The Sweden men's national handball team is Sweden's national team in men's handball and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. Its most successful periods were under coaches Curt Wadmark (1948–1967) and Bengt Johansson (1988–2004). The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed Bengan Boys in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship and qualified for a record 8 championship finals in a row 1996–2002.
The Egyptian national handball team is the national handball team of Egypt, which represents Egypt in international matches. It is supervised by the Egyptian Handball Federation. Egypt was the first non-European team to reach the semifinals of the World Championships, and the first African team to reach the semifinals in the Olympic tournament.
The France national handball team is supervised by the French Handball Federation, and represents France in international matches. It is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice, and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of eleven medals at the World Men's Handball Championship. With a total of five medals, including three gold in 2008, 2012 and 2021, France is also the most successful Handball team at the Summer Olympics. As of January 2024, they are the defending European Champions.
Ivano Balić is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently part of the coaching staff at RK Split. Renowned for his speed, creativity, movement and charisma as a player, Balić won the 2003 World Championship and the Olympic gold medal in 2004 with the Croatian national team, and thirteen titles playing for clubs in Croatia, Spain and Germany. He also earned two World Championship silver medals, two European Championship silver medals and one bronze medal, and one Olympic bronze medal (2012) with the national team.
The Denmark men's national handball team is controlled by the Danish Handball Association and represents Denmark in international matches. They are the team with the fourth most medals won in European Championship history on the men's side behind Sweden, France and Spain, with a total of seven medals. Two of these are gold medals, two silver (2014,2024) and four bronze medals.
The Montenegro women's national handball team is the national team of Montenegro. It is governed by the Handball Federation of Montenegro and takes part in international handball competitions.
Kasper Hvidt is a Danish retired handball goalkeeper, who last played for KIF Kolding and previous Danish national team. He was selected as the best keeper for the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, where he also won Gold medals with the Danish national team. From 2004 to 2010 he was the captain of the Danish national team.
Nikola Karabatić is a French former professional handball player. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history.
Jesper Jensen is a former Danish handball player and current manager of the Danish women's national team. He was named World Coach of the Year in 2021 by IHF.
Lasse Svan Hansen is a Danish retired handballer, who last played for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team He was admitted to the Danish sports hall of fame in 2024. and in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.
Niklas Landin Jacobsen is a Danish handballer for Aalborg Håndbold.
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish former professional handball player.
Viran Morros de Argila is a retired Spanish handball player. He is regarded as one of the best defensive players of his time.
Thiagus Petrus Gonçalves dos Santos is a Brazilian professional handball player for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team, of which he is the captain. He is known as a defensive specialist.
Haniel Vinícius Inoue Langaro is a Brazilian professional handball player for Dinamo București and the Brazilian handball team.
Rudolph Hackbarth is a Brazilian handball player for REBI Cuenca and the Brazilian national team.
Magnus Saugstrup Jensen is a Danish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Denmark national team.
The 2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship is the 29th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It is held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway from 14 January to 2 February 2025. This edition marks the first time the world championship is being held in three countries.
Rolando Uríos is a Cuban-Spanish former handball player, who played for both the Cuban national team and the Spanish national team. He was considered one of the best pivots in the world in the first years of the 2000's.
Mathias Gidsel is a Danish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team.
