Lyon to host 2029 men’s handball World Championship matches at LDLC Arena, Digi Mart USA News (Lyon, France): France and Germany unveiled the host cities for the 2029 men’s handball World Championship on Thursday, November 5. Lyon is one of three French cities selected for the tournament, alongside Strasbourg and Paris.
Lyon will host part of the 2029 men’s World Championship. The announcement was made Thursday in Berlin, on the sidelines of a Euro 2028 qualifying match.
The LDLC Arena, located in Décines-Charpieu, will host group-stage matches of the competition, which is being jointly organized by France and Germany.
In France, three cities were selected: Lyon, Strasbourg and Paris. Paris will host the final phase of the tournament.
On the German side, matches will be played in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne. The specific venues have yet to be confirmed, although the choice of the LDLC Arena for the Lyon matches was widely expected.
The Décines arena, which can accommodate more than 11,000 spectators in handball configuration, has already hosted the French men’s and women’s national teams on several occasions. It will also host the men’s Tournoi de France from January 8 to 10, 2027.
Twelve years after the previous edition held in France, the World Championship returns to the country. Handball will then host two other major international events: the 2030 Women’s Euro and the 2032 Men’s Euro.
