2025 World Men's Handball Championship squads

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This article displays the squads for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship. Each team consisted of 18 players, of which 16 were fielded for each game.

Age, club, appearances and goals correct as of 14 January 2025.

Czech Republic

A 21-player squad was announced on 23 December 2024.[1] The list was renewed on 1 January 2025.[2] It was cut to 19 on 12 January 2025.[3] The final roster was revealed on 14 January 2025.[4]

Head coach: Spain Xavi Sabaté[5]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Tomáš Mrkva (1989-01-20)20 January 1989 (aged 35) 2.00 m 128 11 Germany THW Kiel
2 LW Jakub Hrstka (1990-03-17)17 March 1990 (aged 34) 1.87 m 150 484 Czech Republic HC Zubří
4 GK Jan Hrdlička (1996-11-10)10 November 1996 (aged 28) 1.95 m 17 0 Poland Energa MKS Kalisz
6 RW Dominik Skopár (2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 18) 1.80 m 2 11 Czech Republic Talent Plzeň
7 RB Tomáš Piroch (2000-05-12)12 May 2000 (aged 24) 1.88 m 37 88 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock
14 RW Jakub Štěrba (1996-07-11)11 July 1996 (aged 28) 1.84 m 24 55 Germany ASV Hamm-Westfalen
17 RB Stanislav Kašpárek (1996-06-11)11 June 1996 (aged 28) 2.02 m 70 228 Romania Dinamo București
18 P Vít Reichl (1993-06-15)15 June 1993 (aged 31) 1.88 m 22 54 Germany TV Hüttenberg
19 CB Tomáš Babák (1993-12-28)28 December 1993 (aged 31) 1.86 m 100 299 Germany Bergischer HC
21 CB Dušan Palát (2001-04-02)2 April 2001 (aged 23) 1.85 m 1 3 Czech Republic HC Zubří
23 LB Jonáš Josef (2004-07-29)29 July 2004 (aged 20) 1.90 m 2 1 Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague
28 CB Matěj Havran (2002-01-22)22 January 2002 (aged 22) 1.90 m 16 4 Hungary Tatabánya KC
34 LB Dominik Solák (1997-08-17)17 August 1997 (aged 27) 1.98 m 42 35 Czech Republic HCB Karviná
35 RB Martin Rakouský (2002-06-26)26 June 2002 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0 Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague
39 CB Lukáš Mořkovský (2002-01-04)4 January 2002 (aged 23) 1.89 m 11 11 Poland Górnik Zabrze
49 LB Daniel Bláha (2005-12-27)27 December 2005 (aged 19) 2.12 m 6 6 Czech Republic Talent Plzeň
66 P Štěpán Zeman (1997-05-09)9 May 1997 (aged 27) 2.02 m 62 55 Germany VfL Gummersbach
77 P Daniel Režnický (1998-03-26)26 March 1998 (aged 26) 1.90 m 21 17 Poland Rebud KPR Ostrovia
93 LW Jan Blecha (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 31) 1.84 m 10 19 Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague

Germany

A 19-player squad was announced on 17 December 2024.[6] The final roster was revealed on 11 January 2025.[7]

Head coach: Iceland Alfreð Gíslason[8]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK David Späth (2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 22) 2.02 m 31 1 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
3 CB Nils Lichtlein (2002-07-31)31 July 2002 (aged 22) 1.83 m 17 11 Germany Füchse Berlin
4 P Johannes Golla (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 27) 1.95 m 94 334 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
7 CB Luca Witzke (1999-04-03)3 April 1999 (aged 25) 1.92 m 40 80 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
15 CB Juri Knorr (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 24) 1.90 m 70 270 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
17 RW Lukas Zerbe (1996-01-17)17 January 1996 (aged 28) 1.84 m 34 66 Germany THW Kiel
18 LB Julian Köster (2000-03-16)16 March 2000 (aged 24) 2.00 m 60 143 Germany VfL Gummersbach
22 CB Marian Michalczik (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 27) 1.99 m 30 26 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
23 RB Renārs Uščins (2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 22) 1.88 m 32 129 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
32 RB Franz Semper (1997-07-05)5 July 1997 (aged 27) 1.90 m 24 45 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
33 GK Andreas Wolff (1991-03-03)3 March 1991 (aged 33) 1.98 m 173 14 Germany THW Kiel
34 LW Rune Dahmke (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 (aged 31) 1.89 m 86 129 Germany THW Kiel
36 LW Lukas Mertens (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 28) 1.82 m 59 135 Germany SC Magdeburg
39 LB Lukas Stutzke (1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 27) 1.95 m 14 16 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
44 RB Christoph Steinert (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 34) 1.95 m 59 103 Germany HC Erlangen
54 P Justus Fischer (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 21) 1.94 m 23 26 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
71 LB Marko Grgić (2003-09-11)11 September 2003 (aged 21) 1.98 m 16 40 Germany ThSV Eisenach
73 RW Timo Kastening (1995-06-25)25 June 1995 (aged 29) 1.80 m 63 199 Germany MT Melsungen

Poland

A 27-player squad was announced on 18 December 2024.[9] It was cut to 21 players on 3 January 2025.[10] The final roster was revealed on 13 January 2025.[11]

Head coach: Marcin Lijewski[12]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 LB Damian Przytuła (1998-11-27)27 November 1998 (aged 26) 2.00 m 47 85 Hungary MOL Tatabánya KC
4 CB Piotr Jędraszczyk (2001-10-09)9 October 2001 (aged 23) 1.77 m 39 80 Poland Corotop Gwardia Opole
5 LB Michał Olejniczak (2001-01-31)31 January 2001 (aged 23) 1.95 m 71 122 Poland Industria Kielce
8 P Bartłomiej Bis (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 27) 1.94 m 38 12 Germany HSC 2000 Coburg
11 CB Paweł Paterek (2000-12-17)17 December 2000 (aged 24) 1.86 m 19 34 Poland KGHM Chrobry Głogów
12 LB Ariel Pietrasik (1999-10-21)21 October 1999 (aged 25) 2.02 m 44 91 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen
19 LW Jan Czuwara (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 29) 1.84 m 74 150 Poland Zagłębie Lubin
20 CB Kamil Adamski (1995-05-17)17 May 1995 (aged 29) 1.93 m 4 3 Poland Rebud KPR Ostrovia
21 P Kamil Syprzak (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 33) 2.07 m 177 404 France Paris Saint-Germain
23 RB Arkadiusz Moryto (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 27) 1.82 m 104 504 Poland Industria Kielce
26 RW Marek Marciniak (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 29) 1.88 m 3 4 Poland Azoty Puławy
28 P Maciej Gębala (1994-01-10)10 January 1994 (aged 31) 2.00 m 105 136 Germany HC Erlangen
44 LW Mikołaj Czapliński (2000-08-11)11 August 2000 (aged 24) 1.88 m 22 40 Poland PGE Wybrzeże Gdańsk
46 RW Mateusz Wojdan (2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 24) 1.77 m 3 7 Poland Corotop Gwardia Opole
60 GK Kacper Ligarzewski (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 23) 1.89 m 3 0 Poland Górnik Zabrze
75 GK Marcel Jastrzębski (2003-03-14)14 March 2003 (aged 21) 1.95 m 10 0 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock
93 P Łukasz Rogulski (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 31) 1.92 m 6 6 Poland Industria Kielce
94 GK Adam Morawski (1994-10-17)17 October 1994 (aged 30) 1.90 m 85 7 Germany MT Melsungen

Switzerland

A 20-player squad was announced on 24 December 2024.[13] The final roster was revealed on 8 January 2025.[14]

Head coach: Andy Schmid[15]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 P Lucas Meister (1996-08-16)16 August 1996 (aged 28) 1.96 m 85 207 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen
4 LB Lenny Rubin (1996-02-01)1 February 1996 (aged 28) 2.05 m 77 280 Germany TVB Stuttgart
6 RW Gian Attenhofer (2002-04-26)26 April 2002 (aged 22) 1.85 m 6 2 Germany ThSV Eisenach
11 CB Felix Aellen (2003-10-11)11 October 2003 (aged 21) 1.84 m 11 16 Switzerland BSV Bern
13 RB Michael Kusio (1998-08-31)31 August 1998 (aged 26) 1.95 m 17 6 Switzerland BSV Bern
16 GK Nikola Portner (1993-11-19)19 November 1993 (aged 31) 1.94 m 132 30 Germany SC Magdeburg
17 P Samuel Röthlisberger (1996-08-15)15 August 1996 (aged 28) 1.99 m 83 22 Germany TVB Stuttgart
18 RB Dimitrij Küttel (1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 30) 1.92 m 81 162 Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern
20 LB Luka Maros (1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 30) 1.96 m 72 154 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen
21 RW Gino Steenaerts (2005-05-05)5 May 2005 (aged 19) 1.84 m 4 6 Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern
23 P Lukas Laube (2000-04-22)22 April 2000 (aged 24) 1.92 m 26 61 Germany TVB Stuttgart
28 CB Luca Sigrist (2005-10-04)4 October 2005 (aged 19) 1.87 m 2 3 Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern
29 LW Samuel Zehnder (2000-02-29)29 February 2000 (aged 24) 1.83 m 52 103 Germany TBV Lemgo
30 P Joël Willecke (2003-11-23)23 November 2003 (aged 21) 1.96 m 23 7 Switzerland HSC Suhr Aarau
35 LW Noam Leopold (2002-07-17)17 July 2002 (aged 22) 1.81 m 8 4 France HBC Nantes
38 GK Jannis Scheidiger (2002-08-08)8 August 2002 (aged 22) 1.93 m 8 2 Switzerland HSC Suhr Aarau
40 GK Mathieu Seravalli (2004-09-15)15 September 2004 (aged 20) 1.90 m 3 0 Switzerland BSV Bern
44 LB Mehdi Ben Romdhane (2001-12-02)2 December 2001 (aged 23) 1.89 m 31 32 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen

Group B

Algeria

A 24-player squad was announced on 25 December 2024.[16] The final roster was revealed on 14 January 2025.[17]

Head coach: Farouk Dehili[18]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 LB Zouhir Naim (1996-05-03)3 May 1996 (aged 28) 1.87 m 0 0 United Arab Emirates Sharjah SC
5 CB Hani Bounab (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 24) 1.89 m 13 50 Algeria JSE Skikda
6 LB Messaoud Berkous (1989-07-20)20 July 1989 (aged 35) 1.94 m 163 472 Qatar Al-Arabi
7 LW Hichem Daoud (1992-01-09)9 January 1992 (aged 33) 1.91 m 67 115 France Pau Billère handball
11 RW Ali Boulesha (1991-11-09)9 November 1991 (aged 33) 1.80 m 0 0 Algeria JSE Skikda
15 RW Redouane Saker (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 33) 1.79 m 36 52 Algeria JSE Skikda
16 GK Yahia Zemouchi (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 (aged 30) 1.90 m 25 0 Algeria HBC El Biar
17 P Zine Boughaba (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 (aged 24) 2.00 m 10 15 Qatar Al-Shamal
22 GK Khalifa Ghedbane (1996-11-26)26 November 1996 (aged 28) 2.02 m 99 5 Germany HC Erlangen
24 CB Rayane Abrous (2001-08-16)16 August 2001 (aged 23) 1.91 m 10 21 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
31 RB Elyas Bouadjadja (2002-04-21)21 April 2002 (aged 22) 1.97 m 0 0 France Massy Essonne Handball
33 LW Mounir Chehri (1999-06-04)4 June 1999 (aged 25) 1.79 m 0 0 Norway Halden Topphåndball
36 RB Mohamed Hacene-Djaballah (1993-04-18)18 April 1993 (aged 31) 1.90 m 8 10 Saudi Arabia Al-Rawdhah
44 CB Moustapha Hadj Sadok (1997-08-17)17 August 1997 (aged 27) 1.92 m 52 202 Kuwait Al-Nasr
63 GK Salim Mezaza (2004-01-26)26 January 2004 (aged 20) 1.96 m 10 3 Spain CB Ciudad de Logroño
77 P Islam Kaabeche (1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 26) 1.98 m 0 0 Algeria JSE Skikda
87 RB Ayoub Abdi (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 27) 1.98 m 50 269 France HBC Nantes
94 P Bastien Khermouche (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 31) 1.92 m 23 45 France Dijon Métropole Handball
98 P Abdeldjalil Zannadi (1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 26) 1.98 m 17 22 Hungary Eger-Eszterházy SzSE

Denmark

A 19-player squad was announced on 18 December 2024.[19]

Head coach: Nikolaj Jacobsen[20]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 RB Niclas Kirkeløkke (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 30) 1.95 m 93 180 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
4 LW Magnus Landin Jacobsen (1995-08-20)20 August 1995 (aged 29) 1.97 m 147 273 Germany THW Kiel
7 LW Emil Jakobsen (1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 26) 1.92 m 84 272 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
11 CB Rasmus Lauge (1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (aged 33) 1.93 m 176 435 Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
12 GK Emil Nielsen (1997-03-10)10 March 1997 (aged 27) 1.95 m 54 6 Spain FC Barcelona
15 P Magnus Saugstrup (1996-07-12)12 July 1996 (aged 28) 1.97 m 94 196 Germany SC Magdeburg
16 GK Jannick Green (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 36) 1.95 m 139 2 France Paris Saint-Germain
19 RB Mathias Gidsel (1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 25) 1.90 m 81 467 Germany Füchse Berlin
20 GK Kevin Møller (1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 35) 2.03 m 82 7 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
21 LB Henrik Møllgaard (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 40) 1.97 m 228 182 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
22 CB Mads Mensah Larsen (1991-08-12)12 August 1991 (aged 33) 1.88 m 206 327 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
25 P Lukas Jørgensen (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 25) 1.93 m 45 130 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
26 RW Jóhan Hansen (1994-05-01)1 May 1994 (aged 30) 1.90 m 95 176 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
28 LB Lasse Andersson (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 30) 1.96 m 73 84 Germany Füchse Berlin
33 P Emil Bergholt (1997-08-25)25 August 1997 (aged 27) 1.90 m 7 9 Denmark Skjern Håndbold
34 P Simon Hald (1994-09-28)28 September 1994 (aged 30) 2.03 m 98 102 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
42 CB Thomas Arnoldsen (2002-01-11)11 January 2002 (aged 23) 1.94 m 19 52 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
43 LB Simon Pytlick (2000-12-11)11 December 2000 (aged 24) 1.91 m 48 209 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
45 RB Emil Madsen (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 24) 1.94 m 18 37 Germany THW Kiel

Italy

An 18-player squad was announced on 23 December 2024.[21] A 19-player roster was revealed on 2 January 2025.[22] The final roster was revealed on 7 January 2025.[23]

Head coach: Riccardo Trillini[24]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Domenico Ebner (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 (aged 30) 1.92 m 53 9 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
2 RW Leo Prantner (2001-11-24)24 November 2001 (aged 23) 1.78 m 28 18 Germany HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
4 LW Tommaso De Angelis (2005-09-21)21 September 2005 (aged 19) 1.75 m 19 22 Spain BM Benidorm
5 LW Gianluca Dapiran (1994-05-09)9 May 1994 (aged 30) 1.93 m 65 78 Italy Cassano Magnago
6 LB Davide Bulzamini (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 29) 1.94 m 72 105 Italy Accademia Pallamano Conversano
7 LB Filippo Angiolini (1999-04-23)23 April 1999 (aged 25) 1.90 m 11 0 Italy ASD Albatro
8 RB Giacomo Savini (1998-05-19)19 May 1998 (aged 26) 1.85 m 61 46 Italy Cassano Magnago
9 P Gabriele Sontacchi (2003-09-19)19 September 2003 (aged 21) 1.90 m 7 3 Italy SSV Bozen Loacker
10 CB Marco Mengon (2000-01-03)3 January 2000 (aged 25) 1.90 m 52 81 France Sélestat Alsace Handball
13 RW Umberto Bronzo (2000-12-29)29 December 2000 (aged 24) 1.83 m 38 48 Italy Handball Sassari
15 CB Simone Mengon (2000-01-03)3 January 2000 (aged 25) 1.92 m 37 57 Germany ThSV Eisenach
16 GK Andrea Colleluori (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 24) 1.87 m 34 0 Italy Meran Handball
17 P Endrit Iballi (1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 26) 1.89 m 23 12 Italy SSV Brixen
19 RW Thomas Bortoli (2002-02-20)20 February 2002 (aged 22) 1.94 m 36 44 France Istres Provence Handball
24 LB Mikael Helmersson (2003-09-29)29 September 2003 (aged 21) 1.99 m 7 23 Germany HSC 2000 Coburg
25 CB Pablo Marrochi (1986-09-13)13 September 1986 (aged 38) 1.90 m 48 95 Italy Accademia Pallamano Conversano
29 LW Jeremi Pirani (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 (aged 30) 1.78 m 0 0 France Tremblay-en-France Handball
30 P Tommaso Romei (2003-03-30)30 March 2003 (aged 21) 1.90 m 4 0 Italy Meran Handball
32 P Andrea Parisini (1994-11-18)18 November 1994 (aged 30) 1.94 m 97 161 France Pays d'Aix Université Club
90 GK Giovanni Pavani (2000-08-03)3 August 2000 (aged 24) 1.86 m 3 0 Italy Handball Sassari

Tunisia

A 20-player squad was announced on 24 December 2024.[25]

Head coach: Mohamed Sghir[26]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
6 P Ghazi Ben Ghali (1999-03-28)28 March 1999 (aged 25) 1.98 m 31 29 Qatar Al-Gharafa
10 CB Bilel Abdelli (1995-08-04)4 August 1995 (aged 29) 1.90 m 49 74 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
16 GK Mohamed Sfar (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 35) 1.94 m 44 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
17 RB Oussama Hosni (1992-09-17)17 September 1992 (aged 32) 1.93 m 130 162 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
22 LB Youssef Maaraf (1996-07-21)21 July 1996 (aged 28) 1.95 m 100 185 Saudi Arabia Al Safa
23 LW Oussama Rmeiki (1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 28) 1.93 m 42 67 Tunisia Club Africain
25 CB Abdelhak Ben Salah (1990-04-25)25 April 1990 (aged 34) 1.84 m 84 170 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
28 LB Hazem Bacha (2001-12-08)8 December 2001 (aged 23) 2.05 m 33 66 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
29 RW Tarek Jallouz (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 31) 1.83 m 38 58 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
31 LB Mohamed Frad (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 31) 1.90 m 20 20 Kuwait Kazma
33 RB Yassine Ben Salem (2003-01-11)11 January 2003 (aged 22) 1.90 m 13 24 France C' Chartres Métropole Handball
39 CB Rayen Zariat (2003-01-11)11 January 2003 (aged 22) 1.90 m 15 12 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli Club
55 LW Ghassen Toumi (1997-06-14)14 June 1997 (aged 27) 1.80 m 70 159 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
61 GK Yassine Belkaied (2000-10-19)19 October 2000 (aged 24) 1.97 m 38 3 France Fenix Toulouse Handball
72 P Mohamed Ben Hammouda (2002-12-07)7 December 2002 (aged 22) 1.92 m 7 5 Tunisia Association Sportive d'Hammamet
93 GK Fradj Ben Tekaya (1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 26) 1.91 m 5 0 Spain BM Ciudad Encantada
96 RB Anouar Ben Abdallah (1996-06-20)20 June 1996 (aged 28) 1.88 m 80 167 Kuwait Kazma
97 RB Achref Marghli (1997-05-22)22 May 1997 (aged 27) 1.93 m 18 21 North Macedonia RK Vardar
98 P Islem Jbeli (1998-12-13)13 December 1998 (aged 26) 1.93 m 39 72 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis

Group C

Austria

The squad was announced on 20 December 2024.[27]

Head coach: Slovenia Aleš Pajovič[28]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Leon Bergmann (2004-04-17)17 April 2004 (aged 20) 1.96 m 6 1 Austria Fivers Margareten
6 CB Markus Mahr (2000-11-03)3 November 2000 (aged 24) 1.89 m 23 23 Austria Bregenz Handball
11 LB József Albek (1999-06-30)30 June 1999 (aged 25) 1.95 m 5 1 Austria HC SSV Graz
16 GK Florian Kaiper (1995-05-26)26 May 1995 (aged 29) 1.87 m 25 1 Austria HC Linz AG
20 LW Sebastian Frimmel (1995-12-18)18 December 1995 (aged 29) 1.90 m 115 396 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
23 LB Nemanja Beloš (1994-06-08)8 June 1994 (aged 30) 1.92 m 13 4 Austria HC SSV Graz
26 P Lukas Herburger (1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 30) 1.97 m 79 71 Germany Füchse Berlin
29 P Lukas Schweighofer (1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 32) 1.92 m 19 5 Austria HC SSV Graz
30 RB Boris Zivkovic (1992-05-02)2 May 1992 (aged 32) 1.95 m 80 160 Kuwait Al-Qurain
44 RB Nicolas Paulnsteiner (2004-07-16)16 July 2004 (aged 20) 1.93 m 0 0 Germany Füchse Berlin
45 LW Eric Damböck (1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (aged 25) 1.81 m 41 41 Austria HSC Kreuzlingen
55 P Tobias Wagner (1995-03-26)26 March 1995 (aged 29) 1.98 m 110 309 Germany HC Erlangen
57 RW Jakob Nigg (2003-05-06)6 May 2003 (aged 21) 1.85 m 22 22 Austria Fivers Margareten
66 CB Elias Kofler (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 (aged 24) 1.89 m 27 11 Germany 1. VfL Potsdam
72 LB Lukas Hutecek (2000-07-02)2 July 2000 (aged 24) 1.91 m 59 202 Germany TBV Lemgo
86 RW Franko Lastro (2003-04-13)13 April 2003 (aged 21) 1.85 m 23 29 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
97 RB Michael Miskovez (1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 27) 1.96 m 37 6 Austria Handball Tirol
98 GK Constantin Möstl (2000-04-01)1 April 2000 (aged 24) 1.86 m 34 0 Germany TBV Lemgo

France

A 22-player squad was announced on 23 December 2024.[29] The final roster was revealed on 11 January 2025.[30]

Head coach: Guillaume Gille[31]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Samir Bellahcene (1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (aged 29) 1.91 m 13 1 Germany TVB Stuttgart
4 CB Aymeric Minne (1997-04-20)20 April 1997 (aged 27) 1.87 m 33 93 France HBC Nantes
5 CB Nedim Remili (1995-07-18)18 July 1995 (aged 29) 1.95 m 136 411 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
6 RB Julien Bos (1998-08-18)18 August 1998 (aged 26) 1.88 m 6 12 France HBC Nantes
7 LB Romain Lagarde (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 27) 1.94 m 79 86 France Pays d'Aix Université Club
8 LB Elohim Prandi (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 26) 1.93 m 48 124 France Paris Saint-Germain
9 RB Melvyn Richardson (1997-01-31)31 January 1997 (aged 27) 1.90 m 97 230 Spain FC Barcelona
10 RB Dika Mem (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 27) 1.94 m 126 441 Spain FC Barcelona
11 P Nicolas Tournat (1994-05-04)4 May 1994 (aged 30) 2.00 m 103 233 France HBC Nantes
12 GK Valentin Kieffer (1999-07-02)2 July 1999 (aged 25) 1.90 m 0 0 France Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball
15 LW Mathieu Grebille (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 33) 1.98 m 93 140 France Paris Saint-Germain
16 GK Charles Bolzinger (2000-12-14)14 December 2000 (aged 24) 1.98 m 15 1 France Montpellier Handball
22 P Luka Karabatic (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 36) 2.02 m 162 176 France Paris Saint-Germain
23 P Ludovic Fabregas (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 28) 1.98 m 151 375 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
29 RW Benoît Kounkoud (1997-02-19)19 February 1997 (aged 27) 1.90 m 49 71 Poland Industria Kielce
31 LW Dylan Nahi (1999-11-30)30 November 1999 (aged 25) 1.92 m 64 169 Poland Industria Kielce
34 P Karl Konan (1995-06-03)3 June 1995 (aged 29) 1.96 m 44 7 France Montpellier Handball
39 LB Thibaud Briet (1999-12-14)14 December 1999 (aged 25) 2.05 m 28 46 France HBC Nantes
92 GK Rémi Desbonnet (1992-02-28)28 February 1992 (aged 32) 1.82 m 50 4 France Montpellier Handball

Kuwait

A 23-player squad was announced on 8 December 2024.[32] The final roster was revealed on 3 January 2025.[33]

Head coach: Said Hadjazi[34]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
5 CB Abdullah Al-Khamees (1992-06-23)23 June 1992 (aged 32) 1.86 m 54 42 Kuwait Kuwait SC
6 RW Saleh Ali (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 34) 1.73 m 45 67 Kuwait Kuwait SC
7 LW Abdulaziz Al-Shammari (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 32) 1.81 m 32 35 Kuwait Kuwait SC
18 P Mohammad Al-Sanea (1996-05-21)21 May 1996 (aged 28) 1.87 m 7 14 Kuwait Qadsia SC
19 RB Mohammad Al-Hendal (1997-10-19)19 October 1997 (aged 27) 1.88 m 17 30 Kuwait Al-Fahaheel SC
20 RW Mishaal Al-Harbi (1992-06-08)8 June 1992 (aged 32) 1.74 m 37 35 Kuwait Kuwait SC
22 GK Hasan Safar (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 26) 1.87 m 25 2 Kuwait Kuwait SC
23 LB Saif Al-Dawani (2002-04-17)17 April 2002 (aged 22) 1.89 m 25 63 Kuwait Kuwait SC
24 LB Mohammad Radhei (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 (aged 28) 1.93 m 26 24 Kuwait Kuwait SC
37 CB Saleh Al-Raghaib (2005-08-26)26 August 2005 (aged 19) 1.79 m 15 28 Kuwait Burgan SC
44 P Mohammad Ghadnafar (1996-06-25)25 June 1996 (aged 28) 1.91 m 12 13 Kuwait Burgan SC
49 LB Fawaz Mubarak (1998-08-19)19 August 1998 (aged 26) 1.95 m 15 18 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC
66 CB Abdulaziz Salmeen (1999-05-31)31 May 1999 (aged 25) 1.74 m 19 26 Kuwait Qadsia SC
72 P Abdulrahman Al-Shammari (2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 22) 1.94 m 15 31 Kuwait Kazma SC
79 RB Ali Jaafar (2002-12-07)7 December 2002 (aged 22) 1.79 m 13 34 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC
80 GK Abdulaziz Al-Thafiri (1993-07-11)11 July 1993 (aged 31) 1.89 m 32 1 Kuwait Kazma SC
84 LW Haider Dashti (2000-12-05)5 December 2000 (aged 24) 1.92 m 26 34 Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC
97 GK Mohammad Buyabes (1997-06-09)9 June 1997 (aged 27) 1.92 m 18 0 Kuwait Burgan SC

Qatar

A 20-player squad was announced on 3 January 2025.[35]

Head coach: Montenegro Veselin Vujović[36]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 RB Žarko Marković (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 38) 1.96 m 13 31 Qatar Al-Gharafa
7 LW Ahmad Madadi (1994-08-31)31 August 1994 (aged 30) 1.75 m 97 298 Qatar Al Duhail
9 LB Rafael Capote (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 37) 2.00 m 91 348 Qatar Al Duhail
10 LB Frankis Carol (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 37) 1.91 m 70 235 Kuwait Kuwait SC
11 LW Abdulrazzaq Ahmad (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 34) 1.86 m 114 177 Qatar Al-Gharafa
12 GK Bilal Lepenica (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 28) 1.91 m 50 0 Qatar Al Duhail
13 RW Eldar Memišević (1992-06-21)21 June 1992 (aged 32) 1.78 m 120 232 Qatar Al-Rayyan
16 GK Irhad Alihodžić (1996-12-22)22 December 1996 (aged 28) 1.85 m 20 0 Qatar Al Arabi
17 LB Amir Nowraddine (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 29) 1.90 m 77 unknown[37] Qatar Al-Gharafa
22 CB Abdelrahman Tarek (1994-01-01)1 January 1994 (aged 31) 1.89 m 70 106 Qatar Al Duhail
23 RW Allaedine Berrached (1994-01-31)31 January 1994 (aged 30) 1.86 m 87 179 Qatar Al Duhail
24 CB Wajdi Sinen (1990-09-17)17 September 1990 (aged 34) 1.93 m 93 298 Qatar Al Arabi
28 RW Nidhal Aissa (1991-06-08)8 June 1991 (aged 33) 1.88 m 18 20 Qatar Al Arabi
37 P Yassine Sami (1985-05-01)1 May 1985 (aged 39) 1.91 m 46 42 Qatar Al Wakrah
41 P Youssef Benali (1987-05-28)28 May 1987 (aged 37) 1.90 m 107 186 Qatar Al Rayyan
44 LB Amine Guehis (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 28) 2.03 m 54 134 Qatar Al Duhail
88 CB Moustafa Heiba (1996-12-17)17 December 1996 (aged 28) 1.84 m 94 175 Qatar Al Duhail
93 LW Hamdi Ayed (1993-08-16)16 August 1993 (aged 31) 1.88 m 80 109 Qatar Al Duhail
94 LB Ameen Zakkar (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 (aged 30) 1.98 m 85 120 Qatar Al Rayyan
98 GK Anadin Suljaković (1998-06-16)16 June 1998 (aged 26) 1.96 m 43 0 Germany HSG Wetzlar

Group D

Guinea

Head coach: France Kévin Decaux [fr][38]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
7 P Sambou Sissoko (1991-01-30)30 January 1991 (aged 33) 1.90 m 9 24 France AS Neuilly-en-Thelle
10 CB Omar Baradji (1998-09-05)5 September 1998 (aged 26) 1.96 m 17 33 Guinea Univers Sport de Guinée
15 P Modibo Sidibé (1998-12-15)15 December 1998 (aged 26) 1.87 m 6 16 France Elite Val d'Oise Handball
17 RB Lilian Pasquet (1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 28) 1.92 m 11 57 France Pontault-Combault Handball
19 LW Adjiri Corcher (1998-05-19)19 May 1998 (aged 26) 1.87 m 9 34 France Angers SCO
21 P Sireoumar Diallo (1999-11-30)30 November 1999 (aged 25) 1.97 m 11 56 Guinea Univers Sport de Guinée
24 RB Fenotina Doisel (1998-08-26)26 August 1998 (aged 26) 1.80 m 2 28 France HBC Livry-Gargan
27 RB Victor Sawadogo (1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 37) 1.85 m 5 12 France St Michel Cugand Handball
28 CB Boubou Touré (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 30) 1.87 m 9 31 France AS Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
29 LB Jordan Pitre (1992-04-06)6 April 1992 (aged 32) 1.91 m 8 14 France Saint-Marcel Vernon HB
70 LW Mohamed Sylla (2001-12-12)12 December 2001 (aged 23) 1.85 m 19 76 Guinea Espoir Olympique
77 CB David Eponouh (1999-04-01)1 April 1999 (aged 25) 1.95 m 8 31 France Draguignan Var Handbal]
93 P Makan Magassa (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 34) 1.80 m 3 27 France Joinville Handball
94 GK Bryan Jabea (1992-06-28)28 June 1992 (aged 32) 1.96 m 9 0 France Torcy Handball Marne-la-Vallée
95 GK Rubens Pierre (1999-05-14)14 May 1999 (aged 25) 1.95 m 4 0 France Tremblay-en-France Handball
97 RW Theo Lebon (1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 27) 1.84 m 11 55 France US Dreux-Vernouillet
98 GK Mohamed Camara (2002-04-17)17 April 2002 (aged 22) 1.96 m 13 0 Guinea Espoir Olympique
99 RB Kalagban Oulare (2003-10-26)26 October 2003 (aged 21) 1.85 m 5 18 Guinea Espoir Olympique

Hungary

A 20-player squad was announced on 11 December 2024.[39]

Head coach: Spain Chema Rodríguez[40]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 P Adrián Sipos (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 (aged 34) 1.98 m 89 39 Germany MT Melsungen
7 LW Bendegúz Bóka (1993-10-02)2 October 1993 (aged 31) 1.93 m 93 222 Hungary Balatonfüredi KSE
10 RW Zsolt Krakovszki (2002-07-09)9 July 2002 (aged 22) 1.88 m 13 22 Germany HSG Wetzlar
11 LB Patrik Ligetvári (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 28) 2.03 m 108 89 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
16 GK Roland Mikler (1984-09-20)20 September 1984 (aged 40) 1.93 m 247 1 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
18 LW Bence Krakovszki (2002-07-09)9 July 2002 (aged 22) 1.87 m 10 18 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
24 CB Gergő Fazekas (2003-10-31)31 October 2003 (aged 21) 1.90 m 34 58 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock
27 P Bence Bánhidi (1995-02-09)9 February 1995 (aged 29) 2.06 m 118 364 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
30 LB Zoltán Szita (1998-02-10)10 February 1998 (aged 26) 1.96 m 79 181 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock
32 GK Kristóf Palasics (2002-04-19)19 April 2002 (aged 22) 1.99 m 21 0 Portugal Benfica
33 RB Gábor Ancsin (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 34) 2.02 m 168 379 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
39 LB Richárd Bodó (1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (aged 31) 2.03 m 119 355 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
43 RB Zoran Ilić (2002-01-02)2 January 2002 (aged 23) 1.97 m 39 51 Germany HSV Hamburg
45 P Miklós Rosta (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 25) 2.03 m 70 200 Romania CS Dinamo București
61 GK László Bartucz (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 33) 1.94 m 33 0 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
66 CB Máté Lékai (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 36) 1.90 m 187 561 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
71 RB Máté Ónodi-Jánoskúti (2002-06-17)17 June 2002 (aged 22) 1.93 m 5 9 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
77 CB Egon Hanusz (1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (aged 27) 1.77 m 55 83 Portugal Benfica
91 RW Bence Imre (2002-10-15)15 October 2002 (aged 22) 1.87 m 23 113 Germany THW Kiel

Netherlands

The squad was announced on 19 December 2024.[41]

Head coach: Sweden Staffan Olsson[42]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Bart Ravensbergen (1993-03-14)14 March 1993 (aged 31) 1.90 m 105 17 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
2 GK Rob Goudriaan (2001-02-07)7 February 2001 (aged 23) 1.89 m 2 0 Netherlands RKHV Volendam
3 CB Ivar Stavast (1998-01-13)13 January 1998 (aged 27) 1.91 m 49 61 Germany HC Elbflorenz
5 LW Rutger ten Velde (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 27) 1.78 m 71 219 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
7 LB Robin Schoenaker (1995-08-23)23 August 1995 (aged 29) 1.96 m 59 8 Belgium Sporting Pelt
11 GK Jorick Pol (2004-02-26)26 February 2004 (aged 20) 1.98 m 0 0 Netherlands HV Hurry-Up
12 GK Matthias Dorgelo (2002-10-31)31 October 2002 (aged 22) 2.00 m 4 1 Denmark SønderjyskE Håndbold
15 P Lars Kooij (2000-08-11)11 August 2000 (aged 24) 2.00 m 27 39 North Macedonia RK Vardar
17 LW Kaj Geenen (2003-05-06)6 May 2003 (aged 21) 1.86 m 20 16 Germany VfL Lübeck-Schwartau
20 RB Niels Versteijnen (2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 24) 2.00 m 49 107 Germany TBV Lemgo
21 P Martijn Kleijkers (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 23) 1.92 m 9 6 France Pau Billère Handball
22 CB Luc Steins (1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 29) 1.72 m 111 319 France Paris Saint-Germain
23 LB Jorn Smits (1992-09-03)3 September 1992 (aged 32) 1.93 m 75 112 Switzerland GC Amicitia Zürich
27 RW Alec Smit (1999-05-15)15 May 1999 (aged 25) 1.85 m 60 71 Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur
31 RB Kay Smits (1997-03-31)31 March 1997 (aged 27) 1.85 m 82 383 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
38 RW Rob Schmeits (1994-06-11)11 June 1994 (aged 30) 1.85 m 4 3 Belgium Sporting Pelt
40 RW Robin Nagtegall (1999-01-21)21 January 1999 (aged 25) 1.85 m 2 0 Netherlands RKHV Volendam
41 LW Jeromy van der Ban (2002-01-14)14 January 2002 (aged 23) 1.91 m 2 2 Netherlands HV Aalsmeer
77 CB Dani Baijens (1998-05-05)5 May 1998 (aged 26) 1.82 m 84 229 France Paris Saint-Germain

North Macedonia

A 20-player squad was announced on 19 December 2024.[43]

Head coach: Kiril Lazarov[44]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Nikola Mitrevski (1985-10-03)3 October 1985 (aged 39) 1.79 m 140 6 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
4 RB Martin Velkovski (1997-03-10)10 March 1997 (aged 27) 1.96 m 42 35 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
9 CB Igor Gjorgiev (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 24) 1.88 m 24 32 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
10 CB Marko Mitev (2003-02-23)23 February 2003 (aged 21) 1.73 m 12 26 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
13 P Valentin Karasmanakis (2005-01-14)14 January 2005 (aged 20) 2.01 m 2 1 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
16 GK Ivan Galevski (2004-07-05)5 July 2004 (aged 20) 1.97 m 0 0 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
17 P Nikola Markoski (1990-05-22)22 May 1990 (aged 34) 1.97 m 86 49 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
18 LB Filip Kuzmanovski (1996-07-03)3 July 1996 (aged 28) 1.97 m 75 231 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
19 RW Nenad Kosteski (2001-03-04)4 March 2001 (aged 23) 1.83 m 33 65 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
20 GK Marko Kizikj (2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 23) 1.90 m 4 0 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
21 RW Aleksandar Petkovski (2004-05-24)24 May 2004 (aged 20) 1.85 m 2 3 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
33 P Zharko Peshevski (1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 33) 1.85 m 78 173 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
34 RB Tomislav Jagurinovski (1998-08-19)19 August 1998 (aged 26) 1.92 m 19 21 North Macedonia RK Vardar 1961
36 P Milan Lazarevski (1997-02-09)9 February 1997 (aged 27) 1.97 m 6 8 North Macedonia RK Vardar 1961
38 LW Ivan Djonov (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 27) 1.84 m 16 26 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
42 P Marko Stojkovikj (2003-06-27)27 June 2003 (aged 21) 2.00 m 9 15 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
55 LW Petar Atanasijevikj (2003-07-09)9 July 2003 (aged 21) 1.92 m 16 27 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
77 RB Martin Serafimov (2000-03-03)3 March 2000 (aged 24) 1.95 m 36 71 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
88 LB Pavle Atanasijevikj (2003-07-09)9 July 2003 (aged 21) 1.95 m 8 9 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister

Group E

Brazil

A 24-player squad was announced on 20 December 2024.[45] The final squad was announced on 6 January 2025.[46]

Head coach: Marcus Oliveira[47]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
7 LW Joel Rodrigues (2001-02-24)24 February 2001 (aged 23) 1.83 m 0 0 Brazil Praia Clube/Colégio Nacional
14 LB Thiagus dos Santos (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 35) 1.98 m 169 234 Spain FC Barcelona
15 LB Leandro Monte da Silva (1998-03-09)9 March 1998 (aged 26) 1.91 m 0 0 Saudi Arabia Mudhar
16 GK Rangel da Rosa (1996-05-11)11 May 1996 (aged 28) 1.89 m 51 3 France Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
26 LB Bryan Monte (2003-04-06)6 April 2003 (aged 21) 2.02 m 9 26 France Montpellier Handball
27 RW Marcos da Silva (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 24) 1.86 m 0 0 Brazil Pinheiros
37 LB Haniel Langaro (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 29) 1.97 m 93 398 Romania Dinamo București
47 P Renan Pinheiro (2005-04-19)19 April 2005 (aged 19) 2.02 m 0 0 Brazil Pinheiros
57 RB Vinícios Carvalho (1997-03-06)6 March 1997 (aged 27) 1.88 m 3 7 France C' Chartres Métropole Handball
75 CB Denys Barros (1994-01-02)2 January 1994 (aged 31) 1.86 m 0 0 Spain AD Ciudad de Guadalajara
77 RW Rudolph Hackbarth (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 30) 1.89 m 65 159 Spain BM Ciudad Encantada
80 P Edney Oliveira (1998-06-19)19 June 1998 (aged 26) 1.90 m 3 9 Portugal Sporting CP
82 CB Tarcísio Oliveira (2000-01-25)25 January 2000 (aged 24) 1.87 m 0 0 Spain BM Atlético Valladolid
88 P Guilherme Borges (1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 25) 1.93 m 0 0 France Istres Provence Handball
94 CB Acácio Filho (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (aged 30) 1.91 m 1 2 Qatar Al Arabi SC
95 RB Gustavo Rodrigues (1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 29) 1.90 m 63 167 France Chambéry Handball
97 GK Mateus Nascimento (1999-10-07)7 October 1999 (aged 25) 1.88 m 4 0 Brazil Pinheiros
99 LW Jean-Pierre Dupoux [fr] (1991-08-16)16 August 1991 (aged 33) 1.80 m 12 41 France Tremblay-en-France Handball

Norway

The squad was announced on 17 December 2024, but on 30 December August Pedersen replaced Alexander Blonz in the squad. [48] On 23 January 2025, Kristian Sæverås replaced Sander Sagosen due to an injury.[49]

Head coach: Jonas Wille[50]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 DF Vetle Eck Aga (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 31) 1.90 m 60 4 Norway Kolstad Håndball
5 LB Sander Sagosen (1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (aged 29) 1.95 m 176 865 Norway Kolstad Håndball
6 LW Sebastian Barthold (1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 33) 1.85 m 96 249 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
11 P Petter Øverby (1992-03-26)26 March 1992 (aged 32) 1.94 m 147 156 Germany THW Kiel
12 GK Kristian Sæverås (1996-06-22)22 June 1996 (aged 28) 1.94 m 94 3 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
14 CB Mario Matic (1994-07-23)23 July 1994 (aged 30) 1.91 m 8 12 Greece AEK H.C.
15 RB Kent Robin Tønnesen (1991-06-05)5 June 1991 (aged 33) 1.95 m 142 355 France Paris Saint-Germain Handball
18 LB William Aar (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 (aged 27) 1.98 m 23 22 Denmark TTH Holstebro
19 RW Kristian Bjørnsen (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 36) 1.92 m 209 741 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
21 P Magnus Gullerud (1991-11-13)13 November 1991 (aged 33) 1.93 m 199 297 Norway Kolstad Håndball
22 CB Tobias Grøndahl (2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 23) 1.82 m 46 131 Denmark GOG Håndbold
24 CB Christian O'Sullivan (c) (1991-08-22)22 August 1991 (aged 33) 1.90 m 202 297 Germany SC Magdeburg
30 GK Torbjørn Bergerud (1994-07-16)16 July 1994 (aged 30) 2.00 m 154 0 Norway Kolstad Håndball
31 RW Kasper Lien (2001-04-15)15 April 2001 (aged 23) 1.87 m 17 24 Norway Elverum Håndball
32 P Thomas Solstad (1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (aged 27) 1.94 m 36 69 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
36 GK André Kristensen (2000-03-15)15 March 2000 (aged 24) 1.92 m 5 0 Portugal Sporting CP
40 LW August Pedersen (1994-06-24)24 June 1994 (aged 30) 1.80 m 6 10 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
43 LB Simen Lyse (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 24) 1.95 m 27 75 Norway Kolstad Håndball
77 RB Magnus Abelvik Rød (1997-07-07)7 July 1997 (aged 27) 2.04 m 90 208 Hungary SC Pick Szeged

Portugal

A 19-player squad was announced on 22 December 2024.[51]

Head coach: Paulo Pereira[52]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 RW Pedro Portela (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 35) 1.86 m 146 483 Portugal Sporting CP
8 P Victor Iturriza (1990-05-22)22 May 1990 (aged 34) 1.94 m 46 154 Portugal FC Porto
14 CB Rui Silva (1993-04-28)28 April 1993 (aged 31) 1.86 m 137 242 Portugal FC Porto
16 GK Diogo Rêma Marques (2004-03-17)17 March 2004 (aged 20) 1.90 m 18 0 Portugal FC Porto
21 LW Leonel Fernandes (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 (aged 26) 1.91 m 52 101 Portugal FC Porto
23 LW Diogo Branquinho (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 30) 1.85 m 94 203 Portugal Sporting CP
24 LB Alexandre Cavalcanti (1996-12-27)27 December 1996 (aged 28) 2.01 m 87 110 Germany MT Melsungen
25 RW António Areia (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 34) 1.90 m 99 285 France Tremblay-en-France Handball
26 RB Francisco Costa (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 19) 1.83 m 30 101 Portugal Sporting CP
31 LB Salvador Salvador (2001-07-29)29 July 2001 (aged 23) 1.96 m 29 56 Portugal Sporting CP
41 GK Gustavo Capdeville (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 27) 1.90 m 54 0 Portugal SL Benfica
65 CB André Sousa (2002-03-03)3 March 2002 (aged 22) 1.86 m 7 13 Portugal ABC/UMinho
66 RB João Gomes (2002-09-06)6 September 2002 (aged 22) 1.78 m 2 3 Portugal Sporting CP
79 CB Martim Costa (2002-09-27)27 September 2002 (aged 22) 1.88 m 28 111 Portugal Sporting CP
80 CB Miguel Oliveira (2004-01-13)13 January 2004 (aged 21) 2.00 m 0 0 Portugal FC Porto
82 P Luís Frade (1998-09-11)11 September 1998 (aged 26) 1.94 m 72 160 Spain FC Barcelona
86 P Ricardo Brandão (2004-04-28)28 April 2004 (aged 20) 1.98 m 7 11 Portugal FC Porto
88 LB Fábio Magalhães (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 36) 1.94 m 183 351 Portugal FC Porto

United States

A 28-player squad was announced on 14 November 2024.[53] The final squad was announced on 14 January 2025.[54]

Head coach: Sweden Robert Hedin[55]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Pál Merkovszky (2000-05-05)5 May 2000 (aged 24) 1.95 m 10 1 Hungary Budai Farkasok KKUK
3 RW Sean Corning (1996-11-27)27 November 1996 (aged 28) 1.81 m 8 8 Spain CB Málaga
4 CB Benjamin Edwards (2006-09-01)1 September 2006 (aged 18) 1.88 m 12 72 Hungary Veszprém Handball Academy
6 RB Jonas Strömberg (2001-08-27)27 August 2001 (aged 23) 1.91 m 12 20 Sweden Lugi HF
7 CB Alex Chan (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 31) 1.88 m 10 40 Spain Club Cisne de Balonmano
8 P Paul Skorupa (1999-09-07)7 September 1999 (aged 25) 1.93 m 14 0 Germany VfL Lübeck-Schwartau
9 LB Gary Hines (1984-03-21)21 March 1984 (aged 40) 1.80 m 81 709 Germany SG Langenfeld
10 CB Daniel Hunyadi (2003-11-20)20 November 2003 (aged 21) 1.92 m 0 0 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
11 LB Aboubakar Fofana (1996-07-26)26 July 1996 (aged 28) 1.98 m 110 137 France Villeurbanne Handball
14 CB Ian Hueter (1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 27) 1.96 m 32 80 Germany TSV Bayer Dormagen
15 LW Lukas Hansen (2002-06-14)14 June 2002 (aged 22) 1.87 m 0 0 Denmark HØJ Elite
16 GK Douglas Otterström (2001-05-16)16 May 2001 (aged 23) 1.85 m 2 0 Sweden Tyresö HF
17 P Andrew Donlin (1992-10-09)9 October 1992 (aged 32) 2.02 m 40 65 United States San Francisco CalHeat
20 RW Rodrigo Campos (2004-10-07)7 October 2004 (aged 20) 1.90 m 6 20 Spain Balonmano Cuatro Valles
25 P Patrick Hueter (1995-07-24)24 July 1995 (aged 29) 1.96 m 18 60 Germany TSV Bayer Dormagen
31 RB Tristan Morawski (2005-03-12)12 March 2005 (aged 19) 2.02 m 10 0 Poland Sandra SPA Pogoń Szczecin
33 LW Samuel Hoddersen (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 27) 1.83 m 35 48 Germany HSG Rodgau Nieder-Roden
34 P Domagoj Sršen (1990-12-31)31 December 1990 (aged 34) 2.02 m 16 3 Croatia RK Metković

Group F

Chile

A 22-player squad was announced on 27 December 2024.[56] The final roster was revealed on 14 January 2025.[57]

Head coach: Spain Aitor Etxaburu[58]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Vicente González (1999-09-30)30 September 1999 (aged 25) 1.92 m 34 0 Italy Secchia Rubiera [it]
4 LB Erwin Feuchtmann (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 34) 1.90 m 93 515 France Fenix Toulouse Handball
6 CB Arian Delgado (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 23) 1.80 m 12 12 Chile Liceo Nacional de Maipú
7 LW Rodrigo Aedo (2000-05-07)7 May 2000 (aged 24) 1.77 m 0 0 Chile Balonmano USAB
9 P Javier Frelijj (1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 33) 1.91 m 85 108 Spain CBM San José Obrero
11 P Esteban Salinas (1992-01-18)18 January 1992 (aged 32) 1.83 m 100 369 Spain CD Bidasoa
12 GK Felipe García (1993-10-26)26 October 1993 (aged 31) 1.90 m 73 4 Spain BM Zamora [es]
14 P Benjamín Illesca (2000-02-04)4 February 2000 (aged 24) 1.96 m 14 10 Spain CBM Gáldar [es]
17 RB Rodrigo Salinas (1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 35) 1.89 m 122 425 Spain CD Bidasoa
18 CB Cristóbal Oyarzún (2004-06-30)30 June 2004 (aged 20) 1.92 m 0 0 Spain BM Santoña
22 CB Matias Payá (2000-03-31)31 March 2000 (aged 24) 1.76 m 7 8 Spain Balonmano Sinfín
25 RB Joshua Mesías (2002-04-27)27 April 2002 (aged 22) 1.88 m 0 0 Sweden IFK Karlskrona
28 RW Luciano Scaramelli (2002-04-23)23 April 2002 (aged 22) 1.82 m 0 0 Italy Pallamano Conversano [it]
30 RB Daniel Ayala (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 29) 1.77 m 54 92 Chile Balonmano USAB
32 LW Danilo Salgado (1998-06-01)1 June 1998 (aged 26) 1.79 m 9 12 Spain BM Pozuelo de Cva.
55 RW Francisco Ahumada (2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (aged 23) 1.74 m 7 25 Spain Balonmano Nava [es]

Japan

The squad was announced on 25 December 2024.[59]

Head coach: Spain Toni Gerona[60]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Takumi Nakamura (1996-08-02)2 August 1996 (aged 28) 1.90 m 43 1 Japan Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
9 LW Naoki Sugioka (1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 30) 1.77 m 74 145 Japan Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
11 RB Tsubasa Nakamura (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 25) 1.80 m 4 3 Japan Zeekstar Tokyo
19 RB Shinnosuke Tokuda (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 29) 1.78 m 101 312 Qatar Al Duhail
21 GK Daisuke Okamoto (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 (aged 29) 1.91 m 16 0 Japan Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
24 CB Asumi Kitazume (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 28) 1.86 m 28 25 Japan Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
26 LW Seito Yano (1999-05-15)15 May 1999 (aged 25) 1.87 m 2 2 Japan Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
27 P Hiroyasu Tamakawa (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 29) 2.00 m 95 89 Japan Zeekstar Tokyo
31 LB Tatsuki Yoshino (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 30) 1.83 m 82 276 Japan Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
38 LB Kotaro Mizumachi (1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 29) 1.83 m 22 40 Japan Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
39 CB Naoki Fujisaka (2002-07-01)1 July 2002 (aged 22) 1.80 m 7 31 Japan Nippon Sport Science University
51 RW Kota Nakata (1999-07-07)7 July 1999 (aged 25) 1.69 m 2 9 Japan Toyota Boshoku Kyushu Red Tornado Saga
56 RB Ren Arase (2002-11-06)6 November 2002 (aged 22) 1.74 m 0 0 Japan Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
57 P Nikita Nakaoki (2004-06-24)24 June 2004 (aged 20) 1.92 m 0 0 Japan Nippon Sport Science University
64 GK Go Kawashima (2001-03-13)13 March 2001 (aged 23) 1.88 m 2 0 Japan Toyota Motor East Japan Regarosso Miyagi
67 RB Shu Ishimine (2000-11-12)12 November 2000 (aged 24) 1.81 m 2 2 Japan Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
68 P Soya Ichihara (1999-08-24)24 August 1999 (aged 25) 1.89 m 2 1 Japan Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
70 LB Naoki Yamaguchi (2000-09-25)25 September 2000 (aged 24) 1.88 m 0 0 Japan Toyota Boshoku Kyushu Red Tornado Saga

Spain

A 19-player squad was announced on 27 December 2024.[61] The final roster was revealed on 12 January 2025.[62]

Head coach: Jordi Ribera[63]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (1991-01-10)10 January 1991 (aged 34) 1.89 m 193 18 Spain FC Barcelona
7 CB Jan Gurri (2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 22) 1.90 m 13 16 Portugal Sporting CP
8 CB Agustín Casado (1996-05-21)21 May 1996 (aged 28) 1.90 m 62 166 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
9 CB Ian Tarrafeta (1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (aged 26) 1.88 m 61 140 France Pays d'Aix Université Club
10 RB Alex Dujshebaev (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 32) 1.88 m 166 481 Poland Industria Kielce
14 RW Ferran Solé (1992-08-25)25 August 1992 (aged 32) 1.93 m 113 429 France Paris Saint-Germain
15 CB Petar Cikusa (2005-12-08)8 December 2005 (aged 19) 1.88 m 8 9 Spain FC Barcelona
18 RB Imanol Garciandia (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 29) 2.01 m 66 166 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
20 P Abel Serdio (1994-04-16)16 April 1994 (aged 30) 1.95 m 56 111 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock
24 LB Daniel Dujshebaev (1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 27) 1.97 m 102 224 Poland Industria Kielce
25 GK Sergey Hernández (1995-06-17)17 June 1995 (aged 29) 1.98 m 59 11 Germany SC Magdeburg
34 RW Carlos Álvarez Domínguez (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 21) 1.82 m 2 6 Spain CB Ademar León
37 P Víctor Romero (2004-03-09)9 March 2004 (aged 20) 1.93 m 5 5 Spain BM Granollers
51 LW Miguel Sánchez-Migallón (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 29) 2.02 m 63 37 Portugal SL Benfica
70 LW Daniel Fernández (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 23) 1.76 m 51 181 Germany TVB Stuttgart
78 RB Djordje Cikusa (2005-12-08)8 December 2005 (aged 19) 1.91 m 8 15 France Montpellier Handball
80 LW Ian Barrufet (2004-05-19)19 May 2004 (aged 20) 1.94 m 3 5 Germany MT Melsungen
99 P Javier Rodríguez Moreno (2002-07-22)22 July 2002 (aged 22) 1.98 m 19 31 Spain FC Barcelona

Sweden

A 17-player squad was announced on 18 December 2024.[64]

Head coach: Michael Apelgren[65]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 LB Jonathan Carlsbogård (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 29) 1.95 m 79 156 Spain FC Barcelona
6 P Felix Möller (2002-09-04)4 September 2002 (aged 22) 1.97 m 22 29 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
10 RW Niclas Ekberg (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 36) 1.91 m 212 845 Sweden Ystads IF
12 GK Andreas Palicka (1986-07-10)10 July 1986 (aged 38) 1.89 m 168 19 France Paris Saint-Germain
13 RW Sebastian Karlsson (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 (aged 29) 1.78 m 25 72 France Montpellier Handball
15 LW Hampus Wanne (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 31) 1.85 m 106 434 Spain FC Barcelona
16 GK Tobias Thulin (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 29) 1.98 m 69 0 Hungary Pick Szeged
22 LW Lucas Pellas (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 (aged 29) 1.83 m 80 256 France Montpellier Handball
23 RB Albin Lagergren (1992-09-11)11 September 1992 (aged 32) 1.86 m 120 356 Germany SC Magdeburg
24 CB Jim Gottfridsson (1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 32) 1.91 m 164 517 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
28 CB Jonathan Edvardsson (1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (aged 27) 1.90 m 29 18 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
29 RB Edwin Aspenbäck (2000-08-07)7 August 2000 (aged 24) 1.96 m 4 3 Denmark TTH Holstebro
33 RB Lukas Sandell (1997-02-03)3 February 1997 (aged 27) 1.93 m 66 166 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
35 P Andreas Nilsson (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 (aged 34) 1.97 m 155 351 Sweden Önnereds HK
42 LB Eric Johansson (2000-06-28)28 June 2000 (aged 24) 1.97 m 40 110 Germany THW Kiel
45 LB Olle Forsell Schefvert (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 31) 1.96 m 7 4 Germany Rhein Neckar Löwen
51 GK Fabian Norsten (2000-07-11)11 July 2000 (aged 24) 1.96 m 7 0 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold

Group G

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