# 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

The 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy was held from 7 to 11 March 2023 in San José, Costa Rica. It was featured a men's youth (U-19) tournament and a men's junior (U-21) tournament. The winners of both events qualified for the World Championships in their respective age categories.

## Junior tournament
### Qualification

| Confederation | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Europe (EHF) | 11–15 October 2022 | Pristina | 1 | Great Britain |
| South and Central America (SCAHC) | 8–12 November 2022 | Buenos Aires | 1 | Costa Rica |
| Oceania (OCHF) | 5–9 December 2022 | Rarotonga | 1 | Australia |
| North America and the Caribbean (NACHC) | 12–17 December 2022 | Mexico City | 1 | Cuba |
| Africa (CAHB) | 16–20 January 2023 | Brazzaville | 1 | Guinea |

### Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | Cuba | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 110 | +48 | 6 | |
| | Guinea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 103 | +34 | 6 | 2023 Junior World Championship |
| | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 105 | +29 | 6 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 129 | −6 | 2 | |
| 5 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 176 | −105 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Cuba 2 Pts, +10 GD; Guinea 2 Pts, –3 GD; Great Britain 2 Pts, –7 GD
All times are local (UTC–6).
| 7 March 2023 15:00 | Guinea | 35–32 | Cuba | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 257 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 7 March 2023 15:00 | Camara 14 | (19–16) | González 7 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 257 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 7 March 2023 15:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 4× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 257 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 7 March 2023 20:00 | Australia | 17–43 | Costa Rica | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 477 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 7 March 2023 20:00 | Pena Gonzalez 5 | (7–17) | three players 6 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 477 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 7 March 2023 20:00 | 1× | Report | 2× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 477 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 8 March 2023 15:00 | Cuba | 44–16 | Australia | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 113 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 8 March 2023 15:00 | González 13 | (17–6) | Pena Gonzalez, Toze 3 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 113 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 8 March 2023 15:00 | 7× | Report | 2× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 113 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 8 March 2023 19:00 | Guinea | 26–32 | Great Britain | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 326 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 8 March 2023 19:00 | Drame 7 | (13–16) | Nelson 7 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 326 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 8 March 2023 19:00 | 9× 1× | Report | 3× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 326 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 9 March 2023 15:00 | Australia | 17–40 | Guinea | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 122 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 9 March 2023 15:00 | Hodgson 6 | (9–24) | Camara 14 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 122 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 9 March 2023 15:00 | 4× | Report | 2× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 122 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 9 March 2023 19:00 | Great Britain | 30–22 | Costa Rica | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 560 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 9 March 2023 19:00 | Wardle 8 | (10–16) | Vargas Alfaro 7 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 560 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 9 March 2023 19:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 7× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 560 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 10 March 2023 15:00 | Cuba | 36–23 | Great Britain | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 217 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 10 March 2023 15:00 | Almeida Duquenze 13 | (17–14) | Joseph 7 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 217 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 10 March 2023 15:00 | 1× 5× 1× | Report | 1× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 217 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 10 March 2023 19:00 | Costa Rica | 22–36 | Guinea | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 528 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 10 March 2023 19:00 | Vargas Alfaro 5 | (8–18) | Drame 15 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 528 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 10 March 2023 19:00 | 1× | Report | 4× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 528 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 11 March 2023 15:00 | Great Britain | 49–21 | Australia | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 96 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 11 March 2023 15:00 | Trent, Johnson 12 | (31–5) | Meagher 5 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 96 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 11 March 2023 15:00 | 4× | Report | 5× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 96 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 11 March 2023 19:00 | Costa Rica | 36–46 | Cuba | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 1,126 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 11 March 2023 19:00 | Suarez Matarrita, Montoya Montiel 6 | (13–22) | Vazquez Aballi 11 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 1,126 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 11 March 2023 19:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 5× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 1,126 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |

## Youth tournament
### Qualification

| Confederation | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Europe (EHF) | 11–15 October 2022 | Pristina | 1 | Georgia |
| South and Central America (SCAHC) | 8–12 November 2022 | Buenos Aires | 1 | Nicaragua |
| North America and the Caribbean (NACHC) | 15–19 November 2022 | Mexico City | 1 | Guadeloupe |
| Oceania (OCHF) | 5–9 December 2022 | Rarotonga | 1 | Tahiti |
| Africa (CAHB) | 16–20 January 2023 | Brazzaville | 1 | Nigeria |

### Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | Guadeloupe | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 117 | +37 | 7 | |
| | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 107 | +29 | 6 | 2023 Youth World Championship |
| | Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 111 | +55 | 5 | |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 159 | −24 | 2 | |
| 5 | Tahiti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 180 | −97 | 0 | |
All times are local (UTC–6).
| 7 March 2023 13:00 | Nicaragua | 27–43 | Georgia | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 103 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 7 March 2023 13:00 | Maradiaga Alvardo 7 | (8–17) | Darsania 9 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 103 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 7 March 2023 13:00 | 5× | Report | 5× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 103 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 7 March 2023 17:00 | Tahiti | 18–43 | Guadeloupe | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 121 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 7 March 2023 17:00 | Tetuanui 7 | (9–17) | three players 6 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 121 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 7 March 2023 17:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 1× 1× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 121 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 8 March 2023 13:00 | Georgia | 36–20 | Tahiti | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 37 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 8 March 2023 13:00 | Mukbaniani, Khelisupali 8 | (18–9) | Barff 5 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 37 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 8 March 2023 13:00 | 1× 2× 1× | Report | 4× 1× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 37 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 8 March 2023 17:00 | Nicaragua | 30–46 | Nigeria | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 84 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 8 March 2023 17:00 | three players 5 | (9–19) | Kuti, Suliamon 9 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 84 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 8 March 2023 17:00 | 4× | Report | 8× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 84 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 9 March 2023 13:00 | Nigeria | 32–32 | Guadeloupe | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 174 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 9 March 2023 13:00 | Kuti 8 | (13–19) | Danquin 9 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 174 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 9 March 2023 13:00 | 5× | Report | | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 174 Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR) |
| 9 March 2023 17:00 | Tahiti | 24–40 | Nicaragua | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 107 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 9 March 2023 17:00 | Barff 9 | (9–24) | Perez Sinclair 8 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 107 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 9 March 2023 17:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 2× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 107 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 10 March 2023 13:00 | Nigeria | 61–21 | Tahiti | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 100 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 10 March 2023 13:00 | Isyaka 15 | (27–5) | Barff 7 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 100 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 10 March 2023 13:00 | 2× | Report | 1× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 100 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 10 March 2023 17:00 | Guadeloupe | 33–29 | Georgia | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 337 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 10 March 2023 17:00 | Danquin, Joseph 7 | (18–11) | Khelisupali 9 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 337 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 10 March 2023 17:00 | 5× 1× | Report | 1× 4× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 337 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 11 March 2023 13:00 | Guadeloupe | 46–38 | Nicaragua | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 54 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 11 March 2023 13:00 | Djorick 11 | (22–15) | Gonzalez Castillo, Lewin Presida 8 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 54 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 11 March 2023 13:00 | 3× | Report | 2× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 54 Referees: Poulet, Marques (USA) |
| 11 March 2023 17:00 | Georgia | 28–27 | Nigeria | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 746 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 11 March 2023 17:00 | Darsania 7 | (16–15) | Shagari 13 | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 746 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| 11 March 2023 17:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 7× | BN Arena, San José Attendance: 746 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |