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SC Magdeburg in the draw: Surprises in the Club World Cup draw!
The draw for the Club World Cup in handball will take place in Egypt on August 10th, 2025, with SC Magdeburg in the second draw pot.
SC Magdeburg in the draw: Surprises in the Club World Cup draw!
Things will get exciting for handball fans on Monday evening at 5:45 p.m.: The draw for the preliminary round groups for the 18th Club World Handball Championship is coming up. How Handball World reported, there are no big surprises in the seeding list. The world association has clearly divided the three European representatives into the lottery pots.
SC Magdeburg will be placed in the second draw pot, meaning they cannot face defending champions Veszprem HC or wildcard entrants FC Barcelona. This is welcome news for the team who have put in impressive performances in the past, such as at the last edition where they won the title in Saudi Arabia.
The lottery pots in detail
A duel between the two Egyptian clubs SC Zamalek Cairo and Al Ahly Cairo is also ruled out as they are placed in the first draw pot. The hosts SC Zamalek Cairo, African champions Al Ahly Cairo and the Asian champions Sharjah SC from the United Arab Emirates are also there.
Draw pot 3, on the other hand, represents an interesting mix, with Handebol Taubate from Brazil, the California Eagles from the USA and the Sydney Uni HC from Australia. After the draw, the teams from the second and third draw pots can be freely drawn. Al Ahly Cairo also has the privilege of selecting its own group after the draw.
Semi-finals and placements
The group winners of the World Cup will advance to the semi-finals, supplemented by the best runner-up in the group. The remaining teams then compete for placements. It will be exciting to see which teams can prevail and who ultimately fights for the title.
This Club World Cup will take place in Egypt and will document the continuation of a long tradition of international handball. The IHF Men's Handball World Championship, organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938, is an important event for everyone involved.
The successes of the last few decades, including the victories of teams like Spain, Germany and Qatar, show how great the sporting competition is. In recent years, non-European teams have also found their place on the winners' podium. It remains to be seen how this development will affect the upcoming Club World Cup.