from the original on 21 January 2021 | 27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation 2021 World Men's Handball Championship Tournament details Host country Dates 13—31 January Teams 32 from 4 confederations Venue s 4 in 4 host cities Final positions Champions 2nd title Runner-up Third place Fourth place Tournament statistics Matches 102 Goals scored 5803 56 |
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In addition, there were 12 performance places for the Continental Confederations, which were based on the teams ranked 1—12 of the preceding World Championship.
14As hosts, Egypt had the privilege to assign itself to a group | MacInnes, Paul 9 December 2019 |
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North Macedonia replaced the Czech Republic, who withdrew due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the squad | Teams finishing third in the main round were ranked 9th to 12th, teams finishing fourth in the main round were ranked 13th to 16th, teams finishing fifth in the main round were ranked 17th to 20th and teams ranked sixth were ranked 21st to 24th |
According to the new qualification system and taking into consideration the results of the , 32 places were distributed as follows:• Instead of banning Russia from sporting events, the ruling allowed Russia to participate at the Olympics and other international events, but for a period of two years, the team cannot use the Russian name, flag, or anthem and must present themselves as "Neutral Athlete" or "Neutral Team".
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