In the period from 6 to 18 August, the 24 best men's youth teams will fight for the trophy at the 2019 IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship in North Macedonia. 

Participants

Hosts: North Macedonia

Africa: Egypt, Nigeria, Tunisia

Asia: Bahrain, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Saudi Arabia

Europe: Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Croatia, Spain, Germany, France, Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary, Norway, Portugal

Pan America: Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile