Croatia are one of the sides with the best pedigree at the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship, having secured four medals and qualified for the semi-finals five times, yet their last medal in the competition came in 2013, when they secured the silver.

Spain have been a true powerhouse in the younger age categories over the last years, but they have never won a gold medal at the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship, conceding losses in both finals played so far, at Argentina 2011 and at Georgia 2017.

In the first edition of the IHF Men's Youth World Championship, the Republic of Korea secured the silver medal after a painful loss against Serbia and Montenegro in the final played in Qatar, 23:39.

Since then, the Republic of Korea have played in five different editions of the world handball flagship competition at this age category, but have never made the top 10 again, with their best finishes coming in 2007 and 2011, the 11th place.

This will be the eighth consecutive appearance for Brazil at the IHF Men's Youth World Championship, with the South American side missing out only on the maiden edition of the competition in 2005.

Their results have been somewhat of a mixed bag, with their top finish being the eighth place in 2015, while two other top 10 finishes came in 2007 and 2013, when Brazil ended up on the ninth place in the final standings.

Alongside Argentina, Croatia and Egypt, Denmark are one of the four nations to have participated in all eight previous editions of the IHF Men's Youth World Championship. And the European side is the most decorated team in the competition's history, as they won it three times, in 2007, 2011 and 2013, and earned bronze twice, in 2017 and 2019.

The U21 German national team set an example by winning the IHF Men’s Junior (U21) World Championship in their home country at the beginning of July. At Croatia 2023, the U19 national team from head coach Emir Kurtagic has the chance to achieve the same and lift the trophy. Four years ago, the German U19 national team was close to that goal but lost the final to Egypt.