Croatia welcome the 10th IHF Men’s Youth (U19) World Championship on 2 August when the opening matches throw off, with the teams of Portugal, Rwanda, Germany and Saudi Arabia competing at 13:00 CEST, followed 30 minutes later by the matches Egypt versus Japan and Denmark versus Chile.

For the first time, 32 teams will vie for the trophy and handball fans across the world can follow all 116 games from the five courts in Varaždin, Koprivnica, Rijeka and Opatija via tv or live stream. 

The IHF is working hard to bring you the very best from what is sure to be an exciting competition and wherever you are, there are many ways to follow the action!

IHF Croatia 2023 mini-site

The ihf.info Croatia 2023 mini-site has all the match previews, reviews, statistics, nominations, photos and much more. Click here. 

IHF-Competitions YouTube

Subscribe! Our dedicated film crew brings highlights of matches and for all territories where no broadcasting rights have been acquired, games can be watched via live stream. Click here.

Television rights-holders
Geo-blocking will apply on the IHF – Competitions YouTube channel, check local station listings, some broadcasters may not show every match live.

To find out where you can catch all the excitement of the championship, see the list of broadcasters in territory and country order below.

*All information correct as of 11:00 CET, Monday 31 July 2023

Europe

Croatia (CRO): tbc (all CRO matches)

Czech Republic (CZE): Sport1

Denmark (DEN): TV3 Max & Viaplay (all DEN matches plus tbc)

Estonia (EST): Viaplay

Finland (FIN): Viaplay

Hungary (HUN): Sport1 (all HUN matches plus tbc)

Latvia (LAT): Viaplay

Lithuania (LIT): Viaplay

Netherlands (NED): Viaplay

Norway (NOR): V sport1, Viaplay (all NOR matches plus tbc)

Poland (POL): Viaplay 

Portugal (POR): Canal11 (all POR matches plus two non-POR matches per day, semi finals and final)

Slovakia (SLO): Sport1

Spain (ESP) & Andorra (AND): RFEBM YouTube & Teledeporte

Sweden (SWE): V Sport Extra, Viaplay (all SWE matches plus tbc)

United Kingdom (UK): Viaplay

South and Central America

Argentina (ARG): TYC (all ARG matches plus one match per day, semi finals and final)

LATAM* territory: Enjoy TV

*Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela

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IHF Twitter

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IHF App

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Hashtags

You can also follow via the official hashtag for the championship: #CROATIA2023 #FEELTHEGAME

About CROATIA 2023

The 10th IHF Men’s Youth World Championship will be staged in Croatia from 2 to 13 August 2023, with 32 teams vying for glory. The event will be hosted in Varaždin, Koprivnica, Rijeka and Opatija and feature 116 games.