2026 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship

The 2026 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Asunción, Paraguay, from 12 to 16 January 2026. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2026 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship.

Qualification Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified Automatic qualifiers 5 IHF Trophy South and Central America – Central American Zone 20–24 May 2025 Tegucigalpa 2 IHF Trophy South and Central America – South America Zone 23–27 July 2025 Lima 2 1

Preliminary round All times are local (UTC–3).

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage Bracket

5–8th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standing Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 Qualified for the 2026 U20 World Championship Qualified for the 2026 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

References

External links IHF website