Participants of the competition
Group A (in Krakow): Spain, Montenegro, Iran, Chile
Group B (in Katowice): France, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia
Group C (in Gothenburg): Sweden, Brazil, Cape Verde, Uruguay
Group D (in Jönköping): Iceland, Portugal, Hungary, South Korea
Group E (in Katowice): Germany, Qatar, Serbia, Algeria
Group F (in Krakow): Norway, Macedonia, Argentina, Netherlands
Group G (in Kristianstad): Egypt, Croatia, Morocco, USA
Group H (in Malmö): Denmark, Belgium, Bahrain, Tunisia
To discover
The 2023 Handball World Cup rankings
The formula
The teams will have to play six group matches to reach the quarter-finals: the first three in the first round (three qualified out of four per group) and the next three in the main round (two qualified out of six per group).
The results of the first round between teams qualified for the main round are kept to establish the classification of the group.