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2025 World Men's Handball Championship
Svjetsko prvenstvo u rukometu 2025. (in Croatian)
Verdensmesterskabet i håndbold for mænd 2025 (in Danish)
Verdensmesterskapet i håndball for menn 2025 (in Norwegian)
Tournament details
Host countries Croatia
 Denmark
 Norway
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates14 January–2 February
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
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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 from 14 January to 2 February 2025.[1] This edition marks the first time the world championship is being held in three countries.

Denmark are the triple defending world champions, having won the 2019, 2021 and 2023 editions.

Bidding process

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On 11 October 2018, five nations expressed interest in hosting the tournament.[2][3][4]

The deadline elapsed on 25 September 2019.[5] Switzerland became a solo bid, while Croatia took their place in the triple bid.[6][7][8] Serbia withdrew their bid, while the Hungarians filed an application. These were the applicants:

Shortly before the vote, Hungary and Switzerland both withdrew, leaving the bid of Croatia, Denmark and Norway unopposed.[9][10] Croatia, Denmark and Norway were chosen as the hosts on 28 February 2020 at the IHF Council meeting in Cairo, Egypt.[11][12] This will be the second time Croatia will host the World Men's Handball Championship, the third for Denmark, and the first for Norway.

Venues

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The bid contained 11 cities: Zagreb, Split, Varaždin, Poreč and Dubrovnik in Croatia;[13] Copenhagen and Herning in Denmark; and Trondheim, Stavanger, Drammen and Oslo in Norway; with the opening match and final taking place in Oslo.[14]

On 25 January 2024, Denmark announced that the Jyske Bank Boxen would be their only venue for the competition.[15] Then, two days later, Norway announced the Telenor Arena would be their only venue for the tournament, after negotiations with Trondheim fell through due to financial reasons.[16]

On 8 April 2024, the IHF announced the venues, with Oslo, Herning, Zagreb, Varaždin and Poreč. being confirmed as hosts cities. The opening game will be in Herning and the final will be in Oslo.[17][18][19][20] During the preparations for the tournament, the Telenor Arena was renamed the Unity Arena for the tournament.[21]

City/town Country Venue Capacity Image
Oslo Norway Unity Arena 15,000
Herning Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen 12,500
Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb 15,200
Varaždin Varaždin Arena 5,200
Poreč Žatika Sport Centre 3,700

Qualification

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Main article: 2025 World Men's Handball Championship qualification

The World Championship hosts will be directly qualified, along with the reigning world champions. Since there are three organisers, all from Europe, the number of compulsory places for Europe is reduced by two: 2 instead of default 4. The number of compulsory places awarded to other continental confederation remains unchanged. In regards to the 12 performance spots, and based on the results of the 2023 Men's World Championship, Europe receives 11 more spots, while Africa takes 1.

The slot allocation is as follows:

  • AHF (Asia): 4 slots
  • CAHB (Africa): 5 slots
  • EHF (Europe): 17 slots (including the three co-hosts)
  • NACHC (North America and the Caribbean): 1 slot
  • OCHF (Oceania): 0 slots
  • SCAHC (South and Central America): 3 slots
  • Wildcards: 2 slots

Qualifying occurred between February 2023 and June 2024. Each region's continental championships acted as world championship qualification, although Europe also has its own qualification process. With the exception of Belarus and Russia, who are banned of the IHF due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all remaining IHF member associations were eligible to enter qualification. So far, 76 nations have entered the continental championships and European qualifiers, which act as world championship qualification.

Guinea will make their debut at the championship. Of the returnees Italy made their second appearance ever and first since 1997, Cuba and Kuwait are returning for the first time since the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship, Czech Republic made the championship after ten years, while Austria, Japan and Switzerland qualified after missing out on 2023. The United States made back to back appearances for the first time in 30 years. Netherlands qualified on merit for the first time ever.

Iran, Montenegro, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Korea and Uruguay all failed to make this edition after participating in 2023. After making their debut in 2023, Belgium failed to qualify.[22]

Wildcards

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After no Oceanian team achieved a top 5 finish in the Asian Championship, two wildcards were given out by the IHF.

United States was given the first wildcard on 18 October 2018, in order to prepare them for the 2028 Summer Olympics which they are hosting.[23][24] Regarding the second wildcard, 12 nations reportedly applied.[25] On 23 May 2024, Switzerland was given the second wildcard by the IHF due to multiple reasons: their sporting merit, their commercial reach, their project and the IHF's TV partner request for the Swiss to be picked.[26][27][28] Prior to their selection, Switzerland's coach, Andy Schmid, stated that after their narrow penalty shootout loss to Slovenia, the Swiss' performance merited a wildcard.[29]

Draw

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The Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb hosted the draw.

The draw took place at 19:30 CET in Zagreb, Croatia on 29 May 2024 at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall.[30][31] Originally scheduled for the 1 June,[32] it was changed a few weeks later to 29 May.[18] The guests for the draw were Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Kuzmanović, head coach of the Croatian national team, Dagur Sigurðsson, Norwegian national team player, Alexander Blonz and former Danish international player, Morten Stig Christensen, who all assisted the draw.[33]

Seeding

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Ahead of the draw, the 32 finalist teams were seeded into four pots according to the ranking of the most recent World Championship and IHF rules.[34][30] Although, in regards to the European teams in pots 1 and 2, the 2024 European Championship decided the teams' positions. In addition, five teams were pre-assigned by the three host nations into each of the available vacant groups: Germany in Group A, Austria in Group C, Hungary in Group D, Sweden in Group F and Slovenia in Group G.[30][35]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Denmark
 France
 Sweden
 Germany
 Hungary
 Slovenia
 Norway
 Egypt 		 Portugal
 Croatia
 Austria
 Iceland
 Netherlands
 Spain
 Italy
 Czech Republic 		 Poland
 North Macedonia
 Qatar
 Brazil
 Argentina
 Cuba
 Japan
 Algeria 		 Bahrain
 Tunisia
 Chile
 Kuwait
 Cape Verde
 Guinea
 United States
  Switzerland

Referees

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The referee pairs were selected on 14 November 2024.[36]

Preliminary round

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The schedule was announced on 8 April 2024.[17][37]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2025. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
15 January 2025
18:00 		Czech Republic  v   Switzerland Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
15 January 2025
20:30 		Germany  v  Poland Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
17 January 2025
18:00 		Czech Republic  v  Poland Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
17 January 2025
20:30 		Switzerland  v  Germany Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
19 January 2025
15:30 		Poland  v   Switzerland Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
19 January 2025
18:00 		Germany  v  Czech Republic Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 14 January 2025. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
14 January 2025
18:00 		Italy  v  Tunisia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
14 January 2025
20:30 		Denmark  v  Algeria Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
16 January 2025
18:00 		Italy  v  Algeria Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
16 January 2025
20:30 		Tunisia  v  Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
18 January 2025
18:00 		Algeria  v  Tunisia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
18 January 2025
20:30 		Denmark  v  Italy Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 14 January 2025. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
14 January 2025
18:00 		France  v  Qatar Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
14 January 2025
20:30 		Austria  v  Kuwait Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
16 January 2025
18:00 		Kuwait  v  France Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
16 January 2025
20:30 		Austria  v  Qatar Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
18 January 2025
18:00 		France  v  Austria Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
18 January 2025
20:30 		Qatar  v  Kuwait Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2025. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
15 January 2025
18:00 		Netherlands  v  Guinea Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
15 January 2025
20:30 		Hungary  v  North Macedonia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
17 January 2025
18:00 		Netherlands  v  North Macedonia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
17 January 2025
20:30 		Guinea  v  Hungary Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
19 January 2025
18:00 		North Macedonia  v  Guinea Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
19 January 2025
20:30 		Hungary  v  Netherlands Varaždin Arena, Varaždin

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2025. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
15 January 2025
18:00 		Portugal  v  United States Unity Arena, Oslo
15 January 2025
20:30 		Norway  v  Brazil Unity Arena, Oslo
17 January 2025
18:00 		Portugal  v  Brazil Unity Arena, Oslo
17 January 2025
20:30 		United States  v  Norway Unity Arena, Oslo
19 January 2025
18:00 		Brazil  v  United States Unity Arena, Oslo
19 January 2025
20:30 		Norway  v  Portugal Unity Arena, Oslo

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 16 January 2025. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
16 January 2025
18:00 		Spain  v  Chile Unity Arena, Oslo
16 January 2025
20:30 		Sweden  v  Japan Unity Arena, Oslo
18 January 2025
18:00 		Spain  v  Japan Unity Arena, Oslo
18 January 2025
20:30 		Chile  v  Sweden Unity Arena, Oslo
20 January 2025
18:00 		Japan  v  Chile Unity Arena, Oslo
20 January 2025
20:30 		Sweden  v  Spain Unity Arena, Oslo

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 16 January 2025. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
16 January 2025
18:00 		Slovenia  v  Cuba Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
16 January 2025
20:30 		Iceland  v  Cape Verde Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
18 January 2025
18:00 		Cape Verde  v  Slovenia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
18 January 2025
20:30 		Iceland  v  Cuba Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
20 January 2025
18:00 		Cuba  v  Cape Verde Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
20 January 2025
20:30 		Slovenia  v  Iceland Arena Zagreb, Zagreb

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2025. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
15 January 2025
18:00 		Egypt  v  Argentina Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
15 January 2025
20:30 		Croatia  v  Bahrain Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
17 January 2025
18:00 		Bahrain  v  Egypt Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
17 January 2025
20:30 		Croatia  v  Argentina Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
19 January 2025
18:00 		Argentina  v  Bahrain Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
19 January 2025
20:30 		Egypt  v  Croatia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb

Presidents Cup

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Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25th place game
2 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27th place game
3 C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29th place game
4 D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31st place game
First match(es) will be played: 21 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
21 January 2025
15:30 		A4 v B4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
21 January 2025
18:00 		C4 v D4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
23 January 2025
15:30 		A4 v C4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
23 January 2025
18:00 		B4 v D4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
25 January 2025
15:30 		D4 v A4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
25 January 2025
18:00 		B4 v C4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč

Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25th place game
2 F4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27th place game
3 G4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29th place game
4 H4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31st place game
First match(es) will be played: 22 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2025
15:30 		E4 v F4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
22 January 2025
18:00 		G4 v H4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
24 January 2025
15:30 		E4 v G4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
24 January 2025
18:00 		F4 v H4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
26 January 2025
15:30 		H4 v E4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
26 January 2025
18:00 		F4 v G4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč

31st place game

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28 January 2025
13:00 		I4 v II4 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč

29th place game

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28 January 2025
15:30 		I3 v II3 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč

27th place game

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28 January 2025
18:00 		I2 v II2 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč

25th place game

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28 January 2025
20:30 		I1 v II1 Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč

Main round

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All points obtained in the preliminary round against teams that advance as well are carried over.

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
21 January 2025
15:30 		B1 v A1 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
21 January 2025
18:00 		A2 v B3 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
21 January 2025
20:30 		A3 v B2 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
23 January 2025
15:30 		B1 v A2 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
23 January 2025
18:00 		B2 v A1 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
23 January 2025
20:30 		B3 v A3 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
25 January 2025
15:30 		A3 v B1 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
25 January 2025
18:00 		B2 v A2 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
25 January 2025
20:30 		A1 v B3 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning

Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
21 January 2025
15:30 		D1 v C1 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
21 January 2025
18:00 		C2 v D3 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
21 January 2025
20:30 		C3 v D2 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
23 January 2025
15:30 		D1 v C2 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
23 January 2025
18:00 		D2 v C1 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
23 January 2025
20:30 		D3 v C3 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
25 January 2025
15:30 		C3 v D1 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
25 January 2025
18:00 		D2 v C2 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
25 January 2025
20:30 		C1 v D3 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin

Group III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 F1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 E2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 F2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 22 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2025
15:30 		F1 v E1 Unity Arena, Oslo
22 January 2025
18:00 		E2 v F3 Unity Arena, Oslo
22 January 2025
20:30 		E3 v F2 Unity Arena, Oslo
24 January 2025
15:30 		F1 v E2 Unity Arena, Oslo
24 January 2025
18:00 		F2 v E1 Unity Arena, Oslo
24 January 2025
20:30 		F3 v E3 Unity Arena, Oslo
26 January 2025
15:30 		E3 v F1 Unity Arena, Oslo
26 January 2025
18:00 		F2 v E2 Unity Arena, Oslo
26 January 2025
20:30 		E1 v F3 Unity Arena, Oslo

Group IV

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 H1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 G2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 H2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 G3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 H3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 22 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2025
15:30 		H1 v G1 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
22 January 2025
18:00 		G2 v H3 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
22 January 2025
20:30 		G3 v H2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
24 January 2025
15:30 		H1 v G2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
24 January 2025
18:00 		H2 v G1 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
24 January 2025
20:30 		H3 v G3 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
26 January 2025
15:30 		G3 v H1 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
26 January 2025
18:00 		H2 v G2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
26 January 2025
20:30 		G1 v H3 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb

Final round

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
28 January
 
 
II1
 
30 January
 
IV2
 
 
 
28 January
 
 
 
IV1
 
2 February
 
II2
 
 
 
29 January
 
 
 
I2
 
31 January
 
III1
 
 
 
29 January
 
 Third place
 
III2
 
2 February
 
I1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

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28 January 2025
17:30 		IV1 v II2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
28 January 2025
20:30 		II1 v IV2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
29 January 2025
17:30 		III1 v I2 Unity Arena, Oslo
29 January 2025
20:30 		I1 v III2 Unity Arena, Oslo

Semifinals

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30 January 2025
20:30 		WQF1 v WQF3 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
31 January 2025
20:30 		WQF2 v WQF4 Unity Arena, Oslo

Third place game

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2 February 2025
15:00 		LSF1 v LSF2 Unity Arena, Oslo

Final

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2 February 2025
18:00 		WSF1 v WSF2 Unity Arena, Oslo

Final ranking

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Places 1 to 4 and 25 to 32 were decided by play-off or knock-out. The losers of the quarter finals were ranked 5th to 8th according to the places in the main round, points gained and goal difference. Teams finishing third in the main round were ranked 9th to 12th, teams finishing fourth in the main round were ranked 13th to 16th, teams finishing fifth in the main round were ranked 17th to 20th and teams ranked sixth were ranked 21st to 24th. In case of a tie in points gained, the goal difference of the main round were taken into account, then number of goals scored. If teams would still be equal, number of points gained in the preliminary round would be considered followed by the goal difference and then number of goals scored in the preliminary round.

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Qualified for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship

Preparations

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Croatian host city, Varaždin signed their hosting contract on 26 June 2024.[38] In November 2024, host city Poreč also signed their contract.[39][40]

On 22 October 2024, the official ball was released.[41]

On 22 November 2024, the Norwegian government allotted 10 million NOK for the tournament.[42]

Tickets

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The first phase of ticket sales started on 15 March 2024 in Croatia,[43][15][19][44][45] while the sales started on 8 April 2024 in Denmark for people who made a federation account.[18] General sales in Denmark commence on 12 April 2024. Norway starts their ticket sales on 12 April 2024.[20]

Another round of sales in Croatia started on 5 June 2024.[46]

Notes

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  1. ^ There are ways of qualifying from Europe, via the European Championship or European qualification
  2. ^ The Asian Championship acts as qualification for the Oceanian teams.
  3. ^ New Zealand, who is the only Oceanian who entered, participated in the Asian Championship to decide their qualification.
  4. ^ There are ways of qualifying from Europe, via the European Championship or European qualification

References

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  1. ^ "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". IHF. 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Bidders for upcoming IHF events". IHF. 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Hrvatska i Srbija u borbi za Svjetsko prvenstvo 2025.!". Večernji list (in Croatian).
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