2025 World Men's Handball Championship

2025 World Men's Handball Championship

Svjetsko prvenstvo u rukometu 2025. (in Croatian) Verdensmesterskabet i håndbold for mænd 2025 (in Danish) Verdensmesterskapet i håndball for menn 2025 (in Norwegian)
Tournament details
Host countries	Croatia  Denmark  Norway
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates	14 January–2 February
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (4th title)
Runner-up	Croatia
Third place	France
Fourth place	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	108
Goals scored	6,279 (58.14 per match)
Attendance	533,060 (4,936 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mathias Gidsel (74 goals)
Best player	Mathias Gidsel
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The 2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 29th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway from 14 January to 2 February 2025.^[1] This edition marked the first time the world championship was held in three countries.

Co-host Denmark were the triple defending champions, having won the 2019, 2021 and 2023 editions, and successfully defended their title by defeating co-host Croatia 32–26 in the final. In doing so, Denmark became the first men's national handball team to win four consecutive world titles. France beat Portugal to win the bronze medals, while third co-host Norway finished 10th.