section_path: Bidding process
section_name: Bidding process
paragraph_text: Bidding process
  
  On 11 October 2018, the IHF announced the bidders for the championship.
  
  However, for unknown reasons, both bids quietly withdrew. On 25 September 2019, the next bids were as follows:
  
  On 28 February 2020, the tournament was awarded to Germany and Netherlands unopposed at its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt.