Match schedule for the preliminary round of Paris 2024. The International Handball Federation and the Paris 2024 Organising Committee have confirmed the match times for the preliminary rounds.
Following the conclusion of the men’s and women’s qualifying championships, the groups have been formed in both groups.
Six matches will be played per day at the Arena 6 South in Paris, between 25 July and 4 August, with the only exception being 26 July, the day of the official opening ceremony of Paris 2024, which will take place on the River Seine.
Women’s competition
The women’s competition will be the first to start on Thursday 25 July, with the highlight match being France, the current Olympic and world champion, against Hungary.

Men’s tournament
The men’s tournament will begin on July 27, one of the highlights will be when the last two Olympic finals and the final of the 2023 World Championship, Denmark vs France, face each other.

Preliminary round
The preliminary round of the women’s competition will end on August 3, while the preliminary round of the men’s competition closes on August 4.
After a day of rest, the teams will face each other in the knockout phase at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille.
The medal matches are scheduled for August 10 for the women’s competition and August 11 for the men’s.
Women’s group
Group A: Norway, Germany, Slovenia, Sweden, Denmark, Republic of Korea
Group B: Hungary, Netherlands, Spain, France, BRAZIL, Angola
Thursday, July 25
09:00 Slovenia vs Denmark
11:00 Netherlands vs Angola
14:00 Spain vs Brazil
16:00 Germany vs Republic of Korea
19:00 Hungary vs France
21:00 Norway vs Sweden
Sunday, July 28
09:00 Brazil vs Hungary
11:00 Republic of Korea vs Slovenia
14:00 Sweden vs Germany
16:00 Denmark vs Norway
19:00 Angola vs Spain
21:00 France vs Netherlands
Tuesday, July 30
09:00 Germany vs Slovenia
11:00 Norway vs Republic of Korea
14:00 Netherlands vs Spain
16:00 Hungary vs Angola
19:00 France vs Brazil
21:00 Sweden vs Denmark
Thursday, August 1
09:00 Netherlands vs Brazil
11:00 Republic of Korea vs Sweden
14:00 Spain vs Hungary
16:00 Angola vs France
19:00 Germany vs Denmark
21:00 Slovenia vs Norway
Saturday, August 3
09:00 Hungary vs Netherlands
11:00 Spain vs France
14:00 Brazil vs Angola
16:00 Slovenia vs Sweden
19:00 Norway vs Germany
21:00 Denmark vs Republic of Korea
Men’s group
Group A: Spain, Croatia, Germany, Slovenia, Sweden, Japan
Group B: Denmark, Norway, Hungary, France, Egypt, ARGENTINA

Saturday, July 27
09:00 Spain vs Slovenia
11:00 Hungary vs Egypt
14:00 Croatia vs Japan
16:00 Norway vs Argentina
19:00 Germany vs Sweden
21:00 Denmark vs France
Monday, July 29
09:00 Japan vs Germany
11:00 Slovenia vs Croatia
14:00 Egypt vs Denmark
16:00 Sweden vs Spain
19:00 France vs Norway
21:00 Argentina vs Hungary
Wednesday, July 31
09:00 Norway vs Hungary
11:00 Croatia vs Germany
14:00 Spain vs Japan
16:00 Slovenia vs Sweden
19:00 France vs Egypt
21:00 Denmark vs Argentina
Friday, August 2
09:00 Hungary – Denmark
11:00 Argentina vs France
14:00 Croatia – Sweden
16:00 Germany – Spain
19:00 Japan – Slovenia
21:00 Norway – Egypt
Sunday, August 4
09:00 Sweden vs Japan
11:00 Egypt vs Argentina
14:00 Germany vs Slovenia
16:00 Hungary vs France
19:00 Denmark vs Norway
21:00 Spain vs Croatia
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