The second day of the 2026 IHF Women’s Under-16 World Championship will provide more answers, as the teams who won their first matches continue their campaign to stay unbeaten and progress to the semi-finals.

Group A
14:00 GMT — Kazakhstan vs People’s Republic of China
18:30 GMT — Morocco vs United States of America

Group B
14:00 GMT — Belarus vs Hungary
18:30 GMT — Paraguay vs Guinea

Group C
11:45 GMT — Tunisia vs Germany
16:15 GMT — Uzbekistan vs Mexico

Group D
11:45 GMT — Russia vs Argentina
16:15 GMT — Egypt vs Switzerland

• In Group A, the winners of the first day, Kazakhstan and People’s Republic of China, face off in a pivotal match for the fate of the group, with the winner virtually securing the first place and a semi-finals berth
   
• Hosts Morocco will be looking for their maiden win, after dropping the first match against Kazakhstan, 29:35, when they face USA, a team which conceded a 10:61 loss against China
   
• Hungary and Belarus also face off in the battle between the winners of the maiden matchday in Group B, with Hungary leading the pack, after a 36:24 win over Guinea
   
• Group C will also provide a battle between the winning teams in the first day of the competition, with Germany facing Tunisia
   
• Germany can also virtually clinch the first place in the group, having the second best attack of the competition, with 53 goals scored in the first match, and the second best defence, with 12 goals conceded
   
• Russia and Switzerland are gearing up for their showdown in the last matchday, topping the Group D standings, after wing against Argentina and Egypt respectively, by double digits
   
• Switzerland, the third best attack, with 48 goals, face Egypt, a team eager to bounce back after their 29:41 loss against Russia, while Russia face Argentina
   
• Kazakhstan’s Nurdana Kyrgyzbay is the top scorer of the competition, with 14 goals, followed by China’s Meishan Du and Uzbekistan’s Fazilat Imomova, who scored 13 goals
   
• Germany’s Jana Skill is the top goalkeeper in the competition, having saved 17 shots, for an outstanding 73.9% saving efficiency against Mexico