The 28th IHF Men's World Championship throws off tomorrow night in Katowice with hosts Poland taking on France at 21:00 CET. With teams already arriving in their host cities, below is everything you need to know before the best in the world take the court.

Format

For the second time, the IHF Men's World Championship will be contested between 32 teams. For the preliminary round (11-17 January), the teams have been divided into eight groups of four. The three teams in each group with the most points will then advance to the main round (18-23 January), while the team in each group with the least points will play in the President's Cup (18-25 January).

The main round will see four groups of eight, with the two teams with the most points in each group progressing to the quarter-finals (25 January) in a bracket format until a champion is crowned on 29 January. It is important to note that teams that played against each other will not play against each other again in the main round.

Teams

Click here to read about the participating teams.

Groups

Click here to view the eight groups.

Schedule

Click here to view the match schedule.

How to watch and listen to

Click here to find out how you can watch and listen to all the action.

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IHF Twitter

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IHF App

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Hashtags

You can also follow via the official hashtags for the championship: #POLSWE2023 #sticktogether

Match ball

Click here to read more about the official ball of the 28th IHF Men’s World Championship – the ‘X5000 Poland/Sweden 2022 Edition’.

COVID-19 Precaution Plan

Click here to read more about the precaution plan and the statement regarding the plan here.

About Poland/Sweden 2023

The 28th IHF Men’s World Championship, the second Men’s World Championship to feature 32 teams, will be staged in Poland and Sweden from 11 to 29 January 2023. The event will be hosted by nine cities, with venues in Krakow, Katowice, Gdansk, Plock, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Jönköping, Malmö and Kristianstad. Click here for more information or visit the official competition website.