(ESPN3 in the USA and IHF Competitions YouTube in Canada and other parts of the world…VPN)

Your options for watch the 2025 Handball World Championships will vary depending on where you live. Some nations will be able to watch all the matches on the IHF YouTube Channel while other nations will have all or some of the matches available on a TV Channel and/or streaming service to which the rights have been sold.

• IHF article with list of National TV Rights: Link

USA

ESPN will be airing matches each day on their Watch ESPN (ESPN3) platform which is accessible to anyone who subscribes to ESPN via Cable, Satellite or Streaming Service (FUBO or YouTube TV). (Important Note: This does not require an ESPN+ subscription. Further it will not be available on ESPN+. To watch the Handball WC you will need a traditional ESPN Subscription)

Watch ESPN can be watched on your TV, laptop or phone. Personally, I watch it via my ESPN app on my Roku, but there are multiple options. Typically, the first time you go to watch something, you will be asked to verify that you have a traditional ESPN subscription via one of several providers, so have your username and password for that provider available.

Matches that will be shown on ESPN can be seen by selecting “Upcoming” and clicking on ESPN3. If past history is a guide ESPN will also add a handball logo and a 2025 WC logo to help find the matches. Additionally, matches will likely show up on the main page, but only a few minutes before the match starts.

• ESPN Handball Schedule: Link

Canada and Other Nations without a TV Contract

In Canada and other parts of the world where there is no TV contract all matches should be available for free on the IHF Competitions YouTube page

• IHF Competitions WC Playlist: Link

VPN

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) might provide access to matches that are not available to watch on ESPN.

• How to use VPN to watch handball: Link

Also, don’t forget to log on to your VPN service and to select a 3rd party country before you go to the IHF Competitions YouTube page. This is because the matches won’t even show up the IHF Competitions YouTube page if you live in a country with a TV contract.

Spam Sites

You’ve surely seen the multitude of social media postings inviting you to watch the match on their free service. Don’t even bother with these sites. They typically will ask you to download a video player on your computer. Trust me… you don’t want that app on your computer and in all likelihood they won’t even have the match. Go with VPN.