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2025 IHF Men's U17 Handball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Morocco
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates24 October – 1 November
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Spain
Fourth place Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored2,006 (66.87 per match)
Attendance7,985 (266 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Jorge Gómez de Santiago (47 goals)

The 2025 IHF Men's U17 Handball World Championship was the first edition of the IHF Men's U17 Handball World Championship, held from 24 October to 1 November, 2025 in Casablanca, Morocco under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).[1]

Germany won the tournament, after defeating Egypt in the final.[2]

Qualification

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Event Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1  Morocco
Europe 2  Germany
 Spain
2025 Asian Under-17 Championship[3] 15–25 September 2025 Jordan Amman 3  Iran
 Qatar
 South Korea
Africa 2  Egypt
 Tunisia
South and Central American 2  Argentina
 Brazil
North America and Caribbean 2  Puerto Rico
 United States

Draw

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The draw took place on 2 October 2025 in the New Administrative Capital, Egypt.[4][5]

Seeding

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Referees

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The referee pairs were selected on 19 September 2025.[6]

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+1).[7]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 109 68 +41 6 Semifinals
2  Brazil 3 2 0 1 108 101 +7 4
3  United States 3 1 0 2 72 100 −28 2
4  Morocco (H) 3 0 0 3 79 99 −20 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
24 October 2025
18:50 		Egypt  35–26  Brazil Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 330
Referees: Hellbusch, Murata, Pukšič
Ramadan 10 (17–11) Alves 7
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24 October 2025
20:55 		Morocco  21–22  United States Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 550
Referees: Jansen, Salihu, Satler
Ragueb 7 (14–10) Jagar-Woelker 6
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26 October 2025
18:50 		United States  22–42  Egypt Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 210
Referees: Murariu, Satler, Haggui
Gómez de Santiago 10 (12–21) Ramadan 10
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26 October 2025
20:55 		Morocco  38–45  Brazil Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 550
Referees: Hellbusch, Furukawa, Paraschiv
El Hammoumi 11 (14–19) E. Rodrigues
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28 October 2025
18:50 		Brazil  37–28  United States Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 180
Referees: Al-Suqufi, Jansen, Haggui
R. Rodrigues 9 (19–13) Gómez de Santiago 9
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28 October 2025
20:55 		Egypt  32–20  Morocco Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 550
Referees: Amodu, Haggui, Molina
Bakir 7 (18–13) Ben Aabel 5
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 146 63 +83 6 Semifinals
2  Qatar 3 2 0 1 107 95 +12 4
3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 86 113 −27 2
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 67 135 −68 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
24 October 2025
10:30 		Spain  57–16  South Korea Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 250
Referees: Gonçalves, Al-Saqer, El Mouniri
Viladiú 10 (23–9) Kim Dong-h. 5
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24 October 2025
12:35 		Tunisia  30–38  Qatar Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 265
Referees: Esmail, Furukawa, Amodu
Gaabout 5 (12–18) Hussein, Mahrous 10
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26 October 2025
10:30 		Qatar  24–41  Spain Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 120
Referees: Jansen, El Malwane, Bohoiavlenska
Mahrous 8 (8–18) four players 5
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26 October 2025
12:35 		Tunisia  33–27  South Korea Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 130
Referees: Dezembro, Al-Saqer, Molina
Ben Salem 7 (20–11) Kim Dong-h. 6
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28 October 2025
10:30 		South Korea  24–45  Qatar Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 110
Referees: Furukawa, Salihu, Paraschiv
Kim Dong-h., Shin 5 (9–22) El-Sayed 15
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28 October 2025
12:35 		Spain  48–23  Tunisia Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 150
Referees: Hellbusch, Murata, Pukšič
Viladiú 8 (20–10) Mechergui 6
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 143 57 +86 6 Semifinals
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 103 98 +5 4
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 87 116 −29 2
4  Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 73 135 −62 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
24 October 2025
14:40 		Germany  45–20  Iran Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 220
Referees: Paraschiv, Haggui, Bohoiavlenska
Eisend, Gaugisch 6 (19–10) Hadizadeh 5
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24 October 2025
16:45 		Argentina  43–25  Puerto Rico Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 190
Referees: Dezembro, Al-Suqufi, El Malwane
Refojos 7 (15–13) Andreu, López 5
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26 October 2025
14:40 		Puerto Rico  15–54  Germany Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 150
Referees: Saleh, Salihu, Haggui
López 6 (7–26) Akkoc 7
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26 October 2025
16:45 		Argentina  38–29  Iran Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 180
Referees: Esmail, El Mouniri, Pukšič
La Delfa, Roa 8 (20–16) Norouzpourmameghani 6
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28 October 2025
14:40 		Iran  38–33  Puerto Rico Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 120
Referees: Gonçalves, El Malwane, Murariu
Hematigharacheh, Hagh 8 (19–18) García 11
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28 October 2025
16:45 		Germany  44–22  Argentina Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 210
Referees: Dezembro, Saleh, Satler
Nowak 17 (21–11) Refojos 6
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Rankings

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First-placed teams ranking

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Germany 3 3 0 0 143 57 +86 6 Semifinals
2 B  Spain 3 3 0 0 146 63 +83 6
3 A  Egypt 3 3 0 0 109 68 +41 6
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored for.

Second-placed teams ranking

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Qatar 3 2 0 1 107 95 +12 4 Semifinals
2 A  Brazil 3 2 0 1 108 101 +7 4 5–8th place semifinals
3 C  Argentina 3 2 0 1 103 98 +5 4
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored for.

Third-placed teams ranking

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 86 113 −27 2 5–8th place semifinals
2 A  United States 3 1 0 2 72 100 −28 2
3 C  Iran 3 1 0 2 87 116 −29 2 9–12th place semifinals
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored for.

Fourth-placed teams ranking

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Morocco (H) 3 0 0 3 79 99 −20 0 9–12th place semifinals
2 C  Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 73 135 −62 0
3 B  South Korea 3 0 0 3 67 135 −68 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored for.
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Championship bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 October
 
 
 Germany39
 
1 November
 
 Qatar22
 
 Germany (ET)44
 
30 October
 
 Egypt43
 
 Spain28
 
 
 Egypt31
 
Third place
 
 
1 November
 
 
 Qatar23
 
 
 Spain35
5–8th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
30 October
 
 
 Brazil35
 
1 November
 
 Tunisia32
 
 Brazil27
 
30 October
 
 Argentina39
 
 Argentina39
 
 
 United States26
 
Seventh place
 
 
1 November
 
 
 Tunisia44
 
 
 United States41
9–12th place bracket
 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
29 October
 
 
 Iran30
 
31 October
 
 South Korea21
 
 Iran42
 
29 October
 
 Puerto Rico30
 
 Morocco40
 
 
 Puerto Rico44
 
Eleventh place
 
 
31 October
 
 
 South Korea32 (3)
 
 
 Morocco (Pen.)32 (4)

9–12th place semifinals

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29 October 2025
15:30 		Iran  30–21  South Korea Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 125
Referees: Murariu, Haggui, Bohoiavlenska
three players 4 (15–11) Kim Dong-h. 6
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29 October 2025
17:45 		Morocco  40–44  Puerto Rico Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 260
Referees: Esmail, Murata, Al-Saqer
Ben Aabel 8 (16–20) Andreu 11
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5–8th place semifinals

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30 October 2025
13:00 		Argentina  39–26  United States Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 110
Referees: Amodu, El Malwane, Paraschiv
La Delfa 7 (16–12) Gómez de Santiago 11
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30 October 2025
15:15 		Brazil  35–32  Tunisia Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 240
Referees: Furukawa, El Mouniri, Molina
Lima 6 (20–19) Chattali 6
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Semifinals

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30 October 2025
17:45 		Germany  39–22  Qatar Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 360
Referees: Dezembro, Saleh, Murata
Löhr 9 (21–14) Mahrous 11
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30 October 2025
20:15 		Spain  28–31  Egypt Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 560
Referees: Hellbusch, Al-Suqufi, Satler
Sánchez 7 (12–12) Bakir 7
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Eleventh place game

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31 October 2025
15:30 		South Korea  35–36  Morocco Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 220
Referees: Jansen, Furukawa, Pukšič
Kang Ji-u., Kim Dong-h. 9 (14–12) Ragueb 12
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FT: 32–32 Pen: 3–4

Ninth place game

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31 October 2025
17:45 		Iran  42–30  Puerto Rico Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 85
Referees: Gonçalves, Gonçalves, Haggui
Norouzpour, Samarbakhsh 9 (19–15) Andreu 7
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Seventh place game

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1 November 2025
13:00 		Tunisia  44–41  United States Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 80
Referees: Dezembro, El Malwane, Paraschiv
Garrache 12 (21–23) Gómez de Santiago 12
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Fifth place game

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1 November 2025
15:15 		Brazil  27–39  Argentina Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 145
Referees: Hellbusch, Haggui, Molina
E. Rodrigues 8 (12–20) La Delfa 10
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Third place game

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1 November 2025
17:45 		Qatar  23–35  Spain Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 365
Referees: Esmail, Jansen, Murariu
Mahrous 9 (10–18) Anselmo, Martínez 6
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Final

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1 November 2025
20:15 		Germany  44–43 (ET)  Egypt Nouacer Hall, Casablanca
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Gonçalves, Murata, Pukšič
Nowak 15 (18–17) Ahmed 13
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FT: 37–37 ET: 7–6

Final ranking

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain
4  Qatar
5  Argentina
6  Brazil
7  Tunisia
8  United States
9  Iran
10  Puerto Rico
11  Morocco
12  South Korea

Statistics and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Morocco to host inaugural IHF Men's Under-17 World Championship". IHF. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Dramatic final sees Germany edge past Egypt to win inaugural IHF Men's Under-17 World Championship". IHF. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Islamic Republic of Iran win eight in a row to seal crown at the 2025 AHF Asian Men's U-17 Handball Championship". IHF. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Draw for the 2025 IHF Men's Under-17 World Championship announced". IHF. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  5. ^ "12 teams find out their fate at the draw for the 2025 IHF Men's Under-17 World Championship". IHF. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Referees for the 2025 IHF Men's U-17 World Championship announced". ihf.info. 19 September 2025.
  7. ^ "2025 IHF Men's Under-17 World Championship: Schedule revealed". IHF. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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