The draw took place on 18 July 2024 at the IHF Head Office in Basel.[5]
Seeding
The final attendees of the last World Championship were placed in Pot 1. Because no teams of the same continent are allowed to face in the group phase. The two Asian teams were placed in Pot 2 and the two European teams in Pot 3. The remaining teams South America 2 and the Wild card were placed in Pot 4.
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Winner 2022 (South America 1) Runner-up 2022 (Africa 1)
Asia 1 Asia 2
Europe 1 Europe 2
South America 2 Wild card (North America 1)
First Pot 2 and 3 were drawn. Egypt from Pot 1 as host had the right to chose the group. Chile from Pot 4 was placed in the other group as Brazil.