In 2019, North Macedonia made their debut at the IHF Men's Youth World Championship, which took place in their home country. The Europeans did quite a decent job, progressing to the last 16 from their group and ultimately taking the 13th position.

Men's handball in Georgia is on the rise - the senior national team have qualified for the EHF EURO 2024, the first big tournament in their history. And some young talents are also coming, as the Georgians will participate in the IHF Men's Youth World Championship for the second time in history.
Their debut took place in 2017 when they hosted the competition and won their opening match, 28:24 against Algeria, before losing all six remaining games and finishing 20th.