2013 World Women's Handball Championship

The final was played at the Kombank Arena between Brazil and the host Serbia and was attended by 19,467 spectators.

On the way to the final in the knockout stage Brazil defeated the Netherlands, Hungary and Denmark, while Serbia won its matches against South Korea, Norway and Poland.

In the second half, Brazil started furiously scoring three goals in a row to extend the lead to a margin of five making the result 16–11 in their favour.

The Serbians did not give up and managed to cut their opponent's comfortable lead to only one goal with a 4–0 series.

One of the driving forces for the comeback was the goalkeeper Katarina Tomašević who saved two penalties in one minute.

[11] BrazilFirst title Team roster: Fabiana Diniz, Alexandra do Nascimento, Samira Rocha, Daniela Piedade, Amanda de Andrade, Fernanda da Silva, Ana Paula Belo, Bárbara Arenhart, Elaine Gomes, Mayssa Pessoa, Karoline de Souza, Eduarda Amorim, Deborah Nunes, Mariana Costa, Mayara Moura, Deonise Cavaleiro.Head coach: Morten Soubak.

Final ranking