2027 World Women's Handball Championship

The 2027 World Women's Handball Championship, the 28th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, will take place in Hungary in 2027.[1] It will be the main qualifying event for the women's handball tournament of the 2028 Summer Olympics.[2]

2027 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Hungary
DatesTBA 2027
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
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Venues

The bid includes the following four host cities/venues:

Host CityVenueCapacity
BudapestNew Budapest Arena22,000
DebrecenFőnix Hall8,500
GyőrAudi Aréna5,500
TatabányaNew Arena6,000

Qualification

Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 28 February 2020 1  Hungary
2025 World Championship 1
2026 European Championship 3
2026 Asian Championship 4 or 5
2026 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship 3
2026 African Championship 7
European qualification 10
2027 Nor.Ca Women's Championship 1
Wild card 18 October 2018 1 or 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.[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.

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asQualification datePrevious appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1]
 HungaryHost28 February 202022 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 United StatesWild card18 October 20186 (1975, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 2025)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

References

  1. "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". IHF.info. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. "2025 and 2027 World Championships awarded in Cairo". Eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. "Strategic plan | USA" (PDF). IHF.
  4. "Council Meeting No. 3" (PDF). Doha, Qatar: IHF. 18 October 2018. pp. 8–9.
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