Tournament details | |
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Host country | Spain |
Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
The 2029 IHF World Women's Handball Championship , will be the 29th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It will take place in Spain in December 2029.
In April 2023, the IHF stated that they were looking for bids. [1] In the end, two nations expressed interest in hosting the tournament.
The bids were confirmed on 1 March 2024: [4]
Spain was unanimously awarded on 16 April 2024 in Créteil, France. [1] [7]
The proposed venues are Galicia, Valencia, Malaga and Irún, with the latter to host the final phase. [7]
Competition | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | 16 April 2024 | Créteil | 1 | Spain |
2027 World Championship | December 2027 | Hungary | 1 | |
2028 European Championship | 30 November–17 December 2028 | Denmark Norway Sweden | 4 + ? | |
European qualification | ||||
2028 Asian Championship | 4 + ? | |||
2028 South and Central American Championship | 3 + ? | |||
2028 African Championship | 4 + ? | |||
2029 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship | 1 + ? | |||
Wild card | 1 or 2 [1] |
^ 1. 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.
Country | Qualified as | Qualification date | Previous appearances in tournament [lower-alpha 1] |
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Spain | Host | 16 April 2024 | 12 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 , 2023) |
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