2025 World Women's Handball Championship
{{Short description|2025 edition of the World Men's Handball Championship}}
{{Infobox international handball competition
| tourney_name = 2025 World Women's Handball Championship
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| country = Germany
| country2 = Netherlands
| dates = {{nowrap|26 November – 14 December}}
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| confederations = 5
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| previous = 2023 World Women's Handball Championship
| next = 2027 World Women's Handball Championship
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The 2025 IHF World Women's Handball Championship will be 27th edition of the championship to be jointly hosted by Germany and the Netherlands under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF) from 26 November to 14 December 2025. It will be fourth time in history that the championship is jointly hosted.{{cite web|title=IHF Council awards events up to 2027 |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/ihf-council-awards-events-2027 |date=28 February 2020 |publisher=IHF |access-date=26 August 2020}} "Catch the Dream" will be the official motto of the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/catch-dream-2025-ihf-womens-world-championship-final-venue-announced |title="Catch the dream" at the 2025 IHF Women's World Championship, as Final venue is announced |publisher=International Handball Federation|date=5 April 2023|access-date=8 April 2023}}
France are the defending world champions, having won the 2023 edition.
Bidding process
On 11 October 2018, the IHF announced the bidders for the championship.{{cite news |title=Bidders for upcoming IHF events |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/bidders-upcoming-ihf-events |publisher=IHF |date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010072444/http://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/bidders-upcoming-ihf-events |archive-date=10 October 2019 |url-status=live}}
- {{KOR}}
- {{SRB}}
However, for unknown reasons, both bids quietly withdrew. On 25 September 2019, the next bids were as follows:{{cite news |title=2025 and 2027 Men's and Women's World Championships |url=https://www.ihf.info/node/10057 |publisher=IHF |date=25 September 2019}}{{cite news |title=Germany, Netherlands propose joint bid for World Women's Handball Championship |url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/germany-netherlands-propose-joint-bid-for-world-womens-handball-championship/ |work=SportBusiness |date=27 September 2019}}
- {{GER}} and {{NED}}
On 28 February 2020, the tournament was awarded to Germany and Netherlands unopposed at its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt.{{cite news |title=IHF Council awards events up to 2027 |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/ihf-council-awards-events-2027 |publisher=IHF |date=28 February 2025}}
Venues
= Germany =
On 16 May 2022, the German Handball Association (DHB) presented the German venues:{{cite web|url=https://www.dhb.de/de/redaktionsbaum/verband/grosse-buehnen-fuer-die-frauen-wm-2025-/ |title=Grosse Bühnen für die Frauen-WM 2025 |publisher=German Handball Federation|language=de|date=16 May 2022|access-date=23 May 2022}}
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{{location map+ |Germany |caption= |position=center |width=250px |places= {{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.492569|long= 7.451667|label=Dortmund|position=right}} {{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.792222|long= 9.231944|label=Stuttgart|position=right}} {{location map~|Germany|lat=49.7468826|long=6.6347507|label=Trier|position=top}} }} !{{flagdeco|GER}} Dortmund !{{flagdeco|GER}} Stuttgart !{{flagdeco|GER}} Trier |
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| Westfalenhalle Capacity: 12,000 |Porsche-Arena |Trier Arena |
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= Netherlands =
On 5 April 2023 the Netherlands Handball Association presented the Dutch venues:{{cite web|url=https://www.handbal.nl/blog/2023/04/05/de-organisatie-wk-handbal-2025-kiest-voor-speelsteden-rotterdam-en-s-hertogenbosch/ |title=De organisatie WK Handbal 2025 kiest voor speelsteden Rotterdam en 's-Hertogenbosch |publisher=HandbalNL |language=nl|date=5 April 2023|access-date=8 April 2023}}
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{{location map~ |Netherlands |lat=51.6978|long=5.3037 |label={{nowrap|'s-Hertogenbosch}} |position=bottom}} {{location map~ |Netherlands |lat=51.9244|long=4.4777 |label=Rotterdam |position=top}} }} !{{flagdeco|NED}} Rotterdam !{{flagdeco|NED}} 's-Hertogenbosch |
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| Rotterdam Ahoy Capacity: 16,000 |Maaspoort |
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Qualification
{{main|2025 World Women's Handball Championship qualification}}
The World Championship hosts will be directly qualified, along with the reigning world champions.
Since there are two organisers, all from Europe, the number of compulsory places for Europe is reduced by one: 3 instead of default 4. The number of compulsory places awarded to other continental confederation remains unchanged. In regards to the 12 performance spots, and based on the results of the 2023 Women's World Championship, Europe receives 11 more spots, while South and Central America takes 1.
The slot allocation is as follows:
- AHF (Asia): 4 slots
- CAHB (Africa): 4 slots
- EHF (Europe): 17 slots (including the two co-hosts and defending champion)
- NACHC (North America and the Caribbean): 1 slot
- OCHF (Oceania): 0 slots
- SCAHC (South and Central America): 4 slots
- Wildcards: 2 slots
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!width=80|Direct slots !width=80|Teams started !width=80|Teams eliminated !width=80|Teams qualified !width=150|Percentage of entered teams with spots in finals !width=130|Qualifying start date !width=130|Qualifying end date | |||||||
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| AHF | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4+1 | 50% | 3 December 2024 | 10 December 2024 |
| CAHB | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 33% | 27 November 2024 | 7 December 2024 |
| EHF{{efn-ua|There are ways of qualifying from Europe, via the European Championship or European qualification}} | 15+2 | 34+2 | 19 | 15+2 | 44.11% | 24 October 2024 | 13 April 2025 |
| NACHC | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20% | 7 April 2025 | 12 April 2025 |
| OCHF{{efn-ua|The Asian Championship acts as qualification for the Oceanian teams.}} | 0 or 1 | 0{{efn-ua|Oceanian teams who enter, participate in the Asian Champiponship to decides their qualification. However, Australia withdrew before the tournament, meaning no Oceanian team qualified.}} | 0 | 0 | 0% | ||
| SCAHC | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | TBD% | 26 November 2024 | 26 April 2025 |
| Total||28+2+2||14+2||24||28+2+2|| || 24 October 2024 || 13 April 2025 |
Qualifying occurred between October 2024 and April 2025. Each region's continental championships acted as world championship qualification, although Europe also has its own qualification process. With the exception of Belarus and Russia, who are banned of the IHF due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all remaining IHF member associations were eligible to enter qualification.
Egypt, Faroe Islands and Switzerland will make their debut at the championship, with the Faroe Islands becoming the smallest nation to ever qualify, overtaking Greenland. Of the returnees, after receiving a wildcard, Uruguay return for the first time since 2011. Cuba came back after their last appearance was in 2019. Tunisia, return after missing out on 2023. Paraguay advanced to three consecutive finals for the first time. Iceland and Senegal qualified for two consecutive finals for the first time. Originally, China failed to qualify after finishing outside the top four at the Asian Championship, however, they were belatedly given a wildcard, continuing run of making every world championship since 1986.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/peoples-republic-china-granted-wild-card-2025-ihf-womens-world-championship|title=IHF | People's Republic of China granted wild card for the 2025 IHF Women's World Championship|website=www.ihf.info}}
Notable absentees include Slovenia whose last failure to qualify was 2015, while Cameroon, Croatia and Congo all failed to qualify having participated at the previous two championships. 2023 particpants, Greenland will not qualify after failing to enter the 2025 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship for financial reasons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/tom-pengekasse-koster-groenlands-landshold-vm-mulighed|title=Tom pengekasse koster Grønlands landshold VM-mulighed|date=February 22, 2025|website=DR}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/five-teams-battle-coveted-title-2025-nachc-womens-handball-championship|title=IHF | Five teams to battle for coveted title at the 2025 NACHC Women's Handball Championship|website=www.ihf.info}} Chile failed to qualify after taking part in 2023.
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AHF (4+1)
- {{hbw|CHN}} WC
- {{hbw|IRN}}
- {{hbw|JPN}}
- {{hbw|KAZ}}
- {{hbw|KOR}}
CAHB (4)
- {{hbw|ANG}}
- {{hbw|EGY}}
- {{hbw|SEN}}
- {{hbw|TUN}}
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EHF{{efn-ua|There are two ways of qualifying from Europe, via the European Championship or European qualification}} (17)
- {{hbw|AUT}}
- {{hbw|CZE}}
- {{hbw|DEN}}
- {{hbw|FAR}}
- {{hbw|FRA}}
- {{hbw|GER}} (co-host)
- {{hbw|HUN}}
- {{hbw|ISL}}
- {{hbw|MNE}}
- {{hbw|NED}} (co-host)
- {{hbw|NOR}}
- {{hbw|POL}}
- {{hbw|ROU}}
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- {{hbw|SRB}}
- {{hbw|ESP}}
- {{hbw|SUI}}
- {{hbw|SWE}}
NACHC (1)
- {{hbw|CUB}}
OCHF (0)
- None qualified
SCAHC (4){{efn-ua|There are two ways of qualifying from South and Central America, via the South and Central American Championship or Last Chance Qualification Tournament}}
- {{hbw|ARG}}
- {{hbw|BRA}}
- {{hbw|PAR}}
- {{hbw|URU}}
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=Wildcards=
After no Oceanian team achieved a top 5 finish in the Asian Championship, two wildcards were given out by the IHF.
- {{hbw|CHN}}
On 31 March 2025, China was given the first wildcard due to good performances and country's position, making it a big market for the sport. United States is likely to receive the other wildcard, so the team can use this opportunity to prepare for the 2028 Summer Olympics which they will be hosting.{{cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/2019-09/New%20Markets_Strategic%20plan%20USA.pdf|publisher=IHF|title=Strategic plan {{!}} USA}}{{cite web|url=https://www.handball.no/globalassets/nhf-sentralt/om-oss/organisasjon/protokoller/ehf-og-ihf/ihf-council/20181119ihf-minutes-council-1810.pdf|title=Council Meeting No. 3|publisher=IHF|location=Doha, Qatar|date=18 October 2018|pages=8–9}} After their play off loss to Serbia, Slovenia's coach, Dragan Adžić, stated that his team deserve a wildcard.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2025/0/11620-Kljub-novi-herojski-borbi-Slovenke-brez-vozovnice-na-SP|title=RZS - Rokometna zveza Slovenije|website=www.rokometna-zveza.si}}
Qualified teams
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! Team !! Qualification method !! Date of qualification !! {{abbr|App|Appearance}} !! {{abbr|First|First appearance}} !! {{abbr|Last|Last appearance}} !! {{abbr|Streak|Current consecutive appearances streak}} !! Best placement in tournament | |||||||
| {{hbw|GER}} | rowspan=2 align="center"|Co-hosts | rowspan=2 align="center"|{{dts|28 February 2020}} | align="center"|16th | align="center"|1993 | rowspan=5 align="center"|2023 | align="center"|12 | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1993) |
| {{hbw|NED}} | align="center"|15th | align="center"|1971 | align="center"|8 | {{sort|01|Champions}} (2019) | |||
| {{hbw|FRA}} | align="center"|Defending champion | align="center"|{{dts|17 December 2023}} | align="center"|17th | align="center"|1986 | align="center"|15 | {{sort|01|Champions}} (2003, 2017, 2023) | |
| {{hbw|ARG}} | rowspan="3" align="center"|2024 Central and South American Championship | rowspan="2" align="center"|{{dts|29 November 2024}} | align="center"|13th | align="center"|1999 | align="center"|12 | {{sort|16|Sixteenth place}} (2019) | |
| {{hbw|BRA}} | align="center"|16th | align="center"|1995 | align="center"|16 | {{sort|01|Champions}} (2013) | |||
| {{hbw|URU}} | align="center"|{{dts|30 November 2024}} | align="center"|6th | align="center"|1997 | align="center"|2011 | align="center"|1 | {{sort|20|Twentieth place}} (2011) | |
| {{hbw|TUN}} | rowspan=4 align="center"|2024 African Championship | rowspan=4 align="center"|{{dts|4 December 2024}} | align="center"|11th | align="center"|1975 | align="center"|2021 | align="center"|1 | {{sort|12|Twelveth place}} (1975) |
| {{hbw|ANG}} | align="center"|18th | align="center"|1990 | rowspan=2 align="center"|2023 | align="center"|18 | {{sort|07|Seventh place}} (2007) | ||
| {{hbw|SEN}} | align="center"|3rd | align="center"|2019 | align="center"|2 | {{sort|18|Eighteenth place}} (2019, 2023) | |||
| {{hbw|EGY}} | align="center"|1st | align="center" colspan=4|{{sort|99|Debut}} | |||||
| {{hbw|KOR}} | rowspan=4 align="center"|2024 Asian Championship | rowspan=4 align="center"|{{dts|6 December 2024}} | align="center"|21st | align="center"|1978 | rowspan=11 align="center"|2023 | align="center"|21 | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1995) |
| {{hbw|KAZ}} | align="center"|8th | align="center"|2007 | align="center"|4 | {{sort|18|Eighteenth place}} (2007) | |||
| {{hbw|JPN}} | align="center"|22nd | align="center"|1962 | align="center"|16 | {{sort|07|Seventh place}} (1965) | |||
| {{hbw|IRI}} | align="center"|3rd | align="center"|2021 | align="center"|3 | {{sort|31|31st place}} (2021, 2023) | |||
| {{hbw|HUN}} | rowspan=3 align="center"|2024 European Championship | align="center"|{{dts|8 December 2024}} | align="center"|25th | align="center"|1957 | align="center"|7 | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1965) | |
| {{hbw|NOR}} | align="center"|{{dts|9 December 2024}} | rowspan=2 align="center"|23rd | align="center"|1971 | align="center"|20 | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1999, 2011, 2015, 2021) | ||
| {{hbw|DEN}} | align="center"|{{dts|11 December 2024}} | align="center"|1957 | align="center"|9 | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1997) | |||
| {{hbw|CHN}} | align="center"|Wildcard | align="center"|{{dts|31 March 2025}} | align="center"|19th | align="center"|1986 | align="center"|19 | {{sort|08|Eighth place}} (1990) | |
| {{hbw|ISL}} | align="center" rowspan=3|European qualification | align="center"|{{dts|10 April 2025}} | align="center"|3rd | align="center" rowspan=2|2011 | align="center"|2 | {{sort|12|Twelveth place}} (2011) | |
| {{hbw|MNE}} | rowspan="3" align="center" |{{dts|12 April 2025}} | align="center"|8th | align="center"|8 | {{sort|05|Fifth place}} (2019) | |||
| {{hbw|POL}} | align="center"|18th | align="center"|1957 | align="center"|3 | {{sort|04|Fourth place}} (2013, 2015) | |||
| {{hbw|CUB}} | align="center"|2025 Nor.Ca. Handball Championship | align="center"|5th | align="center"|1999 | align="center"|2019 | align="center"|1 | {{sort|21|21st place}} (1999, 2019) | |
| {{hbw|ESP}} | rowspan="8" align="center"|European qualification | rowspan="8" align="center" |{{dts|13 April 2025}} | align="center"|13th | align="center"|1993 | align="center"|2023 | align="center"|10 | {{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2019) |
| {{hbw|FAR}} | align="center"|1st | align="center" colspan=6|{{sort|99|Debut}} | |||||
| {{hbw|SUI}} | align="center"|1st | align="center" colspan=6|{{sort|99|Debut}} | |||||
| {{hbw|SWE}} | align="center"|13th | rowspan=2 align="center"|1957 | align="center" rowspan=6|2023 | align="center"|6 | {{sort|04|Fourth place}} (2017, 2023) | ||
| {{hbw|ROU}} | align="center"|27th | align="center"|27 | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1962) | ||||
| {{hbw|SRB}} | align="center"|9th | align="center"|2001 | align="center"|7 | {{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2013) | |||
| {{hbw|CZE}} | align="center"|10th | align="center"|1995 | align="center"|3 | {{sort|08|Eighth place}} (2017, 2023) | |||
| {{hbw|AUT}} | align="center"|15th | align="center"|1957 | align="center"|3 | {{sort|03|Third place}} (1999) | |||
| {{hbw|PAR}} | South and Central American Last Chance Qualifier | align="center"|{{dts|26 April 2025}} | align="center"|6th | align="center"|2007 | align="center"|3 | {{sort|21|21st place}} (2013, 2017) |
Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 21 November 2024.{{cite web|title=Match schedule released and tickets on sale for 2025 IHF Women's World Championship|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/match-schedule-released-and-tickets-sale-2025-ihf-womens-world-championship|publisher=IHF|date=21 November 2024}}
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=Group D=
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=Group E=
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=Group F=
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=Group G=
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Presidents Cup
=Group I=
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=31st place game=
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Main round
All points obtained in the preliminary round against teams that advance as well are carried over.
=Group I=
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=Group II=
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=Group III=
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=Group IV=
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=Quarterfinals=
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=Third place game=
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=Final=
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Final ranking
Places 1 to 4 and 25 to 32 will be decided by play-off or knock-out. The losers of the quarter finals will be ranked 5th to 8th according to the places in the main round, points gained and goal difference. Teams finishing third in the main round will be ranked 9th to 12th, teams finishing fourth in the main round 13th to 16th, teams finishing fifth in the main round 17th to 20th and teams ranked sixth 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 will still be equal, number of points gained in the preliminary round will be considered followed by the goal difference and then number of goals scored in the preliminary round.
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! style="width: 40px;" | Rank ! Team | |
| style="background: #CCFFCC;"
| style="text-align: center;" | {{gold1}} | |
| style="text-align: center;" | {{silver2}} | |
| style="text-align: center;" | {{bronze3}} | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 4 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 5 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 6 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 7 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 8 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 9 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 11 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 12 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 13 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 14 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 15 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 16 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 17 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 18 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 19 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 20 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 21 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 22 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 23 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 24 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 25 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 26 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 27 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 28 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 29 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 30 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 31 | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 32 |
| class="wikitable" | |
| style="width:10px; background:#CCFFCC;" | | Qualified for the 2027 World Women's Handball Championship |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://worldhandball25.com/ Official website]
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