2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship will be the 29th edition of this prestigious tournament organized by the International Handball Federation (IHF). It will take place from January 14 to February 2, 2025, and for the first time in history, the championship will be hosted by three countries – Croatia, Denmark, and Norway.
This tournament will be held in five cities across three countries:
Initially, more cities were considered, but for financial and organizational reasons, the number of venues was reduced.
The tournament will feature 32 teams from five continental federations. The host countries (Croatia, Denmark, and Norway) and the reigning champions (Denmark) automatically secured their participation. Other teams went through qualification rounds, with Europe earning the most spots due to its strong performance. Among the participants are traditional favorites like France, Sweden, Spain, and Germany, as well as newcomers like Guinea.
Denmark, defending champions from 2019, 2021, and 2023, is once again the top favorite. Norway, playing at home, is also expected to perform well. Noteworthy is the return of Italy, Cuba, and Kuwait to the global stage after a long absence.
The tournament is divided into the following phases:
GROUP A | |||||||||
1. | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | : | 79 | 6 |
2. | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | : | 76 | 3 |
3. | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 58 | : | 65 | 2 |
4. | Polen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75 | : | 84 | 1 |
GROUP B | |||||||||
1. | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | : | 63 | 6 |
2. | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | : | 87 | 4 |
3. | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | : | 89 | 2 |
4. | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | : | 105 | 0 |
GROUP C | |||||||||
1. | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | : | 65 | 6 |
2. | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | : | 87 | 4 |
3. | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | : | 87 | 2 |
4. | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | : | 105 | 0 |
GROUP D | |||||||||
1. | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98 | : | 77 | 5 |
2. | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | : | 91 | 4 |
3. | North Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | : | 84 | 3 |
4. | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | : | 104 | 0 |
GROUP E | |||||||||
1. | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | : | 75 | 6 |
2. | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | : | 80 | 4 |
3. | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | : | 77 | 2 |
4. | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | : | 94 | 0 |
GROUP F | |||||||||
1. | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 110 | : | 80 | 5 |
2. | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 99 | : | 71 | 5 |
3. | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | : | 99 | 2 |
4. | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | : | 109 | 0 |
GROUP G | |||||||||
1. | Iceland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | : | 58 | 6 |
2. | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | : | 66 | 4 |
3. | Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | : | 98 | 2 |
4. | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | : | 119 | 0 |
GROUP H | |||||||||
1. | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | : | 73 | 6 |
2. | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | : | 68 | 4 |
3. | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | : | 97 | 2 |
4. | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | : | 97 | 0 |
LAST RESULTS | |||||
31.01 | Dánsko | Portugalsko | 40 | : | 27 |
30.01 | Francie | Chorvatsko | 28 | : | 31 |
29.01 | Portugalsko | Německo | 26 | : | 26 |
29.01 | Dánsko | Brazílie | 33 | : | 21 |
28.01 | Polsko | USA | 21 | : | 21 |
28.01 | Kuvajt | Japonsko | 37 | : | 32 |
28.01 | Guinea | Kuba | 28 | : | 28 |
28.01 | Francie | Egypt | 34 | : | 33 |
28.01 | Chorvatsko | Maďarsko | 31 | : | 30 |
28.01 | Alžírsko | Bahrajn | 26 | : | 29 |
26.01 | Španělsko | Brazílie | 25 | : | 26 |
26.01 | Portugalsko | Chile | 46 | : | 28 |
26.01 | Norsko | Švédsko | 29 | : | 24 |
26.01 | Kapverdy | Egypt | 24 | : | 31 |
26.01 | Japonsko | Kuba | 32 | : | 23 |
26.01 | Island | Argentina | 30 | : | 21 |
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VITISPORT TIP | INDEX | |||||||||||
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02.02 | ![]() | France | Portugal | ![]() | 31 | : | 25 | 82 % | 13 % | 5 % | 1 | 12.4 | ![]() |
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02.02 | ![]() | Croatia | Denmark | ![]() | 26 | : | 29 | 5 % | 13 % | 82 % | 2 | -6.5 | ![]() |
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FORM TABLE - LAST 6 MATCHES | TOTAL | HOME | AWAY | |||||||||||||||||||
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | PTS | W | D | L | GF | GA | PTS | +/- | PTS |
POWER POTS DISTRIBUTION | OVERALL | HOME | AWAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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POWER POT 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francie | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 281 | 212 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 135 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 77 | 6 | -1 | 14 | ||||||||||||
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Dánsko | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 191 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 148 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 4 | -2 | 16 | ||||||||||||
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Chorvatsko | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 260 | 202 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 122 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 80 | 4 | -1 | 14 | ||||||||||||
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Portugalsko | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 235 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 101 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 134 | 5 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||
POWER POT 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Island | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 74 | 4 | +1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
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Egypt | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 216 | 183 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 101 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 82 | 4 | -2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
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Německo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 216 | 191 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 122 | 5 | +2 | 11 | ||||||||||||
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Brazílie | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 188 | 186 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 138 | 6 | +4 | 10 | ||||||||||||
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Maďarsko | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 194 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 122 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 72 | 4 | -3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
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Norsko | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 108 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 39 | 4 | -4 | 8 | ||||||||||||
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Polsko | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 216 | 197 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 129 | 115 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 82 | 3 | -4 | 8 | ||||||||||||
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Nizozemsko | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 127 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 73 | 2 | -5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
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Švýcarsko | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 174 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 109 | 5 | +1 | 7 | ||||||||||||
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USA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 167 | 194 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 110 | 3 | -2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
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Slovinsko | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 79 | 2 | -3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
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Švédsko | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 195 | 173 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 114 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 59 | 2 | -6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
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Makedonie | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 181 | 179 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||
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Rakousko | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 184 | 182 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 101 | 1 | -3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
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Itálie | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 172 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 115 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 57 | 2 | -6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
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Kuvajt | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 200 | 234 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 135 | 2 | -3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
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Španělsko | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 177 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 54 | 1 | -7 | 5 | ||||||||||||
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Česká republika | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 130 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 55 | 2 | -8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Bahrajn | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 194 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 145 | 4 | -2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Japonsko | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 187 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 142 | 0 | -5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Argentina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 187 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 136 | 0 | -2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
POWER POT 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Katar | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 164 | 193 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 104 | 0 | -7 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Alžírsko | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 191 | 233 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 117 | 0 | -10 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Kapverdy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 92 | 2 | -7 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Tunisko | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 143 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 125 | 2 | -4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Chile | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 131 | 2 | -4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Guinea | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 164 | 230 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 127 | 0 | -8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Kuba | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 169 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 115 | 168 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
UNDER/OVER TABLE | TOTAL | HOME | AWAY | |||||||||||
UNDER 2.5 | OVER 2.5 | UNDER 2.5 | OVER 2.5 | UNDER 2.5 | OVER 2.5 |
GOALS PER MATCH | OVERALL | HOME | AWAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
P | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6+ | AVG | P | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6+ | AVG | P | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6+ | AVG |