Women’s World Championship 2025 Power Ranking: “Big four” and two host nations

Posted on 25. November 2025.

The 2025 IHF Women’s World Championship begins on 26 November and will run until 14 December, hosted by Germany and the Netherlands. The world’s 32 best national teams will compete for the title across eight groups of four, with the top three from each group advancing to form four main-round groups of six teams.

The reigning world champion is France, while Norway holds both the European and Olympic titles. Denmark has been a consistent medal contender in recent years, though still waiting to claim the ultimate crown.

Handball-Planet.com presents its POWER RANKING ahead of another major championship. The leading nations highlighted are Norway, France, Denmark, and Sweden, followed by a competitive field.