Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025

Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025

Various Cities (CRO/DEN/NOR) - 9 January 2025 - 27 January 2025

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Qualified Nations (Partial)

• Croatia
  
• Denmark
• France
• Norway
• United States
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round

January 9th - JanuaryTBD, 2025
32 Nations, 8 Groups, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Main Round (Results between the qualified Nations will be carried over into the Main Round), the 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 25th-32nd Places Classification Groups
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Main Round
January TBD - January TBD, 2025
24 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals
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25th-32nd Places Classification Round
January TBD - January TBD, 2025
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st Nations from each Group will qualify for the 25th Place Match, the 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the 27th Place Match, the 3rd Nations from each Group will qualify for the 29th Place Match, the 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 31st Place Match
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Knockout Round
January TBD - January 27th, 2025
32 Nations, Placement Matches, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025 Champion

Road to the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2027

The 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2027.

Nations already Qualified for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2027

Qualification Format

World

Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023

January 13th - January 31st, 2023
24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Algeria (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
  

• Argentina (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Bahrain (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Belgium (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Brazil (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Cape Verde (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Chile (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Croatia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Denmark (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Egypt (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• France (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Germany (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Hungary (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Iceland (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Iran (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Montenegro (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Morocco (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Netherlands (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• North Macedonia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Norway (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Poland (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Portugal (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Qatar (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Saudi Arabia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Serbia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Slovenia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• South Korea (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Spain (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Sweden (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Tunisia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• United States (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
• Uruguay (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023)
  

Africa

Men's Handball AHF African Championship 2024

January TBD, 2024
TBD Nations, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

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America

Men's Handball COSCABAL South and Central American Championship 2024

TBD, 2024
TBD Nations, the 1st, 2nd and  3rd Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025

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Men's Handball NACHC North and Caribbean American Championship 2024

TBD, 2024
TBD Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• United States (Wild Card)
  

Asia

Men's Hanball AHF Asian Championship 2024

January 14th - January 25th, 2024
TBD Nations, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

Europe

Men's Handball EHF European Championshp 2024

January 10th - January 28th, 2024
24 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025
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Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1

November 1st, 2021 - January 5th, 2023
10 Nations, the winners Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 2

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Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 2

TBD, 2024
22 Nations, the winners the winning Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Croatia (Host Nation)
• Denmark (Host Nation)
  

• Estonia (Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1)
• Finland (Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1)
• Great Britain (Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1)
• Israel (Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1)
• Italy (Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1)
• Kosovo (Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1)
• Latvia (Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1)
• Luxembourg (Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1)
• Norway (Host Nation)
• Slovakia (Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1)
• Turkey (Men's Handball EHF European Qualification Phase 1)
  

Oceania

TBD Nations, 1 od 0 Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress