2026 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship

IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	China
Venues	4 (in 1 host city)
Dates	24 June – 5 July
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up	Denmark
Third place	France
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	116
Goals scored	6,327 (54.54 per match)
Top scorers	Kirstine Hoppe; (62 goals)
Awards
Best player	Ruslana Litvinov

The 2026 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship was the 25th edition of the IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship, the biennial international handball championship organised under the aegis of IHF for the women's U20 national teams across the world. It was held in China from 29 July to 9 August 2026, with Jinzhong being the host city.^[1] This was China's second time hosting after 1999.

For the third time, 32 teams took part, following the expansion in 2022. Continental championships acted as qualification that took place between July 2025 and April 2026. The hosts China automatically qualified. Canada and Turkey return after long absences.

France were the defending champions, having beaten Hungary 29–26 at the 2024 final in Skopje, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Germany, who won their second title with a win over Denmark.^[2]

Qualification

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance^[A]
Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Total	First	Last	Streak	Previous best performance^[A]
Denmark	2025 European U-19 Championship	10 July 2025	23rd	1977	2024	7	Champions (1997, 2016)
Czech Republic			8th	1995		1	Eleventh place (1995, 2014, 2022)
Serbia			5th	2010		2	Fourth place (2012)
France		12 July 2025	19th	1977		10	Champions (2024)
Croatia			12th	1995	2022	1	Fourth place (2003)
Germany			13th	1991	2024	6	Champions (2008)
Montenegro			7th	2008		5	Third place (2010)
Norway			19th	1977		8	Champions (2010, 2022)
Sweden			16th	1983		8	Champions (2012)
Austria			10th	1977	2022	1	Eleventh place (1979, 1993, 2012)
Hungary			16th	1977	2024	14	Champions (2018)
Spain			13th	1985	2024	1	Fourth place (2001, 2008)
Poland		14 July 2025	10th	1977	2022	1	Third place (1985)
Romania			17th	1977	2024	7	Champions (1995, 1999)
Turkey			5th	1989	2001	1	Eleventh place (1997, 1999, 2001)
Iceland		15 July 2025	5th	1999	2024	1	Seventh place (2024)
United States	2025 IHF Trophy U19 – North America and the Caribbean	20 July 2025	5th	1979	2024	3	Eleventh place (1981)
Canada	2025 IHF Trophy U19 – North America and the Caribbean	20 July 2025	3rd	1981	1999	1	Eighth place (1981)
China	2025 Asian Junior Championship	24 August 2025	20th	1981	2024	2	Sixth place (1981, 1985, 1989)
Japan			22nd	1979		21	Eighth place (1997)
South Korea			22nd	1981		22	Champions (2014)
Chinese Taipei		27 August 2025	6th	1991		2	Eleventh place (1991)
Egypt	2025 African Women's Junior Handball Championship	10 September 2025	5th	2016	2024	5	13th place (2024)
Tunisia			9th	2001		3	14th place (2001)
Guinea			3rd	2022		1	23rd place (2022, 2024)
Angola		11 September 2025	14th	1995		10	Sixth place (2022)
Brazil	2026 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship	15 January 2026	17th	1991	2024	17	Ninth place (2005, 2008)
Argentina		15 January 2026	11th	1995	2024	1	Twelfth place (2008)
Paraguay		16 January 2026	2nd	2018		1	22nd place (2018)
India^[B]	2025 Asian Junior Championship	5 March 2026	2nd	2022		1	26th place (2022)
Algeria^[C]	2025 African Women's Junior Handball Championship	11 April 2026	6th	1989	2024	2	Twelfth place (1989)
Faroe Islands	Wildcard^[4]	20 April 2026	1st	Debut

Draw

The draw was held on 18 March 2026 in Basel, Switzerland.^[5]^[6]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 5 March 2026.^[5]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Germany Spain Denmark Austria France Montenegro Hungary Croatia	Romania Czech Republic Poland Serbia China Egypt Japan South Korea	Sweden Norway Guinea Brazil Chinese Taipei Argentina Iceland Angola	Tunisia Turkey India Paraguay Canada United States Algeria Faroe Islands

Australia withdrew before the draw.^[5]

Referees

The referees were announced on 14 April 2026.^[7]

Referees
Brazil	Bruna Correa Renata Correa
China	Cheng Yufeng Zhou Yunle
Croatia	Ante Mikelić Petar Parađina
Denmark	Nichlas Nygaard Jonas Primdahl
Egypt	Moustafa Abdelkarim Ahmed Kedis
Egypt	Heidy El-Saied Yasmina El-Saied
France	Mathilde Cournil Loriane Lamour
Germany	Ramesh Thiyagarajah Suresh Thiyagarajah

Referees
Hungary	Kristóf Altmár Márton Horváth
Iran	Amir Gheisarian Ahmad Gheisarian
Italy/ Romania	Alejandra Pepe Simona Stancu
Kuwait	Maali Al-Enezi Dalal Al-Nassem
North Macedonia	Ismailj Metalari Nenad Nikolovski
Norway	Mads Fremstad Jørgen Jørstad
Portugal	Rúben Maia André Nunes
Romania	Cristina Lovin Simona Stancu

Referees
Senegal	Fadel Diop Abdoulaye Faye
Serbia	Stefan Berdić Filip Šorak
Spain	Raúl Oyarzun Aritz Zaragüeta
Tunisia	Makrem Ben Dahou Rochdi Zoghlami
Ukraine	Maryna Duplii Olena Karpushchenko
Uruguay	Nicolás Perdomo Germán Araujo
Uzbekistan	Khasan Ismoilov Khusan Ismoilov

Squads

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	93	57	+36	6	Main round
2	Sweden	3	2	1	89	59	+30	4	Main round
3	Egypt	3	1	2	105	77	+28	2	Presidents Cup
4	India	3	0	3	42	136	−94	0	Presidents Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 June 2026 16:15	France	24–22	Sweden	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 250 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	Injai 5	(14–9)	three players 4
	5×	Report	1×

24 June 2026 18:30	Egypt	56–21	India	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 150 Referees: Pepe (ITA), Stancu ( ROU)
	Tamer 10	(29–10)	Sujata 7
	1× 5×	Report	1×

25 June 2026 16:15	India	8–38	France	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 250 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Devi 4	(4–22)	Henry 7
		Report

25 June 2026 18:30	Egypt	22–25	Sweden	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 400 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Ahmed 7	(12–15)	Lundvall 7
	5×	Report	8×

27 June 2026 16:15	Sweden	42–13	India	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 500 Referees: Duplii, Karpushchenko (UKR)
	three players 6	(21–6)	Kanishka 5
	3×	Report	2×

27 June 2026 18:30	France	31–27	Egypt	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 800 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Vama 8	(12–14)	Waled 11
	1× 6×	Report	5×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	3	0	95	58	+37	6	Main round
2	Austria	3	2	1	85	66	+19	4	Main round
3	Angola	3	1	2	62	66	−4	2	Presidents Cup
4	Paraguay	3	0	3	41	93	−52	0	Presidents Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 June 2026 11:45	Austria	29–22	Angola	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 100 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad (NOR)
	Chroust 7	(14–12)	four players 4
	4×	Report	2×

24 June 2026 14:00	Serbia	40–15	Paraguay	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 80 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Nedeljković 5	(21–6)	Bernal 5
	1× 2×	Report	5× 1×

25 June 2026 11:45	Paraguay	15–29	Austria	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW)
	Corvalan 4	(9–15)	Thun 5
	3×	Report	1× 3×

25 June 2026 14:00	Serbia	26–16	Angola	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 200 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Otašević 5	(12–7)	Nunda 4
	2×	Report	1× 5× 1×

27 June 2026 11:45	Angola	24–11	Paraguay	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 300 Referees: Ben Dahou, Zoghlami (TUN)
	Cateco 6	(11–6)	C. López 4
	3× 1×	Report	4× 1×

27 June 2026 14:00	Austria	27–29	Serbia	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 400 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	Matičević 10	(11–14)	Stanić 6
	1× 3×	Report	6×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	122	64	+58	6	Main round
2	Romania	3	2	1	101	80	+21	4	Main round
3	Brazil	3	1	2	89	85	+4	2	Presidents Cup
4	Canada	3	0	3	42	125	−83	0	Presidents Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 June 2026 16:15	Germany	39–22	Brazil	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 350 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Nassem (KUW)
	Njinkeu, Rohr 8	(23–14)	Ladeia, Vitor 5
	3×	Report	3×

24 June 2026 18:30	Romania	40–15	Canada	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 300 Referees: Berdić, Šorak (SRB)
	Bodijar 7	(22–8)	Boisclair 6
	2×	Report	5×

25 June 2026 16:15	Canada	11–46	Germany	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 390 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Lemaire 4	(7–22)	Bornhardt 8
	5× 1×	Report	1×

25 June 2026 18:30	Romania	30–28	Brazil	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 390 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	Damian 10	(16–14)	Ladeia 8
	1×	Report	1× 5×

27 June 2026 16:15	Brazil	39–16	Canada	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 600 Referees: Abdelkarim, Kedis (EGY)
	Mendes 9	(18–9)	Lemaire 5
	5×	Report	2×

27 June 2026 18:30	Germany	37–31	Romania	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 700 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad (NOR)
	Rohr 11	(20–16)	Damian 12
	3×	Report	4×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	94	58	+36	6	Main round
2	South Korea	3	2	1	78	85	−7	4	Main round
3	Argentina	3	1	2	72	81	−9	2	Presidents Cup
4	Turkey	3	0	3	74	94	−20	0	Presidents Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 June 2026 11:45	Spain	29–19	Argentina	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 150 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	B. Rodríguez 8	(16–7)	Molina 5
	3×	Report	4×

24 June 2026 14:00	South Korea	32–29	Turkey	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 150 Referees: Ben Dahou, Zoghlami (TUN)
	Suh 9	(14–10)	Seven 8
	8×	Report	4×

25 June 2026 11:45	Turkey	19–33	Spain	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 150 Referees: Al-Saqer, Al Suqufi (KSA)
	Çınar 4	(11–18)	Patiño 5
	3×	Report	3×

25 June 2026 14:00	South Korea	26–24	Argentina	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 350 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Suh 10	(11–13)	Genoud 6
	4×	Report	3×

27 June 2026 11:45	Argentina	29–26	Turkey	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 500 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Molina 10	(11–12)	Sönmez 6
	1×	Report	3×

27 June 2026 14:00	Spain	32–20	South Korea	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 550 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Nassem (KUW)
	Fidalgo 8	(17–9)	Park C., Suh 5
	2×	Report	3×

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	113	65	+48	6	Main round
2	China (H)	3	2	1	85	80	+5	4	Main round
3	Algeria	3	1	2	68	93	−25	2	Presidents Cup
4	Guinea	3	0	3	55	83	−28	0	Presidents Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

24 June 2026 16:15	Denmark	32–16	Guinea	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 2,250 Referees: Oyarzun, Zaragüeta (ESP)
	Hoppe 7	(18–11)	four players 3
	1× 3×	Report	6×

24 June 2026 18:30	China	33–20	Algeria	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,125 Referees: Duplii, Karpushchenko (UKR)
	Liang 7	(12–10)	Zediri 5
	1× 4×	Report	4×

25 June 2026 16:15	Algeria	24–39	Denmark	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 390 Referees: Berdić, Sorak (SRB)
	Mestouri-Theodore 5	(12–19)	Hoppe 11
	3×	Report	4×

25 June 2026 18:30	China	27–18	Guinea	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	Zhang S. 7	(17–8)	four players 3
	2× 1×	Report	2×

27 June 2026 16:15	Guinea	21–24	Algeria	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
	A. Soumah 6	(14–12)	Zediri 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 1× 1×

27 June 2026 18:30	Denmark	42–25	China	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,900 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Hoppe 10	(23–13)	Liang 4
	2×	Report	3×

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	3	3	0	118	75	+43	6	Main round
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	105	76	+29	4	Main round
3	Iceland	3	1	2	80	90	−10	2	Presidents Cup
4	United States	3	0	3	67	129	−62	0	Presidents Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 June 2026 11:45	Montenegro	34–24	Iceland	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 200 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Savić 6	(20–13)	Traustadóttir 7
	4×	Report	1× 5×

24 June 2026 14:00	Czech Republic	44–21	United States	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 225 Referees: Abdelkarim, Kedis (EGY)
	Filípková 8	(23–8)	Doherty-Dahllöf 13
	4×	Report	4× 1×

25 June 2026 11:45	United States	23–52	Montenegro	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Hannevik, Penszki 5	(12–26)	Ramusović 8
	3× 1×	Report	5×

25 June 2026 14:00	Czech Republic	33–23	Iceland	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 325 Referees: Nikolovski, Metalari (MKD)
	Filípková 7	(16–11)	Eiríksdóttir 8
	4×	Report	1× 4×

27 June 2026 11:45	Iceland	33–23	United States	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA)
	Pálsdóttir, Þórhallsdóttir 7	(12–15)	Da Cruz 8
	3×	Report	2×

27 June 2026 14:00	Montenegro	32–28	Czech Republic	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 900 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Ceklić 9	(16–11)	Filípková, Pejšová 7
	4×	Report	2×

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	86	57	+29	6	Main round
2	Hungary	3	2	1	103	61	+42	4	Main round
3	Tunisia	3	1	2	76	75	+1	2	Presidents Cup
4	Chinese Taipei	3	0	3	37	109	−72	0	Presidents Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 June 2026 11:45	Hungary	46–10	Chinese Taipei	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 200 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Kascó, Keceli-Mészáros 7	(24–7)	Hsu 5
	3×	Report	4×

24 June 2026 14:00	Poland	26–22	Tunisia	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 220 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Zimnicka 10	(15–10)	Cherif 6
	2×	Report	3×

25 June 2026 11:45	Tunisia	24–32	Hungary	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 100 Referees: Paradina, Mikelić (CRO)
	Ghoul, Ouni 4	(10–14)	Kriston 6
	6×	Report	5×

25 June 2026 14:00	Poland	33–10	Chinese Taipei	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 170 Referees: Duplii, Karpushchenko (UKR)
	Chwojnicka 6	(14–5)	Chang 3
	4×	Report	5×

27 June 2026 11:45	Chinese Taipei	17–30	Tunisia	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 305 Referees: Pepe (ITA), Stancu ( ROU)
	Lin C. 6	(6–16)	Yazidi 7
	5×	Report	2×

27 June 2026 14:00	Hungary	25–27	Poland	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 320 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Kacsó 8	(8–11)	Zimnicka 12
	1×	Report	5×

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	2	1	81	72	+9	4^[a]	Main round
2	Norway	3	2	1	78	69	+9	4^[a]	Main round
3	Faroe Islands	3	1	2	67	81	−14	2^[b]	Presidents Cup
4	Croatia	3	1	2	69	73	−4	2^[b]	Presidents Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1 2 Japan 26–24 Norway
1 2 Faroe Islands 23–22 Croatia

24 June 2026 16:15	Croatia	21–27	Norway	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 230 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Miklić 8	(11–13)	With 6
	3×	Report	2×

24 June 2026 18:30	Japan	32–22	Faroe Islands	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 220 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Samo 10	(16–11)	Eystberg 6
	1× 1×	Report	2×

25 June 2026 16:15	Faroe Islands	23–22	Croatia	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 120 Referees: Oyarzun, Zaragüeta (ESP)
	Eystberg, Joensen 6	(14–11)	Brusić 7
	4×	Report	1× 1× 1×

25 June 2026 18:30	Japan	26–24	Norway	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 350 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	three players 4	(13–8)	Aalstad 8
	2×	Report	1×

27 June 2026 16:15	Norway	27–22	Faroe Islands	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 403 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
	Leinan 6	(12–10)	Johannensen 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×

27 June 2026 18:30	Croatia	26–23	Japan	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 380 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	Čičak, Čović 5	(14–11)	Nakamura 4
	2×	Report

President's Cup

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	122	58	+64	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Angola	3	2	1	77	51	+26	4	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Paraguay	3	1	2	56	91	−35	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	India	3	0	3	62	117	−55	0	29th–32nd place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

29 June 2026 11:45	Egypt	40–17	Paraguay	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 150 Referees: Berdić, Šorak (SRB)
	S. Mahmoud 10	(19–6)	Ramírez 6
	3×	Report	2×

29 June 2026 14:00	Angola	33–14	India	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 50 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Nunda 9	(13–5)	Devi 7
	6× 1×	Report	1×

30 June 2026 11:45	Egypt	26–20	Angola	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 150 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Mohamed 8	(15–10)	Cateco 8
	1× 1×	Report	4×

30 June 2026 14:00	India	27–28	Paraguay	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 300 Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA)
	Devi 13	(15–15)	Parra 8
	1× 1×	Report	4×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	83	58	+25	5^[a]	17–20th place semifinals
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	77	53	+24	5^[a]	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Turkey	3	1	0	2	88	73	+15	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	43	107	−64	0	29th–32nd place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Brazil 18–18 Argentina). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

29 June 2026 11:45	Brazil	26–24	Turkey	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 80 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	Nunes 9	(14–11)	Durdu 5
	5×	Report	1×

29 June 2026 14:00	Argentina	30–9	Canada	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 100 Referees: Al Saqer, Al Suqufi (KSA)
	Ares 7	(14–5)	three players 2
	2×	Report	4×

30 June 2026 11:45	Brazil	18–18	Argentina	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 120 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	De Castro 6	(9–10)	Patrone 4
	6×	Report	5×

30 June 2026 14:00	Canada	18–38	Turkey	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 120 Referees: Duplii, Karpushchenko (UKR)
	Botarel, Vrdoljak 4	(6–20)	Muhcu 7
	3×	Report	3×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	3	0	97	66	+31	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Algeria	3	2	1	77	80	−3	4	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Guinea	3	1	2	67	72	−5	2	25–28th place semifinals
4	United States	3	0	3	66	89	−23	0	29th–32nd place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

29 June 2026 11:45	Algeria	30–26	United States	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 425 Referees: Pepe (ITA), Stancu ( ROU)
	Yelles 12	(16–12)	Doherty-Dahllöf 10
	2×	Report	4×

29 June 2026 14:00	Iceland	31–20	Guinea	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Referees: Ben Dahou, Zoghlami (TUN)
	Traustadóttir 11	(15–7)	Mansaré 8
	5×	Report	4×

30 June 2026 11:45	Algeria	23–33	Iceland	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 400 Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
	Mansouri, Yelles 6	(10–17)	Þórhallsdóttir 10
	4×	Report	7× 1×

30 June 2026 14:00	Guinea	26–17	United States	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 425 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	A. Diallo 7	(16–10)	Doherty-Dahllöf 7
	9×	Report	3× 1×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	2	1	87	60	+27	4^[a]	17–20th place semifinals
2	Faroe Islands	3	2	1	78	74	+4	4^[a]	21st–24th place semifinals
3	Tunisia	3	2	1	80	74	+6	4^[a]	25–28th place semifinals
4	Chinese Taipei	3	0	3	56	93	−37	0	29th–32nd place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1 2 3 Head-to-head goal difference: Croatia +10, Faroe Islands −3, Tunisia −7

29 June 2026 11:45	Tunisia	21–32	Croatia	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 112 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Ben Ameur, Ouni 5	(10–14)	Brusić 7
	3×	Report	3×

29 June 2026 14:00	Faroe Islands	30–23	Chinese Taipei	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 130 Referees: Abdelkarim, Kedis (EGY)
	Eystberg 8	(17–10)	Lin C. 7
	2×	Report	4×

30 June 2026 11:45	Tunisia	29–25	Faroe Islands	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 92 Referees: Berdić, Šorak (CRO)
	Ouni 8	(15–10)	Eystberg 8
	5×	Report	4×

30 June 2026 14:00	Chinese Taipei	16–33	Croatia	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 370 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad (NOR)
	Lin C. 6	(9–18)	Brusić 6
	3×	Report	1× 2×

Main round

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	84	64	+20	6	Quarterfinals
2	Serbia	3	2	1	72	81	−9	4	Quarterfinals
3	Sweden	3	1	2	74	68	+6	2	9–12th place semifinals
4	Austria	3	0	3	70	87	−17	0	13–16th place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

29 June 2026 20:45	France	29–23	Austria	Jinzhong City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 520 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Abdou 7	(13–12)	Chroust 8
	5×	Report	6×

29 June 2026 20:45	Serbia	24–23	Sweden	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 700 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Otašević 6	(10–15)	Lundvall 6
	3× 1×	Report	6× 1×

30 June 2026 16:15	France	31–19	Serbia	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 800 Referees: Oyarzun, Zaragüeta (ESP)
	Kingue 7	(17–14)	Nedeljković 5
	1×	Report	1×

30 June 2026 18:30	Sweden	29–20	Austria	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 800 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW)
	Börjesson 6	(15–10)	Maticević 8
	4×	Report	6×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	106	81	+25	6	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	3	2	1	92	74	+18	4	Quarterfinals
3	Romania	3	1	2	82	91	−9	2	9–12th place semifinals
4	South Korea	3	0	3	64	98	−34	0	13–16th place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

29 June 2026 16:15	Germany	40–22	South Korea	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 550 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Bornhardt, Kern 6	(16–12)	Suh, Choi 5
	4×	Report	2× 3×

29 June 2026 18:30	Spain	32–25	Romania	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 680 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	B. Rodríguez 10	(14–15)	Damian 5
	1×	Report	1× 4×

30 June 2026 16:15	Germany	29–28	Spain	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 820 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Bornhardt, Rohr 5	(13–18)	three players 4
	1× 4× 1×	Report	1×

30 June 2026 18:30	Romania	26–22	South Korea	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 650 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Voicu 5	(16–10)	Suh 7
	2×	Report	5×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	2	1	0	114	75	+39	5^[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Montenegro	3	2	1	0	95	85	+10	5^[a]	Quarterfinals
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	82	101	−19	2	9–12th place semifinals
4	China (H)	3	0	0	3	79	109	−30	0	13–16th place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Denmark 32–32 Montenegro). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

29 June 2026 16:15	Denmark	40–18	Czech Republic	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Oyarzun, Zaragüeta (ESP)
	Hoppe 12	(15–8)	Filípková 5
	2×	Report	2×

29 June 2026 18:30	Montenegro	31–25	China	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad (NOR)
	Ceklić 7	(13–14)	Liang 9
	4×	Report	7× 1×

30 June 2026 16:15	Denmark	32–32	Montenegro	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Pepe (ITA), Stancu ( ROU)
	Jensen, Nørskov 6	(16–16)	Knežević, Savić 7
	2×	Report	1× 5×

30 June 2026 18:30	China	29–36	Czech Republic	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 4,100 Referees: Abdelkarim, Kedis (EGY)
	Pan 10	(10–17)	Krapková, Vrbková 7
	5×	Report	4×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	2	1	73	74	−1	4^[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Norway	3	2	1	83	76	+7	4^[a]	Quarterfinals
3	Poland	3	1	2	68	76	−8	2^[b]	9–12th place semifinals
4	Hungary	3	1	2	84	82	+2	2^[b]	13–16th place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1 2 Head-to-head result: Japan 26–24 Norway
1 2 Head-to-head result: Poland 27–25 Hungary

29 June 2026 16:15	Poland	23–29	Norway	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 210 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Zimnicka 5	(14–14)	Breen 9
		Report	2×

29 June 2026 18:30	Japan	25–32	Hungary	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 235 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Samo 6	(13–15)	Keceli-Mészáros 6
	1×	Report	1×

30 June 2026 16:15	Poland	18–22	Japan	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 305 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	Zimnicka 5	(10–13)	Ikeda 5
	1× 1×	Report	3×

30 June 2026 18:30	Hungary	27–30	Norway	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 490 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	Fazekas 6	(15–14)	Aalstad 12
	2×	Report	3×

Placement matches

29th place bracket

29–32nd place semifinals		29th place game

2 July

India	36
		3 July
United States	43
		United States (Pen)	34 (3)
2 July
		Chinese Taipei	34 (1)
Canada	24

Chinese Taipei	36
		31st place game

		3 July

		India	36

		Canada	42

29th–32nd place semifinals

2 July 2026 11:45	India	36–43	United States	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 127 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Sujata 15	(16–24)	Doherty-Dahllöf 11
	1×	Report	5×

2 July 2026 14:00	Canada	24–36	Chinese Taipei	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 237 Referees: Oyarzun, Zaragüeta (ESP)
	Botarel 6	(14–19)	Lin C. 9
	2×	Report	3×

31st place game

3 July 2026 11:45	India	36–42	Canada	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 120 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Devi, Sujata 9	(17–19)	Botarel 11
	1×	Report	1× 2×

29th place game

3 July 2026 14:00	United States	37–35	Chinese Taipei	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 310 Referees: Ban Dahou, Zoghlami (TUN)
	Da Cruz 14	(19–20)	Lin C. 12
	2×	Report	6× 1×
	FT: 34–34 Pen: 3–1

25th place bracket

25–28th place semifinals		25th place game

2 July

Paraguay	23
		3 July
Guinea	13
		Paraguay	22
2 July
		Turkey	27
Turkey	31

Tunisia	28
		27th place game

		3 July

		Guinea	25

		Tunisia	34

25–28th place semifinals

2 July 2026 16:15	Paraguay	23–13	Guinea	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 206 Referees: Duplii, Karpushchenko (UKR)
	Ramírez 9	(11–7)	three player 3
	2×	Report	4×

2 July 2026 18:30	Turkey	31–28	Tunisia	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 313 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Muhcu, Seven 6	(14–12)	Cherif 8
	4× 1×	Report	4×

27th place game

3 July 2026 16:15	Guinea	25–34	Tunisia	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 190 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	F. Soumah 9	(11–15)	Yazidi 7
	8×	Report	3×

25th place game

3 July 2026 18:30	Paraguay	22–27	Turkey	University Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 270 Referees: Abdelkarim, Kedis (EGY)
	Parra 7	(12–11)	Seven 8
	1× 3×	Report	4×

21st place bracket

21st–24th place semifinals		21st place game

2 July

Angola	27
		3 July
Algeria	16
		Angola	25 (2)
2 July
		Argentina (Pen)	25 (3)
Argentina	30

Faroe Islands	24
		23rd place game

		3 July

		Algeria	23

		Faroe Islands	40

21st–24th place semifinals

2 July 2026 11:45	Angola	27–16	Algeria	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 80 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Ambrósio 6	(12–9)	Zediri 4
	3×	Report	2×

2 July 2026 14:00	Argentina	30–24	Faroe Islands	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 150 Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA)
	Molina 11	(17–12)	Eystberg 13
	5×	Report	3×

23rd place game

3 July 2026 11:45	Algeria	23–40	Faroe Islands	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 120 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Berkani 9	(15–23)	Joensen 9
	2×	Report	2×

21st place game

3 July 2026 14:00	Angola	27–28	Argentina	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 100 Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
	Manuel 6	(9–17)	Molina 6
	6× 1×	Report	2×
	FT: 25–25 Pen: 2–3

17th place bracket

17–20th place semifinals		17th place game

2 July

Egypt	33
		3 July
Iceland	26
		Egypt	26
2 July
		Croatia	29
Brazil	32

Croatia (Pen)	33
		19th place game

		3 July

		Iceland	30

		Brazil	27

17–20th place semifinals

2 July 2026 16:15	Egypt	33–26	Iceland	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 180 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	El-Sheref 7	(17–12)	Þórhallsdóttir, Viktorsdóttir 5
	3×	Report	2×

2 July 2026 18:30	Brazil	32–33	Croatia	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 500 Referees: Ben Dahou, Zoghlami (TUN)
	Martins 7	(13–13)	Miklić 8
	4×	Report	4×
	FT: 26–26 Pen: 6–7

19th place game

3 July 2026 16:15	Iceland	30–27	Brazil	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 290 Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
	Þórhallsdóttir 10	(15–14)	Vitor 10
	1×	Report	4×

17th place game

3 July 2026 18:30	Egypt	26–29	Croatia	Shanxi Medical University Zhongdu Campus Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 780 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Waled 7	(11–12)	Brusić 14
	1× 3×	Report	1× 6×

13–16th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals		13th place game

2 July

Austria	22 (0)
		3 July
China (Pen)	22 (3)
		China	25
2 July
		Hungary	35
South Korea	25

Hungary	34
		15th place game

		3 July

		Austria	29

		South Korea	27

13–16th place semifinals

2 July 2026 11:30	South Korea	25–34	Hungary	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 610 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Nassem (KUW)
	Suh 9	(7–17)	Keceli-Mészáros 7
	7×	Report	4× 1×

2 July 2026 13:45	Austria	22–25	China	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Berdić, Šorak (SRB)
	Matičević, Neunteufel 4	(15–13)	Zhang 9
	5×	Report	3× 1×
	FT: 22–22 Pen: 0–3

15th place game

3 July 2026 11:30	Austria	29–27	South Korea	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 350 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Provin 8	(15–12)	Kim J. 7
	5× 1×	Report	6×

13th place game

3 July 2026 13:45	China	25–35	Hungary	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	Cheng, Liang 6	(11–16)	Kacsó, Pálmai 8
	5×	Report	1×

9–12th place bracket

9–12th place semifinals		Ninth place game

2 July

Sweden	30
		3 July
Czech Republic	21
		Sweden	29
2 July
		Poland	22
Romania	24

Poland	25
		Eleventh place game

		3 July

		Czech Republic	32

		Romania	37

9–12th place semifinals

2 July 2026 11:30	Sweden	30–21	Czech Republic	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 300 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Bergling, Börjesson 6	(10–13)	Filípková 8
	3×	Report	5×

2 July 2026 13:45	Romania	24–25	Poland	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 500 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Damian 9	(14–15)	Zimnicka 10
	1× 6×	Report	4× 1×

Eleventh place game

3 July 2026 11:30	Czech Republic	32–37	Romania	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 200 Referees: Berdić, Šorak (SRB)
	three players 5	(16–17)	Damian 15
	5×	Report	4×

Ninth place game

3 July 2026 13:45	Sweden	29–22	Poland	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 300 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Rydén 5	(12–11)	Mazurkiewicz, Zimnicka 5
	1×	Report	1×

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

2 July

France	33
		3 July
Montenegro	23
		France	31
2 July
		Germany	36
Germany	23
				5 July
Norway	22
				Germany	33
2 July
				Denmark	26
Denmark	38
		3 July
Serbia	26
		Denmark (ET)	30
2 July
		Spain	29	Third place
Japan	33
				5 July
Spain	34
				France	24

				Spain	21

5–8th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place game

3 July

Montenegro	30
		5 July
Norway	28
		Montenegro	34
3 July
		Serbia	28
Serbia	29

Japan	27
		Seventh place game

		5 July

		Norway	27

		Japan	32

Quarterfinals

2 July 2026 16:00	Denmark	38–26	Serbia	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 700 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	Hoppe 9	(18–9)	Milosavljević 6
	2×	Report	2×

2 July 2026 16:00	France	33–23	Montenegro	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	Abdou 8	(20–13)	Mitrović, Savić 6
	1× 2×	Report	7× 1×

2 July 2026 18:30	Japan	33–34	Spain	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 800 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Samo 7	(15–18)	B. Rodríguez 7
	3×	Report	4×

2 July 2026 18:30	Germany	23–22	Norway	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,100 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Rohr 6	(10–13)	three players 4
	1× 2×	Report	1×

5–8th place semifinals

3 July 2026 16:00	Montenegro	30–28	Norway	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 600 Referees: Oyarzun, Zaragüeta (ESP)
	Mitrović 9	(16–10)	Löfsted 7
	5×	Report	5×

3 July 2026 18:30	Serbia	29–27	Japan	Vocational & Technical College Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 850 Referees: Pepe (ITA), Stancu ( ROU)
	Radović 8	(15–14)	Jinno 6
	2×	Report	2×

Semifinals

3 July 2026 16:00	France	31–36	Germany	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad (NOR)
	Koestner 6	(15–15)	Bornhardt 9
	1×	Report	3×

3 July 2026 18:30	Denmark	30–29 (ET)	Spain	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Hoppe 8	(12–13)	Julve 7
	1× 3× 1×	Report	1× 2×
	FT: 25–25 ET: 5–4

Seventh place game

5 July 2026 11:30	Norway	27–32	Japan	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Nassem (KUW)
	With 5	(16–15)	Inayoshi 6
	1×	Report	2×

Fifth place game

5 July 2026 13:45	Montenegro	34–28	Serbia	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,700 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Mitrović 8	(19–13)	Otašević 6
	4× 2×	Report	4×

Third place game

5 July 2026 16:00	France	24–21	Spain	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 3,800 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Atangana 4	(16–11)	Lluch 7
	3×	Report	1×

Final

5 July 2026 18:30	Germany	33–26	Denmark	City Gymnasium, Jinzhong Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
	Rohr 8	(15–14)	three players 4
	1×	Report	1× 3×

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Denmark
	France
4	Spain
5	Montenegro
6	Serbia
7	Japan
8	Norway
9	Sweden
10	Poland
11	Romania
12	Czech Republic
13	Hungary
14	China
15	Austria
16	South Korea
17	Croatia
18	Egypt
19	Iceland
20	Brazil
21	Argentina
22	Angola
23	Faroe Islands
24	Algeria
25	Turkey
26	Paraguay
27	Tunisia
28	Guinea
29	United States
30	Chinese Taipei
31	Canada
32	India

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Shots	%
1	Kirstine Hoppe	66	96	69
2	Teodora-Lavinia Damian	55	74	74
3	Maggie Doherty Dahllöf	54	96	56
4	Shivani Devi	53	98	54
5	Zuzanna Zimnicka	51	91	56
6	Chiara Rohr	50	61	82
6	Suh A-young	50	87	57
8	Silja Eystberg	46	72	64
9	Helena Molina	44	76	58
	Mirna Brusić		54	81
	Ásthildur Þórhallsdóttir		61	72

Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	%	Saves	Shots
1	Merle-Sophie Muth	61	17	28
2	Marta Turkalj	56	10	18
3	Tyra Börjesson	48	10	21
4	Freja Sølling	44	15	34
5	Gihad Sayed	42	87	206
6	Vanja Živković	41	22	54
7	Gréta Majoros	40	44	111
8	Leane Gonzalez	39	36	92
	Anna Danielsson		50	128
	Retaj Mohamed		7	18

Source: IHF

All-Star Team

The all-star team was announced on 5 July 2026.^[8]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Freja Nielsen
Right wing	Dawiya Abdou
Right back	Julie Groth
Centre back	Kirstine Hoppe
Left back	Belén Rodríguez Lario
Left wing	Chiara Rohr
Pivot	Kelly Fonkeng
MVP	Ruslana Litvinov

Notes

↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
↑ Since China was later given the hosting rights, their vacant spot was given to India, the next best ranked team in the Asian Championship.
↑ Since the 2026 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy winners, Guinea, had already qualified via the African Championship, the spot was given to the next best team in the African Championship, being fifth place Algeria.^[3]

References

↑ "Hosts for the 2026 and 2027 IHF Junior World Championships confirmed". ihf.info. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
↑ "Flawless Germany dominate Denmark to seal World Championship title at China 2026". ihf.info. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
↑ https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/gold-guinea-both-events-womens-intercontinental-phase-ihf-trophy
↑ "Line-up updates for the 2026 IHF Women's Junior and Youth World Championships". ihf.info. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
1 2 3 "Pots for the 2026 IHF Women's Junior World Championship revealed". IHF. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
↑ "Draw yields well-balanced groups for the 25th IHF Women's Junior World Championship". IHF. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
↑ "Referees for the 2026 IHF Women's Junior World Championship announced". ihf.info. 14 April 2026.
↑ "2026 IHF Women's Junior World Championship: All-Star team announced". ihf.info. 5 July 2026.

External links

IHF website

[table_hth_JPN0.98872259677794-11] 1 2 Japan 26–24 Norway

[table_hth_FRO0.98872259677794-12] 1 2 Faroe Islands 23–22 Croatia

[table_hth_BRA0.36863214167237-13] 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Brazil 18–18 Argentina). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

[table_hth_CRO0.017807630830355-14] 1 2 3 Head-to-head goal difference: Croatia +10, Faroe Islands −3, Tunisia −7

[table_hth_DEN0.69478788538593-15] 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Denmark 32–32 Montenegro). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

[table_hth_JPN0.45922788859309-16] 1 2 Head-to-head result: Japan 26–24 Norway

[table_hth_POL0.45922788859309-17] 1 2 Head-to-head result: Poland 27–25 Hungary

[3] Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

[4] Since China was later given the hosting rights, their vacant spot was given to India, the next best ranked team in the Asian Championship.

[6] Since the 2026 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy winners, Guinea, had already qualified via the African Championship, the spot was given to the next best team in the African Championship, being fifth place Algeria.^[3]

[1] "Hosts for the 2026 and 2027 IHF Junior World Championships confirmed". ihf.info. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

[2] "Flawless Germany dominate Denmark to seal World Championship title at China 2026". ihf.info. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.

[5] ttps://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/gold-guinea-both-events-womens-intercontinental-phase-ihf-trophy

[7] "Line-up updates for the 2026 IHF Women's Junior and Youth World Championships". ihf.info. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.

[Seeding-8] 1 2 3 "Pots for the 2026 IHF Women's Junior World Championship revealed". IHF. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[9] "Draw yields well-balanced groups for the 25th IHF Women's Junior World Championship". IHF. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[10] "Referees for the 2026 IHF Women's Junior World Championship announced". ihf.info. 14 April 2026.

[18] "2026 IHF Women's Junior World Championship: All-Star team announced". ihf.info. 5 July 2026.

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Qualification

Draw

Seeding

Referees

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

President's Cup

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Main round

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Placement matches

29th place bracket

29th–32nd place semifinals

31st place game

29th place game

25th place bracket

25–28th place semifinals

27th place game

25th place game

21st place bracket

21st–24th place semifinals

23rd place game

21st place game

17th place bracket

17–20th place semifinals

19th place game

17th place game

13–16th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals

15th place game

13th place game

9–12th place bracket

9–12th place semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

All-Star Team

Notes

See also

References

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