Draw results of the 23rd IHF Women's Junior (U20) Handball World Championship
Kuwait, 13 April 2022
The draw for the 23rd IHF Women’s Junior Handball World Championship was held yesterday, on 13 April 2022, at the Hotel Evropa in Celje, Slovenia.
The 32 teams, including one Wild Card side, which will be determined later by the International Handball Federation (IHF), were allocated into four pots of eight teams each.
Five teams from Asia have qualified this time for the World Championship. The Asian champions, India, will face Slovakia, the Netherlands, and Japan in Group A. The Asian silver medalist, the Islamic Republic of Iran, was drawn into Group B, alongside Sweden, Tunisia, and Guinea. Bronze medalist, Kazakhstan was drawn into Group G along with Croatia, Switzerland, and Austria.
The Republic of Korea, the fifteen-time Asian champion, has been drawn into Group D along with France, Norway, and Brazil.
The top two sides in each group will qualify for the main round, with pairings of two joining each other in the alphabetical order from the preliminary round groups (i.e., the Group A teams will face the Group B teams, Group C will play Group D, etc). Subsequently, the top two teams in each main round group will progress to the quarter-finals, as the other two sides will play the placement matches.
The 23rd IHF Women’s Junior (U20) Handball World Championship will take place in Celje, Laško and Velenje between 22 June and 3 July 2022.
Draw result
Group A: India, Slovakia, Netherlands, Japan
Group B: Sweden, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tunisia, Guinea
Group C: Denmark, Argentina, Montenegro, Wild Card team
Group D: France, Norway, Brazil, Republic of Korea
Group E: Romania, Czech Republic, Angola, Paraguay
Group F: Germany, Slovenia, Chile, Mexico
Group G: Croatia, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Austria
Group H: Hungary, Poland, Egypt, United States of America
Photo: Handball Federation of Slovenia / International Handball Federation
