Hungary sealed their place in the final of the 2026 IHF Women’s Under-16 World Championship, with a hard-fought 40:36 win against People’s Republic of China

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People’s Republic of China vs Hungary 36:40 (19:18)

• Hungary started off strong, with a 6:2 run, but by the 17th minute, the People’s Republic of China tied the score, 9:9
   
• Shiman Li and Yiran Song were China’s top scorers in the first half, with five goals each, as the Asian side led by a single goal at the break, 19:18
   
• A 6:2 start in the second half for Hungary propelled the European side to a four-goal lead, 26:22, but China came back and tied the score, 26:26, before another 3:0 unanswered run from Hungary
   
• The European side extended their winning run in the competition to four wins in a row and the final will be 100% European, with Hungary facing either Germany or Russia
   
• Hungary’s left back Katinka Kiss was the top scorer of the match, with 10 goals, being her side’s most reliable weapon in attack, with teammate Hanna Molnár adding 10 more goals
   
• Hungary’s goalkeeper, Dóra Tötös, made key saves throughout the match, finishing with 16 stopped shots and a 32% saving efficiency
   
• For China, Yiran Song scored eight times, while Ruixue Sun had seven goals, as many as Yuhan Zhou