People’s Republic of China and Hungary followed into Germany and Russia’s footsteps and secured their second wins at the 2026 IHF Women’s Under-16 World Championship, with dominating performances against Kazakhstan and Belarus respectively.

GROUP A
Kazakhstan vs People’s Republic of China 22:43 (9:23)

GROUP B
Belarus vs Hungary 20:34 (8:17)

• The People’s Republic of China are currently the only team to have scored at least 100 goals in the competition, after putting 61 past the United States of America and 43 past Kazakhstan
   
• China’s Meishan Du is the top scorer of the competition so far, with 13 goals against USA and 14 against Kazakhstan, for a grand total of 27 goals
   
• The Asian champions are all but through to the next phase, affording a loss against Morocco to progress to the semi-finals, after their big win against Kazakhstan
   
• When Belarus scored their maiden goal of the match, after 11 minutes and 46 seconds, Hungary were already 5:0 up, with a fantastic defensive performance keeping their opponents at bay
   
• Hungary’s Goalkeeper Dóra Tötös saved 10 of the 21 shots she faced against Belarus, for a fantastic 47% saving efficiency
   
• Hungary are top of the group, with four points, having won against Guinea and Belarus, and are virtually locked into the first place, with a match against Paraguay closing their tenure in the preliminary round