The European qualification for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship, in Germany and the Netherlands will be played over two rounds.
In the first round of qualification, 12 teams who were not participating at the 2024 European Championship played a single round-robin with the winners advancing to the second phase, where the teams were joined by the remaining ten teams from the European Championship and play play-off games to determine the qualified teams.
Qualification phase 1
editSeeding
editThe draw was held on 30 July in Vienna, Austria.[1][2] The winner of each group advanced to the play-off round.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
 Italy Greece Kosovo Finland
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 Israel Luxembourg Lithuania Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 Bulgaria Great Britain Belgium Estonia
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Groups
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 4 | Qualification Phase 2 |
| 2 | Greece
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 0 |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 25 October 2024 18:00 |
Lithuania
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37–23 | Great Britain
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Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 250 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST) |
| three players 6 | (18–10) | Kesselring, Thornewell 4 | ||
1× 2×
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Report | 6×
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| 26 October 2024 15:00 |
Great Britain
|
17–20 | Greece
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Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 200 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST) |
| Thornewell 5 | (9–12) | Andritsou 8 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 2× 5×
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| 27 October 2024 15:00 |
Greece
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24–25 | Lithuania
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Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 580 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST) |
| Andritsou, Chatziparasidou 6 | (11–11) | Arciševskaja 5 | ||
| 5×
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Report | 2×
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 4 | Qualification Phase 2 |
| 2 | Belgium
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 0 |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 25 October 2024 20:00 |
Belgium
|
28–32 | Kosovo
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Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 968 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK) |
| Antonissen 12 | (12–19) | Demaj 11 | ||
| 1× 4×
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Report | 1× 5×
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| 26 October 2024 18:00 |
Kosovo
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32–26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 83 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK) |
| Demaj 13 | (18–12) | Kolašinac 8 | ||
| 1× 7×
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Report | 2×
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| 27 October 2024 16:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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27–28 | Belgium
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Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,115 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK) |
| three players 6 | (13–16) | Antonissen 9 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 1× 5×
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Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 4 | Qualification Phase 2 |
| 2 | Estonia
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 1 | |
| 3 | Finland
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 1 |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 24 October 2024 17:00 |
Estonia
|
24–24 | Finland
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Karis Idrottshall, Karis Attendance: 350 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT) |
| Molkova 9 | (12–12) | Peitsaro 6 | ||
| 1× 2×
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Report | 2×
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| 25 October 2024 17:00 |
Israel
|
29–22 | Estonia
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Karis Idrottshall, Karis Attendance: 90 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT) |
| Vakrat 6 | (18–10) | Molkova, Tuusis 4 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 6×
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| 26 October 2024 15:00 |
Finland
|
18–26 | Israel
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Karis Idrottshall, Karis Attendance: 360 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT) |
| Aarnio 4 | (7–11) | Vakrat 7 | ||
| 1×
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Report | 1× 3×
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Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 4 | Qualification Phase 2 |
| 2 | Bulgaria
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 72 | −31 | 0 |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 25 October 2024 18:00 |
Bulgaria
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21–29 | Italy
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Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 550 Referees: Jakovljević Kovačević (SRB) |
| Sarandeva 7 | (10–12) | Squizziato 6 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 5×
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| 26 October 2024 18:00 |
Luxembourg
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21–33 | Bulgaria
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Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 110 Referees: Jakovljević Kovačević (SRB) |
| Welter 5 | (10–16) | Ivanova 12 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 1× 2×
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| 27 October 2024 18:30 |
Italy
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39–20 | Luxembourg
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Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 540 Referees: Jakovljević Kovačević (SRB) |
| Mangone 8 | (21–11) | Wirtz 7 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 3×
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Qualification phase 2
editThe draw will take place on 15 December 2024.[2] The four winners of phase 1 will join 18 teams. The games will be played on 9 and 10 April and 12 and 13 April 2025.
Teams
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References
edit- ^ "12 teams eye path to 2025 Women's World Championship". eurohandball.com. 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Qualification phase 1 draw outlines World Championship path". eurohandball.com. 30 July 2024.