Macedonia in the group with Denmark, Iceland and Russia

The draw event for the XXIII Men's World Championship in Spain took place in Madrid and was conducted by Leon Kalin, Chairman of the IHF Commission of Organising and Competition (COC) and in presence of IHF President Dr Hassan Moustafa and Juan de Dios Román, President of the 2013 WCh Organising Committee.

Group A:
France, Germany, Argentina, Tunisia, Montenegro, Brazil

Group B:
Denmark, Macedonia, Iceland, Qatar, Russia, Chile

Group C:
Serbia, Slovenia, Poland, Korea, Belarus, Saudi Arabia

Group D:
Spain, Croatia, Hungary, Algeria, Egypt, Australia