The preliminary round of the 2023 IHF Men’s Junior World Championship is now done and dusted, with the competition moving on at a fast pace to the main round and the President’s Cup.

16 teams – the top two sides in each group – have made it to the main round, where they are divided into four groups of four teams, while the other 16 will feature in the President’s Cup in four groups of four teams each.

All the games will be played in the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg, Swiss Life Hall in Hanover, Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, and Rentis Sport Hall “Melina Merkouri” in Athens.

Main round schedule

Group I (GETEC Arena, Magdeburg)

Sunday, 25 June
18:15 Croatia vs Tunisia
20:30 Germany vs France

Monday, 26 June
18:15 France vs Tunisia
20:30 Croatia vs Germany

Group II (Swiss Life Hall, Hanover)

Sunday, 25 June
15:45 Portugal vs Spain
18:00 Faroe Islands vs Brazil

Monday, 26 June
15:45 Portugal vs Faroe Islands
18:00 Brazil vs Spain

Group III (Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens)

Sunday, 25 June
17:30 Hungary vs Bahrain
19:45 Sweden vs Denmark

Monday, 26 June
17:30 Hungary vs Sweden
19:45 Denmark vs Bahrain

Group IV (Rentis Sport Hall “Melina Merkouri”, Athens)

Sunday, 25 June
17:30 Iceland vs Greece
19:45 Egypt vs Serbia

Monday, 26 June
17:30 Iceland vs Egypt
19:45 Serbia vs Greece

President’s Cup

Group I (GETEC Arena, Magdeburg)

Sunday, 25 June
13:30 Poland vs Libya
15:45 Algeria vs United States of America

Monday, 26 June
11:00 Poland vs Algeria
13:15 United States of America vs Libya

Group II (Swiss Life Hall, Hanover)

Sunday, 25 June
11:00 Kuwait vs Angola
13:15 Japan vs Costa Rica

Monday, 26 June
11:00 Kuwait vs Japan
13:15 Costa Rica vs Angola

Group III (Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens)

Sunday, 25 June
12:45 Norway vs Greenland
15:00 Slovenia vs Argentina

Monday, 26 June
12:45 Norway vs Slovenia
15:00 Argentina vs Greenland

Group IV (Rentis Sport Hall “Melina Merkouri”, Athens)

Sunday, 25 June
12:45 Morocco vs Cuba
15:00 Saudi Arabia vs Chile

Monday, 26 June
12:45 Morocco vs Saudi Arabia
15:00 Chile vs Cuba

*All hours for Magdeburg and Hanover are CEST