2027 World Men's Handball Championship

2027 World Men's Handball Championship
Handball-Weltmeisterschaft der Männer 2027 (in German)
	Where handball is alive
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Venues	6
Dates	13–31 January
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)

The 2027 IHF World Men's Handball Championship, will be the 30th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It will be held in Germany from 13 to 31 January 2027. Denmark is the four time defending champion.^[1]

Bidding process

Five nations expressed interest in hosting the tournament. The awarding of the events took place at the next IHF Council meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on 28 February 2020.^[2]^[3] Germany was chosen as the host. This will be the sixth time Germany will host this tournament.

Qualification

The qualification system will still depend on the number of compulsory and performance places, as for the 2025 World Championship. The World Championship hosts will be directly qualified, along with the reigning world champions. The number of compulsory places awarded to other continental confederation keeps unchanged and is divided as follows: four places each for Europe, Asia and Africa, three places for the South and Central America zone and one place for the North America and Caribbean zone.^[4] One additional place is available for Oceania, but only when that region's national team ranks fifth or higher at the Asian Championship. If no Oceania team places among the top five at the Asian Championship, the IHF will award an additional wild card. In addition, there will be 12 performance places for the continental confederations, which are based on the teams ranked 1–12 in the preceding World Championship. According to the new qualification system and taking into consideration the results of the 2025 Men's World Championship, 20 out of 32 places are distributed as follows:

Distribution of places (following current IHF rules^[4])	Vacancies	Details	Comments
Organisers ¹	1
Reigning world champion ²	1
Performance places for the continental confederations	12		Based on teams ranked 1-12 in the preceding world championship
Africa		1
Asia		0
Europe		10
North America and the Caribbean		0
South and Central America		1
Oceania		0
Compulsory places for the continental confederations	17
Africa		4
Asia		4
Europe		4 ¹
North America and the Caribbean		1
South and Central America		3
Oceania		1 ³	Place allocated to Oceania or an additional free wild card
Wild card ⁴	1
Total	32

¹All hosting federations are automatically entitled to take part in the World Championship. If there is more than one organiser from the same continental confederation, the number of compulsory places of the respective confederation shall be reduced accordingly. If there is more than one organiser and the organisers are not from the same confederation, the IHF Council shall decide about the reduction of the compulsory places, considering only the compulsory places of the confederations involved.

²The reigning world champion automatically qualifies for the next World Championship and, as a rule, is placed first in the first performance row. In case the reigning world champion is also hosting the next World Championship, the confederation of the reigning world champion obtains one additional performance place.

³The compulsory place for Oceania is subject to fulfilling certain conditions. The continental confederation of Oceania does not have a direct compulsory place for a confederational qualification event. The confederation of Oceania is invited to participate in the Asian qualification events. The compulsory place is awarded to Oceania if the representative from Oceania is ranked 5th or higher in the Asian qualification. If Oceania fails to rank 5th or does not participate, the IHF Council will award this place as a free wild card.

⁴The wild card shall be awarded by the IHF Council.

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nations	28 February 2020	Cairo	1	Germany
2025 World Championship	14 January – 2 February 2025	Croatia Denmark Norway	1	Denmark
2026 Asian Men's Handball Championship	15–29 January 2026	Kuwait	4	Bahrain Japan Kuwait Qatar
2026 European Men's Handball Championship	15 January – 1 February 2026	Denmark Norway Sweden	4	Croatia Iceland Portugal Sweden
2026 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship	19–24 January 2026	Paraguay	4	Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay
2026 African Men's Handball Championship	21–31 January 2026	Rwanda	5	Algeria Angola Cape Verde Egypt Tunisia
2026 Nor.Ca. Men's Handball Championship	11–17 May 2026	United States	1
European qualification	29 October 2025 – 17 May 2026	Various	10
Oceania			—^[1]
Wild card	18 October 2018	Doha	2^[2]

^ 1. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finish within the top 5, they would have qualified for the World Championships. As they finished sixth or lower, the place was transferred to the wild card spot.

^ 2. 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.^[5]^[6]

Summary of qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance^[a]
Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Total	First	Last	Streak	Previous best performance^[a]
Germany	Host nation	28 January 2020	29th^[b]	1938	2025	15	Champions (1938, 1978, 2007)
Denmark	Defending champions	2 February 2025	27th	1938		13	Champions (2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)
Brazil	Top four at 2026 South and Central American Championship	21 January 2026	18th	1958		17	Seventh place (2025)
Argentina		21 January 2026	16th	1997		16	Eleventh place (2021)
Chile		24 January 2026	9th	2011		9	16th place (2019)
Uruguay		24 January 2026	3rd	2021	2023	1	24th place (2021)
Japan	Semifinalist at 2026 Asian Championship	25 January 2026	17th	1961	2025	2	Tenth place (1970)
Qatar			11th	2003		8	Runners-up (2015)
Bahrain			7th	2011		6	16th place (2023)
Kuwait			10th	1982		2	15th place (1982)
Egypt	Top five at 2026 African Championship		19th	1964		18	Fourth place (2001)
Cape Verde			4th	2021		4	23rd place (2023, 2025)
Algeria		26 January 2026	18th	1974		4	13th place (2001)
Tunisia		26 January 2026	18th	1967		17	Fourth place (2005)
Croatia	Top six at 2026 European Championship	28 January 2026	17th	1995		17	Champions (2003)
Iceland			24th	1958		9	Fifth place (1997)
Sweden			28th	1938		7	Champions (1954, 1958, 1990, 1999)
Portugal			7th	1997		4	Fourth place (2025)
Angola	Top five at 2026 African Championship	30 January 2026	6th	2005	2021	1	20th place (2005)

Preparations

Tickets

Tickets were released at 12:00 CET on 15 December 2025, after the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship final.^[7]

Logo unveiling

On 3 November 2025, the logo was unveiled.^[8] The slogan for the tournament was also announced, with it being "Where handball is alive". Mark Schober, CEO of the German Handball Federation, said the following:

"With the 2027 World Championship, we want to revive the enthusiasm of the Winter Fairytale – with a tournament that inspires sporting excitement, connects emotionally, and showcases handball in all its facets, The arenas are places steeped in handball tradition. They stand for passion, closeness to the fans, and the special atmosphere that makes our sport so unique."

Venues

At the presentation during the IHF Council Meeting in Cairo, Egypt on 27 and 28 February 2020 the bid delegation presented eight venues.^[9] Six venues were ultimately announced in October 2024, with the opening match to be played in Munich and the final in Cologne.^[10]

Cologne	Munich	Kiel
Lanxess Arena	SAP Garden	Wunderino Arena
Capacity: 19,250	Capacity: 11,000	Capacity: 10,250

Hanover	Magdeburg	Stuttgart
ZAG-Arena	GETEC Arena	Porsche-Arena
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 6,500	Capacity: 6,200

Draw

The draw will take place on 10 June 2026 in Munich, Germany.^[11]

Seeding

The seeding was revealed on 9 February 2026.^[12] Germany is assigned to A1 and Denmark as G1.^[12]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Denmark Germany Croatia Iceland Portugal Sweden Egypt Argentina	European qualifier match 3 winner European qualifier match 5 winner European qualifier match 9 winner European qualifier match 6 winner European qualifier match 7 winner European qualifier match 4 winner European qualifier match 2 winner European qualifier match 1 winner	European qualifier match 8 winner European qualifier match 10 winner Brazil Bahrain Tunisia Cape Verde Chile Nor.Ca. winner	Qatar Kuwait Japan Algeria Angola Uruguay Wildcard Wildcard

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 9 February 2026.^[12]

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Germany	Main round
2	A2
3	A3
4	A4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played: 13 January 2027. Source:
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.

13 January 2027	A2	v	A4	SAP Garden, Munich

13 January 2027	Germany	v	A3	SAP Garden, Munich

15 January 2027	A4	v	Germany	SAP Garden, Munich

15 January 2027	A2	v	A3	SAP Garden, Munich

17 January 2027	Germany	v	A2	SAP Garden, Munich

17 January 2027	A3	v	A4	SAP Garden, Munich

Group B

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	B1	Main round
2	B2
3	B3
4	B4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played: 13 January 2027. Source:
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.

13 January 2027	B2	v	B4	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

13 January 2027	B1	v	B3	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

15 January 2027	B4	v	B1	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

15 January 2027	B2	v	B3	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

17 January 2027	B1	v	B2	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

17 January 2027	B3	v	B4	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

Group C

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	C1	Main round
2	C2
3	C3
4	C4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played: 14 January 2027. Source:
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.

14 January 2027	C2	v	C4	SAP Garden, Munich

14 January 2027	C1	v	C3	SAP Garden, Munich

16 January 2027	C4	v	C1	SAP Garden, Munich

16 January 2027	C2	v	C3	SAP Garden, Munich

18 January 2027	C1	v	C2	SAP Garden, Munich

18 January 2027	C3	v	C4	SAP Garden, Munich

Group D

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	D1	Main round
2	D2
3	D3
4	D4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played: 14 January 2027. Source:
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.

14 January 2027	D2	v	D4	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

14 January 2027	D1	v	D3	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

16 January 2027	D4	v	D1	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

16 January 2027	D2	v	D3	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

18 January 2027	D1	v	D2	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

18 January 2027	D3	v	D4	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

Group E

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	E1	Main round
2	E2
3	E3
4	E4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played: 14 January 2027. Source:
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.

14 January 2027	E2	v	E4	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

14 January 2027	E1	v	E3	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

16 January 2027	E4	v	E1	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

16 January 2027	E2	v	E3	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

18 January 2027	E1	v	E2	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

18 January 2027	E3	v	E4	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

Group F

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	F1	Main round
2	F2
3	F3
4	F4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played: 14 January 2027. Source:
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.

14 January 2027	F2	v	F4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

14 January 2027	F1	v	F3	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

16 January 2027	F4	v	F1	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

16 January 2027	F2	v	F3	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

18 January 2027	F1	v	F2	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

18 January 2027	F3	v	F4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

Group G

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Denmark	Main round
2	G2
3	G3
4	G4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2027. Source:
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.

15 January 2027	G2	v	G4	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

15 January 2027	Denmark	v	G3	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

17 January 2027	G4	v	Denmark	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

17 January 2027	G2	v	G3	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

19 January 2027	Denmark	v	G2	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

19 January 2027	G3	v	G4	Wunderino Arena, Kiel

Group H

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	H1	Main round
2	H2
3	H3
4	H4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2027. Source:
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.

15 January 2027	H2	v	H4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

15 January 2027	H1	v	H3	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

17 January 2027	H4	v	H1	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

17 January 2027	H2	v	H3	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

19 January 2027	H1	v	H2	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

19 January 2027	H3	v	H4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

Presidents Cup

Group I

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	A4	25th place game
2	B4	27th place game
3	E4	29th place game
4	F4	31st place game

First match(es) will be played: 20 January 2027. Source:
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.

20 January 2027	A4	v	B4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

20 January 2027	E4	v	F4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

22 January 2027	A4	v	E4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

22 January 2027	B4	v	F4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

24 January 2027	F4	v	A4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

24 January 2027	B4	v	E4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

Group II

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	C4	25th place game
2	D4	27th place game
3	G4	29th place game
4	H4	31st place game

First match(es) will be played: 21 January 2027. Source:
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.

21 January 2027	C4	v	D4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

21 January 2027	G4	v	H4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

23 January 2027	C4	v	G4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

23 January 2027	D4	v	H4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

25 January 2027	H4	v	C4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

25 January 2027	D4	v	G4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

31st place game

27 January 2027	I4	v	II4	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

29th place game

27 January 2027	I3	v	II3	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

27th place game

27 January 2027	I2	v	II2	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

25th place game

27 January 2027	I1	v	II1	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg

Main round

All points obtained in the preliminary round against teams that advance aswell, are carried over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	A1	Quarterfinals
2	B1	Quarterfinals
3	A2
4	B2
5	A3
6	B3

First match(es) will be played: 20 January 2027. Source:
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.

20 January 2027	A1	v	B1	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

20 January 2027	B1	v	A2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

20 January 2027	A3	v	B2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

22 January 2027	A2	v	B3	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

22 January 2027	B2	v	A1	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

22 January 2027	A3	v	B1	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

24 January 2027	B1	v	A1	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

24 January 2027	B2	v	A2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

24 January 2027	B3	v	A3	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Group II

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	C1	Quarterfinals
2	D1	Quarterfinals
3	C2
4	D2
5	C3
6	D3

First match(es) will be played: 21 January 2027. Source:
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.

21 January 2027	C1	v	D3	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

21 January 2027	D1	v	C2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

21 January 2027	C3	v	D2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

23 January 2027	C2	v	D3	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

23 January 2027	D2	v	C1	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

23 January 2027	C3	v	D1	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

25 January 2027	D1	v	C1	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

25 January 2027	D2	v	C2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

25 January 2027	D3	v	C3	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Group III

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	E1	Quarterfinals
2	F1	Quarterfinals
3	E2
4	F2
5	E3
6	F3

First match(es) will be played: 20 January 2027. Source:
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.

20 January 2027	E1	v	F3	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

20 January 2027	F1	v	E2	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

20 January 2027	E3	v	F2	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

22 January 2027	E2	v	F3	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

22 January 2027	F2	v	E1	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

22 January 2027	E3	v	F1	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

24 January 2027	F1	v	E1	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

24 January 2027	F2	v	E2	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

24 January 2027	F3	v	E3	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

Group IV

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	G1	Quarterfinals
2	H1	Quarterfinals
3	G2
4	H2
5	G3
6	H3

First match(es) will be played: 21 January 2027. Source:
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.

21 January 2027	G1	v	H3	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

21 January 2027	H1	v	G2	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

21 January 2027	G3	v	H2	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

23 January 2027	G2	v	H3	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

23 January 2027	H2	v	G1	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

23 January 2027	G3	v	H1	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

25 January 2027	H1	v	G1	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

25 January 2027	H2	v	G2	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

25 January 2027	H3	v	G3	ZAG-Arena, Hanover

Final round

Bracket

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final

26 January

I1
	29 January
III2

27 January

II1
		31 January
IV2

26 January

III1
	29 January
I2

27 January
		Third place
IV1
		31 January
II2

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game

	29 January


					31 January


	29 January




					Seventh place game

					31 January

Quarterfinals

26 January 2027	I1	v	III2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

26 January 2027	III1	v	I2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

27 January 2027	II1	v	IV2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

27 January 2027	IV1	v	II2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

5–8th place semifinals

29 January 2027	LQF1	v	LQF3	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

29 January 2027	LQF2	v	LQF4	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Semifinals

29 January 2027	WQF1	v	WQF3	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

29 January 2027	WQF2	v	WQF4	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Seventh place game

31 January 2027	LSF1	v	LSF2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Fifth place game

31 January 2027	WSF1	v	WSF2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Third place game

31 January 2027	LSF1	v	LSF2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Final

31 January 2027	WSF1	v	WSF2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Final ranking

Places 1 to 8 and 25 to 32 will be decided by play-off or knock-out. Teams finishing third in the main round will be ranked 9th to 12th, teams finishing fourth in the main round will be ranked 13th to 16th, teams finishing fifth in the main round will be ranked 17th to 20th and teams ranked sixth will be ranked 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 are still be equal, number of points gained in the preliminary round would be considered followed by the goal difference and then number of goals scored in the preliminary round.

Rank	Team



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 2029 World Championship and 2028 Summer Olympics

Notes

^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
^ From both German teams only East Germany was qualified in 1990.

References

^ "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". ihf.info. 28 February 2020.
^ "World Championships 2025 and 2027". ihf.info. 25 September 2019.
^ "German Handball Federation will host World Cup again in 2027". time24.news. 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "V. Regulations for IHF Competitions (Indoor Handball)" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Strategic plan | USA" (PDF). IHF.
^ "Council Meeting No. 3" (PDF). Doha, Qatar: IHF. 18 October 2018. pp. 8–9.
^ "„Where handball is alive" – die Männer-WM 2027 soll wieder Geschichte schreiben". Handball.net (in German). 2 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
^ "'Where handball is alive': 2027 IHF Men's World Championship logo unveiled". IHF. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
^ "Council Meeting No. 6" (PDF). Cairo, Egypt: IHF. 28 February 2020. p. 31. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "Six venues announced for the 2027 IHF Men's World Championship" (Press release). International Handball Federation. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "2027 IHF Men's World Championship: 19 teams and draw date confirmed". International Handball Federation. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pots revealed ahead of the draw for the 2027 IHF Men's World Championship". International Handball Federation. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

External links

IHF website

[7] Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

[8] From both German teams only East Germany was qualified in 1990.

[1] "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". ihf.info. 28 February 2020.

[2] "World Championships 2025 and 2027". ihf.info. 25 September 2019.

[3] "German Handball Federation will host World Cup again in 2027". time24.news. 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[redistribution-4] "V. Regulations for IHF Competitions (Indoor Handball)" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[5] "Strategic plan | USA" (PDF). IHF.

[6] "Council Meeting No. 3" (PDF). Doha, Qatar: IHF. 18 October 2018. pp. 8–9.

[9] "„Where handball is alive" – die Männer-WM 2027 soll wieder Geschichte schreiben". Handball.net (in German). 2 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.

[10] "'Where handball is alive': 2027 IHF Men's World Championship logo unveiled". IHF. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.

[11] "Council Meeting No. 6" (PDF). Cairo, Egypt: IHF. 28 February 2020. p. 31. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[12] "Six venues announced for the 2027 IHF Men's World Championship" (Press release). International Handball Federation. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[13] "2027 IHF Men's World Championship: 19 teams and draw date confirmed". International Handball Federation. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

[Seeding-14] "Pots revealed ahead of the draw for the 2027 IHF Men's World Championship". International Handball Federation. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

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