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IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship The IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Men's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for men's national handball teams of under-21 years category. It is being organized by the International Handball Federation ...

, held in Germany and Greece under the aegis of the

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(IHF) from 20 June to 2 July 2023. It was the second time in history that the championship will be jointly organised by two countries, the first being in

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. Germany won their third title after defeating Hungary in the final.

Bidding process

Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament: * *

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later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to

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in its meeting held in

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on 28 February 2020. In May/June 2021, the

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approached to

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with request to co-host the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship due to the cancellation of the 2021 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, which was supposed to be hosted by Greece. On 15 July 2021, the

unanimously approved the request from Germany and Greece to co-host the event.

Qualification

*Greenland replaced Guinea, who withdrew before the tournament, after Mexico declined the invitation.

Draw

The draw took place on 17 January 2023 in

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Referees

The referee pairs were selected on 8 May 2023.

Squads

Preliminary round

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25th–32nd places

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17–24th places

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9–16th places

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket 5–8th place bracket

Quarterfinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

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Top goalkeepers

Awards

The All-star Team was announced on 2 July 2023.

References

External links

Official websiteIHF website
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