2026 Women's Beach Handball World Championships

2026 Women's Beach Handball World Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
Venue	Zagreb
Dates	23–28 June
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up	Denmark
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Brazil
Tournament statistics
Top scorers	Beatriz Correia; (132 points)

The 2026 Women's Beach Handball World Championships was the 11th edition of the championship, held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 28 June 2026, under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).^[1]^[2]

Argentina won their first tile with a win over Denmark.^[3]

Qualification

16 teams participated.^[4]

Qualification	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	1	Croatia
Defending champion	1	Germany
2025 Asian Beach Handball Championship	2	Vietnam Philippines
2025 European Beach Handball Championship	5	Spain Norway Netherlands Denmark Greece
2025 Oceania Beach Handball Championship	1	Cook Islands
2026 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship	3	Argentina Brazil Uruguay
2026 NACHC Beach Handball Championship	2	United States Puerto Rico
Africa	1	Benin

Australia withdrew and the Cook Islands were invited.^[5]

Draw

The draw took place on 2 May 2026.^[6]^[7]

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Germany Spain Argentina Norway	Netherlands Croatia Denmark Greece	Brazil Vietnam Philippines Cook Islands	United States Puerto Rico Uruguay Benin

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).^[8]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	6	6	2	3.000	143	116	1.233	Main round
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	4	4	3	1.333	126	122	1.033
3	Uruguay	3	1	2	2	3	5	0.600	110	113	0.973
4	Vietnam	3	0	3	0	3	6	0.500	125	153	0.817	Consolation round

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.

23 June 2026 12:00	Netherlands	2–0	Uruguay	Court 4 Attendance: 50 Referees: Víctor Rollán (ESP), Sergio Martínez (ESP)
	(20–16, 19–16) Report

23 June 2026 12:00	Germany	2–1	Vietnam	Court 2 Attendance: 50 Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botincan (CRO)
	(22–23, 30–18, 7–4) Report

23 June 2026 20:00	Netherlands	2–1	Vietnam	Court 3 Referees: Corina Radut (ROU), Daniela-Andreea Enache (ROU)
	(22–24, 21–20, 9–4) Report

23 June 2026 20:00	Uruguay	1–2	Germany	Court 2 Referees: Bulakorn Kongka (THA), Thiwakorn Sangjun (THA)
	(15–18, 17–16, 4–8) Report

24 June 2026 10:00	Vietnam	1–2	Uruguay	Court 4 Referees: Bulakorn Kongka (THA), Thiwakorn Sangjun (THA)
	(12–18, 15–14, 5–10) Report

24 June 2026 10:00	Germany	2–0	Netherlands	Central court Attendance: 67 Referees: Sidiney dos Santos (BRA), Flavio de Moura (BRA)
	(23–20, 19–15) Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	81	1.852	Main round
2	Croatia (H)	3	2	1	4	4	2	2.000	125	94	1.330
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	2	2	4	0.500	95	115	0.826
4	Cook Islands	3	0	3	0	0	6	0.000	61	141	0.433	Consolation round

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
(H) Host

23 June 2026 12:00	Spain	2–0	Cook Islands	Court 3 Attendance: 150 Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(30–7, 20–6) Report

23 June 2026 12:00	Croatia	2–0	Puerto Rico	Central court Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
	(17–16, 16–12) Report

23 June 2026 20:00	Puerto Rico	0–2	Spain	Court 4 Attendance: 50 Referees: Bjarne Deiters (GER), Jesper Stumpfe (GER)
	(10–26, 16–26) Report

23 June 2026 20:30	Croatia	2–0	Cook Islands	Central court Attendance: 200 Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(26–10, 24–8) Report

24 June 2026 12:00	Spain	2–0	Croatia	Central court Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(24–20, 24–22) Report

24 June 2026 12:00	Cook Islands	0–2	Puerto Rico	Court 4 Attendance: 25 Referees: Sidiney dos Santos (BRA), Flavio de Moura (BRA)
	(12–15, 18–26) Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	6	6	1	6.000	145	87	1.667	Main round
2	Greece	3	2	1	4	5	2	2.500	118	107	1.103
3	Norway	3	1	2	2	2	4	0.500	125	117	1.068
4	United States	3	0	3	0	0	6	0.000	55	132	0.417	Consolation round

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.

23 June 2026 10:00	Norway	0–2	Brazil	Central court Referees: Víctor Rollán (ESP), Sergio Martínez (ESP)
	(18–23, 16–27) Report

23 June 2026 10:00	Greece	2–0	United States	Court 2 Attendance: 100 Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botincan (CRO)
	(13–12, 20–8) Report

23 June 2026 18:00	Greece	1–2	Brazil	Court 4 Attendance: 15 Referees: Corina Radut (ROU), Daniela-Andreea Enache (ROU)
	(20–16, 12–23, 4–6) Report

23 June 2026 18:00	United States	0–2	Norway	Court 2 Attendance: 72 Referees: Bulakorn Kongka (THA), Thiwakorn Sangjun (THA)
	(6–24, 12–25) Report

24 June 2026 10:00	Norway	0–2	Greece	Court 2 Attendance: 50 Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(20–22, 22–27) Report

24 June 2026 10:00	Brazil	2–0	United States	Court 3 Attendance: 50 Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botincan (CRO)
	(23–8, 27–9) Report

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	6	6	1	6.000	122	81	1.506	Main round
2	Argentina	3	2	1	4	5	2	2.500	113	81	1.395
3	Philippines	3	1	2	2	2	4	0.500	68	81	0.840
4	Benin^[a]	3	0	3	0	0	6	0.000	0	60	0.000	Withdrew

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:

↑ Benin withdrew before the tournament due to visa issues.^[9]

23 June 2026 10:00	Denmark	2–0^{[note 1]}	Benin	Court 2
	(10–0, 10–0)

23 June 2026 10:00	Argentina	2–0	Philippines	Court 4 Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
	(18–12, 20–10) Report

23 June 2026 18:00	Philippines	2–0^{[note 1]}	Benin	Court 3
	(10–0, 10–0)

23 June 2026 18:00	Argentina	1–2	Denmark	Central court Referees: Bjarne Deiters (GER), Jesper Stumpfe (GER)
	(24–29, 23–21, 8–9) Report

24 June 2026 12:00	Benin	0–2^{[note 1]}	Argentina	Court 3
	(0–10, 0–10)

24 June 2026 12:00	Denmark	2–0	Philippines	Court 2 Attendance: 65 Referees: Bulakorn Kongka (THA), Thiwakorn Sangjun (THA)
	(22–14, 21–12) Report

Consolation round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	Vietnam	3	3	0	6	6	1	6.000	114	67	1.701
2	United States	3	2	1	4	5	2	2.500	99	81	1.222
3	Cook Islands	3	1	2	2	2	4	0.500	66	73	0.904
4	Benin^[a]	3	0	3	0	0	6	0.000	0	60	0.000

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:

↑ Benin withdrew before the tournament due to visa issues.^[10]

25 June 2026 11:00	Vietnam	2–0	Cook Islands	Court 4 Attendance: 25 Referees: Víctor Rollán (ESP), Sergio Martínez (ESP)
	(24–10, 17–10) Report

25 June 2026 13:00	United States	2–0^{[note 1]}	Benin	Court 4
	(10–0, 10–0) Report

25 June 2026 18:00	Cook Islands	2–0^{[note 1]}	Benin	Court 4
	(10–0, 10–0) Report

25 June 2026 18:00	Vietnam	2–1	United States	Court 3 Attendance: 50 Referees: Víctor Rollán (ESP), Sergio Martínez (ESP)
	(16–19, 24–14, 15–14) Report

26 June 2026 11:00	Benin	0–2^{[note 1]}	Vietnam	Court 4
	(0–10, 0–10) Report

26 June 2026 13:00	Cook Islands	0–2	United States	Court 4 Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botincan (CRO)
	(14–18, 12–14) Report

Main round

Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Spain	5	5	0	10	10	0	MAX	218	150	1.453	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	5	4	1	8	8	3	2.667	212	147	1.442
3	Netherlands	5	3	2	6	6	4	1.500	206	172	1.198
4	Croatia (H)	5	2	3	4	4	7	0.571	175	209	0.837
5	Uruguay	5	1	4	2	4	8	0.500	169	183	0.923
6	Puerto Rico	5	0	5	0	0	10	0.000	122	231	0.528

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
(H) Host

25 June 2026 11:00	Spain	2–0	Netherlands	Court 3 Attendance: 100 Referees: Corina Radut (ROU), Daniela-Andreea Enache (ROU)
	(15–14, 21–16) Report

25 June 2026 11:00	Germany	2–0	Puerto Rico	Court 2 Attendance: 50 Referees: Sidiney dos Santos (BRA), Flavio de Moura (BRA)
	(26–10, 30–4) Report

25 June 2026 11:00	Uruguay	1–2	Croatia	Central court Attendance: 250 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
	(17–16, 16–19, 4–9) Report

25 June 2026 19:00	Netherlands	2–0	Puerto Rico	Court 2 Attendance: 120 Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(30–16, 24–18) Report

25 June 2026 20:00	Uruguay	0–2	Spain	Court 4 Attendance: 50 Referees: Sidiney dos Santos (BRA), Flavio de Moura (BRA)
	(14–20, 14–18) Report

25 June 2026 20:00	Croatia	0–2	Germany	Central court Attendance: 350 Referees: Corina Radut (ROU), Daniela-Andreea Enache (ROU)
	(12–22, 16–26) Report

26 June 2026 11:00	Spain	2–0	Germany	Court 2 Attendance: 50 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
	(17–12, 17–12) Report

26 June 2026 11:00	Puerto Rico	0–2	Uruguay	Court 3 Attendance: 50 Referees: Corina Radut (ROU), Daniela-Andreea Enache (ROU)
	(10–20, 10–16) Report

26 June 2026 11:00	Croatia	0–2	Netherlands	Central court Attendance: 150 Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(16–26, 12–22) Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Denmark	5	4	1	8^[a]	9	4	2.250	248	221	1.122	Quarterfinals
2	Argentina	5	4	1	8^[a]	9	4	2.250	224	206	1.087
3	Brazil	5	2	3	4^[b]	6	7	0.857	226	190	1.189
4	Greece	5	2	3	4^[b]	6	6	1.000	208	210	0.990
5	Norway	5	2	3	4^[b]	5	7	0.714	237	228	1.039
6	Philippines	5	1	4	2	2	9	0.222	143	231	0.619

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
Notes:

1 2 Argentina 1–2 Denmark
1 2 3 Brazil 4 Pts; Greece 2 Pts; Norway 0 Pts.

25 June 2026 13:00	Denmark	2–1	Greece	Central court Attendance: 250 Referees: Víctor Rollán (ESP), Sergio Martínez (ESP)
	(16–19, 26–24, 9–8) Report

25 June 2026 13:00	Brazil	1–2	Philippines	Court 3 Attendance: 50 Referees: Bjarne Deiters (GER), Jesper Stumpfe (GER)
	(26–14, 22–23, 6–7) Report

25 June 2026 13:00	Norway	1–2	Argentina	Court 2 Attendance: 50 Referees: Corina Radut (ROU), Daniela-Andreea Enache (ROU)
	(16–22, 21–20, 10–11) Report

25 June 2026 21:00	Argentina	2–1	Brazil	Court 3 Attendance: 87 Referees: Bjarne Deiters (GER), Jesper Stumpfe (GER)
	(10–22, 17–16, 9–8) Report

25 June 2026 21:00	Greece	2–0	Philippines	Court 4 Referees: Bulakorn Kongka (THA), Thiwakorn Sangjun (THA)
	(19–18, 21–12) Report

25 June 2026 21:00	Norway	2–1	Denmark	Court 2 Attendance: 50 Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botincan (CRO)
	(26–22, 24–27, 8–6) Report

26 June 2026 13:00	Denmark	2–0	Brazil	Central court Attendance: 200 Referees: Corina Radut (ROU), Daniela-Andreea Enache (ROU)
	(23–18, 17–13) Report

26 June 2026 13:00	Philippines	0–2	Norway	Court 2 Attendance: 50 Referees: Bjarne Deiters (GER), Jesper Stumpfe (GER)
	(10–28, 11–28) Report

26 June 2026 13:00	Argentina	2–0	Greece	Court 3 Attendance: 50 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
	(23–16, 19–16) Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

27 June

Spain	2
		27 June
Greece	0
		Spain	1
27 June
		Argentina	2
Argentina	2
				28 June
Netherlands	0
				Argentina	2
27 June
				Denmark	1
Germany	1
		27 June
Brazil	2
		Brazil	0
27 June
		Denmark	2	Third place
Denmark	2
				28 June
Croatia	0
				Spain	2

				Brazil	0

Fifth place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place game

27 June

Greece	2
		28 June
Netherlands	1
		Greece	0
27 June
		Germany	2
Germany	2

Croatia	1
		Seventh place game

		28 June

		Netherlands	2

		Croatia	0

9–16th place bracket

9–16th place quarterfinals		9–12th place semifinals		Ninth place game

27 June

Norway	2
		27 June
Benin	0
		Norway	2
27 June
		Vietnam	1
Puerto Rico	0
				28 June
Vietnam	2
				Norway	2
27 June
				Uruguay	0
Uruguay	2
		27 June
Cook Islands	0
		Uruguay	2
27 June
		Philippines	1	Eleventh place game
Philippines	2
				28 June
United States	0
				Vietnam	2

				Philippines	1

13–16th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals		13th place game

27 June

Benin	0
		28 June
Puerto Rico	2
		Puerto Rico	2
27 June
		United States	0
Cook Islands	0

United States	2
		15th place game

		28 June

		Benin	0

		Cook Islands	2

9–16th place quarterfinals

27 June 2026 10:00	Uruguay	2–0	Cook Islands	Court 3 Attendance: 100 Referees: Bulakorn Kongka (THA), Thiwakorn Sangjun (THA)
	(24–10, 24–4) Report

27 June 2026 10:00	Philippines	2–0	United States	Court 4 Attendance: 45 Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(20–18, 12–10) Report

27 June 2026 12:00	Norway	2–0^{[note 1]}	Benin	Court 4
	(10–0, 10–0) Report

27 June 2026 12:00	Puerto Rico	0–2	Vietnam	Court 3 Attendance: 115 Referees: Sidiney dos Santos (BRA), Flavio de Moura (BRA)
	(14–22, 8–24) Report

Quarterfinals

27 June 2026 10:00	Denmark	2–0	Croatia	Central court Attendance: 200 Referees: Sidiney dos Santos (BRA), Flavio de Moura (BRA)
	(21–8, 26–18) Report

27 June 2026 10:00	Brazil	2–1	Germany	Court 2 Attendance: 100 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
	(14–10, 14–15, 6–2) Report

27 June 2026 12:00	Netherlands	0-2	Argentina	Central court Attendance: 200 Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(16–23, 16–18) Report

27 June 2026 12:00	Spain	2–0	Greece	Court 2 Attendance: 60 Referees: Bjarne Deiters (GER), Jesper Stumpfe (GER)
	(20–18, 18–15) Report

13–16th place semifinals

27 June 2026 18:00	Cook Islands	0–2	United States	Court 4 Attendance: 50 Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(13–17, 12–22) Report

27 June 2026 20:00	Benin	0–2^{[note 1]}	Puerto Rico	Court 4
	(0–10, 0–10) Report

9–12th place semifinals

27 June 2026 18:00	Uruguay	2–1	Philippines	Court 3 Attendance: 50 Referees: Bjarne Deiters (GER), Jesper Stumpfe (GER)
	(23–16, 14–8, 5–2) Report

27 June 2026 20:00	Norway	2–1	Vietnam	Court 3 Referees: Corina Radut (ROU), Daniela-Andreea Enache (ROU)
	(32–16, 18–19, 7–6) Report

5–8th place semifinals

27 June 2026 18:00	Croatia	1–2	Germany	Court 2 Attendance: 50 Referees: Corina Radut (ROU), Daniela-Andreea Enache (ROU)
	(16–9, 14–24, 4–7) Report

27 June 2026 20:00	Greece	2–1	Netherlands	Court 2 Attendance: 80 Referees: Víctor Rollán (ESP), Sergio Martínez (ESP)
	(29–26, 18–26, 9–8) Report

Semifinals

27 June 2026 18:00	Denmark	2–0	Brazil	Central court Attendance: 250 Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)
	(16–14, 21–16) Report

27 June 2026 20:00	Spain	1–2	Argentina	Central court Attendance: 250 Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(18–23, 18–17, 4–8) Report

15th place game

28 June 2026 11:00	Benin	0–2^{[note 1]}	Cook Islands	Court 4
	(0–10, 0–10) Report

13th place game

28 June 2026 11:00	Puerto Rico	2–0	United States	Court 3 Attendance: 50 Referees: Víctor Rollán (ESP), Sergio Martínez (ESP)
	(22–18, 18–16) Report

Eleventh place game

28 June 2026 12:00	Vietnam	2–1	Philippines	Court 4 Attendance: 20 Referees: José María Galeano (PAR), José María Rodríguez (PAR)
	(14–16, 16–12, 8–4) Report

Ninth place game

28 June 2026 12:00	Norway	2–0	Uruguay	Court 2 Attendance: 50 Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
	(26–22, 26–18) Report

Seventh place game

28 June 2026 12:00	Netherlands	2–0	Croatia	Central court Attendance: 250 Referees: Bulakorn Kongka (THA), Thiwakorn Sangjun (THA)
	(18–16, 16–14) Report

Fifth place game

28 June 2026 11:00	Greece	0–2	Germany	Central court Attendance: 175 Referees: Sidiney dos Santos (BRA), Flavio de Moura (BRA)
	(17–18, 18–20) Report

Third place game

28 June 2026 17:00	Spain	2–0	Brazil	Central court Attendance: 350 Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)
	(21–20, 25–16) Report

Final

28 June 2026 19:00	Argentina	2–1	Denmark	Central court Referees: Dario Rupčić (CRO), Ivica Botincan (CRO)
	(20–14, 14–27, 6–2) Report

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Argentina
	Denmark
	Spain
4	Brazil
5	Germany
6	Greece
7	Netherlands
8	Croatia
9	Norway
10	Uruguay
11	Vietnam
12	Philippines
13	Puerto Rico
14	United States
15	Cook Islands
WD	Benin

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Points
1	Beatriz Correia	132
2	Meike Kruijer	123
3	Anna Buter	120
4	Eleni Kerlidi	111
4	Jimena Laguna	111
6	Gisella Bonomi	100
7	Line Larsen	99
8	Lara Miholić	97
9	Isabel Kattner	90
10	Mariam González	88

Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	%	Saves	Shots
1	Paula Quiles	52	12	23
2	Patricia Encinas	34	66	197
2	Brenda Pianavia	34	67	200
4	Ditte Vind	31	69	220
4	Emmanouela-Styliani Tsiknaki	31	16	52
6	Thea Granlund	30	37	124
7	Nguyễn Thị Nhung	28	58	210
8	Staci Self	27	59	216
9	Ingrid de Souza	25	50	200
10	Silje Brendbakken	24	22	92

Source: IHF

Awards

The awards were announced on 28 June 2026.^[11]

Position	Player
MVP	Zoe Turnes
Goalkeeper	Patricia Encinas
Right wing	Eleni Kerlidi
Left wing	Beatriz Correia
Playmaker	Line Larsen
Pivot	Isabel Kattner
Defender	Alma Molina

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Benin withdrew before the tournament due to visa issues.^[9]

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↑ "Croatia 2026 – Day 2 Review: preliminary groups wrap up". ihf.info. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
↑ "Croatia 2026: All-star Teams announced". ihf.info. Retrieved 28 June 2026.

External links

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[table_note_BEN0.68056569466394-10] Benin withdrew before the tournament due to visa issues.^[9]

[table_note_BEN0.53985398287878-13] Benin withdrew before the tournament due to visa issues.^[10]

[table_hth_DEN0.55140327408509-14] 1 2 Argentina 1–2 Denmark

[table_hth_BRA0.55140327408509-15] 1 2 3 Brazil 4 Pts; Greece 2 Pts; Norway 0 Pts.

[Benin-11] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Benin withdrew before the tournament due to visa issues.^[9]

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[Benin-9] 1 2 "Croatia 2026 – Day 2 Review: preliminary groups wrap up". ihf.info. Retrieved 24 June 2026.

[12] "Croatia 2026 – Day 2 Review: preliminary groups wrap up". ihf.info. Retrieved 24 June 2026.

[16] "Croatia 2026: All-star Teams announced". ihf.info. Retrieved 28 June 2026.

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