Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2025

[El Analyzer 316]

In the main round 4 groups created each will have 6 nations (3 qualified from each preliminary group).

each team qualify with the points they gain from the teams qualified with them (the 4th team results are ignored)

first 2 teams from the main round qualify to the quarter final

 

Group I:                                           

 4 PTS

 4 PTS

 2 PTS

 1 PTS

 1 PTS

 0 PTS

 

 

Group II:

 4 PTS

 3 PTS

 2 PTS

 2 PTS

 1 PTS

 0 PTS

 

Group III:

 4 PTS

 3 PTS

 3 PTS

 2 PTS

 0 PTS

 0 PTS

 

Group IV:

 4 PTS

 4 PTS

 2 PTS

 2 PTS

 0 PTS

 0 PTS

 

[El Analyzer 316]

Today's matches:

Group I:

 VS  

 VS

 VS

 

Group II:

 VS

 VS  

 VS  

[Gianlu33 6,015]

Another shocking victory for the italian team 

[El Analyzer 316]

Yesterday's results:

Group I:

 VS  37 -26 easy win for  against one of the weakest versions of  

 VS  18- 25 another great results for  the black horse of this tournament,  is the most improved team and had a great potential, they are still far from the top 8-10 teams but handball can get a great boost if they build on this tournament results.

 VS  40-30 one side game for the best team by far.  is unstoppable, they dominate the game from the beginning till the end secured a place in quarter final (unofficially).

 

Group II:

 VS  29 -29 a thriller game till the end. the match was going goal by goal till minute 58:45 when  got a penalty (result was 28-28), Kaiper the  GK became the hero when he saved it and allowed his team mate to convert the next attack and let  leading the game with only 6 seconds to go. after  time out, Kuzmanoviski shot from 15 m in the middle of the goal which deflected from Kaiper hand securing a deserved draw between the two teams. 

 VS  37-38, another thriller game with a lot of goals. the game leading was between both teams during the game, the last two minutes the score was 2 goals for the Dutch team until the refs interfere allowing  to draw and it all hinges on a foul on the 9 m with 3 seconds to goal. Versteijnen shot it on goal with a great buzzer-beater and had been confirmed as a goal by video referee in a great win for  

 VS   30-37, easy win for  who dominated the game from beginning and similar to  they secured their spot in the QF (unofficially).  will need to beat  and  to qualify to the QF in a very complicated group.

 

Group standing:

Group I:

 

 6 PTS

 4 PTS

4 PTS 

 3 PTS

 1 PTS

 0 PTS

 

Group II

 

 6 PTS

 4 PTS

 3 PTS

 3 PTS

 2 PTS

 0 PTS

 

 

 

[El Analyzer 316]

Today's matches:

Group III:

 

 VS

 VS

 VS

 

 

Group IV:

 VS

 VS  

 VS

 

[El Analyzer 316]

Yesterday results:

Group III:

 

 VS  28-24, good game from  but the experience and quality of  is much higher and secured another 2 points for them

 VS  37-37, great game,  is doing a great tournament so far, the match was going goal by goal most of the time against the giant  , handball fans would enjoy re-watching this game for sure

 VS   25-24, till the last 13 minutes the score was 22-19 for  and the next 8 minutes was showing 5 consecutive goals from the home team  securing 2 goal difference till the end of the game in a great comeback.

 

 

Group IV:

 VS  34-23 , very easy game for for  dominating the game from the start till the end

 VS  24-44, another easy game for  this time.

 VS  24-27, brilliant result for the Scandinavian side who dominated the game from the first minute, the first goal for  was after 7 and half minutes, credit goes to  GK Hallgrimsson who did more than 60% savings in the first half , one of the best keepers in the world with special technic and style.

 

Both groups are still open for big teams to qualify to the QF.

 

Group standings:

 

Group III

 5 PTS

 4 PTS

 4 PTS

 3 PTS

 2 PTS

 0 PTS

 

Group IV

 6 PTS

 4 PTS

 4 PTS

 4 PTS

 0 PTS

 0 PTS

 

 

[El Analyzer 316]

Today Matches:

 

Group I

 

 VS  

 VS  

 VS

 

Group II

 

 VS

 VS

 VS

 

[rafalgorka 1,821]

Egypt losing to Iceland is a huge surprise to me.

 

But maybe i’m not folllowing handball close enough and that’s why i didn’t see it coming.

[rafalgorka 1,821]

Today Matches:

My predicted winners

 

Group I

 

    

 

 

Group II

 

 

[El Analyzer 316]

17 hours ago, rafalgorka said:

Egypt losing to Iceland is a huge surprise to me.

 

But maybe i’m not folllowing handball close enough and that’s why i didn’t see it coming.

One of the worst games for  since 2018

Pastor did everything wrong, starting lineup gave indication we are better and let’s play with some subs

rotation was very bad 

no attacking tactics at all (except last 5 minutes) he was relying on players talent 

from organised attack only two shots from the wing !! Against Scandinavian team which means very strong defence specially in the middle 

 

players were in very bad form .. I never saw Yaya in that form since he was U 20

 

except Ali Zien (left back) and Ahmed Adel “Dola” (pivot) the whole team was disappointing 

 

he saved some shots but Hendawy is a poor quality GK.. can’t change the results of any game (selecting him in the squad is a mystery in Egypt)

 

finally, 3 main injuries in the squad 

Yehia Elderaa before the tournament 

Mohab Said (the best sub for Yaya) before the tournament 

Dodo during the match against Croatia

 

 But to be honest  did a great game and well deserved, specially their brilliant GK