Egypt and Belarus will fight for the fifth place at the 2026 IHF Women’s Under-16 World Championship, winning their placement matches on Thursday.

PLACEMENT MATCHES 5-8

Kazakhstan vs Belarus 31:56 (15:27)
Uzbekistan vs Egypt 29:45 (15:22)
 

• Belarus and Egypt will feature in the Placement Match 5/6 after securing clear wins against Asian sides Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
   
• Belarus had their best attacking outing of the competition against Kazakhstan, putting 27 goals in the first half and 29 in the second to secure their third win in the competition
   
• Anastasiya Mironava scored 11 goals for Belarus, while Nurdana Kyrgyzbay had nine for Kazakhstan, with the latter second in the top scorer standings, with 40 goals in four matches
   
• After a strong start from Uzbekistan, Egypt’s attack provided better coverage and scored at free will, totally outplaying the Asian side, by scoring 22 goals in the first half and 23 in the second half
   
• Rawya Basry (eight goals), Gana Elmeligy (eight goals) and Remas Mhran (eight goals) were Egypt’s top scorers