International handball competition
2031 World Women's Handball Championship Host countries Czech Republic Poland Teams 32 (from 5 confederations)
The 2031 IHF World Women's Handball Championship , will be the 30th event hosted by the International Handball Federation . It will take place in December 2031 in Czech Republic and Poland .
Bidding process
In April 2023, the IHF stated that they were looking for bids.[ 1] In the end, two bids expressed interest in hosting the tournament.
The bids were confirmed on 1 March 2024:[ 8]
Czech Republic and Poland won the hosting right on 16 April 2024 in Créteil , France.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Venues
The proposed venues are:[ 12]
The proposed venues are in Brno , Katowice and Sosnowiec . The final will be in the Spodek in Katowice .[ 10] [ 11]
Qualification
^ 1. 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
Country
Qualified as
Qualification date
Previous appearances in tournament[ a]
Czech Republic
Co-host
16 April 2024
8 (1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2003 , 2013 , 2017 , 2021 , 2023 )
Poland
18 (1957 , 1962 , 1965 , 1973 , 1975 , 1978 , 1986 , 1990 , 1993 , 1997 , 1999 , 2005 , 2007 , 2013 , 2015 , 2017 , 2021 , 2023 )
^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.
References
World Handball Championships
Men's
Tournaments Qualification Squads
Women's
Tournaments Qualification Squads