2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship
The 2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship was the 25th edition of the IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship, held in Poland under the aegis of International Handball Federation. It was held from 18 to 29 June 2025 and the first time in history that the championship is organised by Poland Handball Federation.
Denmark won their fourth title after beating Portugal in the final.
Bidding process
Three nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:North Macedonia and Slovenia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Poland by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
Draw
The draw was held on 28 January 2025 in Oslo.Referees
The referee pairs were selected on 30 April 2025.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
----Placement matches
29th place bracket
29th–32nd place semifinals
----25th place bracket
25–28th place semifinals
----21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
----17th place bracket
17–20th place semifinals
----13–16th place bracket
13–16th place semifinals
----9–12th place bracket
9–12th place semifinals
----Knockout stage
Bracket
Championship bracket'''5–8th place bracket'''
Quarterfinals
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5-8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
----Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Source:Awards
The All-star Team was announced on 29 June 2025.| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper |  |