Spain, France, Denmark, Croatia to head groups at World Championship 2015

The International Handball Federation has released the seedings and procedures for the World Championship 2015 Final Tournament Draw taking place on 20 July (21:30 hrs local time) in Doha, Qatar.

Of the 24 participating at the tournament 14 come from Europe. Together with the ten nations from other continental federations they have been seeded in the following pots:

Pot 1: Spain (defending champions), France (EHF EURO champions), Denmark, Croatia 

Pot 2: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Sweden, Slovenia 

Pot 3: Russia, Qatar (hosts), FYR Macedonia, Algeria

Pot 4: Austria, Argentina, Belarus, Czech Republic 

Pot 5: Tunisia, Egypt, Brazil, Bahrain 

Pot 6: Iran, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Germany 

These teams will be drawn into four groups of six teams each. The first four teams of each group then qualify for the Last 16.

The World Championship 2015 takes place from 15 January to 1 February 2015. All four venues are locates in Doha, the capital of Qatar.