The 2031 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, will be the 30th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It will take place in December 2031 in Czech Republic and Poland.
Bidding process In April 2023, the IHF stated that they were looking for bids. In the end, two bids expressed interest in hosting the tournament.
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The bids were confirmed on 1 March 2024:
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Czech Republic and Poland won the hosting right on 16 April 2024 in Créteil, France.
Venues The proposed venues are: Katowice – Spodek, capacity 11,016 Katowice – GWS Katowice Sports Hall, capacity 3,001 Sosnowiec – Arena Sosnowiec, capacity 3,052 Brno – , capacity 13,300 The proposed venues are in Brno, Katowice and Sosnowiec. The final will be in the Spodek in Katowice.
Qualification Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified Host nations 16 April 2024 Créteil 2 2029 World Championship December 2029 1 2030 European Women's Handball Championship 28 November–15 December 2030 3 + ? European qualification 2030 Asian Championship 4 + ? 2030 South and Central American Championship 3 + ? 2030 African Championship 4 + ? 2031 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship 1 + ? Wild card TBD TBD1 or 2
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 TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performance Co-host 1957 20251 (1957) (2013, 2015)
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