The 2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship was the 25th edition of the
IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship, held in Poland under the aegis of
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...
(IHF). It was held from 18 to 29 June 2025 and the first time in history that the championship is organised by
Poland Handball Federation
The Polish Handball Association (, ZPRP) is the national handball association in Poland.
ZPRP is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF), the International Handball Federation (IHF) and the Polish Olympic Committee.
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Denmark won their fourth title after beting Portugal in the final.
Bidding process
Three nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
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North Macedonia and Slovenia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Poland by the
IHF Council
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in its meeting held in
Cairo
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, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
Qualification
Draw
The draw was held on 28 January 2025 in
Oslo
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Seeding
Referees
The referee pairs were selected on 30 April 2025.
Squads
Preliminary round
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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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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Group H
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President's Cup
Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken 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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Main round
Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken 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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Placement matches
29th place bracket
29th–32nd place semifinals
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31st place game
29th place game
25th place bracket
25–28th place semifinals
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27th place game
25th place game
21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
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23rd place game
21st place game
17th place bracket
17–20th place semifinals
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19th place game
17th place game
13–16th place bracket
13–16th place semifinals
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15th place game
13th place game
9–12th place bracket
9–12th place semifinals
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11th place game
Ninth place game
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
Source
IHF
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Top goalkeepers
Awards
The All-star Team was announced on 29 June 2025.
References
External links
Official websiteIHF website
2025 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
The 2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship was the 25th edition of the IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship, held in Poland under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It was held from 18 to 29 June 2025 and the first ...
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