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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Qatar |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Dates | 15 January – 1 February |
| Teams | 24 (from 4 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Qatar |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place |  Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 88 |
| Goals scored | 4,805 (54.6 per match) |
| Attendance | 306,100 (3,478 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Dragan Gajić (SVN) (71 goals) |
| Best player | Thierry Omeyer (FRA)[1] |
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.[2] This was 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,[3] a first in handball history while Qatar won their first ever medal.[4] Poland captured the bronze medal by defeating Spain 29–28 after extra time.[5] 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.
- ^ "Qatar 2015 All Star Team announced". IHF. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "2015 World Championship hosts announced". EHF. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "France: World, Olympic and European Champions". IHF. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "France beat Qatar to win fifth world handball title". Gulf Times. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Bronze goes to Poland". IHF. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.