2025 IHF Men's World Championship: Main round and President's Cup schedule released

21 Jan. 2025

2025 IHF Men's World Championship: Main round and President's Cup schedule released

Following the conclusion of the first six groups of the preliminary round of the 2025 IHF Men’s World Championship in Croatia, Denmark and Norway, the International Handball Federation has released the schedule for two of the four groups of the main round, scheduled in Varaždin and Herning, as well as for one of the two groups of the President’s Cup, which takes place in Poreč.

The top three teams from each of the four concluded groups in the preliminary round have advanced to the main round, taking with them the points secured against the other qualified teams, while the fourth-placed sides went directly to the President’s Cup, where the standings start from scratch.

All matches in the main round are scheduled in three slots, with the day starting at 15:30 CET, followed by matches set to start at 18:00 CET and 20:30 CET in Herning, with one match being scheduled at 21:00 CET in Varazdin.

Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025 - main round schedule

Group I (in Herning, Denmark)

Tuesday, 21 January


15:30 CET Switzerland vs Tunisia
18:00 CET Czechia vs Italy
20:30 CET Denmark vs Germany

Thursday, 23 January

15:30 CET Tunisia vs Czechia
18:00 CET Italy vs Germany
20:30 CET Denmark vs Switzerland

Saturday, 25 January

15:30 CET Italy vs Switzerland
18:00 CET Czechia vs Denmark
20:30 CET Germany vs Tunisia


Group II (in VaraĹľdin, Croatia)

Tuesday, 21 January

15:30 CET Austria vs North Macedonia
18:00 CET Qatar vs Netherlands
21:00 CET Hungary vs France

Thursday, 23 January

15:30 CET North Macedonia vs Qatar
18:00 CET Netherlands vs France
20:30 CET Hungary vs Austria

Saturday, 25 January

15:30 CET Netherlands vs Austria
18:00 CET Qatar vs Hungary
20:30 CET France vs North Macedonia

Group III (in Baerum, Norway)

Wednesday, 22 January

15:30 CET Brazil vs Chile
18:00 CET Sweden vs Portugal
20:30 CET Norway vs Spain

Friday, 24 January

15:30 CET Spain vs Portugal
18:00 CET Sweden vs Brazil
20:30 CET Chile vs Norway

Sunday, 26 January

15:30 CET Portugal vs Chile
18:00 CET Spain vs Brazil 
20:30 CET Norway vs Sweden

Group IV (in Zagreb, Croatia)

Wednesday, 22 January


15:30 CET Slovenia vs Argentina
18:00 CET Cape Verde vs Croatia
20:30 CET Egypt vs Iceland

Friday, 24 January

15:30 CET Argentina vs Cape Verde
18:00 CET Egypt vs Slovenia
20:30 CET Croatia vs Iceland

Sunday, 26 January

15:30 CET Iceland vs Argentina
18:00 CET Cape Verde vs Egypt 
20:30 CET Croatia vs Slovenia

President's Cup - Group I (in PoreÄŤ, Croatia)

Tuesday, 21 January

15:30 CET Kuwait vs Guinea
18:00 CET Poland vs Algeria

Thursday, 23 January

15:30 CET Algeria vs Guinea
18:00 CET Poland vs Kuwait

Saturday, 25 January

15:30 CET Algeria vs Kuwait
18:00 CET Guinea vs Poland

President's Cup - Group I (in PoreÄŤ, Croatia)

Wednesday, 22 January


15:30 CET Cuba vs Bahrain
18:00 CET United States of America vs Japan

Friday, 24 January

15:30 CET Japan vs Bahrain
18:00 CET United States of America vs Cuba

Sunday, 26 January

15:30 CET Japan vs Cuba
18:00 CET Bahrain vs United States of America

The IHF reserves the right to change the match schedule at any time.