Germany and Switzerland opened the 2026 IHF Women’s Under-16 World Championship in Morocco with big wins against Mexico and Argentina respectively.

GROUP C
Germany vs Mexico 53:12 (23:7)

GROUP D
Argentina vs Switzerland 20:48 (10:25)

• Germany had a slower start, scoring only three goals in the first seven minutes of the match, but pulled away with a 16:4 run, spurred by Mia Hinz and Nora Lueg
   
• Nika Lemke was Germany’s top scorer, with eight goals, with Noemi Kamen following with seven goals, as all but one of the European team’s outfield players failing to score a goal
   
• Switzerland opened the match with a 5:0 lead, prompting an Argentina team time-out after three minutes and 46 seconds, and never looked back, leading by 15 goals at the break, 25:10
   
• All but one of Switzerland’s outfield players scored at least one goal, with Nina Hasler leading the line, with nine goals and Zoé Häusler adding eight more
   
• With only the group winner progressing to the semi-finals, Switzerland still have to face Egypt and Russia, in the most balanced group of the competition