For the first time since 2019, the runner-up of the Champions League has missed out on a wildcard to the IHF Club World Championship (previously IHF Super Globe). Instead, PSG, who did not make it to the Final Four, received the chance, according to handball oracle Rasmus Boysen.
The IHF Club World Championship 2024 is scheduled to be held from September 27 to October 3 in Egypt. This time, the competition will feature nine teams instead of twelve.
Since 2019, the Champions League runner-up has always received the wildcard, but this year Aalborg did not receive it. Instead, PSG, who missed out on the Final Four, got the spot.
Last year, Magdeburg won the competition after beating Füchse Berlin in the finals.
The nine spots:
Al-Ahly – African Super Cup winner
Zamalek – representative of the organizing country
FC Barcelona – Champions League winner
SC Magdeburg – defending champion of the tournament
Al Khaleej – Asian Champions League winner
Taubate Handebol – South American Champions League winner
Paris Saint-Germain – wildcard
No winner yet – North American and Caribbean Club Championship winner
No winner yet – Oceania Champions Cup winner