2025 World Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Croatia Denmark Norway |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
The 2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship, will be the 29th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It will be held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway in January 2025.[1]
Bidding process
Five nations in expressed interest in hosting the tournament. The awarding of the events took place at the IHF Council meeting in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.[2][3] Croatia, Denmark and Norway were chosen as the hosts. This will be the second time Croatia will host this tournament, It will also be the third time Denmark will host this tournament, And the first time that Norway will host the tournament.
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nations | 28 February 2020 |  Cairo
|
3 | Croatia Denmark Norway
|
| 2023 World Championship | 29 January 2023 |  Poland Sweden
|
1 | |
| 2024 European Men's Handball Championship | 28 January 2024 |  Germany
|
4 | |
| 2024 African Men's Handball Championship | 28 January 2024 |  South Africa
|
6 | |
| 2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship | TBD |  Tokyo
|
4 | |
| 2024 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship | TBD |  Toronto
|
3 | |
| 2024 Nor.ca. Men's Handball Championship | TBD | TBD | 1 | |
| European qualification | TBD | Various | 8 | |
| Wildcard | TBD | TBD | 1+1 |
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia |
Co-Host | 28 February 2020 | 14 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Denmark |
Co-Host | 28 February 2020 | 24 (1938, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Norway |
Co-Host | 28 February 2020 | 15 (1958, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host country for that year
References
- ^ "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". ihf.info. 28 February 2020.
- ^ "World Championships 2025 and 2027". ihf.info. 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Norway, Croatia and Denmark chase the handball World Cup in 2025". time24.news. 5 November 2019.
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