The IBSA Goalball World Championships is an international goalball tournament held every four years, since 1978, between Paralympic Games goalball tournaments. It is organised by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Subcommittee.

A 'world' youth-level championships was created in 2005. It was not officially recognised in the Rules until the 2014–2017 version, and has no prescribed selection process unlike the World Championships or Paralympic Games tournaments. Games are undertaken with the standard 1.25 kilograms (2.8 lb) competition ball. In December 2024, it was determined to hold the youth championships in odd-numbered years, commencing from 2026.

Qualification for the World Championships is usually through Africa, Asia-Pacific, America, and Europe regional championships.

The inaugural world championships were held in Vöcklamarkt, Austria. Final ranked men's teams were: Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, Israel, Canada, United States of America, South Africa, Great Britain.

The 1982 Goalball World Championships was held at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. Final ranked teams were:

The 1986 Goalball World Championships was held at Roermond, The Netherlands. Final ranked teams were:

The 1990 Goalball World Championships was held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Final ranked teams were:

The 1994 Goalball World Championships was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. Final ranked teams were: