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2025 World Women's Handball Championship

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2025 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Germany
 Netherlands
Dates27 November – 14 December
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
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The 2025 IHF World Women's Handball Championship will be 27th edition of the championship to be jointly hosted by Germany and the Netherlands under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF) from 27 November to 14 December 2025. It will be fourth time in history that the championship is jointly hosted.[1] Catch the Dream will be the official motto of the competition.[2]

France are the defending world champions, having won the 2023 edition.

Bidding process

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Only Germany/Netherlands entered a bid for hosting the tournament. The tournament was awarded in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt, on 28 February 2020.

Qualification

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Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nations 28 February 2020 Egypt Cairo 2  Germany
 Netherlands
2023 World Championship 17 December 2023  Denmark
 Norway
 Sweden 		1  France
2024 African Championship 27 November – 7 December 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa 4+?
2024 European Championship 28 November –
15 December 2024 		 Austria
 Hungary
 Switzerland 		3
European qualification 24 October 2024 – 13 April 2025 11
2024 South and Central American Championship 26–30 November 2024 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 3+?
2024 Asian Championship 1–12 December 2024 India New Delhi 4+?
2025 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship 1+?
Wild card 18 October 2018 Qatar Doha 2[1][2]  United States

^ 1. To bear in mind the 2028 Summer Olympics, the IHF Council awarded the United States wild cards for the 2025 and 2027 World Championships.[3][4]

^ 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. As New Zealand didn't registered and Australia withdrew before the draw, the place is transferred.

Qualified teams

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Country Qualified as Qualification date Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 Germany Co-host 28 February 2020 15 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
 Netherlands Co-host 28 February 2020 14 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
 United States Wild card 18 October 2018 5 (1975, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995)
 France Defending champion 17 December 2023 16 (1986, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

Venues

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On 16 May 2022 the German Handball Association (DHB) presented the German venues:[5]

Dortmund Stuttgart Trier
Westfalenhalle
Capacity: 12,000 		Porsche-Arena
Capacity: 6,200 		Trier Arena
Capacity: 5,400
Trier Arena in December 2017

On 5 April 2023 the Netherlands Handball Association presented the Dutch venues:[2][6]

Rotterdam 's-Hertogenbosch
Rotterdam Ahoy
Capacity: 16,000 		Maaspoort
Capacity: 3,500

Preliminary round

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The schedule was announced on 21 November 2024.[7]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
27 November 2024 A1 v A3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
27 November 2024 A2 v A4 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
29 November 2024 A4 v A1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
29 November 2024 A2 v A3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
1 December 2024 A3 v A4 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
1 December 2024 A1 v A2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
27 November 2024 B1 v B3 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
27 November 2024 B2 v B4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
29 November 2024 B4 v B1 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
29 November 2024 B2 v B3 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
1 December 2024 B3 v B4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
1 December 2024 B1 v B2 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 26 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
(H) Hosts
26 November 2024 Germany  v C3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
26 November 2024 C2 v C4 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
28 November 2024 C4 v  Germany Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
28 November 2024 C2 v C3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
30 November 2024 Germany  v C2 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
30 November 2024 C3 v C4 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 26 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
26 November 2024 D1 v D3 Trier Arena, Trier
26 November 2024 D2 v D4 Trier Arena, Trier
28 November 2024 D4 v D1 Trier Arena, Trier
28 November 2024 D2 v D3 Trier Arena, Trier
30 November 2024 D3 v D4 Trier Arena, Trier
30 November 2024 D1 v D2 Trier Arena, Trier

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2 E2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 E3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 E4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
(H) Hosts
28 November 2024 Netherlands  v E3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
28 November 2024 E2 v E4 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
30 November 2024 E4 v  Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
30 November 2024 E2 v E3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
2 December 2024 Netherlands  v E2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
2 December 2024 E3 v E4 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2 F2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 F3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 F4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
28 November 2024 F1 v F3 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
28 November 2024 F2 v F4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
30 November 2024 F4 v F1 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
30 November 2024 F2 v F3 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
2 December 2024 F3 v F4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
2 December 2024 F1 v F2 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2 G2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 G3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 G4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
27 November 2024 G1 v G3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
27 November 2024 G2 v G4 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
29 November 2024 G4 v G1 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
29 November 2024 G2 v G3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
1 December 2024 G3 v G4 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart
1 December 2024 G1 v G2 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 H1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2 H2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 H3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 H4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Presidents Cup
First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
27 November 2024 H1 v H3 Trier Arena, Trier
27 November 2024 H2 v H4 Trier Arena, Trier
29 November 2024 H4 v H1 Trier Arena, Trier
29 November 2024 H2 v H3 Trier Arena, Trier
1 December 2024 H3 v H4 Trier Arena, Trier
1 December 2024 H1 v H2 Trier Arena, Trier

Presidents Cup

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Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25th place game
2 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27th place game
3 C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29th place game
4 D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31st place game
First match(es) will be played: 4 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
4 December 2024 A4 v B4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
4 December 2024 C4 v D4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
6 December 2024 A4 v C4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
6 December 2024 B4 v D4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
8 December 2024 D4 v A4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
8 December 2024 B4 v C4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25th place game
2 F4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27th place game
3 G4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29th place game
4 H4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31st place game
First match(es) will be played: 4 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
4 December 2024 E4 v F4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
4 December 2024 G4 v H4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
6 December 2024 E4 v G4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
6 December 2024 F4 v H4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
8 December 2024 H4 v E4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
8 December 2024 F4 v G4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

31st place game

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10 December 2024 I4 v II4 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

29th place game

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10 December 2024 I3 v II3 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

27th place game

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10 December 2024 I2 v II2 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

25th place game

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10 December 2024 I1 v II1 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch

Main round

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

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
3 December 2024 A1 v B3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
3 December 2024 B1 v A2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
3 December 2024 A3 v B2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
5 December 2024 A2 v B3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
5 December 2024 B2 v A1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
5 December 2024 A3 v B1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
7 December 2024 B1 v A1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
7 December 2024 A2 v B2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
7 December 2024 A3 v B3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
2 December 2024 C1 v D3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
2 December 2024 D1 v C2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
2 December 2024 C3 v D2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
4 December 2024 C2 v D3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
4 December 2024 D2 v C1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
4 December 2024 C3 v D1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
6 December 2024 D1 v C1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
6 December 2024 C2 v D2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
6 December 2024 C3 v D3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund

Group III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 F1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 E2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 F2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 4 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
4 December 2024 E1 v F3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
4 December 2024 F1 v E2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
4 December 2024 E3 v F2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
6 December 2024 E2 v F3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
6 December 2024 F2 v E1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
6 December 2024 E3 v F1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
8 December 2024 F1 v E1 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
8 December 2024 E2 v F2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
8 December 2024 E3 v F3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Group IV

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 H1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 G2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 H2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 G3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 H3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
3 December 2024 G1 v H3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
3 December 2024 H1 v G2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
3 December 2024 G3 v H2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
5 December 2024 G2 v H3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
5 December 2024 H2 v G1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
5 December 2024 G3 v H1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
7 December 2024 H1 v G1 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
7 December 2024 G2 v H2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
7 December 2024 G3 v H3 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund

Final round

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December
 
 
I1
 
12 December
 
III2
 
 
 
10 December
 
 
 
II1
 
14 December
 
IV2
 
 
 
9 December
 
 
 
III1
 
12 December
 
I2
 
 
 
9 December
 
 Third place
 
IV1
 
14 December
 
II2
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

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9 December 2024 II1 v IV2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
9 December 2024 IV1 v II2 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
10 December 2024 I1 v III2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
10 December 2024 III1 v I2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Semifinals

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12 December 2024 WQF1 v WQF3 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
12 December 2024 WQF2 v WQF4 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Third place game

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14 December 2024 LSF1 v LSF2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Final

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14 December 2024 WSF1 v WSF2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

Final ranking

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

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
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 2027 World Women's Handball Championship

References

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  1. ^ "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". IHF. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b ""Catch the dream" at the 2025 IHF Women's World Championship, as Final venue is announced". International Handball Federation. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Strategic plan | USA" (PDF). IHF.
  4. ^ "Council Meeting No. 3" (PDF). Doha, Qatar: IHF. 18 October 2018. pp. 8–9.
  5. ^ "Grosse Bühnen für die Frauen-WM 2025" (in German). German Handball Federation. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. ^ "De organisatie WK Handbal 2025 kiest voor speelsteden Rotterdam en 's-Hertogenbosch" (in Dutch). HandbalNL. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Match schedule released and tickets on sale for 2025 IHF Women's World Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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