In January 2017, all eyes will be on France when they stage the 25th edition of the Men’s World Championship. The draw for the event, which will also be broadcasted via live stream, takes place on 23 June, at 14:00 in the city hall of Paris and will be conducted by Per Bertelsen, Caretaker Chairman of the IHF Commission of Organizing and Competitions.
The 24 teams will be drawn into four groups of six (Groups A-D), starting with pot 6 (see below) and working it up to pot 2. The hosts (pot 1) have the right to choose the group. After that, the remaining teams in pot 1 are drawn to groups A-D.
Pot 1: FRA, GER, QAT, ESP
Pot 2: CRO, SLO, DEN, POL
Pot 3: SWE, RUS, BLR, MKD
Pot 4: HUN, ISL, BRA, EYG
Pot 5: TUN, CHI, BRN, JPN
Pot 6: ARG, ANG, KSA, NOR
Results
Group A
FRA, POL, RUS, BRA, JPN, NOR
Group B
ESP, SLO, MKD, ISL, TUN, ANG
Group C
GER, CRO, BLR, HUN, CHI, KSA
Group D
QAT, DEN, SWE, EGY, BRN, ARG