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2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship

The 2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship was the 11th edition of the IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship held from 6 to 17 August in Egypt under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It was first time in history that the championship was organised by Egyptian Handball Federation.

Spain were the defending champions but lost to Germany in the final, who secured their first title.

Bidding process

Three nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:

North Macedonia and Poland later withdrew their bid. The tournament was initially awarded to Slovenia by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020. However, there were no further details on Slovenia's preparations four years later and were stripped of the hosting rights in September 2024, with Egypt being named the replacement.

Qualification

Draw

The draw took place on 8 April in Cairo.

Referees

The referee pairs were selected on 20 May 2025.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A



Group B



Group C



Group D



Group E



Group F



Group G



Group H



President's Cup

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I


Group II


Group III


Group IV


Main round

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I


Group II


Group III


Group IV


Placement matches

29th place bracket

29th–32nd place semifinals


31st place game

29th place game

25th place bracket

25–28th place semifinals


27th place game

25th place game

21st place bracket

21st–24th place semifinals


23rd place game

21st place game

17th place bracket

17–20th place semifinals


19th place game

17th place game

13–16th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals


15th place game

13th place game

9–12th place bracket

9–12th place semifinals


11th place game

Ninth place game

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

5–8th place bracket

Quarterfinals




5–8th place semifinals


Semifinals


Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

<small>Source: IHF</small>

Top goalkeepers

Awards

The All-star Team was announced on 17 August 2025.

References

External links