| Handball-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2025(in German) Wereldkampioenschap handbal vrouwen 2025(in Dutch) | |
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 Catch the Dream | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries |  Germany Netherlands |
| Venues | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Dates | 26 November – 14 December |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Norway(5th title) |
| Runners-up | Germany |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place | Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 108 |
| Goals scored | 5,959 (55.18 per match) |
| Attendance | 353,151 (3,270 per match) |
| Top scorers | Henny Reistad (55 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Henny Reistad |
The2025 IHF Women's Handball World Championship was the 27th edition of theIHF World Women's Handball Championship, the biennial internationalhandball championship organised under the aegis ofIHF for the women's national teams across the world. The tournament was held from 26 November to 14 December 2025.
The championship was jointly hosted by Germany and the Netherlands. It was the fourth time in history that the championship was jointly hosted.[1] The final was held inAhoy Arena.
For the third time, 32 teams took part, following the expansion in 2021. Continental championships acted as qualification, with the exception of Europe, who also use their own qualification process alongside the European Championship. Qualifiers took place between October 2024 and April 2025.Egypt,Faroe Islands andSwitzerland made their debut at the championship, with the Faroes becoming the smallest nation to ever qualify.
France were the defending world champions, having won the2023 edition after beatingNorway 31–28 in the final inHerning, but were eliminated in the semifinals by Germany. Norway defeatedGermany 23–20 in the final to claim their third title.[2]
This tournament was considered a success and broke the single tournament attendance record, with 353,151 spectators.[3]
On 11 October 2018, the IHF announced the bidders for the championship.[4]
However, both bids withdrew. On 25 September 2019, the next bids were as follows:[5][6]
Germany and NetherlandsOn 28 February 2020, the tournament was awarded to Germany and Netherlands unopposed at its meeting held inCairo, Egypt.[7][8] It will be fourth time in history that the championship is jointly hosted after1995,1999 and2023. Overall, this is Germany's fourth time hosting after1965,[a]1997 and2017. This will be Netherlands's third time hosting the world championship after1971 and1986.
| 2025 World Women's Handball Championship – Official Music Video | |
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On 21 November 2024, the first tickets were released.[14] By 24 January 2025,Dortmund stated that there is high demand for the tournament and 30% of tickets have been sold, with Germany's games inStuttgart being sold out.[15]
Group A
InGroup A, the start of the group of death saw Romania triumph over wildcards Croatia 33–24.[16] The Croats led at the start of proceedings before a 6–0 run gave the Romanians a 12–8 advantage that before the Croatian reduced the deficit to at half time to 13–12. Close at the half, a solid display by the Romanians in the second half meant they led the whole time for the final 30 minutes and secured an opening win. The later game saw European runners-up Denmark beat a poor Japanese team, who were going into the worlds as Asian champions, 36–19.[17] The Danes completely dominated, with the Japanese only scoring a measly 6 goals at half time.
Two days later, Romania secured their passage to the main round after narrowly beating Japan, 31–27.[18] A much improved Japanese team fought tooth and nail with the Romanians and were level for approximately the whole game, but slightly fell behind in the last ten minutes to concede defeat. Denmark earned a spot in the main round by beating Croatia 35–24.[19]
Group B
InGroup B, debutants Switzerland thrashed Iran 34–9.[20] After a slow start, with the Iranians even scoring the first goal, The Swiss scored many fast break goals and tore apart the Iranian defense, while Iran only scored two goals in the second half. In the second encounter, Hungary defeated Africans, Senegal, 26–17.[21] The Hungarians found it very difficult to pull away from the Senegalese, who were only down by one goal (10–9) early in the second half, but an 8–2 run by Hungary made the difference as the European bronze medalists managed to break away. Senegal were also helped by their goalkeeper and player of the match,Justicia Toubissa Elbeco.
The Swiss were able to avoid an upset by triumphing over a tough Senegalese team 25–24.[22] The African side held an early 4–2 lead but a 5–0 run helped Switzerland get a more comfortable lead, forcing Senegal to use time a time out. 14–13 to Switzerland at the half, Senegal started better and regained the advantage at 17–15, but another run of Swiss goals put the game back in Switzerland's favour. From 24–20 down, Senegal managed to cut the deficit, but the comeback was too late and the last play of th game saw Senegal score to achieve a 25–24 final score for the Swiss. Group favourites, Hungary, score a tournament high 47 goals to destroy Iran 47–13 and qualify for the main round.[23]
Group C
Co-hosts Germany startedGroup C in winning ways after securing a 32–25 win over Iceland, led by the seven goals from player of the matchAlina Grijseels.[24] The score was 25–22 in the 49th minute, but a 5–0 run by the Germans sealed the win. The later game saw Serbia come out victors against returnees Uruguay by a 31–19 scoreline after leading most of the game.[25]
In matchday 2, Germany secured their passage to the main round with a 38–12 win over group underdogs Uruguay.[26] For the first half, even though they didn't score many, the Uruguayans did a good job making Germany work for their early goals. The Germans were also very sloppy in the first half. But the second half was more comfortable for the co-hosts asthey won it 23–5 to make sure they move on to Dortmund in the next round. Later on, an all-European fight saw Serbia scrape to a 27–26 victory over Iceland.[27] The encounter started tight and level at 8–8 but the Serbs had a 3–0 run to make it 11–8. The Serbian team frustrated Iceland and had a six goal lead going into the final 13 minutes, before the drama ensued. A near 10 minute goal drought, plus some five Icelandic goals made a 25–19 Serbia lead turn into 25–24 in the closing minutes. Iceland missed a fast break goal that could've leveled it at 25-all and Serbia finally broke the 10 minute drought and would later make it 27–25, before Iceland scored an empty goal and had the last possession to equalise, but the attempt was saved and Serbia held on.
In a game to decide who advanced,[28] They led the game completely and didn't let Uruguay score for 13 minutes between the 24th and 37th minutes. In the final game of the group, Germany dominated Serbia seal first place by a score of 31–20 to make it three wins out of three heading into Dortmund.[29]
Group D
The opening match ofGroup D, saw Spain labour to a 26–17 win over Paraguay.[30] The Spaniards led the whole game but couldn't run riot over the spirited Paraguayans. Montenegro secured at winning start after beating debutants Faroe Islands 32–27.[31] After a tight start, the Montenegrins would take a two goal lead by the 14th minute and they never threw the advantage away, helped by goalkeeper,Armelle Attingré achieving a 45% saving rate.
On the next gameday, Montenegro became one of the first teams to reach the main round after defeating a, once again, spirited Paraguay team 33–24, where they led the whole game, with Paraguay reducing the difference to single digits late on.[32] The next game inTrier saw the first upset of the tournament with the Faroe Islands shocking Spain 27–25.[33] With Spain being up 14–11 at the break, the Faroes came back flying to tie the game. The entire second half was neck and neck, but with a minute left, the Spaniards failed to equalise and by the end,Jana Mittún scored a last gasp goal to cement the upset for the islanders.
Faroe Islands secured their second win and sent themselves to the main round after beating Paraguay 36–25.[34] The Faroes led by three to five goals during the first half, while the second half went the same way as Faroe Islands earned an eleven goal win, condemning the South Americans to the President's Cup. The final game of the group saw Spain overcome their previous upset to the Faroe Islands and defeated Montenegro 31–26 to win the group on a three-way tie.[35] In a game they predominantly led the whole time, Spain cemented first place in the group heading into the main round.
Group E
The opening match ofGroup E was Austria vs African debutants Egypt. The match resulted with a 29–20 win for the Austrians.[36] The Egyptians started brilliantly, being ahead for the first 17 minutes and taking advantage of Austrian mistakes. But the Europeans managed to come back after a 3–0 run, alongside reducing Egypt goals, gave Austria a lead at the interval. Austria started the second half better and broke away, helped by Egypt having 20 turnovers in the game. Co-hosts Netherlands got their campaign up and running with a 32–25 win over perennial participants, Argentina.[37] Despite a nervous start, the Dutch, while not by much, were ahead the entire game and never looked like relinquishing it.
In one of the tightest games on paper, Austria confirmed their main round spot with a 27–23 close clash win over Argentina.[38] The Argentinians took an early 7–3 advantage after ten minutes. But a 5–0 run, coupled with a Argentina not scoring for 10 minutes changed the game in Austria's way. The score was level at 12–12 going into half time. An early 4–1 run for the Austrians gave them a lead they never gave up. Argentina chances of winning were reduced after a red card forElke Karsten with 10 minutes left was issued. After a stunning start by Egypt, holding back the co-hosts Netherlands incredibly well, the Dutch scored many goals just before half time and held back the Egyptian offense in the second half to win the game 37–15 and make the next round.[39]
Group F
In's-Hertogenbosch,Group F commenced with a 36–20 win for the Poles against Asian wildcards China.[40] The Chinese underdogs gave Poland a very good fight in the opening 30 minutes, even leading for the opening minutes and refused to back away when behind, leaving the score at 15–12 at the half time. But once the second half started, it was completely different story. Poland annihilated China 21–8 in the last thirty minutes to 100% make sure the Poles wouldn't be shocked. Defending champions France easily cruised to a 43–18 win over Tunisia to commence their title defense in style.[41] France won both halves with ease, player of the match,Suzanne Wajoka, leading the scoring with 10.
Tunisia almost managed a historic result, but fell away in the last minutes to lose to Poland 29–26.[42] Both teams had three goals lead in the first half but the score was level at 12–12. Both side traded leads in the second half but Poland snuck themselves ahead late on to qualify for the main round. 68 goals were shared between France and China, but the French scored 47 of them to win 47–21.[43] Wajoka again led the scoring with seven.
Group G
InGroup G, Brazil came out 41–20 winners over returnees Cuba.[44] After an impressive Cuban first half where they were very competitive, The Brazilian broke through to record an easy win. Sweden played Czech Republic later on in the day, where the Swedes won an all-European clash 31–23.[45] The Swedes held a narrow lead the whole game before making it more comfortable at the end, despite Czech goalkeeper,Sabrina Novotná, saving 17 times.
On gameday two, a brilliant second half for Brazil ensured a 28–22 over Czech Republic, becoming the first team outside of Europe to beat a European team.[46] The Czechs were dominant in the first half, having a 15–12 half time advantage. they increased their lead at the restart to 17–12, but the Brazilians turned a gear and came storming back, making it 18–18 after Czech Republic didn't score for 12 minutes. The rest of the game, Brazil took their first lead in the 49th minute and never looked back. The second game was held between Cuba and Sweden, where no mishaps took place and Sweden cruised to a 46–17 win and advancd to the main round, with the Swedes boasting a 81% shooting efficiency in the first half.[47]
Group H
InGroup H, the first game of the group was Angola vs Kazakhstan, where the Angolans sealed a convincing 38–20 win over the Kazakhs.[48] The later game of matchday 1 saw the Olympic and European defending champions, Norway, with their first game at a major tournament under new coachOle Gjekstad, beat South Korea 34–19.[49] Tight at the start, a dominant second half confirmed a comprehensive win.
Despite an early lead for South Korea, African champions Angola emphatically fought back to earn a easy win over the Asians 34–23 buoyed by a 45% save rate by Angolan goalkeeper and player of the matchMarta Samuel Alberton. The Angolans became the first Africans to progress.[50] Matchday two's next game saw Norway obliterate Kazakhstan 41–16.[51] Resting a few of their more important players, the Norwegians led the whole match to seal an comfortable win and advanced to the main round.
Five venues were used in the tournament. While every venue barDortmund hosted the preliminary round, only Dortmund andRotterdam hosted a main round and quarterfinals with the latter hosting the semifinals and final.
| Venue | Rounds | Games |
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| Ahoy Arena | GroupA andE, Main roundGroup I andGroup III,Quarterfinals,Semifinals andFinal | 48 |
| Westfalenhalle | Main roundGroup II,Group IV andQuarterfinals | 20 |
| Porsche-Arena | GroupC andG | 12 |
| SWT Arena | GroupD andH | 12 |
| Maaspoort | GroupB andF andPresidents Cup | 28 |
On 16 May 2022, theGerman Handball Association (DHB) presented the German venues:[52] All venues have previous experience with hosting a World Handball Championship.
| Dortmund | Stuttgart | Trier | ||
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| Westfalenhalle | Porsche-Arena | SWT Arena | ||
| Capacity:12,000 | Capacity:6,200 | Capacity:5,400 | ||
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On 5 April 2023 theNetherlands Handball Association presented the Dutch venues:[13][56]
| Rotterdam | 's-Hertogenbosch | ||
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| Ahoy Arena | Maaspoort | ||
| Capacity:16,000 | Capacity:3,500 | ||
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| Bietigheim-Bissingen | Düsseldorf |
| EgeTrans Arena | PSD Bank Dome |
| Capacity: 4,494 | Capacity: 15,151 |
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| Heidelberg | Krefeld |
| SNP Dome | Yayla Arena |
| Capacity: 4,134 | Capacity: 7,714 |
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| Oberhausen | Amsterdam |
| Rudolf Weber-Arena | Sporthallen Zuid |
| Capacity: 10,300 | Capacity: 3,000 |
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| Eindhoven | Maastricht |
| Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven | MECC Maastricht |
| Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 12,000 |
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The World Championship hosts were directly qualified, along with the reigning world champions.Since there were two organisers, all from Europe, the number of compulsory places for Europe was reduced by one: three instead of default four. The number of compulsory places awarded to other continental confederation remained unchanged. In regards to the 12 performance spots, and based on the results of the2023 Women's World Championship,Europe received 11 more spots, whileSouth and Central America took one.
The slot allocation was as follows:
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| Confederation | Direct slots | Teams started | Teams eliminated | Teams qualified | Percentage of entered teams with spots in finals | Qualifying start date | Qualifying end date |
| 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[A] | 15+2 | 34+2 | 19 | 15+2+1 | 44.11% | 24 October 2024 | 13 April 2025 |
| NACHC | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20% | 7 April 2025 | 12 April 2025 |
| OCHF[B] | 0 or 1 | 0[C] | 0 | 0 | 0% | ||
| SCAHC | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | 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 ofBelarus andRussia, who are banned of the IHF due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine, all remainingIHF member associations were eligible to enter qualification.
Egypt,Faroe Islands andSwitzerland will make their debut at the championship, with the Faroe Islands becoming the smallest nation to ever qualify, overtakingGreenland. Of the returnees,Uruguay return for the first time since2011.Cuba came back after their last appearance was in2019.Tunisia, return after missing out on2023.Paraguay advanced to three consecutive finals for the first time.Iceland andSenegal 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 since1986.[59]
Notable absentees include2024 Olympic participantsSlovenia, whose last failure to qualify was2015. Slovenia became the first team sinceCroatia in2013 to not qualify for the next world championship after taking part in the previous Olympics.Cameroon andCongo both failed to qualify having participated at the previous two championships. 2023 participants,Greenland, couldn't qualify after failing to enter the2025 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship for financial reasons.[60][61]Chile andUkraine failed to qualify after taking part in2023.
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After no Oceanian team achieved a top 5 finish in theAsian Championship, two wildcards were given out by theIHF.
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.[59]
TheUnited States were provisionally given a wildcard, so the team could use this opportunity to prepare for the2028 Summer Olympics which they will be hosting.[62][63] However, their lack of progress led the IHF to choose a different wildcard. Later on, four countries applied.
After their play off loss toSerbia, Slovenia's coach,Dragan Adžić, stated that his team deserved the last wildcard.[64]
On 12 May 2025, Croatia was given the second wildcard.[65]
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | |||
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| Total | First | Last | Streak | ||||
| Germany | Co-hosts | 28 February 2020 | 27th | 1957 | 2023 | 19 | Champions (1971,1975,1978,1993)[66] |
| Netherlands | 15th | 1971 | 8 | Champions (2019) | |||
| France | Defending champion | 17 December 2023 | 17th | 1986 | 15 | Champions (2003,2017,2023) | |
 Argentina | 2024 Central and South American Championship | 29 November 2024 | 13th | 1999 | 12 | Sixteenth place (2019) | |
 Brazil | 16th | 1995 | 16 | Champions (2013) | |||
 Uruguay | 30 November 2024 | 6th | 1997 | 2011 | 1 | Twentieth place (2011) | |
 Tunisia | 2024 African Championship | 4 December 2024 | 11th | 1975 | 2021 | 1 | Twelfth place (1975) |
 Angola | 18th | 1990 | 2023 | 18 | Seventh place (2007) | ||
 Senegal | 3rd | 2019 | 2 | Eighteenth place (2019,2023) | |||
 Egypt | 1st | Debut | |||||
 South Korea | 2024 Asian Championship | 6 December 2024 | 21st | 1978 | 2023 | 21 | Champions (1995) |
 Kazakhstan | 8th | 2007 | 4 | Eighteenth place (2007) | |||
 Japan | 22nd | 1962 | 16 | Seventh place (1965) | |||
 Iran | 3rd | 2021 | 3 | 31st place (2021,2023) | |||
 Hungary | 2024 European Championship | 8 December 2024 | 25th | 1957 | 7 | Champions (1965) | |
| Norway | 9 December 2024 | 23rd | 1971 | 20 | Champions (1999,2011,2015,2021) | ||
 Denmark | 11 December 2024 | 1957 | 9 | Champions (1997) | |||
 China | Wildcard | 31 March 2025 | 19th | 1986 | 19 | Eighth place (1990) | |
 Iceland | European qualification | 10 April 2025 | 3rd | 2011 | 2 | Twelfth place (2011) | |
 Montenegro | 12 April 2025 | 8th | 8 | Fifth place (2019) | |||
 Poland | 18th | 1957 | 3 | Fourth place (2013,2015) | |||
 Cuba | 2025 Nor.Ca. Handball Championship | 5th | 1999 | 2019 | 1 | 21st place (1999,2019) | |
 Spain | European qualification | 13 April 2025 | 13th | 1993 | 2023 | 10 | Runners-up (2019) |
 Faroe Islands | 1st | Debut | |||||
 Switzerland | 1st | Debut | |||||
 Sweden | 13th | 1957 | 2023 | 6 | Fourth place (2017,2023) | ||
 Romania | 27th | 27 | Champions (1962) | ||||
 Serbia[b] | 17th | 1957 | 7 | Champions (1973) | |||
 Czech Republic[c] | 19th | 1957 | 3 | Champions (1957) | |||
 Austria | 15th | 1957 | 3 | Third place (1999) | |||
 Paraguay | South and Central American Last Chance Qualifier | 26 April 2025 | 6th | 2007 | 3 | 21st place (2013,2017) | |
 Croatia | Wildcard | 12 May 2025 | 9th | 1995 | 3 | Sixth place (1997) | |
The draw took place at 18:00CET in's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands on 22 May 2025 at theNoordbrabants Museum.[68][69][70] The guests for the draw were former German goalkeeper,Clara Woltering, and Dutch internationals,Debbie Bont, and former captain,Danick Snelder. The draw started with, in order, pots 1, 2, 3 and 4 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically.
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In addition, six teams were pre-assigned by the two host nations into each of the available vacant groups:[71]Slovenia were originally seeded into group D inTrier.[72] But after their non-qualification,Faroe Islands replaced them.[73]
| Team | Group |
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| Denmark | A |
| Hungary | B |
| Germany | C |
| Faroe Islands | D |
| Netherlands | E |
| France | F |
| Sweden | G |
| Norway | H |
The seeding was announced on 14 May 2025. The two wildcards were placed in pot 4.[74]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| France Norway Denmark Hungary Sweden Netherlands(H) Germany(H) Montenegro | Poland Brazil Serbia Romania Switzerland Spain Austria Angola | Czech Republic Japan Senegal Iceland Argentina Faroe Islands South Korea Tunisia | Egypt Uruguay Kazakhstan Paraguay Iran Cuba ChinaWC CroatiaWC |
| Pos | Team |
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| A1 | Denmark |
| A2 | Romania |
| A3 | Japan |
| A4 | Croatia |
| Pos | Team |
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| B1 | Hungary |
| B2 | Switzerland |
| B3 | Senegal |
| B4 | Iran |
| Pos | Team |
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| C1 | Germany(H) |
| C2 | Serbia |
| C3 | Iceland |
| C4 | Uruguay |
| Pos | Team |
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| D1 | Montenegro |
| D2 | Spain |
| D3 | Faroe Islands |
| D4 | Paraguay |
| Pos | Team |
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| E1 | Netherlands(H) |
| E2 | Austria |
| E3 | Argentina |
| E4 | Egypt |
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| F1 | France |
| F2 | Poland |
| F3 | Tunisia |
| F4 | China |
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| G1 | Sweden |
| G2 | Brazil |
| G3 | Czech Republic |
| G4 | Cuba |
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| H1 | Norway |
| H2 | Angola |
| H3 | South Korea |
| H4 | Kazakhstan |
| Schedule | ||
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| Round | Matchday | Date |
| Preliminary round | Matchday 1 | 26–28 November 2025 |
| Matchday 2 | 28–30 November 2025 | |
| Matchday 3 | 30 November – 2 December 2025 | |
| Main round and President's Cup | Matchday 4 | 2–4 December 2025 |
| Matchday 5 | 4–6 December 2025 | |
| Matchday 6 | 6–8 December 2025 | |
| President's Cup ranking rounds | All games | 10 December 2025 |
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 9–10 December 2025 |
| Semi-finals | 12 December 2025 | |
| Final | 14 December 2025 | |
22 referee pairs were selected on 10 October 2025.[75]
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Each team had a provisional list of 35 players. Each roster consists of 18 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.
The schedule was announced on 21 November 2024.[76]
All times are local (UTC+1).[77]
The opening ceremony took place before Germany's first match against Iceland. The first part saw numerous dancers on the court before the official song hands up for more was performed live byLucille and Bria X. As usual, the flags of the participating nations were brought on to the court one by one.[78]
In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by IHF through drawing of lots.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 74 | +36 | 6 | Main round Group I |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 90 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 86 | −15 | 2 | |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 93 | −26 | 0 | Presidents Cup |
| 27 November 2025 18:12[79] | Romania | 33–24 | Croatia | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 1,057 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník(SVK) |
| Grozav 7 | (13–12) | Barišić 7 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 1× 5× |
| 27 November 2025 20:30 | Denmark | 36–19 | Japan | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 740 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić(SRB) |
| Aagot 6 | (19–6) | Nakayama 5 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 4× |
| 29 November 2025 18:00 | Romania | 31–27 | Japan | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 2,035 Referees: R. Thiyagarajah, S. Thiyagarajah(GER) |
| Grozav,Ostase 8 | (16–14) | Gray 7 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 5× |
| 29 November 2025 20:30 | Croatia | 24–35 | Denmark | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi(ALG) |
| Milosavljević 5 | (10–16) | three players 6 | ||
| 5× | Report | 3× |
| 1 December 2025 18:00 | Japan | 25–19 | Croatia | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 480 Referees: Lemes, Sosa(URU) |
| Aizawa 8 | (10–10) | Barišić,Šimara 3 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 1 December 2025 20:30 | Denmark | 39–31 | Romania | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 1,475 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin(BIH) |
| Møller 7 | (21–18) | Grozav 9 | ||
| 5× | Report | 5× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 55 | +50 | 6 | Main round Group I |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 65 | +19 | 4 | |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 72 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 111 | −68 | 0 | Presidents Cup |
| 27 November 2025 18:00 | Switzerland | 34–9 | Iran | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 750 Referees: Converse, Correa(ARG) |
| Felber 7 | (19–7) | Merikh 3 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 4× |
| 27 November 2025 20:30 | Hungary | 26–17 | Senegal | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 900 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić(MNE) |
| Márton 7 | (10–7) | Abdourahim,Diawara 4 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× 4× |
| 29 November 2025 18:00 | Switzerland | 25–24 | Senegal | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante(ESP) |
| Baumann,Emmenegger 6 | (14–13) | Dapina 5 | ||
| 2× 5× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 29 November 2025 20:30 | Iran | 13–47 | Hungary | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník(SVK) |
| Badvi,Karimi 3 | (7–27) | Márton 9 | ||
| 3× | Report |
| 1 December 2025 18:00 | Senegal | 30–21 | Iran | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 500 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad(NOR) |
| Dapina 6 | (17–15) | Karimi 6 | ||
| 1× | Report | 4× |
| 1 December 2025 20:30 | Hungary | 32–25 | Switzerland | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,000 Referees: B. Correa, R, Correa(BRA) |
| Klujber 6 | (13–14) | Schmid 12 | ||
| 2× | Report | 2× 3× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 57 | +44 | 6 | Main round Group II |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 76 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 78 | +6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 102 | −52 | 0 | Presidents Cup |
| 26 November 2025 18:00 | Germany | 32–25 | Iceland | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 5,527 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina(CRO) |
| Grijseels 7 | (18–14) | Þorkelsdóttir 5 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 4× |
| 26 November 2025 20:30 | Serbia | 31–19 | Uruguay | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 5,527 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki(POL) |
| Garović 6 | (15–10) | Grieco 4 | ||
| 4× | Report |
| 28 November 2025 18:00 | Uruguay | 12–38 | Germany | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 5,527 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem(KUW) |
| five players 2 | (7–15) | Engel,Kühne 7 | ||
| 2× | Report | 2× 2× |
| 28 November 2025 20:30 | Serbia | 27–26 | Iceland | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 5,527 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc(MDA) |
| Krpež Šlezak,Skrobić 7 | (19–13) | Erlingsdóttir,Þorkelsdóttir 5 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× 4× 1× |
| 30 November 2025 15:30 | Iceland | 33–19 | Uruguay | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 5,527 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus(NED) |
| Erlingsdóttir 6 | (17–7) | Bianco 5 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 30 November 2025 18:00 | Germany | 31–20 | Serbia | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 5,527 Referees: Hansen, Madsen(DEN) |
| Döll 8 | (17–10) | Cvijić 5 | ||
| 4× | Report | 5× 1× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 70 | +12 | 4[a] | Main round Group II |
| 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 83 | +9 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 82 | +8 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 96 | −29 | 0 | Presidents Cup |
| 26 November 2025 18:00 | Spain | 26–17 | Paraguay | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 1,579 Referees: Ah. Gheisarian, Am. Gheisarian(IRI) |
| So Delgado 6 | (15–9) | Insfrán,Mendoza 4 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| 26 November 2025 20:30 | Montenegro | 32–27 | Faroe Islands | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 1,579 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied(EGY) |
| Vukčević 5 | (15–13) | Brandenborg 8 | ||
| 1× 7× 1× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 28 November 2025 18:00 | Paraguay | 25–34 | Montenegro | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 1,861 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus(NED) |
| Insfrán 8 | (13–19) | Marsenić 6 | ||
| 3× | Report | 4× |
| 28 November 2025 20:30 | Spain | 25–27 | Faroe Islands | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 2,027 Referees: Altmár, Horváth(HUN) |
| So Delgado 7 | (14–11) | Brandenborg 7 | ||
| 2× | Report |
| 30 November 2025 15:30 | Faroe Islands | 36–25 | Paraguay | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 2,801 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem(KUW) |
| Nólsoy 6 | (16–13) | Insfrán 9 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 30 November 2025 18:00 | Montenegro | 26–31 | Spain | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 2,879 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi(FRA) |
| Brnović,Vukčević 7 | (11–16) | Fernández 8 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 2× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 62 | +41 | 6 | Main round Group III |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 77 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 93 | −44 | 0 | Presidents Cup |
| 28 November 2025 18:00 | Austria | 29–20 | Egypt | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 440 Referees: Lemes, Sosa(URU) |
| Schlegel,Stankovic 6 | (14–12) | Gadalaah 6 | ||
| 5× | Report | 3× |
| 28 November 2025 20:30 | Netherlands | 32–25 | Argentina | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 9,000 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin(BIH) |
| Dulfer 5 | (16–11) | Karsten 8 | ||
| 1× 6× | Report | 3× |
| 30 November 2025 18:00 | Austria | 27–23 | Argentina | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 387 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi(ALG) |
| Ivančok-Šoltić 8 | (12–12) | Casasola 6 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× 1× |
| 30 November 2025 20:30 | Egypt | 15–37 | Netherlands | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić(SRB) |
| Abdelnaeim 4 | (10–18) | Van Wetering 8 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× 1× |
| 2 December 2025 18:00 | Argentina | 27–14 | Egypt | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 265 Referees: R. Thiyagarajah, S. Thiyagarajah(GER) |
| Cavo 6 | (10–11) | Abdelmalek 5 | ||
| 3× | Report | 4× |
| 2 December 2025 20:30 | Netherlands | 34–22 | Austria | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník(SVK) |
| Malestein 7 | (14–12) | Ivančok-Šoltić,Stankovic 5 | ||
| 3× | Report | 2× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 67 | +65 | 6 | Main round Group III |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 88 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 100 | −22 | 2 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 117 | −48 | 0 | Presidents Cup |
| 28 November 2025 18:30 | Poland | 36–20 | China | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 750 Referees: B. Correa, R, Correa(BRA) |
| Balsam 9 | (15–12) | Liu C. 7 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× |
| 28 November 2025 21:00 | France | 43–18 | Tunisia | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 800 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad(NOR) |
| Wajoka 10 | (21–12) | Aouij 5 | ||
| 5× | Report | 4× |
| 30 November 2025 15:30 | Poland | 29–26 | Tunisia | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić(MNE) |
| Balsam 7 | (13–13) | Hachana 8 | ||
| 1× 4× 1× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 30 November 2025 18:00 | China | 21–47 | France | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Ah. Gheisarian, Am. Gheisarian(IRI) |
| Liu X. 6 | (12–26) | Wajoka 7 | ||
| 2× | Report | 4× |
| 2 December 2025 18:30 | Tunisia | 34–28 | China | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 850 Referees: Conberse, Correa(ARG) |
| Hamoruni 7 | (18–17) | Liu Y. 7 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× 4× 1× |
| 2 December 2025 21:00 | France | 42–28 | Poland | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante(ESP) |
| Foppa,Grandveau 7 | (18–17) | Balsam 8 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 4× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 69 | +31 | 6 | Main round Group IV |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 71 | +33 | 4 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 80 | +9 | 2 | |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 131 | −73 | 0 | Presidents Cup |
| 27 November 2025 18:00 | Brazil | 41–20 | Cuba | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 2,122 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem(KUW) |
| A. do Nascimento 7 | (18–13) | Toledo 8 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× |
| 27 November 2025 20:30 | Sweden | 31–23 | Czech Republic | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 2,122 Referees: García, Paolantoni(ARG) |
| Lerby,Lindqvist 6 | (17–13) | Smetková 6 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 29 November 2025 18:00 | Brazil | 28–22 | Czech Republic | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 5,527 Referees: Hansen, Madsen(DEN) |
| De Paula,Fernándes 7 | (12–15) | Kordovská 5 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 3× |
| 29 November 2025 20:30 | Cuba | 17–46 | Sweden | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 5,527 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki(POL) |
| Téllez 5 | (9–25) | Lerby 11 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 6× |
| 1 December 2025 18:00 | Czech Republic | 44–21 | Cuba | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 2,908 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina(CRO) |
| Cholevová 11 | (21–10) | Téllez,Toledo 6 | ||
| 4× | Report | 5× |
| 1 December 2025 20:30 | Sweden | 27–31 | Brazil | Porsche-Arena,Stuttgart Attendance: 2,908 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc(MDA) |
| Lerby 7 | (16–15) | Fernándes 6 | ||
| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 54 | +52 | 6 | Main round Group IV |
| 2 | Angola | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 74 | +17 | 4 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 85 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 114 | −61 | 0 | Presidents Cup |
| 27 November 2025 18:00 | Angola | 38–20 | Kazakhstan | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 1,523 Referees: Altmár, Horváth(HUN) |
| Belo 5 | (21–9) | Kuandykova 8 | ||
| 2× | Report | 2× |
| 27 November 2025 20:30 | Norway | 34–19 | South Korea | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 1,847 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus(NED) |
| Reistad 10 | (14–9) | Song J. 4 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 29 November 2025 18:00 | Angola | 34–23 | South Korea | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 3,153 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi(FRA) |
| Kassoma 9 | (19–13) | Lee Y. 6 | ||
| 1× 3× 1× | Report | 1× 1× |
| 29 November 2025 20:30 | Kazakhstan | 16–41 | Norway | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 3,153 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied(EGY) |
| Khassakhanova 4 | (7–21) | Hovden 8 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report |
| 1 December 2025 18:00 | South Korea | 35–17 | Kazakhstan | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 1,553 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki(POL) |
| Song J. 6 | (15–7) | Radayeva 4 | ||
| 2× | Report | 5× |
| 1 December 2025 20:30 | Norway | 31–19 | Angola | SWT Arena,Trier Attendance: 1,873 Referees: García, Paolantoni(ARG) |
| Mørk 6 | (19–10) | Paulo 6 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 4× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 51 | +51 | 6 | 25th place game |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 70 | +3 | 4 | 27th place game |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 73 | −1 | 2 | 29th place game |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 98 | −53 | 0 | 31st place game |
| 4 December 2025 11:00 | Croatia | 38–9 | Iran | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 300 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied(EGY) |
| Vuković 9 | (21–3) | Ghahramani 4 | ||
| Report | 2× |
| 4 December 2025 13:30 | Uruguay | 20–23 | Paraguay | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 400 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić(MNE) |
| Bianco 6 | (8–13) | Insfrán 7 | ||
| Report | 2× |
| 6 December 2025 11:00 | Croatia | 34–25 | Uruguay | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 700 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem(KUW) |
| Milosavljević 8 | (19–10) | Eastman 5 | ||
| 7× | Report | 5× |
| 6 December 2025 13:30 | Iran | 20–33 | Paraguay | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 500 Referees: B. Correa, R, Correa(BRA) |
| Merikh 11 | (11–17) | Enríquez,Valdovinos 6 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 2× |
| 8 December 2025 11:00 | Paraguay | 17–30 | Croatia | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 500 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied(EGY) |
| Fernández 6 | (11–14) | Pavlović 6 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 1× 1× |
| 8 December 2025 13:30 | Iran | 16–27 | Uruguay | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 400 Referees: R. Thiyagarajah, S. Thiyagarajah(GER) |
| three players 3 | (8–16) | Bianco 5 | ||
| 1× | Report | 4× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 92 | +9 | 6 | 25th place game |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 79 | +9 | 3 | 27th place game |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 88 | −3 | 3 | 29th place game |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 91 | −15 | 0 | 31st place game |
| 4 December 2025 16:00 | Egypt | 32–35 | China | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 500 Referees: Converse, Correa(ARG) |
| Osama 10 | (17–21) | Liu C. 10 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 4 December 2025 18:30 | Cuba | 29–28 | Kazakhstan | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 650 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus(NED) |
| Téllez 10 | (12–14) | Khassakhanova 9 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 4× |
| 6 December 2025 16:00 | Egypt | 26–26 | Cuba | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 700 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić(MNE) |
| Hagag 6 | (14–12) | Téllez 11 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 5× |
| 6 December 2025 18:30 | China | 32–30 | Kazakhstan | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 400 Referees: Ah. Gheisarian, Am. Gheisarian(IRI) |
| three players 5 | (16–15) | A. Zharapova 8 | ||
| 6× 1× | Report | 6× |
| 8 December 2025 16:00 | Kazakhstan | 18–30 | Egypt | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 450 Referees: B. Correa, R, Correa(BRA) |
| Khassakhanova 6 | (8–13) | Osama 5 | ||
| 3× | Report |
| 8 December 2025 18:30 | China | 34–30 | Cuba | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 600 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem(KUW) |
| Liu Y. 9 | (17–15) | Téllez 14 | ||
| 7× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 10 December 2025 11:00 | Iran | 19–24 | Kazakhstan | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 400 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem(KUW) |
| Merikh 5 | (9–13) | Kuandykova 6 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 4× |
| 10 December 2025 13:30 | Uruguay | 33–27 | Cuba | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 500 Referees: Ah. Gheisarian, Am. Gheisarian(IRI) |
| Eastman 7 | (17–16) | Céspedes,Téllez 7 | ||
| 5× | Report | 3× |
| 10 December 2025 16:00 | Paraguay | 30–28 | Egypt | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 500 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus(NED) |
| Fernández 10 | (14–12) | Osama 8 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 10 December 2025 18:30 | Croatia | 41–22 | China | Maaspoort,'s-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 600 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied(EGY) |
| Barišić 8 | (23–13) | Pan F. 12 | ||
| 2× | Report | 4× |
All points obtained in the preliminary round against teams that advance as well are carried over.
Results between advancing teams fromGroup A andGroup B were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 126 | +53 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 125 | +20 | 7 | |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 141 | +23 | 6 | |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 137 | −11 | 5 | |
| 5 | Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 155 | −37 | 2 | |
| 6 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 155 | −48 | 0 |
| 3 December 2025 15:30 | Japan | 27–21 | Switzerland | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 520 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad(NOR) |
| Aizawa 8 | (13–10) | Goldmann,Schmid 5 | ||
| 5× | Report | 1× |
| 3 December 2025 18:00 | Hungary | 34–29 | Romania | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 550 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić(SRB) |
| Klujber 7 | (18–16) | Grozav 7 | ||
| 4× | Report | 3× |
| 3 December 2025 20:30 | Denmark | 40–26 | Senegal | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 185 Referees: B. Correa, R, Correa(BRA) |
| Scaglione 11 | (20–11) | Niombla 7 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 3× |
| 5 December 2025 15:30 | Romania | 37–17 | Senegal | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 210 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante(ESP) |
| Grozav 9 | (21–7) | Diawara 5 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× |
| 5 December 2025 18:00 | Japan | 26–26 | Hungary | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 485 Referees: Lemes, Sosa(URU) |
| Aizawa,Yoshidome 6 | (7–8) | Simon,Vámos 5 | ||
| 3× | Report | 4× |
| 5 December 2025 20:30 | Switzerland | 23–36 | Denmark | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 630 Referees: Conberse, Correa(ARG) |
| Schmid 8 | (13–17) | three players 6 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 1× |
| 7 December 2025 15:30 | Senegal | 23–27 | Japan | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 165 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi(ALG) |
| N'Diaye 6 | (13–11) | Nakayama 8 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 7 December 2025 18:00 | Switzerland | 24–36 | Romania | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 820 Referees: Kažanegra, Vujačić(MNE) |
| Gautschi 6 | (9–18) | Ostase 8 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× 3× 1× |
| 7 December 2025 20:30 | Hungary | 27–28 | Denmark | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 2,840 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante(ESP) |
| Simon 8 | (15–13) | Aagot 6 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 2× |
Results between advancing teams fromGroup C andGroup D were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany(H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 114 | +50 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 138 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 150 | −24 | 5 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 136 | +4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 141 | 157 | −16 | 3 | |
| 6 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 155 | −21 | 2 |
| 2 December 2025 15:30 | Spain | 29–31 | Serbia | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 7,122 Referees: Altmár, Horváth(HUN) |
| So Delgado 11 | (19–17) | Jovović 7 | ||
| 2× | Report | 2× 5× 1× |
| 2 December 2025 18:00 | Iceland | 27–36 | Montenegro | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 7,122 Referees: Hansen, Madsen(DEN) |
| three players 6 | (11–14) | Trivić 7 | ||
| Report | 4× |
| 2 December 2025 20:30 | Germany | 36–26 | Faroe Islands | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 7,122 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi(FRA) |
| Döll 6 | (20–14) | Brandenborg 5 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 4× |
| 4 December 2025 15:30 | Serbia | 31–31 | Faroe Islands | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 9,049 Referees: García, Paolantoni(ARG) |
| Krpež Šlezak,Skrobić 8 | (16–14) | Mittún 10 | ||
| 1× 5× 2× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 4 December 2025 18:00 | Montenegro | 18–36 | Germany | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 9,049 Referees: Altmár, Horváth(HUN) |
| four players 3 | (6–16) | Engel 6 | ||
| 1× 6× | Report | 4× |
| 4 December 2025 20:30 | Iceland | 23–30 | Spain | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 9,049 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník(SVK) |
| Sturludóttir 7 | (13–14) | Lyn. Tchaptchet 6 | ||
| 1× 4× 1× | Report | 4× |
| 6 December 2025 15:30 | Montenegro | 33–17 | Serbia | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 10,522 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin(BIH) |
| Trivić 9 | (13–9) | Cvijić 5 | ||
| 1× 5× | Report | 5× |
| 6 December 2025 18:00 | Spain | 25–29 | Germany | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 10,522 Referees: Hansen, Madsen(DEN) |
| So Delgado 10 | (10–13) | Vogel 6 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 6 December 2025 20:30 | Faroe Islands | 30–33 | Iceland | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 10,722 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki(POL) |
| Hansen,Mittún 6 | (14–16) | Þorkelsdóttir 8 | ||
| 4× | Report | 3× |
Results between advancing teams fromGroup E andGroup F were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands(H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 113 | +51 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 106 | +60 | 8 | |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 156 | −14 | 6 | |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 148 | −27 | 2[a] | |
| 5 | Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 166 | −45 | 2[a] | |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 145 | −25 | 2[a] |
| 4 December 2025 15:30 | Argentina | 25–28 | Poland | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi(ALG) |
| Karsten 9 | (15–14) | Balsam 6 | ||
| 5× | Report | 7× |
| 4 December 2025 18:00 | France | 29–17 | Austria | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 2,825 Referees: Lemes, Sosa(URU) |
| eight players 3 | (14–12) | Ivančok-Šoltić 5 | ||
| 5× | Report | 4× |
| 4 December 2025 20:30 | Netherlands | 39–21 | Tunisia | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 4,580 Referees: R. Thiyagarajah, S. Thiyagarajah(GER) |
| Van Wetering 9 | (22–9) | Aouij,Belhadj 4 | ||
| 2× | Report | 2× |
| 6 December 2025 15:30 | Austria | 25–27 | Tunisia | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 4,765 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad(NOR) |
| Ivančok-Šoltić 7 | (12–14) | Hamoruni 8 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 6 December 2025 18:00 | Argentina | 17–29 | France | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 8,100 Referees: R. Thiyagarajah, S. Thiyagarajah(GER) |
| Bono 4 | (8–14) | Bouktit 5 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 6 December 2025 20:30 | Poland | 22–33 | Netherlands | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić(SRB) |
| Kochaniak 6 | (11–18) | Van Wetering 5 | ||
| 3× | Report | 2× |
| 8 December 2025 15:30 | Tunisia | 29–30 | Argentina | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 2,050 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus(NED) |
| Aouij 7 | (10–17) | Karsten 8 | ||
| 7× | Report | 4× |
| 8 December 2025 18:00 | Poland | 35–30 | Austria | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 5,125 Referees: Conberse, Correa(ARG) |
| Balsam 10 | (17–18) | Schlegel 9 | ||
| 1× 5× | Report | 3× |
| 8 December 2025 20:30 | France | 23–26 | Netherlands | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad(NOR) |
| Horacek 7 | (13–14) | Maarschalkerweerd,Van Wetering 5 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 1× 5× |
Results between advancing teams fromGroup G andGroup H were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 92 | +82 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 133 | +4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Angola | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 135 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 146 | −6 | 4 | |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 152 | −36 | 2 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 122 | 164 | −42 | 0 |
| 3 December 2025 15:30 | Czech Republic | 25–28 | Angola | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 1,925 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc(MDA) |
| Desortová 6 | (13–15) | Nenganga 8 | ||
| 3× | Report | 2× |
| 3 December 2025 18:00 | Brazil | 32–25 | South Korea | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 1,925 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki(POL) |
| A. do Nascimento,Guarieiro 5 | (16–11) | Jeon 7 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× 1× |
| 3 December 2025 20:30 | Norway | 39–26 | Sweden | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 1,925 Referees: Hansen, Madsen(DEN) |
| Bakkerud,Reistad 6 | (24–11) | Blohm,Lerby 5 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 1× |
| 5 December 2025 15:30 | Angola | 26–32 | Brazil | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 4,562 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin(BIH) |
| Paulo 9 | (15–18) | Bitolo 8 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 3× |
| 5 December 2025 18:00 | Sweden | 32–27 | South Korea | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 4,562 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc(MDA) |
| Hagman 7 | (20–11) | Gim 7 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× |
| 5 December 2025 20:30 | Czech Republic | 14–37 | Norway | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 4,562 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi(FRA) |
| Franková 3 | (8–18) | Wollik 6 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 7 December 2025 15:30 | South Korea | 28–32 | Czech Republic | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 6,254 Referees: García, Paolantoni(ARG) |
| Lee Y. 8 | (15–15) | Cholevová 8 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 5× |
| 7 December 2025 18:00 | Angola | 26–24 | Sweden | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 6,254 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi(FRA) |
| Paulo 8 | (10–10) | Lerby 6 | ||
| 5× | Report | 1× 1× |
| 7 December 2025 20:30 | Norway | 33–14 | Brazil | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 6,254 Referees: Altmár, Horváth(HUN) |
| Ingstad 6 | (18–7) | J. do Nascimento,Rosa 3 | ||
| 1× | Report | 2× |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 26 | |||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||
| France | 31 | |||||||||
| France | 23 | |||||||||
| 9 December | ||||||||||
| Germany | 29 | |||||||||
| Germany | 30 | |||||||||
| 14 December | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 23 | |||||||||
| Germany | 20 | |||||||||
| 10 December | ||||||||||
| Norway | 23 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 28 | |||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 23 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 25 | |||||||||
| 9 December | ||||||||||
| Norway | 35 | Third place | ||||||||
| Norway | 32 | |||||||||
| 14 December | ||||||||||
| Montenegro | 23 | |||||||||
| France(ET) | 33 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 31 | |||||||||
| 9 December 2025 17:15 | Germany | 30–23 | Brazil | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 10,522 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante(ESP) |
| Döll 6 | (17–11) | De Paula 6 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× 4× |
| 9 December 2025 20:30 | Norway | 32–23 | Montenegro | Westfalenhalle,Dortmund Attendance: 10,522 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi(FRA) |
| Reistad 9 | (19–11) | Jauković 8 | ||
| 2× 5× | Report | 1× 5× |
| 10 December 2025 18:00 | Netherlands | 28–23 | Hungary | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Hansen, Madsen(DEN) |
| Housheer 8 | (14–9) | five players 3 | ||
| 5× 1× | Report | 1× 4× 1× |
| 10 December 2025 21:00 | Denmark | 26–31 | France | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 2,845 Referees: Altmár, Horváth(HUN) |
| Jørgensen 11 | (12–17) | Bouktit 8 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 3× |
| 12 December 2025 17:45 | France | 23–29 | Germany | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 5,555 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić(SRB) |
| Bouktit,Grandveau 5 | (12–15) | Döll 9 | ||
| 1× 3× 1× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 12 December 2025 20:45 | Netherlands | 25–35 | Norway | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 9,000 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin(BIH) |
| Housheer,Polman 6 | (14–18) | Reistad 10 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 4× |
| 14 December 2025 14:30 | France | 33–31 (ET) | Netherlands | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Lemes, Sosa(URU) |
| Bouktit 9 | (12–11) | three players 6 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 14 December 2025 17:30 | Germany | 20–23 | Norway | Ahoy Arena,Rotterdam Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante(ESP) |
| three players 4 | (11–11) | T. Deila,Reistad 5 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 2× 4× |
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 are still 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.
Germany earned their best result since1993.Angola achieved Africa's best result since2013.Sweden,South Korea andSenegal had their worst placements in their history, finishing 15th, 23rd and 24th respectively.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Norway | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 176 | +129 | 18 | Champions |
 | Germany | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 281 | 195 | +86 | 16 | Second place |
 | France | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 300 | 213 | +87 | 14 | Third place |
| 4 | Netherlands | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 285 | 219 | +66 | 14 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Denmark | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 192 | +37 | 12 | Eliminated in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Brazil | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 201 | 183 | +18 | 10 | |
| 7 | Hungary | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 166 | +49 | 9 | |
| 8 | Montenegro | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 195 | +7 | 8 | |
| 9 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 141 | +23 | 6 | Third in main round |
| 10 | Angola | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 135 | −2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 156 | −14 | 6 | |
| 12 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 150 | −24 | 5 | |
| 13 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 137 | −11 | 5 | Fourth in main round |
| 14 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 136 | +4 | 4 | |
| 15 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 146 | −6 | 4 | |
| 16 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 148 | −27 | 2 | |
| 17 | Faroe Islands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 141 | 157 | −16 | 3 | Fifth in main round |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 152 | −36 | 2 | |
| 19 | Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 155 | −37 | 2 | |
| 20 | Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 166 | −45 | 2 | |
| 21 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 155 | −21 | 2 | Sixth in main round |
| 22 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 145 | −25 | 2 | |
| 23 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 122 | 164 | −42 | 0 | |
| 24 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 155 | −48 | 0 | |
| 25 | Croatia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 166 | +44 | 8 | 25th place match |
| 26 | China | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 192 | 250 | −58 | 6 | |
| 27 | Paraguay | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 194 | −24 | 6 | 27th place match |
| 28 | Egypt | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 165 | 202 | −37 | 3 | |
| 29 | Uruguay | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 202 | −47 | 4 | 29th place match |
| 30 | Cuba | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 170 | 252 | −82 | 3 | |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 153 | 224 | −71 | 2 | 31st place match |
| 32 | Iran | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 107 | 233 | −126 | 0 |
| Qualified for the2027 World Women's Handball Championship |
| All-star Team[edit]The All-star Team was announced on 14 December 2025.[80]
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Top goalscorers[edit]
| Top goalkeepers[edit]
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| Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Matches played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léna Grandveau | France | 44 | 9 |
| 2 | Matea Pletikosić | Montenegro | 41 | 7 |
| Dione Housheer | Netherlands | 9 | ||
| 4 | Nora Mørk | Norway | 31 | |
| 5 | Paula Ruegger | Uruguay | 30 | 7 |
| 6 | Bruna de Paula | Brazil | 29 | |
| Jana Mittún | Faroe Islands | 6 | ||
| Kerstin Kündig | Switzerland | |||
| 9 | Tamara Horacek | France | 28 | 9 |
| Henny Reistad | Norway |
Source:IHF
