IHF Men's Handball World Championship Preview & Betting Guide

The 2027 World Men's Handball Championship promises thrilling action as 32 nations vie for supremacy. Germany hosts this prestigious event, showcasing top-tier handball talent and intense competition. Fans anticipate electrifying matches and potential upsets in the quest for handball glory.
IHF Men's Handball World Championship Preview & Betting Guide
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IHF Men's Handball World Championship

Founded in 1938, the 2027 tournament will be the 30th edition of the competition and we have put a blog together to look ahead to the tournament, we look back at who has previously won this tournament and we tell you where you will be able to find the IHF Men's Handball World Championship betting tips.

Denmark will be heading in the 2027 IHF Men's Handball World Championship looking for a fifth consecutive victory after becoming the first-ever country to win a fourth consecutive title in 2025 when defeating Croatia 32-26 in the final.

The most successful country, France, will be looking to bounce back, they won four of the five tournaments between 2009 & 2017 and were beaten finalists in 2023. The last eight finals have all featured Denmark or France or both!

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2027 IHF Men's Handball World Championship Preview

The 2027 IHF Men's Handball World Championships returns to a single-host format with hosting from just Germany, the first time that they have hosted on their own since 2007 when they won the tournament on home soil!

They beat off a co-hosting application from Croatia, Denmark and Norway and then also Hungary to win the hosting rights.

Germany will get automatic qualification because they are hosting along with Denmark because they are the reigning champions, the wildcard has gone to the USA.

Top Scorers
Seven of the last nine top scorers have gone to either a Danish player or a player from North Macedonia. Kirik Lazarov (92 in 2009), Mikkel Hansen (68 in 2011), Anders Eggert (62 in 2013), Kiril Lazarov (50 in 2017), Mikkel Hansen (72 in 2019), Mathias Gidsel (60 in 2023) and Mathias Gidsel (74 in 2025).

IHF Men's Handball World Championship Past Winners

France won back-to-back titles in 2009 & 2011 and repeated that feat in 2015 & 2017 and then Denmark who won the title in 2019 successfully retained their title in 2021 and became the first-ever country in 2023 to win three on the bounce and then again in 2025, the first to win four on the bounce!

SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-Up
2025Denmark32–26Croatia
2023Denmark34–29France
2021Denmark26–24Sweden
2019Denmark31–22Norway
2017France33–26Norway
2015France25–22Qatar
2013Spain35–19Denmark
2011France37–35 (ET)Denmark
2009France24–19Croatia
2007Germany29–24Poland

IHF Men's Handball World Championship Betting Tips

Throughout the 2027 IHF Men's Handball World Championship we will have betting tips available for each round of the tournament, but, first of all, if you are not that familiar with handball betting and are planning on having a bet then be sure to give our best bookie for handball betting article a read before you place any bets. We have plenty of handball tipsters on the site who will help you out during the tournament with their tips, for day-to-day predictions on this tournament and all the others taking place throughout the year head over to the handball predictions page. Additionally, if you only want to view the tipsters who are in profit, check out the best handball tipsters page which will only list those tipsters!

Last Five Tournament Favourite Statistics

The favourites at the IHF Men's Handball World Championship have been fairly consistent over the last five tournaments with an average of 77.89% of favourites being successful, 2017 was a bumper year with 83.33% of those winning. A lot of those favourites can be really strong and priced up 1.10 or shorter, of those, 182 of the 190 teams (95.79%) have gone on to win their matches and that strike rate stays above 80% right up to 1.30 but when they get bigger than that there is a big drop off, those between 1.51 & 1.60 drop to a 46.15% success rate, in fact, those between 1.41 & 2.00 when favourites have a 51.11% success rate which in betting terms would suggest you look to take some of those favourites on!

  • 2017: 70-84 (83.33%)
  • 2019: 73-96 (76.04%)
  • 2021: 79-102 (77.45%)
  • 2023: 91-112 (81.25%)
  • 2025: 78-108 (72.22%)
  • Overall: 391-502 (77.89%)

Last Five Tournament Goal Statistics

Over the last five tournaments, there has been a total of 502 goals scored, that is on average 56.83 goals per match. 82% of matches have seen 50 or more goals but that number seems to drop off drastically, moving up to 52.5 goals and then the number drops to 72% and then 55 goals and it drops to 57%! The number if you are looking for the mid-point is around the 56-57 mark with 51.59% going over 56 and when moving to 57 the number dips below the mid-point with 47.61%.

  • Over 50: 412 Games (82.07%)
  • Over 52.5: 359 Games (71.51%)
  • Over 55: 287 Games (57.17%)
  • Over 57.5: 239 Games (47.61%)
  • Over 60: 151 Games (30.08%)
  • Over 62.5: 106 Games (21.12%)

IHF Men's Handball World Championship Most Wins

France's four victories between 2009 & 2017 added to their previous two in 1995 & 2001 which has them leading the medal table having accumulated six golds, that is two more than Sweden who made it into the 2021 final but has not won since 1999 and Romania who have not tasted any recent success, their last final was in 1974 when they won it. Denmark's four recent wins were their first taste of success, whilst Sweden as well as their four golds also have four silvers and four bronzes making them the team with the joint-most medals overall with twelve, the same as France after they won silver in 2023 which was their twelfth medal.

RankClubGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1stFrance62412
2ndSweden44412
3rdDenmark4318
4thRomania4026
5thGermany2215

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Andy Powell, a passionate aficionado of handball, elevates OLBG's handball content with his profound expertise in the sport. With an in-depth understanding of handball leagues and events, Andy provides insightful analysis and comprehensive coverage.

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