The 2023 IHF Men's Youth World Championship was the 10th edition of the championship, held from 2 to 13 August 2023 in Croatia under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the Croatian Handball Federation.
Spain won their first title after defeating Denmark in the final.
Bidding process
Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
Slovenia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Croatia by IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
Qualification
Draw
The draw took place on 3 March 2023 in Croatia.
Referees
The referee pairs were selected on 21 June 2023.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
President's Cup
Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Main round
Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Classification games
29th–32nd places
Burundi withdrew their team before the placement round as some players were unable to be found.
Bracket
Semifinals
31st place game
29th place game
25–28th places
Bracket
Semifinals
27th place game
25th place game
21st–24th places
Bracket
Semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
17–20th places
Bracket
Semifinals
19th place game
17th place game
13–16th places
Bracket
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
9–12th places
Bracket
Semifinals
11th place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
Championship bracket
5–8th place bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Top goalkeepers
Awards
The All-star team was announced on 13 August 2023.