The 2026 IHF Women's U16 Handball World Championship will be the first edition of the IHF Women's U16 Handball World Championship, held from 16 to 24 October 2026 in Morocco under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).
Qualification Sixteen teams will participate, increased from its original 12 team plan.
Event Dates Host Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 Asian U16 Championships 10–18 May 2026 Almaty 2 W16 European Open 29 June – 3 July 2026 Gothenburg 2 North America and Caribbean 29 June – 5 July 2026 Mexico City 2 South and Central American U15 Championships 4–8 August 2026 Asunción 2 Africa 2 Wildcard 5
Referees The referees were announced on 8 September 2026.
Referees Barbara FernándezAilen Giampietro Yeison AgramonteLuis de Jesús Mathilde CournilLoriane Lamour Ioannis FotakidisCharalampos Kinatzidis Zakaria El MalwaneAchraf El Mouniri Slađana MartinovićMilica Pavićević Andreas BorgeMagnus Nygren Referees Sylwia BartkowiakWeronika Łakomy Corina RăduțDaniela Enache Gad ImanimbahafiJean Tuyizere Cha Chang-hwan Pak Hyun-jin Linus HardeggerSimon Hardegger Alice WatsonLine Welin Hiba AbdelkaderWejdene Kechida
Draw The draw took place on 24 September 2026.
Seeding Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Placement games 13–16th place bracket
13–16th place semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
9–12th place bracket
9–12th place semifinals
11th place game
Ninth place game
5–8th place bracket
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Knockout stage Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
References
External links Official website