| Switzerland replaced the United States, who withdrew due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the squad | |
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| They defended the title by beating Sweden in the final, the second final between two Nordic countries in a row | from the original on 9 December 2019 |
from the original on 11 December 2019.
18| 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 | A decision was scheduled for 4 June 2015, but the Congress was moved to 6 November 2015, where Egypt was chosen as the host |
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| Because the European qualification was cancelled, the final ranking of the was used to determine the participants | Bidding process [ ] Seven nations initially expressed interest in hosting the tournament:• The number of compulsory places awarded to each Continental Confederation was increased as follows: four places each for Africa, Asia, and Europe |
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Referees [ ] The referee pairs were selected on 4 January 2021.
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