2025 World Men's Handball Championship
| Svjetsko prvenstvo u rukometu 2025. (in Croatian) Verdensmesterskabet i håndbold for mænd 2025 (in Danish) Verdensmesterskapet i håndball for menn 2025 (in Norwegian) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Croatia Denmark Norway |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Dates | 14 January–2 February |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denmark (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Croatia |
| Third place | France |
| Fourth place | Portugal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 108 |
| Goals scored | 6,291 (58.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 533,060 (4,936 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mathias Gidsel (74 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Mathias Gidsel |
The 2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 29th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway from 14 January to 2 February 2025. This edition marked the first time the world championship was held in three countries.
Co-host Denmark were the triple defending champions, having won the 2019, 2021 and 2023 editions, and successfully defended their title by defeating co-host Croatia 32–26 in the final. In doing so, Denmark became the first men's national handball team to win four consecutive world titles. France beat Portugal to win the bronze medals, while third co-host Norway finished 10th.
Denmark beat the record for the highest average win margin after 7 matches at a World Championship played with +13.4 goals. They also extended their record of most World Championship matches in a row without defeat to 31.