National team appearances in the World Men's Handball Championship

This article lists the performances of each of the 58 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the IHF World Men's Handball Championship finals.

Debut of teams
Year Debutants Total
1938  Austria,  Denmark,  Germany,  Sweden 4
1954  Czechoslovakia,  France,   Switzerland 3
1958  Brazil,  Finland,  Hungary,  Iceland,  Luxembourg,  Norway,  Poland,  Romania,  Spain,  Yugoslavia 10
1961  Japan,  Netherlands 2
1964  Egypt,  East Germany,  Soviet Union,  United States 4
1967  Canada,  Tunisia 2
1970 0
1974  Algeria,  Bulgaria 2
1978 0
1982  Cuba,  Kuwait 2
1986  South Korea 1
1990 0
1993 ( Russia) 1
1995  Belarus,  Croatia,  Morocco,  Slovenia 4
1997  Argentina,  China,  Italy,  Lithuania,  Saudi Arabia, ( Serbia and Montenegro) 6
1999  Australia,  Macedonia,  Nigeria,  Portugal 4
2001  Greenland,  Ukraine 2
2003  Qatar 1
2005  Angola,  Greece 2
2007 0
2009 ( Serbia),  Slovakia 2
2011  Bahrain,  Chile 2
2013 ( Montenegro) 1
2015  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Iran 2
2017 0
2019  Korea 1
2021  Cape Verde,  DR Congo,  Uruguay 3

Participation details
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • 5th – Fifth place
  • 6th – Sixth place
  • 7th – Seventh place
  • 8th – Eighth place
  • 9th – Ninth place
  • 10th – Tenth place
  • 11th – Eleventh place
  • 12th to 24th – Twelfth to twenty-fourth place
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew from the World Championship / Banned
  •    — Hosts
Team
1938
1954
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017

2019
2021

2023


2025
2027		 Total
 AlgeriaPart of  France•••15th•16th16th16th•16th17th15th13th18th17th•19th15th17th24th••Q•••15
 AngolaPart of  Portugal••••••••••20th21st••••24th23rdQ•••5
 Argentina••••••••••••••22nd21st15th17th18th16th18th12th18th12th18th17thQ•••13
 Australia•••••••••••••••24th•21st24th24th24th24th24th•••••••7
 Austria2nd•11th•••••••••14th••••••••18th•13th•19thQ•••7
 Bahrain•••••••••••••••••••••23rd••23rd20thQ•••4
 BelarusPart of  Soviet Union•9th••••••••15th18th11th•Q•••5
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaPart of  Yugoslavia•••••••••••20th••••••1
 Brazil••15th••••••••••24th24th16th19th22nd19th19th21st21st13th16th16th9thQ•••15
 Bulgaria•••••••11th14th•••••••••••••••••••••2
 Canada•••••16th••15th•••••••••23rd•••••••••••3
 Cape VerdePart of  Portugal••••••••••••••••••Q•••1
 Chile•••••••••••••••••••••22nd23rd23rd21st16th••••5
 China••••••••••••••20th20th••••••••••••••2
 CroatiaPart of  Yugoslavia•2nd13th10th9th1st2nd5th2nd5th3rd6th4th6thQ•Q•15
 Cuba•••••••••13th15th14th•13th14th8th••••20th•••••••••7
 Czech RepublicSee  Czechoslovakia8th11th•18th•10th12th•••17th••Q•••7
 Denmark4th5th4th5th7th2nd4th8th4th4th8th•9th19th•9th•9th13th3rd4th2nd2nd5th10th1stQ•Q•25
 DR Congo••••••••••••••••••••••••••Q•••1
 Egypt••••14th•••••••12th6th6th7th4th15th14th17th14th14th16th14th13th8thQ•••16
 Finland••14th•••••••••••••••••••••••••••1
 France•6th9th8th13th10th12th•16th••9th2nd1st3rd6th1st3rd3rd4th1st1st6th1st1st3rdQQ••24
 Germany
(including West Germany)		1st2nd3rd4th4th6th5th9th1st7th7th•6th4th•5th8th2nd9th1st5th11th5th7th9th4thQ••Q26
 Greece••••••••••••••••••6th•••••••••••1
 Greenland••••••••••••••••20th24th•22nd••••••••••3
 Hungary••7th•8th8th8th7th9th9th2nd6th11th17th4th11th•6th•9th6th7th8th•7th10thQ•••21
 Iceland••10th6th9th•11th14th13th•6th10th8th14th5th•11th7th15th8th•6th12th11th14th11thQ•••21
 Iran•••••••••••••••••••••••21st••••••1
 Italy••••••••••••••18th•••••••••••••••1
 Japan•••12th16th11th10th12th12th14th•15th•23rd15th•••16th••16th••22nd24thQ•••15
 Kuwait•••••••••15th•••20th•19th23rd20th22nd19th22nd•••••••••8
 LithuaniaPart of  Soviet Union••10th•••••••••••••••1
 Luxembourg••16th•••••••••••••••••••••••••••1
 North MacedoniaPart of  Yugoslavia•••18th••••11th•14th9th15th15th••••6
 MontenegroPart of  YugoslaviaPart of  Serbia and Montenegro•••22nd•••••••1
 Morocco / •••••••••••22nd23rd17th22nd23rd•20th••••••Q•••7
 Netherlands•••11th••••••••••••••••••••••••••1
 Nigeria•••••••••••••••23rd••••••••••••••1
 Norway••6th7th11th13th13th•••••13th•12th13th14th•7th13th9th9th••2nd2ndQ•Q•17
 Poland••5th••12th14th4th6th3rd14th11th•••••10th•2nd3rd8th9th3rd17th••Q••16
 Portugal•••••••••••••••19th16th12th••••••••Q•••4
 Qatar•••••••••••••••••16th21st23rd••20th2nd8th13thQ•••8
 Romania••13th1st1st3rd1st1st7th5th9th3rd10th10th••••••15th19th••••••••14
 RussiaSee  Soviet Union1st5th1st2nd6th5th8th6th16th•7th19th12th14th••••13
 Saudi Arabia••••••••••••••21st22nd21st10th••23rd•19th22nd20th21st••••9
 SerbiaPart of  YugoslaviaPart of  Serbia and Montenegro•8th10th10th••18th••••4
 SlovakiaPart of  Czechoslovakia•••••••10th17th••••••••2
 SloveniaPart of  Yugoslavia•18th••17th11th12th10th••4th8th3rd•Q•••9
 South Korea••••••••••12th12th15th12th8th14th12th••15th12th13th21st•• S.Q•••12
 Spain••12th••••13th10th8th5th5th5th11th7th4th5th4th1st7th13th3rd1st4th5th7thQ•••21
 Sweden3rd1st1st3rd2nd5th6th10th8th11th4th1st3rd3rd2nd1st2nd13th11th•7th4th•10th6th5thQQ••26
  Switzerland•4th•10th12th14th15th••12th11th13th4th7th••••••••••••••••10
 Tunisia France•••15th•••••••15th16th12th10th14th4th11th17th20th11th15th19th12thQ•••15
 UkrainePart of  Soviet Union••••7th••14th••••••••••2
 United States••••15th•16th16th••••16th21st••24th•••••••••••QQ8
 Uruguay••••••••••••••••••••••••••Q•••1
Discontinued teams
 Czechoslovakia•3rd2nd2nd3rd1st7th6th11th10th13th7th7thSee  Czech Republic12
 East Germany••••10th9th2nd2nd3rd6th3rd8thSee  Germany8
 KoreaSee  North Korea and  South Korea22nd••••1
 Serbia and MontenegroPart of  Yugoslavia••9th3rd3rd8th5thSee  Serbia and  Montenegro5
 Soviet Union••••5th4th9th5th2nd1st10th2ndSee  Russia8
 Yugoslavia••8th9th6th7th3rd3rd5th2nd1st4th10
Total4616121616161616161616162424242424242424242424242432323232

Results of host nations
Year Host Nation Finish
1938  Germany Champions
1954  Sweden Champions
1958  East Germany Third Place
(as  Germany)
1961  West Germany Fourth Place
1964  Czechoslovakia Third Place
1967  Sweden Fifth Place
1970  France Twelfth Place
1974  East Germany Runners-up
1978  Denmark Fourth Place
1982  West Germany Seventh Place
1986   Switzerland Eleventh Place
1990  Czechoslovakia Seventh Place
1993  Sweden Third Place
1995  Iceland Fourteenth Place
1997  Japan Fifteenth Place
1999  Egypt Seventh Place
2001  France Champions
2003  Portugal Sixteenth Place
2005  Tunisia Fourth Place
2007  Germany Champions
2009  Croatia Runners-up
2011  Sweden Fourth Place
2013  Spain Champions
2015  Qatar Runners-up
2017  France Champions
2019  Denmark Champions
 Germany Fourth Place
2021  Egypt
2023  Poland
 Sweden
2025  Croatia
 Denmark
 Norway
2027  Germany

Results of defending champions
Year Defending champions Finish
1938 — —
1954  West Germany Runners-up
1958  Sweden Champions
1961 Third Place
1964  Romania Champions
1967 Third Place
1970  Czechoslovakia Seventh Place
1974  Romania Champions
1978 Seventh Place
1982  West Germany Seventh Place
1986  Soviet Union Tenth Place
1990  Yugoslavia Fourth Place
1993  Sweden Third Place
1995  Russia Fifth Place
1997  France Third Place
1999  Russia Runners-up
2001  Sweden
2003  France Third Place
2005  Croatia Runners-up
2007  Spain Seventh Place
2009  Germany Fifth Place
2011  France Champions
2013 Sixth Place
2015  Spain Fourth Place
2017  France Champions
2019 Third Place
2021  Denmark
2023 TBD
2025 TBD
2027 TBD

References
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