The 6th Korfball World Championship was held in Adelaide (Australia) in July 1999, with the participation of 12 national teams.
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| Host country | Belgium |
| Dates | 30 October – 8 November |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Belgium |
| Third place |  Great Britain |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
First round
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Final round
edit| Quarter finals | ||
Catalonia 
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6–39 | Belgium
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| Netherlands
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31–11 |  Australia
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Chinese Taipei 
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20–21 | Germany
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Portugal 
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14–16 | Great Britain
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| 9–12 places | ||
Japan 
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8–30 |  Poland
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India 
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13–21 |  South Africa
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| Semifinals | ||
| 1–4 places | ||
| Netherlands
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35–5 | Great Britain
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| Belgium
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23–8 | Germany
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| 5–8 places | ||
| Australia
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18–19* | Portugal
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| Catalonia
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15–25 | Chinese Taipei
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| Finals | ||
| 11–12 places | ||
| Japan
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13–33 | India
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| 9–10 places | ||
| South Africa
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14–17 | Poland
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| 7–8 places | ||
| Catalonia
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14–22 | Australia
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| 5–6 places | ||
| Chinese Taipei
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19–20 | Portugal
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| 3–4 places | ||
| Great Britain
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24–22 | Germany
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| FINAL | ||
| Netherlands
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23–11 | Belgium
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