This article displays the squads for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, held in Brazil, the 20th edition of the event. Each team consisted of up to 18 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match. Appearances, goals and ages as of tournament start, December 2, 2011.
Group A
 Angola
 Angola
Head coach: Vivaldo Eduardo
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 China
 China
Head coach: Wang Xindong
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 Germany
 Germany
Head coach:  Heine Jensen
 Heine Jensen
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 Iceland
 Iceland
Head coach: Águst Þór Jóhannsson
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 Montenegro
 Montenegro
Head coach: Dragan Adžić
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 Norway
 Norway
Head coach:  Thorir Hergeirsson
 Thorir Hergeirsson
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Group B
.svg.png.webp) Australia
 Australia
Head coach:  Katsuhiko Kinoshita
 Katsuhiko Kinoshita
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 Kazakhstan
 Kazakhstan
Head coach:  Yoon Tae-Il
 Yoon Tae-Il
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 Netherlands
 Netherlands
Head coach: Henk Groener
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 Russia
 Russia
Head coach: Yevgeni Trefilov
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 South Korea
 South Korea
Head coach: Kang Jae-Won
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 Spain
 Spain
Head coach: Jorge Dueñas
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Group C
 Brazil
 Brazil
Head coach:  Morten Soubak
 Morten Soubak
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 Cuba
 Cuba
Head coach: Lorenze Verdecía Maturell
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 France
 France
Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz
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 Japan
 Japan
Head coach:  Hwang Kyun-young
 Hwang Kyun-young
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 Romania
 Romania
Head coach: Radu Voina
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 Tunisia
 Tunisia
Head coach: Mohamed Ali Sghir
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Group D
 Argentina
 Argentina
Head coach:  Miguel Interllige
 Miguel Interllige
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 Ivory Coast
 Ivory Coast
Head coach:  Thierry Vincent
 Thierry Vincent
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 Croatia
 Croatia
Head coach: Vladimir Canjuga
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 Denmark
 Denmark
Head coach: Jan Pytlick
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 Sweden
 Sweden
Head coach: Per Johansson
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 Uruguay
 Uruguay
Head coach: Leonardo Puñales
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