The first edition of the Championship will take place in Casablanca, Morocco from October 24 to November 1, with 12 teams at the start.
The draw for the preliminary round of the competition took place on Thursday, October 2, on the outskirts of the 2025 IHF Men’s Club World Championship, providing four well-balanced groups.
The competition will see three groups of four teams each in the preliminary round, with the winners of each group, plus the best second-placed side qualifying for the semi-finals.
IHF Men’s Under-17 World Championship – preliminary round
Group A: Egypt, Morocco, Brazil, United States of America
Group B: Spain, Tunisia, Republic of Korea, Qatar
Group C: Germany, Argentina, Iran, Puerto Rico