2023 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship
The 2023 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship was the 10th edition of the IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship, held from 2 to 13 August 2023 in Croatia under the aegis of International Handball Federation. It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the Croatian Handball Federation.
Spain won their first title after defeating Denmark in the final.
Bidding process
Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:Slovenia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Croatia by IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
Draw
The draw took place on 3 March 2023 in Croatia.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Referees
The referee pairs were selected on 21 June 2023.Preliminary round
''All times are local.''Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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President's Cup
Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.Group I
----Group II
----Group III
----Group IV
----Main round
Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.Group I
----Group II
----Group III
----Group IV
----Classification games
29th–32nd places
Burundi withdrew their team before the placement round as some players were unable to be found.Semifinals
----25–28th places
Semifinals
----21st–24th places
Semifinals
----17–20th places
Semifinals
----13–16th places
Semifinals
----9–12th places
Semifinals
----Knockout stage
Bracket
Championship bracket'''5–8th place bracket'''
Quarterfinals
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5–8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
----Statistics and awards
Awards
The All-star team was announced on 13 August 2023.| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper |  |