2025 IHF Men’s Under-17 World Championship: Schedule revealed
17 Oct. 2025

The first edition of the IHF Men’s Under-17 World Championship will take place in Casablanca, Morocco, between 24 October and 1 November, with 12 teams at the start.
After the draw took place on the outskirts of the 2025 IHF Men's Club World Championship, on 2 October, the schedule can now be revealed. There are five competition days, with six matches each, with the matchdays being separated by a rest day.
The competition will see three groups of four teams each in the preliminary round, with the winners of each group, plus the best second-placed side qualifying for the semi-finals.
Morocco, as the hosts, had the prerogative to choose their group after three teams were already drawn and they chose Group A, where they will face Egypt, Brazil and the United States of America.
In Group B, Spain will meet Tunisia, Republic of Korea and Qatar, with the other four teams – Germany, Argentina, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Puerto Rico – heading to Group C.
The maiden match of this new competition will see Spain play against the Republic of Korea at 09:00 local time on Friday, 24 October, followed by the match between Tunisia and Qatar. The opening ceremony of the competition hosted by the Complexe Sportif Mohammed V in Casablanca will take place between 19:45 and 20:15, with the final match of the day seeing hosts Morocco take on the United States of America.
IHF Men’s Under-17 World Championship – preliminary round
Group A: Egypt, Morocco, Brazil, United States of America
Group B: Spain, Tunisia, Republic of Korea, Qatar
Group C: Germany, Argentina, Islamic Republic of Iran, Puerto Rico