Following the conclusion of the six of the eight preliminary round groups of the 2025 IHF Women’s World Championship in Germany and the Netherlands, the International Handball Federation has released the schedule for the three of the four groups of the main round, scheduled in Rotterdam and Dortmund, as well as for two groups of the President’s Cup, which take place in 's-Hertogenbosch.

The top three teams from each of the four concluded groups 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 the current 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 all four venues.

Main round schedule 

Group I
Wednesday, 3 December
15:30 CET Japan vs Switzerland
18:00 CET Hungary vs Romania
20:30 CET Denmark vs Senegal

Friday, 5 December
15:30 CET Romania vs Senegal
18:00 CET Japan vs Hungary
20:30 CET Switzerland vs Denmark

Sunday, 7 December
15:30 CET Senegal vs Japan
18:00 CET Switzerland vs Romania
20:30 CET Hungary vs Denmark

Group II

Tuesday, 2 December
15:30 CET Spain vs Serbia
18:00 CET Iceland vs Montenegro
20:30 CET Germany vs Faroe Islands

Thursday, 4 December
15:30 CET Serbia vs Faroe Islands
18:00 CET Montenegro vs Germany
20:30 CET Iceland vs Spain

Saturday, 6 December
15:30 CET Montenegro vs Serbia
18:00 CET Spain vs Germany
20:30 CET Faroe Islands vs Iceland

Group IV
Wednesday, 3 December
15:30 CET Czechia vs Angola
18:00 CET Brazil vs Republic of Korea
20:30 CET Norway vs Sweden

Friday, 5 December
15:30 CET Angola vs Brazil
18:00 CET Sweden vs Republic of Korea
20:30 CET Czechia vs Norway

Sunday, 7 December
15:30 CET Republic of Korea vs Czechia
18:00 CET Angola vs Sweden
20:30 CET Norway vs Brazil

President’s Cup

Group I
Thursday, 4 December
11:00 CET Croatia vs Islamic Republic of Iran
13:30 CET C4 vs D4

Saturday, 6 December
11:00 CET Croatia vs C4
13:30 CET Islamic Republic of Iran vs D4

Monday, 8 December
11:00 CET D4 vs Croatia 
13:30 CET Islamic Republic of Iran vs D4

Group II
Thursday, 4 December
16:00 CET E4 vs F4
18:30 CET Cuba vs Kazakhstan

Saturday, 6 December
16:00 CET E4 vs Cuba
18:30 CET F4 vs Kazakhstan

Monday, 8 December
16:00 CET Kazakhstan vs E4
18:30 CET F4 vs Cuba

Note: The schedule of Group III of the main round will be published after the conclusion of the last four preliminary round matches in the Netherlands.