2017 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification

In the first round of qualification, 22 teams not participating at the European Championship were split into six groups.

The group winners advanced to the second round, joining the 12 European Championship finalists.

The 18 teams were then paired into two-legged play-off ties to determine the nine remaining World Championship qualifiers from Europe.

[1] The teams agreed to play this group in a mini-tournament format at one venue.

The eighteen teams were paired in a total of nine two-legged ties, with the winners qualifying for the World Championship final tournament.