Seven matches in the first qualification stage for the 2023 IHF Men’s World Championship in Poland and Sweden will be carried out this week.

While group 1 — the only one with the full competition format of home and away matches — continues with rounds 3 and 4 from Wednesday to Sunday, group 3 will be decided in a tournament in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The last tournament of this stage will then be staged in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, from 14­–16 January 2022.

UPDATE 6 January: this article has been updated following the withdrawal of Cyprus from the group 3 tournament due to Covid-19 cases in their team.