They get to face Sweden in the World Handball Championship

And it will be Egypt, the Czech Republic and a team from South America / Central America where the qualifier is not finished.

There are a total of eight groups with four teams in each.

For Sweden, it is important to be among the top three in the group to be included in the main tournament.

In the next step, there are four groups with six teams in each and the top two go to the quarterfinals.