| Verdensmesterskabet i håndbold for mænd 2019 (in Danish) Handball-Weltmeisterschaft der Männer 2019 (in German) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries |  Denmark Germany |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Dates | 10–27 January |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denmark (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Norway |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place | Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 96 |
| Goals scored | 5,239 (54.57 per match) |
| Attendance | 906,283 (9,440 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mikkel Hansen (72 goals) |
| Best player | Mikkel Hansen[1] |
The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Denmark and Germany from 10 to 27 January 2019. It was the first IHF World Men's Handball Championship to include more than one host country.[2] It was also the first time a unified Korean team participated.[3]
Denmark, in a clean sweep, won their first title by defeating Norway 31–22 in the final.[4] This was Norway's second final in a row and the first final since 1995 between two nations who had not won before. France captured the bronze medal after a 26–25 win over Germany.[5]
The tournament set a new spectator record with 906,283, helped by the fact that there were two home teams. Biggest number of spectator at single events was 19,250 at Germany's matches in the main round.
- ^ "26th IHF Men's World Championship All-Star Team". IHF. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Japan and Denmark/Germany are the hosts of the 2019 World Championships". 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Unified Korea to play at GER/DEN 2019". 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Flawless Denmark claim first world title". 27 January 2019.
- ^ "France claim bronze with last-second goal". 27 January 2019.