All eyes on Doha: The draw for the 2015 Men’s World Championship in Qatar will be held on Sunday, 20 July 2014. The International Handball Federation confirmed the proposal of the Organizing Committee of the event, which will be staged in Doha.
By now, eleven of 24 participants of the World Championship have been confirmed (see below), the qualification process will continue from 25 to 27 April in Auckland (New Zealand) with the Oceania Continental Championship at the ASB Stadium in Kohimarama. One spot for Qatar 2015 is allocated to Oceania. Nine spots will be decided during the European play-offs, played on 7/8 and 14/15 June. The final three spots will be decided in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, hosting the Pan-American Championships from 22 to 29 June.
Those teams have already qualified for Qatar 2015:
Qatar (host and Asian Champion)
Spain (defending World Champion)
France (European Champion)
Algeria (African Champion)
Europe: Denmark, Croatia
Africa: Tunisia, Algeria
Asia: Bahrain, Iran, United Arab Emirates
TEXT: IHF
PHOTO: QATAR 2015
PHOTO: QATAR 2015
