Following the conclusion of the 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 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 III
Thursday, 4 December

15:30 CET Argentina vs Poland
18:00 CET France vs Austria
20:30 CET Netherlands vs Tunisia

Saturday, 6 December
15:30 CET Austria vs Tunisia
18:00 CET Argentina vs France
20:30 CET Poland vs Netherlands

Monday, 8 December
15:30 CET Tunisia vs Argentina
18:00 CET Poland vs Austria
20:30 CET France vs Netherlands

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 Uruguay vs Paraguay

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

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

Group II
Thursday, 4 December
16:00 CET Egypt vs People's Republic of China
18:30 CET Cuba vs Kazakhstan

Saturday, 6 December
16:00 CET Egypt vs Cuba
18:30 CET People's Republic of China vs Kazakhstan

Monday, 8 December
16:00 CET Kazakhstan vs Egypt
18:30 CET People's Republic of China vs Cuba