Men’s World Handball Championship 2017

France hosts the tournament for the third time – hoping to claim back-to-back
World titles after defeating Qatar in 2015

Group phase: Jan 11-20 Top four from each group advance

A: Nantes*
France
Poland
Russia
Brazil
Japan
Norway

B: Metz
Spain
Slovenia
Macedonia
Iceland
Tunisia
Angola

C: Rouen
Germany
Croatia
Belarus
Hungary
Chile
Saudi Arabia

D: Paris
Qatar
Denmark
Sweden
Egypt
Bahrain
Argentina

Nikola Karabatić Reigning World Champion and Olympic silver medallist with France

January 21-23: President’s Cup, Brest. Eliminated teams play-off to decide places 17-24

Knock-out stage Venues TBC

Jan 21 Winner B
4th-place A

Jan 22 Runner-up C
3rd-place D 

Jan 21 Runner-up A
3rd-place B

Jan 22 4th-place C
Winner D

Jan 21 Winner A
4th-place B

Jan 22 3rd-place C
Runner-up D

Jan 21 3rd-place A
Runner-up B

Jan 22 Winner C
4th-place D

Jan 24 Quarter-
final 1

Jan 24 Quarter-
final 2

Jan 24 Quarter-
final 3

Jan 24 Quarter-
final 4

Jan 27 Semi-
final 1

Jan 26 Semi-
final 2

Jan 28 Bronze final

Jan 29 World Handball final

Source: IHF
Picture: Getty Images
*Opening match in Paris