The 30th IHF Men's World Championship will take place in Germany from 13 to 31 January 2027.

QUALIFIED TEAMS 
updated on 18 May 2026

Hosts: Germany (GER)

Reigning world champions: Denmark (DEN)

Africa: Algeria (ALG), Angola (ANG), Cape Verde (CPV), Egypt (EGY), Tunisia (TUN)

Asia: Bahrain (BRN), Japan (JPN), Kuwait (KUW), Qatar (QAT)

Europe: Croatia (CRO), Faroe Islands (FAR), France (FRA), Greece (GRE), Iceland (ISL), Italy (ITA), North Macedonia (MKD), Norway (NOR), Poland (POL), Portugal (POR), Serbia (SRB), Slovenia (SLO), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE)

North America and the Caribbean: United States of America (USA)

South and Central America: Argentina (BRA), Brazil (BRA), Chile (CHI), Uruguay (URU)

VENUES 

The competition will take place in six venues:

• SAP Garden, Munich
• Porsche Arena, Stuttgart
• GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
• Wunderino Arena, Kiel
• ZAG Arena, Hannover
• LANXESS Arena, Cologne

DRAW

The event for the IHF men's flagship championship will be staged in Munich, Germany on 10 June 2026.

Draw pots

Pot 1: DEN, GER, CRO, ISL, POR, SWE, EGY, ARG
Pot 2: FRA, SLO, NOR, SRB, ESP, ITA, FAR, MKD
Pot 3: GRE, POL, BRA, BRN, TUN, CPV, CHI, USA
Pot 4: QAT, KUW, JPN, ALG, ANG, URU, Wild Card 1, Wild Card 2