The European qualification for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship, in Germany and the Netherlands will be played over two rounds.
In the first round of qualification, 12 teams who were not participating at the 2024 European Championship played a single round-robin with the winners advancing to the second phase, where the teams were joined by the remaining ten teams from the European Championship and play play-off games to determine the qualified teams.
The draw was held on 30 July in Vienna, Austria. [1] [2] The winner of each group advanced to the play-off round.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 4 | Qualification Phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 0 |
25 October 2024 18:00 | Lithuania ![]() | 37–23 | ![]() | Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 250 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST) |
three players 6 | (18–10) | Kesselring, Thornewell 4 | ||
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26 October 2024 15:00 | Great Britain ![]() | 17–20 | ![]() | Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 200 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST) |
Thornewell 5 | (9–12) | Andritsou 8 | ||
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27 October 2024 15:00 | Greece ![]() | 24–25 | ![]() | Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 580 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST) |
Andritsou, Chatziparasidou 6 | (11–11) | Arciševskaja 5 | ||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 4 | Qualification Phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 0 |
25 October 2024 20:00 | Belgium ![]() | 28–32 | ![]() | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 968 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK) |
Antonissen 12 | (12–19) | Demaj 11 | ||
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26 October 2024 18:00 | Kosovo ![]() | 32–26 | ![]() | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 83 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK) |
Demaj 13 | (18–12) | Kolašinac 8 | ||
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27 October 2024 16:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 27–28 | ![]() | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,115 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK) |
three players 6 | (13–16) | Antonissen 9 | ||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 4 | Qualification Phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 1 |
24 October 2024 17:00 | Estonia ![]() | 24–24 | ![]() | Karis Idrottshall, Karis Attendance: 350 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT) |
Molkova 9 | (12–12) | Peitsaro 6 | ||
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25 October 2024 17:00 | Israel ![]() | 29–22 | ![]() | Karis Idrottshall, Karis Attendance: 90 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT) |
Vakrat 6 | (18–10) | Molkova, Tuusis 4 | ||
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26 October 2024 15:00 | Finland ![]() | 18–26 | ![]() | Karis Idrottshall, Karis Attendance: 360 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT) |
Aarnio 4 | (7–11) | Vakrat 7 | ||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 4 | Qualification Phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 72 | −31 | 0 |
25 October 2024 18:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 21–29 | ![]() | Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 550 Referees: Jakovljević Kovačević (SRB) |
Sarandeva 7 | (10–12) | Squizziato 6 | ||
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26 October 2024 18:00 | Luxembourg ![]() | 21–33 | ![]() | Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 110 Referees: Jakovljević Kovačević (SRB) |
Welter 5 | (10–16) | Ivanova 12 | ||
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27 October 2024 18:30 | Italy ![]() | 39–20 | ![]() | Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 540 Referees: Jakovljević Kovačević (SRB) |
Mangone 8 | (21–11) | Wirtz 7 | ||
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The draw took place on 15 December 2024. [2] [3] The four winners of phase 1 will join 18 teams. The games will be played on 9 and 10 April and 12 and 13 April 2025.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Switzerland ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
Italy ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
Poland ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
Sweden ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
Slovenia ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
Portugal ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
Faroe Islands ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
Czech Republic ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
Croatia ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
Austria ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
Iceland ![]() | – | ![]() | 9–10 Apr | 12–13 Apr |
9–10 April 2025 | Switzerland ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | Slovakia ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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9–10 April 2025 | Italy ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | Romania ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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9–10 April 2025 | Poland ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | North Macedonia ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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9–10 April 2025 | Sweden ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | Kosovo ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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9–10 April 2025 | Slovenia ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | Serbia ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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9–10 April 2025 | Portugal ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | Montenegro ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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9–10 April 2025 | Faroe Islands ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | Lithuania ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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9–10 April 2025 | Czech Republic ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | Ukraine ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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9–10 April 2025 | Croatia ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | Spain ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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9–10 April 2025 | Austria ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | Turkey ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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9–10 April 2025 | Iceland ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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12–13 April 2025 | Israel ![]() | v | ![]() | |
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