| Great Britain qualified as host. | | 1st step World Women 2011 1 team. | | 2nd step Continental tournaments 4 teams. Europe, Asia and America some played before 1st step. | | 3rd step 3 Intercontinental tournaments 6 teams. |
| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Montenegro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86: | 67 | | 2. France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74: | 58 | | 3. Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70: | 94 | | 4. Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67: | 88 |
| Team | Mont | Fran | Roma | Japa | | Montenegro | ---- | 22:20 | 34:23 | 30:24 | | France | | ---- | 24:19 | 30:17 | | Romania | | ---- | 28:26 | | Japan | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played in Lyon (FRA) | | 25.05 | 16:45 | Montenegro | 30-24 | Japan | 14-13 | | 25.05 | 19:00 |  France | 24-19 |  Romania | 12-9 | | 26.05 | 14:45 | Montenegro | 34-23 | Romania | 17-13 | | 26.05 | 17:00 | France | 30-17 |  Japan | 13-7 | | 27.05 | 14:15 | Romania | 28-26 | Japan | 18-10 | | 27.05 | 16:30 | Montenegro | 22-20 | France | 9-9 |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81: | 62 | | 2. Croatia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82: | 72 | | 3. Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83: | 76 | | 4. Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57: | 93 |
| Team | Spai | Croa | Neth | Arge | | Spain | ---- | | 28:24 | 31:15 | | Croatia | 23:22 | ---- | | 31:21 | | Netherlands | | 29:28 | ---- | 30:21 | | Argentina | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played in Guadalajara (ESP) | | 25.05 | 10:45 |  Netherlands | 29-28 | Croatia | 14-12 | | 25.05 | 13:00 |  Spain | 31-15 |  Argentina | 15-9 | | 26.05 | 10:45 | Croatia | 31-21 | Argentina | 18-10 | | 26.05 | 13:00 | Spain | 28-24 | Netherlands | 14-13 | | 27.05 | 10:15 | Netherlands | 30-21 | Argentina | 15-9 | | 27.05 | 12:30 | Croatia | 23-22 | Spain | 12-10 |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Russia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101: | 57 | | 2. Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86: | 72 | | 3. Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73: | 81 | | 4. Dominicana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58: | 108 |
| Team | Russ | Denm | Tuni | Domi | | Russia | ---- | 27-20 | 33:20 | 41:17 | | Denmark | | ---- | 28:24 | 38:21 | | Tunisia | | | ---- | 29:20 | | Dominicana | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played in Aalborg (DEN) | | 25.05 | 18:15 |  Russia | 41-17 | Dominicana | 17-10 | | 25.05 | 20:15 |  Denmark | 28-24 |  Tunisia | 12-13 | | 26.05 | 18:45 | Russia | 33-20 | Tunisia | 17-8 | | 26.05 | 20:45 | Denmark | 38-21 | Dominicana | 20-13 | | 27.05 | 18:15 | Tunisia | 29-20 | Dominicana | 17-8 | | 27.05 | 20:!5 | Russia | 27-20 | Russia | 9-9 |
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