2023 World Men's Handball Championship

2023 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	Poland; Sweden
Dates	11–29 January
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	9 (in 9 host cities)
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The 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship will be the 28th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It will be held in Poland and Sweden from 11 to 29 January 2023. Denmark are the two-times defending World Champions, having won the 2019 and 2021 edition.

Bidding process

Eight nations initially expressed interest in hosting the tournament:[1]

However until the bidding phase expired on 15 April 2015 only three nations entered documents to bid for this event.[2] On 21 April 2015 it was announced that Poland and Sweden have agreed intentions to jointly hosting this tournament:[3]

Hungary
Poland and Sweden

A decision was scheduled for 4 June 2015, but the Congress was moved to 6 November 2015. Poland and Sweden were chosen as the hosts. This is going to be the first time for Poland to participate as the host country at IHF World Men's Handball Championship.[4]

Venues

The tournament will take place in nine cities (four in Poland and five in Sweden): Kraków, Gdańsk, Katowice, Płock, Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg, Jönköping and Kristianstad. The opening game will take place in Katowice while the final will take place in Stockholm.[5]

Kraków	Gdańsk	Stockholm	Malmö	Gothenburg
Tauron Arena	Ergo Arena	Tele2 Arena	Malmö Arena	Scandinavium
Capacity: 15,030	Capacity: 11,409	Capacity: 19,000	Capacity: 13,000	Capacity: 12,000

Kraków Gdańsk Katowice Płock		Gothenburg Stockholm Malmö Jönköping Kristianstad
Katowice	Płock	Jönköping	Kristianstad
Spodek	Orlen Arena	Husqvarna Garden	Kristianstad Arena
Capacity: 11,036	Capacity: 5,492	Capacity: 7,000	Capacity: 4,700

Marketing

The logo was unveiled on 23 August 2021. The logo was designed to be used on a dark blue background, but it may also stand alone. The logo synthetically presents a flying ball. It was inspired by a comet lighting up the sky. The symbol conveys dynamism and expression. The trails form a hand which, in combination with a ball in the foreground, create a characteristic and friendly graphic form. The logo’s colors refer to the national colors of Poland and Sweden, the organizers of the Men’s World Championship 2023. It carries a clear message about the sports discipline of handball. A skillful and well-balanced color split alludes to the cooperation of the event hosts and sticking together for the success of the Championship. The logo was designed by Polish design agency Studio Signature.[6] The slogan: Stick Together was unveiled on 15 September 2021. The concept “Stick together” is the framework for all our communication and is the sender in all posts or other expressions coming from the 28th IHF Men’s World Championship Poland/Sweden 2023. We use “Stick together” to talk about the big questions and the broader context, but we also use “Stick together” locally in all marketing in each host city. It symbolizes by each concept:

Stick together for fair play.
Stick together as fans.
Stick together as a team.
Stick together to challenge.
Stick together in the arena.
Stick together to win.

It is also as part of both countries sustainability and capable communication concepts.[7]

Qualification

The World Championship hosts will be directly qualified, along with the reigning world champions. Following the current IHF rules[8] , the number of compulsory places awarded to each continental confederation is divided as follows: 4 places each for Africa, Asia and Europe. Due to there is more than one organiser from the same Continental Confederation (Europe), the number of compulsory places of the respective Continental Confederation shall be reduced accordingly. So only 3 compulsory places for Europe. Starting in 2021 Pan America was split into two zones: the North America and Caribbean Zone having 1 place, and the South and Central America Zone having 3 places. One additional place is available for Oceania, but only when that region's national team ranks fifth or higher at the Asian Championship. If no Oceania team places among the top five at the Asian Championship, the IHF will award an additional wild card. In addition, there will be several performance places for the continental confederations (12 places), which are based on the teams ranked 1–12 in the preceding World Championship. Taking into consideration the results of the 2021 Men's World Championship, 32 places are distributed as follows:

Host nations: 2
Reigning world champion: 1
Africa: 5
Asia: 5
Europe: 12
Pan America: 5
- North America and Caribbean: 1
- South and Central America: 4
Oceania: 0 or 1
Wild card: 1 or 2

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nations	6 November 2015	Sochi	2	Poland Sweden
2021 World Championship	31 January 2021	Egypt	1	Denmark
2022 European Men's Handball Championship	13–30 January 2022	Hungary Slovakia	3	France Norway Spain
2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship	18–31 January 2022	Dammam	5	Bahrain Iran Qatar Saudi Arabia South Korea
2022 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship	25–29 January 2022	Recife	4	Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay
European qualification	7 November 2021 – 16 April 2022	Various	9	Belgium Croatia Germany Hungary Iceland Montenegro North Macedonia Portugal Serbia
2022 Nor.Ca. Men's Handball Championship	26 June – 1 July 2022	Mexico City	1
2022 African Men's Handball Championship	11–18 July 2022	Egypt	5
Wild card	TBD	—	1+1

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances^{1, 2}
Poland	Co-host	6 November 2015	16 (1958, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021)
Sweden	Co-host	6 November 2015	25 (1938, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Denmark	World champion	31 January 2021	24 (1938, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, *2019, 2021*)
Bahrain	Top five at the 2022 Asian Championship	24 January 2022	4 (2011, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Iran			1 (2015)
Qatar			8 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Spain	Top three at 2022 European Championship	25 January 2022	21 (1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Saudi Arabia	Top five at the 2022 Asian Championship	26 January 2022	9 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Argentina	Top four at 2022 South and Central American Championship		13 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Uruguay	Top four at 2022 South and Central American Championship		1 (2021)
France	Top three at 2022 European Championship		23 (1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1978, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Brazil	Top four at 2022 South and Central American Championship		15 (1958, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Chile	Top four at 2022 South and Central American Championship		6 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Norway	Top three at 2022 European Championship	28 January 2022	16 (1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021)
South Korea	Top five at the 2022 Asian Championship	30 January 2022	13 (1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2021)
Belgium	European playoffs	19 March 2022	0 (debut)
Hungary		16 April 2022	21 (1958, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Croatia			14 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Iceland			21 (1958, 1961, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Serbia			4 ( 2009, 2011, 2013, 2019)
Germany			26 (1938, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Portugal		17 April 2022	4 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2021)
Montenegro			1 (2013)
North Macedonia			8 (1999, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

² Italic indicates host country for that year

Draw

The draw will take place on 2 July 2022 at the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice.[9]

Seeding

Following ranking of previous World Championship, and following IHF rules.[10]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Hold Title (DEN as Europe 3) Europe 1 (Host SWE) Europe 2 Europe 4 Europe 5 Europe 6 Africa 1 Asia 1	Europe 7 Europe 8 Europe 9 South America 1 Europe 10 Host (POL as Europe 12) Europe 11 Europe 13	Europe 14 Europe 15 South America 2 Asia 2 Asia 3 Africa 2 South America 3 Africa 3	South America 4 Africa 4 Africa 5 Asia 4 Asia 5 North America 1 Wild card 1 Wild card 2

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Denmark (Hold) Sweden (Host) Spain France Norway Iceland Africa 1 Qatar	Germany Croatia Belgium Brazil Portugal Poland (Host) Montenegro North Macedonia	Serbia Hungary Argentina Bahrain Saudi Arabia Africa 2 Chile Africa 3	Uruguay Africa 4 Africa 5 Iran South Korea North America 1 Wild card 1 Wild card 2

Groups

Each host country can assign one qualified team to each host city. Therefore Spain will play in group A (Krakow), Norway in group F (Krakow), and Denmark in group H (Malmö). Germany in group E (Katowice), Iceland in group D (Kristianstad) and Croatia in group G (Jönköping).[11]

Group A (Krakow)	Group B (Katowice)	Group C (Göteborg)	Group D (Kristianstad)	Group E (Katowice)	Group F (Krakow)	Group G (Jönköping)	Group H (Malmö)
Spain team from Pot2 team from Pot3 team from Pot4	France or Africa 1 Poland (Host) team from Pot3 team from Pot4	Sweden (Host) team from Pot2 team from Pot3 team from Pot4	Iceland team from Pot2 team from Pot3 team from Pot4	team from Pot1 Germany team from Pot3 team from Pot4	Norway team from Pot2 team from Pot3 team from Pot4	France or Africa 1 Croatia team from Pot3 team from Pot4	Denmark team from Pot2 team from Pot3 team from Pot4

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).[12][13]

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Spain	Main round
2	A2
3	A3
4	A4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played on 11 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

12 January 2023 18:00	A3	v	A4	Tauron Arena, Kraków

12 January 2023 20:30	Spain	v	A2	Tauron Arena, Kraków

14 January 2023 18:00	Spain	v	A3	Tauron Arena, Kraków

14 January 2023 20:30	A2	v	A4	Tauron Arena, Kraków

16 January 2023 18:00	A4	v	Spain	Tauron Arena, Kraków

16 January 2023 20:30	A2	v	A3	Tauron Arena, Kraków

Group B

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	B1	Main round
2	Poland
3	B3
4	B4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played on 12 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

11 January 2023 20:30	B1	v	Poland	Spodek, Katowice

12 January 2023 20:30	B3	v	B4	Spodek, Katowice

14 January 2023 18:00	B1	v	B3	Spodek, Katowice

14 January 2023 20:30	Poland	v	B4	Spodek, Katowice

16 January 2023 18:00	B4	v	B1	Spodek, Katowice

16 January 2023 20:30	Poland	v	B3	Spodek, Katowice

Group C

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Sweden	Main round
2	C2
3	C3
4	C4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played on 12 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

12 January 2023 18:00	C3	v	C4	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

12 January 2023 20:30	Sweden	v	C2	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

14 January 2023 18:00	Sweden	v	C3	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

14 January 2023 20:30	C2	v	C4	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

16 January 2023 18:00	C4	v	Sweden	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

16 January 2023 20:30	C2	v	C3	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

Group D

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Iceland	Main round
2	D2
3	D3
4	D4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played on 12 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

12 January 2023 18:00	D3	v	D4	Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping

12 January 2023 20:30	Iceland	v	D2	Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping

14 January 2023 18:00	Iceland	v	D3	Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping

14 January 2023 20:30	D2	v	D4	Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping

16 January 2023 18:00	D4	v	Iceland	Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping

16 January 2023 20:30	D2	v	D3	Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping

Group E

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	E1	Main round
2	Germany
3	E3
4	E4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

13 January 2023 18:00	E3	v	E4	Spodek, Katowice

13 January 2023 20:30	E1	v	Germany	Spodek, Katowice

15 January 2023 18:00	E1	v	E3	Spodek, Katowice

15 January 2023 20:30	Germany	v	E4	Spodek, Katowice

17 January 2023 18:00	E4	v	E1	Spodek, Katowice

17 January 2023 20:30	Germany	v	E3	Spodek, Katowice

Group F

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Norway	Main round
2	F2
3	F3
4	F4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

13 January 2023 18:00	F3	v	F4	Tauron Arena, Kraków

13 January 2023 20:30	Norway	v	F2	Tauron Arena, Kraków

15 January 2023 18:00	Norway	v	F3	Tauron Arena, Kraków

15 January 2023 20:30	F2	v	F4	Tauron Arena, Kraków

17 January 2023 18:00	F4	v	Norway	Tauron Arena, Kraków

17 January 2023 20:30	F2	v	F3	Tauron Arena, Kraków

Group G

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	G1	Main round
2	Croatia
3	G3
4	G4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

13 January 2023 18:00	G3	v	G4	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad

13 January 2023 20:30	G1	v	Croatia	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad

15 January 2023 18:00	G1	v	G3	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad

15 January 2023 20:30	Croatia	v	G4	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad

17 January 2023 18:00	G4	v	G1	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad

17 January 2023 20:30	Croatia	v	G3	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad

Group H

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Denmark	Main round
2	H2
3	H3
4	H4	Presidents Cup

First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

13 January 2023 18:00	H3	v	H4	Malmö Arena, Malmö

13 January 2023 20:30	Denmark	v	H2	Malmö Arena, Malmö

15 January 2023 18:00	Denmark	v	H3	Malmö Arena, Malmö

15 January 2023 20:30	H2	v	H4	Malmö Arena, Malmö

17 January 2023 18:00	H4	v	Denmark	Malmö Arena, Malmö

17 January 2023 20:30	H2	v	H3	Malmö Arena, Malmö

Presidents Cup

Group I

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	A4	25th place game
2	B4	27th place game
3	C4	29th place game
4	D4	31st place game

First match(es) will be played on 22 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

18 January 2023 18:00	A4	v	B4	Orlen Arena, Płock

18 January 2023 20:30	C4	v	D4	Orlen Arena, Płock

20 January 2023 18:00	A4	v	C4	Orlen Arena, Płock

20 January 2023 20:30	B4	v	D4	Orlen Arena, Płock

22 January 2023 18:00	D4	v	A4	Orlen Arena, Płock

22 January 2023 20:30	B4	v	C4	Orlen Arena, Płock

Group II

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	E4	25th place game
2	F4	27th place game
3	G4	29th place game
4	H4	31st place game

First match(es) will be played on 19 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

19 January 2023 18:00	E4	v	F4	Orlen Arena, Płock

19 January 2023 20:30	G4	v	H4	Orlen Arena, Płock

21 January 2023 18:00	E4	v	G4	Orlen Arena, Płock

21 January 2023 20:30	F4	v	H4	Orlen Arena, Płock

23 January 2023 18:00	H4	v	E4	Orlen Arena, Płock

23 January 2023 20:30	F4	v	G4	Orlen Arena, Płock

31st place game

25 January 2023 13:00	I4	v	II4	Orlen Arena, Płock

29th place game

25 January 2023 15:30	I3	v	II3	Orlen Arena, Płock

27th place game

25 January 2023 18:00	I2	v	II2	Orlen Arena, Płock

25th place game

25 January 2023 20:30	I1	v	II1	Orlen Arena, Płock

Main round

All points obtained in the preliminary round against teams that advance aswell, are carried over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	A1	Quarterfinals
2	B1	Quarterfinals
3	A2
4	B2
5	A3
6	B3

First match(es) will be played on 18 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

18 January 2023 15:30	A1	v	B3	Tauron Arena, Kraków

18 January 2023 18:00	B1	v	A2	Tauron Arena, Kraków

18 January 2023 20:30	A3	v	B2	Tauron Arena, Kraków

20 January 2023 15:30	A2	v	B3	Tauron Arena, Kraków

20 January 2023 18:00	B2	v	A1	Tauron Arena, Kraków

20 January 2023 20:30	A3	v	B1	Tauron Arena, Kraków

22 January 2023 15:30	A1	v	B1	Tauron Arena, Kraków

22 January 2023 18:00	A2	v	B2	Tauron Arena, Kraków

22 January 2023 20:30	A3	v	B3	Tauron Arena, Kraków

Group II

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	C1	Quarterfinals
2	D1	Quarterfinals
3	C2
4	D2
5	C3
6	D3

First match(es) will be played on 18 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

18 January 2023 15:30	C1	v	D3	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

18 January 2023 18:00	D1	v	C2	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

18 January 2023 20:30	C3	v	D2	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

20 January 2023 15:30	C2	v	D3	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

20 January 2023 18:00	D2	v	C1	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

20 January 2023 20:30	C3	v	D1	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

22 January 2023 15:30	C1	v	D1	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

22 January 2023 18:00	C2	v	D2	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

22 January 2023 20:30	C3	v	D3	Scandinavium, Gothenburg

Group III

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	E1	Quarterfinals
2	F1	Quarterfinals
3	E2
4	F2
5	E3
6	F3

First match(es) will be played on 19 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

19 January 2023 15:30	E1	v	F3	Spodek, Katowice

19 January 2023 18:00	F1	v	E2	Spodek, Katowice

19 January 2023 20:30	E3	v	F2	Spodek, Katowice

21 January 2023 15:30	E2	v	F3	Spodek, Katowice

21 January 2023 18:00	F2	v	E1	Spodek, Katowice

21 January 2023 20:30	E3	v	F1	Spodek, Katowice

23 January 2023 15:30	E1	v	F1	Spodek, Katowice

23 January 2023 18:00	E2	v	F2	Spodek, Katowice

23 January 2023 20:30	E3	v	F3	Spodek, Katowice

Group IV

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	G1	Quarterfinals
2	H1	Quarterfinals
3	G2
4	H2
5	G3
6	H3

First match(es) will be played on 19 January 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

19 January 2023 15:30	G1	v	H3	Malmö Arena, Malmö

19 January 2023 18:00	H1	v	G2	Malmö Arena, Malmö

19 January 2023 20:30	G3	v	H2	Malmö Arena, Malmö

21 January 2023 15:30	G2	v	H3	Malmö Arena, Malmö

21 January 2023 18:00	H2	v	G1	Malmö Arena, Malmö

21 January 2023 20:30	G3	v	H1	Malmö Arena, Malmö

23 January 2023 15:30	G1	v	H1	Malmö Arena, Malmö

23 January 2023 18:00	G2	v	H2	Malmö Arena, Malmö

23 January 2023 20:30	G3	v	H3	Malmö Arena, Malmö

Final round

Bracket

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final

25 January

II1
	27 January
IV2

25 January

IV1
		29 January
II2

25 January

I1
	27 January
III2

25 January
		Third place
III1
		29 January
I2

5–8th place playoffs

	Semifinals				Fifth place

	27 January


					29 January


	27 January




					Seventh place

					29 January

Quarterfinals

25 January 2023 18:00	I1	v	III2	Ergo Arena, Gdańsk

25 January 2023 18:00	II1	v	IV2	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm

25 January 2023 20:30	III1	v	I2	Ergo Arena, Gdańsk

25 January 2023 20:30	IV1	v	II2	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm

5–8th place semifinals

27 January 2023 15:30	LQF1	v	LQF3	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm

27 January 2023 18:00	LQF2	v	LQF4	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm

Semifinals

27 January 2023 18:00	WQF1	v	WQF3	Ergo Arena, Gdańsk

27 January 2023 20:30	WQF2	v	WQF4	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm

Seventh place game

29 January 2023 13:00	LSF1	v	LSF2	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm

Fifth place game

29 January 2023 15:30	WSF1	v	WSF2	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm

Third place game

29 January 2023 18:00	LSF1	v	LSF2	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm

Final

29 January 2023 20:30	WSF1	v	WSF2	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm

Final ranking

Places 1 to 4 and 25 to 32 were decided by play-off or knock-out. The losers of the quarter finals were ranked 5th to 8th according to the places in the main round, points gained and goal difference. Teams finishing third in the main round were ranked 9th to 12th, teams finishing fourth in the main round were ranked 13th to 16th, teams finishing fifth in the main round were ranked 17th to 20th and teams ranked sixth were ranked 21st to 24th. In case of a tie in points gained, the goal difference of the main round were taken into account, then number of goals scored. If teams would still be equal, number of points gained in the preliminary round would be considered followed by the goal difference and then number of goals scored in the preliminary round.

Rank	Team



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5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship

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""Stick Together" is the communication concept of the 28th IHF Men's World Championship". International Handball Federation. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
"Regulations%20for%20IHF%20Competitions_E_4.pdf" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
"Śląsk i Katowice gospodarzami mistrzostw świata" (in Polish). Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
"Regulations%20for%20IHF%20Competitions_E_4.pdf" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
Ticket sales in Poland started
"Poland/Sweden 2023 – One year to go". ihf.info. 11 January 2022.
"Match Schedule". handball23.com. 11 January 2022.

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[7] ""Stick Together" is the communication concept of the 28th IHF Men's World Championship". International Handball Federation. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[8] "Regulations%20for%20IHF%20Competitions_E_4.pdf" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[9] "Śląsk i Katowice gospodarzami mistrzostw świata" (in Polish). Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[10] "Regulations%20for%20IHF%20Competitions_E_4.pdf" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[11] Ticket sales in Poland started

[12] "Poland/Sweden 2023 – One year to go". ihf.info. 11 January 2022.

[13] "Match Schedule". handball23.com. 11 January 2022.