2027 World Women's Handball Championship

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2027 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
DatesTBA 2027
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
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The 2027 World Women's Handball Championship , the 28th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, will take place in Hungary in 2027. [1] [2] It will be the main qualifying event for the women's handball tournament of the 2028 Summer Olympics. [3]

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Venues

The bid includes the following four host cities/venues:

Host cityVenueCapacityPicture
Budapest MVM Dome 20,022
Budapesti Multifunkcionalis Sportcsarnok 2021.12.18.jpg
Debrecen Főnix Hall 8,500
Fonix Arena (Debrecen).jpg
Győr Audi Aréna 5,500 Audi Arena (2014), 2018 Gyor.jpg
Tatabánya Multifunctional Sporthall6,000 Mehrzweck-Sporthalle Olimpikon Strasse, WSW, Bau, 2021 Tatabanya.jpg

Qualification

CompetitionDatesHostVacanciesQualified
Host nation28 February 2020 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo 1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2025 World Championship December 2025Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1
2026 European Championship 3–20 December 2026Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
4 + ?
European qualification
2026 Asian Championship 4 + ?
2026 South and Central American Championship 3 + ?
2026 African Championship 4 + ?
2027 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship 1 + ?
Wild card18 October 2018 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha 1 or 2 [1] [2]

^ 1. To bear in mind the 2028 Summer Olympics, the IHF Council will award the United States wild cards for the 2025 and 2027 World Championships. If they reach a certain performance level. [4] [5]

^ 2. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finish within the top 5, they will qualify for the World Championships. If either finishes sixth or lower, the place would have been transferred to the wild card spot.

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asQualification datePrevious appearances in tournament [a]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Host28 February 202024 (1957, 1962, 1965 , 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982 , 1986, 1993, 1995 , 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

References

  1. "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". IHF. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. Dalibor (28 February 2020). "Les organisateurs des championnats du monde 2025 et 2027". Handnews.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. "2025 and 2027 World Championships awarded in Cairo". European Handball Federation. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. "Strategic plan | USA" (PDF). IHF.
  5. "Council Meeting No. 3" (PDF). Doha, Qatar: IHF. 18 October 2018. pp. 8–9.