2029 World Women's Handball Championship

The 2029 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, will be the 29th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It will take place in Spain in December 2029.

2029 World Women's Handball Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Balonmano Femenino de 2029
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
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Bidding process

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In April 2023, the IHF stated that they were looking for bids.[1] In the end, two nations expressed interest in hosting the tournament.

The bids were confirmed on 1 March 2024:[4]

Spain was unanimously awarded on 16 April 2024 in Créteil, France.[1][7]

Venues

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The proposed venues are:[8]

The proposed venues are Galicia, Valencia, Málaga and Irún, with the latter to host the final phase.[7]

Qualification

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Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 16 April 2024 France Créteil 1  Spain
2027 World Championship December 2027  Hungary 1
2028 European Championship 30 November–17 December 2028  Denmark
 Norway
 Sweden
4 + ?
European qualification
2028 Asian Championship 4 + ?
2028 South and Central American Championship 3 + ?
2028 African Championship 4 + ?
2029 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship 1 + ?
Wild card 1 or 2[1]

^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

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Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a]
Total First Last Streak
 Spain Host 16 April 2024 13th or 14th 1993 2025 1 Runners-up (2019)
  1. Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

References

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