2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship

2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Poland
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	18–29 June
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
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The 2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship will be 25th edition of the IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship to be held in Poland under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). from 18 to 29 June 2025. It will be first time in history that the championship will be organised by Poland Handball Federation. ^[1]

Bidding process

Three nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:

•   North Macedonia
•   Poland
•   Slovenia

North Macedonia and Slovenia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Poland by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.

Qualification

Event	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
IHF Council Meeting	28 February 2020	Cairo	1	Poland
2024 U-20 European Championship	10–21 July 2024	Celje	16	Austria   Croatia   Denmark   France   Germany   Hungary   Iceland   North Macedonia   Norway   Portugal   Romania   Serbia   Slovenia   Spain   Sweden    Switzerland
2024 Asian Junior Championship	14–25 July 2024	Amman	4	Bahrain   Japan   Saudi Arabia   South Korea
2024 African Junior Championship	9–16 September 2024	Tunisia	4	Algeria   Egypt   Morocco   Tunisia
2024 South and Central American Junior Championship	29 October – 2 November 2024	Managua	3	Argentina   Brazil   Uruguay
2024 North America and Caribbean Junior Championship [2]	4–8 December 2024	Mexico City	2	United States   Mexico
Wildcard [3]	20 February 2025	—	1	Faroe Islands
IHF Trophy InterContinental Phase	12–16 March 2025	Pristina	1

Draw

The draw was held on 28 January 2025 in Oslo. ^{[4] [5]}

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Norway   Austria   Sweden   Portugal   Denmark   Iceland   Germany   Spain	North Macedonia   Egypt   France   Croatia   Poland   Japan   Tunisia   Hungary	Argentina   Serbia   Slovenia   South Korea   Romania   Bahrain   Algeria   Morocco	Saudi Arabia   Brazil    Switzerland   United States   Mexico   Uruguay   Faroe Islands [a] IHF Trophy InterContinental Phase winner

1. Team not determined at time of draw

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Main round
2	Poland (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Presidents Cup
4	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 June 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

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Main round
2	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Presidents Cup
4	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 June 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.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Main round
2	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Presidents Cup
4	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 June 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.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Main round
2	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Presidents Cup
4	IHF Trophy InterContinental winner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 June 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.

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Main round
2	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Morocco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Presidents Cup
4	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 June 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.

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Main round
2	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Presidents Cup
4	Faroe Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 June 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.

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Main round
2	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Presidents Cup
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 June 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.

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Main round
2	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bahrain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Presidents Cup
4	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 June 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.

President's Cup

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17–20th place semifinals
2	B3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21st–24th place semifinals
3	A4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25–28th place semifinals
4	B4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29th–32nd place semifinals

First match(es) will be played: TBD. 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.

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17–20th place semifinals
2	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21st–24th place semifinals
3	C4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25–28th place semifinals
4	D4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29th–32nd place semifinals

First match(es) will be played: TBD. 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.

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	E3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17–20th place semifinals
2	F3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21st–24th place semifinals
3	E4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25–28th place semifinals
4	F4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29th–32nd place semifinals

First match(es) will be played: TBD. 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.

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	G3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17–20th place semifinals
2	H3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21st–24th place semifinals
3	G4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25–28th place semifinals
4	H4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29th–32nd place semifinals

First match(es) will be played: TBD. 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.

Main round

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I

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	9–12th place semifinals
4	B2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13–16th place semifinals

First match(es) will be played: TBD. 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.

Group II

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	9–12th place semifinals
4	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13–16th place semifinals

First match(es) will be played: TBD. 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.

Group III

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	9–12th place semifinals
4	F2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13–16th place semifinals

First match(es) will be played: TBD. 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.

Group IV

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	9–12th place semifinals
4	H2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13–16th place semifinals

First match(es) will be played: TBD. 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.

Placement matches

29th place bracket

	29–32nd place semifinals				29th place game
	I4
	II4
	II4
	IV4
					31st place game

25th place bracket

	25–28th place semifinals				25th place game
	I3
	II3
	II3
	IV3
					27th place game

21st place bracket

	21st–24th place semifinals				21st place game
	I2
	II2
	II2
	IV2
					23rd place game

17th place bracket

	17–20th place semifinals				17th place game
	I1
	III1
	II1
	IV1
					19th place game

13–16th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place game
	I4
	III4
	II4
	IV4
					15th place game

9–12th place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Sleventh place game
	I3
	III3
	II3
	IV3
					Ninth place game

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	I1
	III2
	II1
	IV2
	III1
	I2
									Third place
	IV1
	II2

5–8th place bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
					Third place

Final ranking

Rank	Team
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

References

1. "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". ihf.info. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
2. "USA double down with another title at the Men's IHF Trophy North America and the Caribbean". ihf.info. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
3. "U21-menn skulu til HM" (in Faroese). HSF. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
4. "2025 IHF Men's Junior World Championship: Pots revealed for the draw". ihf.info. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
5. "Draw provides high-profile clashes for the 2025 IHF Men's Junior World Championship". IHF. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

External links

• Official website