2025 World Women's Handball Championship

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2025 World Women's Handball Championship
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Host countriesFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Dates27 November – 14 December
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
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The 2025 IHF World Women's Handball Championship will be 27th edition of the championship to be jointly hosted by Germany and the Netherlands under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF) from 27 November to 14 December 2025. It will be fourth time in history that the championship is jointly hosted. [1] "Catch the Dream" will be the official motto of the competition. [2]

Contents

France are the defending world champions, having won the 2023 edition.

Bidding process

On 11 October 2018, the IHF announced the bidders for the championship. [3]

However, for unknown reasons, both bids quietly withdrew. On 25 September 2019, the next bids were as follows: [4] [5]

On 28 February 2020, the tournament was awarded to Germany and Netherlands unopposed at its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt. [6]

Venues

Germany

On 16 May 2022, the German Handball Association (DHB) presented the German venues: [7]

Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Flag of Germany.svg Trier
Westfalenhalle
Capacity: 12,000		 Porsche-Arena
Capacity: 6,200		 Trier Arena
Capacity: 5,400
Westfallenhalle I 0038.JPG 2021-05-16 Handball Frauen, OLYMP Final4 2021, HL Buchholz 08-Rosengarten vs. SG BBM Bietigheim 1DX 3621 by Stepro.jpg Arena Trier 1.jpg

Netherlands

On 5 April 2023 the Netherlands Handball Association presented the Dutch venues: [2] [8]

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg 's-Hertogenbosch
Rotterdam Ahoy
Capacity: 16,000		 Maaspoort
Capacity: 3,500
Rotterdam Ahoy 2016.jpg Heroes Den Bosch vs Donar 2022 4.jpg

Qualification

The World Championship hosts will be directly qualified, along with the reigning world champions. Since there are two organisers, all from Europe, the number of compulsory places for Europe is reduced by one: 3 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 Women's World Championship, Europe receives 11 more spots, while South and Central America takes 1.

The slot allocation is as follows:

Qualifying occurred between October 2024 and TBD 2025. 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.

Egypt will make their debut at the championship. Of the returnees, after receving a wildcard, United States are back for the first time in thirty years, while Uruguay return for the first time since 2011. Tunisia, return after missing out on 2023. Senegal qualified for two consecutive finals for the first time.

Notable absentees include China, who miss out for the first time since 1982, while Congo and Paraguay both failed to qualify having participated at the previous two championships.

Wildcards

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. [9] [10]

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asQualification datePrevious appearances in tournament [a]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Co-host28 February 202015 ( 1993 , 1995, 1997 , 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 , 2019, 2021, 2023)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Co-host28 February 202014 ( 1971 , 1973, 1978, 1986 , 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 , 2021, 2023)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Wild card18 October 20185 (1975, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995)
Flag of France.svg  France Defending champion 17 December 202316 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 , 2005, 2007 , 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 , 2019, 2021, 2023 )
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Top three of 2024 Central and South American Championship 29 November 202412 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 , 2013 , 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 30 November 20245 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Semifinalists of 2024 African Championship 4 December 202410 (1975, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021)
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 17 (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2 (2019, 2023)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0 (Debut)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Semifinalists of 2024 Asian Championship 6 December 202420 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 , 1993, 1995 , 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 7 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 21 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 , 2021, 2023)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2 (2021, 2023)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Semifinalists of 2024 European Championship 8 December 202424 (1957, 1962, 1965 , 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982 , 1986, 1993, 1995 , 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9 December 202422 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993 , 1995, 1997, 1999 , 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 , 2013, 2015 , 2017, 2019, 2021 , 2023 )
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11 December 202422 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997 , 1999 , 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 , 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 )
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 21 November 2024. [11]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1A100000000 Main round
2A200000000
3A300000000
4A400000000 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 27 November 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.
27 November 2025A1vA3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
27 November 2025A2vA4 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
29 November 2025A4vA1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
29 November 2025A2vA3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
1 December 2025A3vA4 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
1 December 2025A1vA2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1B100000000 Main round
2B200000000
3B300000000
4B400000000 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 27 November 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.
27 November 2025B1vB3 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
27 November 2025B2vB4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
29 November 2025B4vB1 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
29 November 2025B2vB3 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
1 December 2025B3vB4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
1 December 2025B1vB2 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (H)00000000 Main round
2C200000000
3C300000000
4C400000000 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 26 November 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.
(H) Hosts
26 November 2025 Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvC3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
26 November 2025C2vC4 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
28 November 2025C4vFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
28 November 2025C2vC3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
30 November 2025 Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvC2 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
30 November 2025C3vC4 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1D100000000 Main round
2D200000000
3D300000000
4D400000000 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 26 November 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.
26 November 2025D1vD3 Trier Arena, Trier
26 November 2025D2vD4 Trier Arena, Trier
28 November 2025D4vD1 Trier Arena, Trier
28 November 2025D2vD3 Trier Arena, Trier
30 November 2025D3vD4 Trier Arena, Trier
30 November 2025D1vD2 Trier Arena, Trier

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (H)00000000 Main round
2E200000000
3E300000000
4E400000000 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 28 November 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.
(H) Hosts
28 November 2025 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvE3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
28 November 2025E2vE4 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
30 November 2025E4vFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
30 November 2025E2vE3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
2 December 2025 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvE2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
2 December 2025E3vE4 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 00000000 Main round
2F200000000
3F300000000
4F400000000 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 28 November 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.
28 November 2025 France  Flag of France.svgvF3 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
28 November 2025F2vF4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
30 November 2025F4vFlag of France.svg  France Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
30 November 2025F2vF3 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
2 December 2025F3vF4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
2 December 2025 France  Flag of France.svgvF2 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1G100000000 Main round
2G200000000
3G300000000
4G400000000 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 27 November 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.
27 November 2025G1vG3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
27 November 2025G2vG4 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
29 November 2025G4vG1 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
29 November 2025G2vG3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
1 December 2025G3vG4 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
1 December 2025G1vG2 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1H100000000 Main round
2H200000000
3H300000000
4H400000000 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 27 November 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.
27 November 2025H1vH3 Trier Arena, Trier
27 November 2025H2vH4 Trier Arena, Trier
29 November 2025H4vH1 Trier Arena, Trier
29 November 2025H2vH3 Trier Arena, Trier
1 December 2025H3vH4 Trier Arena, Trier
1 December 2025H1vH2 Trier Arena, Trier

Presidents Cup

Group I

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1A400000000 25th place game
2B400000000 27th place game
3C400000000 29th place game
4D400000000 31st place game
First match(es) will be played: 4 December 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.
4 December 2025A4vB4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
4 December 2025C4vD4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
6 December 2025A4vC4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
6 December 2025B4vD4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
8 December 2025D4vA4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
8 December 2025B4vC4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

Group II

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1E400000000 25th place game
2F400000000 27th place game
3G400000000 29th place game
4H400000000 31st place game
First match(es) will be played: 4 December 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.
4 December 2025E4vF4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
4 December 2025G4vH4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
6 December 2025E4vG4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
6 December 2025F4vH4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
8 December 2025H4vE4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
8 December 2025F4vG4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

31st place game

10 December 2025I4vII4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

29th place game

10 December 2025I3vII3 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

27th place game

10 December 2025I2vII2 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

25th place game

10 December 2025I1vII1 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

Main round

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

Group I

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1A100000000 Quarterfinals
2B100000000
3A200000000
4B200000000
5A300000000
6B300000000
First match(es) will be played: 3 December 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.
3 December 2025A1vB3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
3 December 2025B1vA2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
3 December 2025A3vB2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
5 December 2025A2vB3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
5 December 2025B2vA1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
5 December 2025A3vB1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
7 December 2025B1vA1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
7 December 2025A2vB2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
7 December 2025A3vB3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Group II

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1C100000000 Quarterfinals
2D100000000
3C200000000
4D200000000
5C300000000
6D300000000
First match(es) will be played: 2 December 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.
2 December 2025C1vD3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
2 December 2025D1vC2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
2 December 2025C3vD2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
4 December 2025C2vD3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
4 December 2025D2vC1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
4 December 2025C3vD1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
6 December 2025D1vC1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
6 December 2025C2vD2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
6 December 2025C3vD3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund

Group III

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1E100000000 Quarterfinals
2F100000000
3E200000000
4F200000000
5E300000000
6F300000000
First match(es) will be played: 4 December 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.
4 December 2025E1vF3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
4 December 2025F1vE2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
4 December 2025E3vF2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
6 December 2025E2vF3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
6 December 2025F2vE1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
6 December 2025E3vF1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
8 December 2025F1vE1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
8 December 2025E2vF2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
8 December 2025E3vF3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Group IV

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1G100000000 Quarterfinals
2H100000000
3G200000000
4H200000000
5G300000000
6H300000000
First match(es) will be played: 3 December 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.
3 December 2025G1vH3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
3 December 2025H1vG2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
3 December 2025G3vH2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
5 December 2025G2vH3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
5 December 2025H2vG1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
5 December 2025G3vH1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
7 December 2025H1vG1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
7 December 2025G2vH2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
7 December 2025G3vH3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund

Final round

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December
 
 
I1
 
12 December
 
III2
 
 
 
10 December
 
 
 
II1
 
14 December
 
IV2
 
 
 
9 December
 
 
 
III1
 
12 December
 
I2
 
 
 
9 December
 
 Third place
 
IV1
 
14 December
 
II2
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

9 December 2025II1vIV2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
9 December 2025IV1vII2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
10 December 2025I1vIII2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
10 December 2025III1vI2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Semifinals

12 December 2025WQF1vWQF3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
12 December 2025WQF2vWQF4 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Third place game

14 December 2025LSF1vLSF2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Final

14 December 2025WSF1vWSF2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Final ranking

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

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg
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Bronze medal icon.svg
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 Women's Handball Championship

Notes

  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. ↑ Oceanian teams who enter, participate in the Asian Champiponship to decides their qualification. However, Australia withdrew before the tournament, meaning no Oceanian team qualified.
  4. ↑ There are ways of qualifying from Europe, via the European Championship or European qualification

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  11. ↑ "Match schedule released and tickets on sale for 2025 IHF Women's World Championship". IHF. 21 November 2024.
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