2025 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2025 IHF World Women's Handball Championship will be 27th edition of the championship to be jointly hosted by Germany and Netherlands under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It will be fourth time in history that the championship is jointly hosted.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Germany Netherlands |
| Dates | December 2025 |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
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Bidding process
Only Germany/Netherlands entered bid for hosting the tournament. The tournament was awarded to Germany/Netherlands by IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nations | 28 February 2020 | 2 | Germany Netherlands |
| 2023 World Championship | 1 | ||
| 2024 European Championship | 2–4 | ||
| 2024 Asian Championship | 4–5 | ||
| 2024 South and Central American Championship | 3 | ||
| 2024 African Championship | 7 | ||
| European qualification | 8–10 | ||
| 2025 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship | 1 | ||
| Wild card | 18 October 2018 | 1–2[1][2] |  United States |
^ 1. To bear in mind the 2028 Summer Olympics, the IHF Council awarded the United States with wild cards for the 2025 and 2027 World Championships.[2][3]
^ 2. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finish within the top 5, they will qualify for the World Championships. If either finishes sixth or lower, the place would have been transferred to the wild card spot.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Qualification date | Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Co-host | 28 February 2020 | 13 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) |
| Netherlands | Co-host | 28 February 2020 | 13 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| United States | Wild card | 18 October 2018 | 5 (1975, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995) |
- Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.
References
- "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". IHF. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Strategic plan | USA" (PDF). IHF.
- "Council Meeting No. 3" (PDF). Doha, Qatar: IHF. 18 October 2018. pp. 8–9.