2026 Nor.Ca. Men's Handball Championship

2026 Nor.Ca. Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–16 May
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runners-up Greenland
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored420 (52.5 per match)
Attendance2,100 (263 per match)
Top scorersUnited States Samuel Hoddersen
(22 goals)

The 2026 Nor.Ca. Men's Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament and takes place in Bettendorf, United States from 12 to 16 May 2026.[1][2] The winning team qualified for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship.

The United States won their second title after a win over Greenland.[3]

Teams

Team Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a]
Total First Last Streak 2024
 Canada 3rd 2018 2024 2 5th Runners-up (2018)
 Greenland 4th 2014 3 3rd Champions (2014)
 Mexico 5th 2014 5 2nd Runners-up (2024)
 United States (H) 5th 2014 5 4th Champions (2022)

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 100 68 +32 6 Final
2  Greenland 3 2 0 1 99 79 +20 4
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 60 93 −33 2 Third place match
4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 71 90 −19 0
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

Results

All times are local (UTC−5).

12 May 2026
17:00		 Greenland  40–20  Canada TBK Bank Sports Complex, Bettendorf
Attendance: 200
Referees: Bohoiavlenska, Molina-Hidalgo (USA)
Lyberth 5 (17–7) Kuypers 4
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12 May 2026
19:00		 Mexico  27–32  United States TBK Bank Sports Complex, Bettendorf
Attendance: 250
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Morales 6 (16–18) Chan Blanco 8
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13 May 2026
17:00		 Canada  23–19  Mexico TBK Bank Sports Complex, Bettendorf
Attendance: 150
Referees: Johansen, Petersen (GRL)
Kuypers 10 (10–9) Anguiano, Sandoval 5
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13 May 2026
19:00		 United States  34–24  Greenland TBK Bank Sports Complex, Bettendorf
Attendance: 250
Referees: Monjaras, López (MEX)
Chan Blanco, Hueter 5 (16–11) Andersen, Sandgreen 5
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14 May 2026
17:00		 Mexico  25–35  Greenland TBK Bank Sports Complex, Bettendorf
Attendance: 150
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Rivas 7 (10–17) Høegh 7
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14 May 2026
19:00		 United States  34–17  Canada TBK Bank Sports Complex, Bettendorf
Attendance: 350
Referees: Johansen, Petersen (GRL)
Hoddersen 8 (18–6) C. Gaspard, Renaud 3
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Final round

Third place match

16 May 2026
11:15		 Canada  17–23  Mexico TBK Bank Sports Complex, Bettendorf
Attendance: 250
Referees: Bohoiavlenska, Molina-Hidalgo (USA)
Coin 5 (7–12) Rivas 6
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Final

16 May 2026
15:45		 United States  32–18  Greenland TBK Bank Sports Complex, Bettendorf
Attendance: 500
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Hueter 6 (13–10) Høegh, Jensen 3
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Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Greenland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mexico
4 Canada
Qualified for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship

Statistics

Notes

  1. ↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

References

  1. ↑ "Get ready for an action-packed week of elite team handball". instagram.com. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "NORCA is starting in 5 days!". facebook.com. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "USA seal second continental title, punch ticket to 2027 IHF Men's World Championship". ihf.info. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Top goalscorers" (PDF). ihf.info. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Top goalkeepers" (PDF). ihf.info. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
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