2015 World Men's Handball Championship
Country Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances
Qatar 00 Hosts 27 January 2011 4 ( 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2013 )
Spain 01 World champions 27 January 2013 17 ( 1958 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 )
Denmark Finalist of 2014 European Championship 22 January 2014 20 ( 1938 , 1954 , 1958 , 1961 , 1964 , 1967 , 1970 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1993 , 1995 , 1999 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 )
France Finalist of 2014 European Championship 22 January 2014 19 ( 1954 , 1958 , 1961 , 1964 , 1967 , 1970 , 1978 , 1990 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 )
Croatia Fourth of 2014 European Championship 22 January 2014 10 ( 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 )
Algeria Finalist of 2014 African Championship 24 January 2014 13 ( 1974 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 )
Tunisia Finalist of 2014 African Championship 24 January 2014 11 ( 1967 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 )
Egypt Third place of 2014 African Championship 25 January 2014 12 ( 1964 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 )
Bahrain Finalist of 2014 Asian Championship 1 February 2014 1 ( 2011 )
Iran Semifinalist of 2014 Asian Championship 2 February 2014 0 ( debut )
United Arab Emirates Semifinalist of 2014 Asian Championship 3 February 2014 0 ( debut )
Australia Winner of 2014 Oceania Championship 26 April 2014 7 ( 1999 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 )
Poland European playoffs 14 June 2014 13 ( 1958 , 1967 , 1970 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 2003 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 )
Russia European playoffs 14 June 2014 10 ( 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2013 )
Czech Republic European playoffs 14 June 2014 5 ( 1995 , 1997 , 2001 , 2005 , 2007 )
Austria European playoffs 14 June 2014 4 ( 1938 , 1958 , 1993 , 2011 )
Sweden European playoffs 15 June 2014 21 ( 1938 , 1954 , 1958 , 1961 , 1964 , 1967 , 1970 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2009 , 2011 )
Slovenia European playoffs 15 June 2014 6 ( 1995 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2013 )
Macedonia European playoffs 15 June 2014 3 ( 1999 , 2009 , 2013 )
Belarus European playoffs 15 June 2014 2 ( 1995 , 2013 )
Qualification -- Qualified teams
The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of the World Men's Handball Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF). The final tournament was held for the first time in Qatar, from 15 January to 1 February 2015. The Qatari bid was selected over those of Norway, Poland and France after a vote by the IHF Council on 27 January 2011, in Malmö, Sweden. This is the third time that the World Championship was hosted in the Middle East And North Africa, after Egypt in 1999 and Tunisia in 2005. France won the final against Qatar 25-22 to win their fifth title, a first in handball history while Qatar won their first ever medal. Poland captured the bronze medal by defeating Spain 29-28 after extra time. Denmark secured the fifth place by winning against Croatia which finished sixth and thus had the worst result in the past 13 years of international handball competing. The competition was marred by numerous controversies throughout.