The 12th IHF Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships are set to take place in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 28 June 2026.

QUALIFIED TEAMS

Men's competition

Hosts and reigning champions: Croatia (CRO)

Africa: Tunisia (TUN)

Asia: Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), Oman (OMA)

Europe: Denmark (DEN), France (FRA), Germany (GER), Hungary (HUN), Italy (ITA), Portugal (POR), Spain (ESP)

North America and the Caribbean: Puerto Rico (PUR), United States of America (USA)

Oceania: Australia (AUS)

South and Central America: Brazil (BRA), Argentina (ARG)

Women's competition

Hosts: Croatia (CRO)

Reigning champions: Germany (GER)

Africa: Benin (BEN)

Asia: Philippines (PHI), Vietnam (VIE)

Europe: Denmark (DEN), Greece (GRE), Netherlands (NED), Norway (NOR), Spain (ESP)

North America and the Caribbean: Puerto Rico (PUR), United States of America (USA)

Oceania: Cook Islands (COK)

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

DRAW

The draw event took place in Zagreb, Croatia on 2 May.

Pots

Men's competition

Pot 1: CRO, GER, ESP, HUN
Pot 2: FRA, POR, BRA, DEN
Pot 3: ARG, OMA, TUN, IRI
Pot 4: USA, AUS, PUR, ITA

Women's competition

Pot 1: GER, ESP, ARG, NOR
Pot 2: NED, CRO, DEN, GRE
Pot 3: BRA, VIE, PHI, COK
Pot 4: USA, PUR, URU, BEN

Results