The 2015 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and held at Brazil from 19 July to 1 August 2015. The decision to select Brazil as the host was announced 1 August 2014. France won their first title by defeating Denmark 26–24 in the final.
Host cities The tournament took place entirely in Minas Gerais. Matches will be held in the cities of Uberlândia and Uberaba.
Qualified teams The Oceania Federation withdrew, Portugal was named the replacement.
Europe
(Winner qualification group 5) (Winner 2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship) (Winner qualification group 2) (Winner 2014 European Men's Junior Handball Championship) (2009 and 2011 Junior World Champions) (Winner qualification group 3) (Winner qualification group 4) (Winner qualification group 6) (Winner qualification group 1) (Winner qualification group 8) (Winner qualification group 7) (Runner-Up 2014 European Men's Junior Handball Championship) (2003, 2007 and current 2013 Junior World Champions) (Substitution) (Runner-Up qualification group 7)
Africa
(4th 2014 African Men's Junior Handball Championship) (3rd 2014 African Men's Junior Handball Championship) (Winner 2014 African Men's Junior Handball Championship) (Runner-Up 2014 African Men's Junior Handball Championship)
Asia
Americas
(Runner-Up 2015 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship) (Host) (Winner 2015 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship) (3rd 2015 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship) (additional 4th place as Brazil is host of tournament) (5th 2015 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship)) (4th 2015 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship)
Preliminary round The draw was held on 21 May 2015.
All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
5th place bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
9–16th placement games The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4.
Ranking
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
President's Cup 17th place bracket
21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
17th–20th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
Final standings Rank Team456789101112131415161718192021222324
Awards MVP Right-back:
All-star team Goalkeeper: Right wing: Right back: Centre back: Left back: Left wing: Pivot:
References
External links Official website IHF Site