Three of the bidders - Macedonia, Norway and Slovakia - have launched bids to host both events.

Denmark, Germany, Poland and Sweden are bidding just for the men's event while Japan, Tunisia and Ukraine are interested in the women's event. 

All the applicants must now submit a general concept for the event, including all major aspects such as playing conditions, promotion, logistics, security and sustainability to the International Handball Federation (IHF) by September 2, 2013. 

The bidders will then have the opportunity to make preentations to the IHF at its headquarters in Basle at the beginning of October on a date yet to be announced. 

"The IHF Head Office will then evaluate all presentations in close cooperation with the IHF Commission of Organising and Competition and then confirm those applicants which will present their applications to the IHF Council, which will award the 2019 World Championship organizers in its first meeting right after the Ordinary IHF Congress in Doha on 28 October 2013," the IHF said.


The men's World Championships was first held in 1938, when they were played in Germany, while the women's competition was launched in 1957, taking place in Yugoslavia.

The next men's World Championship is due to be played Qatar in 2015 and France in 2017.

After the men's World Championship held earlier this year in Spain - won by the host nation -  the women will play in December in Serbia.

They will then host the 2015 tournament in Denmark and 2017 in Germany. 

The current champions are Noway, who lifted the trophy for the second time in Brazil two years ago.

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