 16:15 |
Denmark
|
19 – 24 | Norway
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 2,208 Referees: Raznatovic, Pavicevic (Montenegro) |
| Kristiansen 5 | (9–15) | Alstad, Nøstvold 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
Bronze medal match
| September 26, 2010 14:15 |
France
|
28 – 26 | Denmark
|
NRGi Arena |
Final
| September 26, 2010 16:15 |
Romania
|
24 – 23 | Norway
|
NRGi Arena |
All-Star Team
- Goalkeeper: Katrine Lunde
- Left Wing: Valentina Ardean-Elisei
- Left Back: Cristina Neagu
- Center Back: Anita Görbicz
- Right Back: Camilla Dalby
- Right Wing: Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth
- Line Player: Marit Malm Frafjord
- MVP: Cristina Neagu
External links
- GF World Cup 2010 Site Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
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