Turkey and Saudi Arabia receive wildcards for next year's Men's Handball World Championship in Germany

Turkey will make its World Cup debut while Saudi Arabia will participate for the eleventh time.

The IHF says it has received 13 wildcard applications, which, the federation says, will be awarded to countries that contribute to the growth and visibility of handball.

Sweden is one of eight top-seeded teams heading into Wednesday's draw and has already been placed in a group in Kiel. Sweden will not be drawn against France or Italy in Seeding Group 2, as those teams have already been placed in other groups.

Seeding Group 1: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Iceland, Portugal, Sweden, Egypt, Argentina.

Group 2: France, Slovenia, Norway, Serbia, Spain, Italy, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia.

Group 3: Greece, Poland, Brazil, Bahrain, Tunisia, Cape Verde, Chile, USA.

Group 4: Qatar, Kuwait, Japan, Algeria, Angola, Uruguay, Turkey, Saudi Arabia.