WATCH: Egypt 2021 Format in picture

The 27th World Men's Handball Championship gets underway tonight, with Egypt facing Chile in the opener of Group G.

The historical tournament will feature 32 teams for the first time ever, with the largest number of teams in the previous tournaments being 24 teams, an extra eight teams this time around.

Get to know history's biggest ever IHF World Championship structure in 40 seconds. ⚙️#Egypt2021 pic.twitter.com/ztDqMQJXdA

— Handball Egypt2021 (@Egypt2021EN) January 13, 2021