The 25th IHF Women's Junior (U20) World Championship took place in Jinzhong, People's Republic of China from 24 June to 5 July 2026.

QUALIFIED TEAMS 

Angola (ANG), Argentina (ARG), Austria (AUT), Brazil (BRA), Canada (CAN), Chinese Taipei (TPE), Croatia (CRO), Czechia (CZE), Denmark (DEN), Egypt (EGY), France (FRA), Germany (GER), Guinea (GUI), Hungary (HUN), Iceland (ISL), India (IND), Japan (JPN), Montenegro (MNE), Norway (NOR), Paraguay (PAR), People's Republic of China (CHN), Poland (POL), Republic of Korea (KOR), Romania (ROU), Serbia (SRB), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Tunisia (TUN), Türkiye (TUR), United States of America (USA)

DRAW

The draw event took place in Basel, Switzerland on 18 March 2026 at 11:00 CET.

Draw pots

Pot 1: Germany, Spain, Denmark, Austria, France, Montenegro, Hungary, Croatia
Pot 2: Romania, Czechia, Poland, Serbia, People's Republic of China, Egypt, Japan, Republic of Korea
Pot 3: Sweden, Norway, Guinea, Brazil, Chinese Taipei, Argentina, Iceland, Angola
Pot 4: Tunisia, Türkiye, India, Paraguay, Canada, United States of America, TBD, IHF Trophy

Draw results

ALL-STAR TEAM

Goalkeeper: Freja Fonseca Nielsen (Denmark)
Right wing: Dawiya Abdou (France)
Right back: Julie Groth Persson (Denmark)
Centre back: Kirstine Emilie Hoppe (Denmark)
Left back: Belén Rodríguez Lario (Spain)
Left wing: Chiara Rohr (Germany)
Line player: Kelly Fonkeng Mfotiog (Spain)

MVP: Ruslana Litvinov (Germany)
Top scorer: Kirstine Emilie Hoppe (Denmark) – 66 goals

FINAL RANKING

1. Germany
2. Denmark
3. France
4. Spain, 5. Montenegro, 6. Serbia, 7. Japan, 8. Norway, 9. Sweden, 10. Poland, 11. Romania, 12. Czechia, 13. Hungary, 14. P.R. of China, 15. Austria, 16. Rep. of Korea, 17. Croatia, 18. Egypt, 19. Iceland, 20. Brazil, 21. Argentina, 22. Angola, 23. Faroe Islands, 24. Algeria, 25. Turkiye, 26. Paraguay, 27. Tunisia, 28. Guinea, 29. USA, 30. Chinese Taipei, 31. Canada, 32. India