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IHF World Men’s Handball Championship 2021

World Mens Handball Championship 2021 Schedule, Groups & Everything You Must Know

  • Jan 04, 2021
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Handball governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF) is gaining popularity across continents and here it is with another tournament. Yes, it is the Men's Handball World Championship 2021. The tournament will be held in Egypt from January 13, 2021, to January 31, 2021. Before the event, here is the schedule of matches of the World Handball Championship for Men 2021, matches, groups, and ranked teams.

World Men’s Handball Championship 2021

2021 Men’s Handball Championship

Details

Date

13th January 2021- 31st January 2021

Host

Egypt

Teams

32

Venues

5 venues across 5 cities

The IHF 2021 World Handball Championship will be the 27th event organized by the International Handball Federation to be held in Egypt from January 13 to 31, 2021.
It will be the first handball tournament that includes 32 teams instead of 24. This will be the third tournament organized in Africa, the second in Egypt and the first outside Europe since 2015. Denmark is the title holder.
Format
The 32 teams from the 2021 World Handball Championship for Men will be divided into 8 groups and the top three teams from each group will qualify for the following rounds. Then the remaining 24 teams will be divided into 4 groups of 6 teams each, and the two best teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals.

Qualified Teams

Competition

Qualified Teams

Host

Egypt

2019 World Championship

Denmark

2019 European Championship

Croatia
Norway
Spain

2020 African Championship

Algeria
Angola
Cape Verde
DR Congo
Morocco
Tunisia

2020 Asian Championship

Bahrain
Japan
Qatar
South Korea

2020 South and Central American Championship

Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay

2020 Nor.Ca.Championship (Cancelled)

United States

2020 South and Central American
Last Chance Qualification Tournament (cancelled)

Chile

European qualification

Austria
Belarus
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Portugal
Slovenia
Sweden

Wild Card

Poland
Russia


World Men’s Handball Championship 2021 Schedule & Groups

Group A

Germany

Hungary

Uruguay

Cape Verde

 

Date

Match

Time (Egypt Time)

Venue

15th January 2021

Germany vs Uruguay

7 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

15th January 2021

Hungary vs Cape Verde

9: 30 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

17th January 2021

Cape Verde vs Germany

7 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

17th January 2021

Hungary vs Uruguay

9: 30 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

19th January 2021

Uruguay vs Cape Verde

7 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

19th January 2021

Germany vs Hungary

9: 30 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

 

Group B

Spain

Tunisia

Brazil

Poland

 

Date

Match

Time (Egypt)

Venue

15th January 2021

Spain vs Brazil

7 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

15th January 2021

Tunisia vs Poland

9:30 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

17th January 2021

Tunisia vs Brazil

7 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

17th January 2021

Poland vs Spain

9:30 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

19th January 2021

Spain vs Tunisia

7 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

19th January 2021

Brazil vs Poland

9:30 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

 

Group C

Croatia

Qatar

Japan

Angola

 

Date

Match

Time (Egypt)

Venue

15th January 2021

Qatar vs Angola

4:30 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

15th January 2021

Croatia vs Japan

7 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

17th January 2021

Qatar vs Japan

4:30 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

17th January 2021

Angola vs Croatia

7 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

19th January 2021

Japan vs Angola

4:30 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

19th January 2021

Croatia vs Qatar

7 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

 

Group D

Denmark

Argentina

Bahrain

DR Congo

 

Date

Match

Time (Egypt Time)

Venue

15th January 2021

Argentina vs DR Congo

7 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

15th January 2021

Denmark vs Bahrain

9: 30 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

17th January 2021

Argentina vs Bahrain

7 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

17th January 2021

DR Congo vs Denmark

9: 30 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

19th January 2021

Bahrain vs DR Congo

7 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

19th January 2021

Denmark vs Argentina

9: 30 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

 

Group E

Norway

Austria

France

United States

 

Date

Match

Time (Egypt Time)

Venue

14th January 2021

Austria vs United States

7 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

14th January 2021

Norway vs France

9: 30 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

16th January 2021

Austria vs France

7 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

16th January 2021

United States vs Norway

9: 30 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

18th January 2021

France vs United States

7 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

18th January 2021

Norway vs Austria

9: 30 pm

6th of October Sports Hall, 6th of October City

 

Group F

Portugal

Algeria

Iceland

Morocco

 

Date

Match

Time (Egypt)

Venue

14th January 2021

Algeria vs Morocco

7 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

14th January 2021

Portugal vs Iceland

9:30 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

16th January 2021

Morocco vs Portugal

7 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

16th January 2021

Algeria vs Iceland

9:30 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

18th January 2021

Portugal vs Algeria

7 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

18th January 2021

Iceland vs Morocco

9:30 pm

New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital

 

Group G

Sweden

Egypt

Czech Republic

Chile

 

Date

Match

Time (Egypt Time)

Venue

13th January 2021

Egypt vs Chile

7 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

14th January 2021

Sweden vs Czech Republic

9: 30 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

16th January 2021

Egypt vs Czech Republic

7 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

16th January 2021

Chile vs Sweden

9: 30 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

18th January 2021

Cxech Republic vs Chile

7 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

18th January 2021

Sweden vs Egypt

9: 30 pm

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo

 

Group H

Slovenia

Belarus

South Korea

Russia

 

Date

Match

Time (Egypt)

Venue

14th January 2021

Belarus vs Russia

4:30 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

14th January 2021

Slovenia vs South Korea

7 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

16th January 2021

Belarus vs South Korea

4:30 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

16th January 2021

Russia vs Slovenia

7 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

18th January 2021

South Korea vs Russia

4:30 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

18th January 2021

Slovenia vs Belarus

7 pm

Borg El Arab Sports Hall, Borg El Arab

Note: World Men’s Handball Championship 2021 Schedule, Fixtures and Timings are subject to change as per the International Handball Federation.

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