| Brazil qualifies as host. | | 1st step World Women 2015 1 team. | | 2nd step Continental tournaments 4 teams. Europe, Asia and America some played before 1st step. | | 3rd step 3 Intercontinental tournaments 6 teams. |
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| All 11 qualified teams: | | Wolrd: Norway. Continental: Europe - Spain, Africa - Angola, America - Argentina, Asia - South Korea. | | Qualification: Netherlands, France - Romania, Montenegro - Russia and Sweden. |
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| Group Distribution of Intercontinental Tournaments. |
| | | First 2 from each Group advanced to Rio Women 2016. |
| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103: | 62 | +41 | | 2. France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75: | 56 | +19 | | 3. Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79: | 78 | +1 | | 4. Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55: | 116 | -61 |
| Team | Neth | Fran | Japa | Tuni | | Netherlands | ---- | 24:17 | 33:25 | 46:20 | | France | | ---- | 25:17 | 33:15 | | Japan | | | ---- | 37:20 | | Tunisia | | | | ---- |
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| Host changed from Netherlands to France. |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | played at Arenes de Metz, France. | | Fri 18.03.16 | 16:45 |  Japan | 37-20 |  Tunisia | 19-8 | 4,000 | | Fri 18.03.16 | 19:00 |  Netherlands | 24-17 |  France | 9-7 | 5,000 | | Sat 19.03.16 | 16:45 | Netherlands | 33-25 | Japan | 15-16 | 4,000 | | Sat 19.03.16 | 19:00 | France | 33-15 | Tunisia | 20-6 | 4,000 | | Sun 20.03.16 | 17:45 | Netherlands | 46-20 | Tunisia | 27-10 | 2,800 | | Sun 20.03.16 | 19:30 | France | 25-17 | Japan | 11-7 | 4,000 |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. Romania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91: | 67 | +24 | | 2. Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83: | 64 | +19 | | 3. Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85: | 75 | +10 | | 4. Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55: | 108 | -53 |
| Team | Roma | Mont | Denm | Urug | | Romania | ---- | 23:23 | 32:25 | 36:19 | | Montenegro | | ---- | 26:22 | 34:19 | | Denmark | | | ---- | 38:17 | | Uruguay | | | | ---- |
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| Host changed from Romania to Denmark. |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | played at Ceres Arena, aarhus, Denmark. | | Fri 18.03.16 | 16:45 | Montenegro | 34-19 |  Uruguay | 15-10 | 1,100 | | Fri 18.03.16 | 19:00 |  Romania | 32-25 |  Denmark | 19-13 | 3,100 | | Sat 19.03.16 | 17:45 | Romania | 36-19 | Uruguay | 17-10 | | | Sat 19.03.16 | 20:00 | Montenegro | 26-22 | Denmark | 13-10 | 3,200 | | Sun 20.03.16 | 17:30 | Romania | 23-23 | Montenegro | 15-11 | 1,200 | | Sun 20.03.16 | 20:00 | Denmark | 38-17 | Uruguay | 19-7 | 1,500 |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. Russia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101: | 71 | +30 | | 2. Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100: | 81 | +19 | | 3. Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85: | 71 | +14 | | 4. Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51: | 114 | -63 |
| Team | Russ | Swed | Pola | Mexi | | Russia | ---- | 37:29 | 27:25 | 37:17 | | Sweden | | ---- | 30:24 | 41:20 | | Poland | | | ---- | 36:14 | | Mexico | | | | ---- |
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| Host changed from Poland to Russia. |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | played at Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrkhan, Russia. UtC +3. | | Fri 18.03.16 | 17:30 |  Russia | 27-25 |  Poland | 11-11 | 6,000 | | Fri 18.03.16 | 20:00 |  Sweden | 41-20 |  Mexico | 21-9 | 1,000 | | Sat 19.03.16 | 16:00 | Sweden | 30-24 | Poland | 16-12 | 3,700 | | Sat 19.03.16 | 18:30 | Russia | 37-17 | Mexico | 17-11 | 6,000 | | Sun 20.03.16 | 18:00 | Russia | 37-29 | Sweden | 15-10 | 6,000 | | Sun 20.03.16 | 20:30 | Poland | 36-14 | Mexico | 18-5 | 1,500 |
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