2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship
International handball competition
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Egypt |
| Dates | 6–17 August |
| Teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
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The 2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship will be the 11th edition of the IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship to be held in Egypt under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It will be first time in history that the championship will be organised by Egyptian Handball Federation.[1]
Spain are the defending champions.
Bidding process
Three nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
North Macedonia
Poland
Slovenia
North Macedonia and Poland later withdrew their bid. The tournament was initially awarded to Slovenia by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.[2] However, there were no further details on Slovenia's preparations four years later and were stripped of the hosting rights in September 2024, with Egypt being named the replacement.
Qualification
| Event | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Egypt | ||
| 2024 U-18 European Championship | 7–18 August 2024 |  Podgorica | 14 |  Croatia Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Iceland Norway Portugal Serbia Spain Sweden Slovenia Switzerland |
| 2024 Asian Youth Championship | 3–14 September 2024 |  Amman | 5 |  Bahrain Japan Kuwait Saudi Arabia South Korea |
| 2024 African Youth Championship | 19–26 September 2024 |  Tunis | ||
| 2024 South and Central American Youth Championship | 5–9 November 2024 |  Managua | ||
| 2024 North America and Caribbean Youth Championship |
