2026 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship
International handball competition
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The 2026 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Asunción, Paraguay, from 12 to 16 January 2026.[2] It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2026 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Paraguay |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 12–16 January |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place | Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 1,046 (52.3 per match) |
| Top scorers | Fiorella Enríquez (38 goals)[1] |
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic qualifiers | 5 | Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay | ||
| IHF Trophy South and Central America – Central American Zone[3] | 20–24 May 2025 |  Tegucigalpa | 2 |  El Salvador Guatemala |
| IHF Trophy South and Central America – South America Zone[4] | 23–27 July 2025 |  Lima |  Colombia Venezuela |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC–3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 51 | +67 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 54 | +38 | 4 | |
| 3 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 93 | −16 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | El Salvador |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 135 | −89 | 0 |
Source: SCAHC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
| 12 January 2026 14:00 |
Uruguay |
47–10 | El Salvador |
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (23–5) | ||||
| Report |
| 12 January 2026 18:00 |
Argentina |
45–18 | Colombia |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Sosa, Solís |
| Losarcos 8 | (23–8) | Arroyave 5 | ||
3× |
Report | 5×
|
| 13 January 2026 16:00 |
Colombia |
19–26 | Uruguay |
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (11–12) | ||||
| Report |
| 13 January 2026 18:00 |
El Salvador |
14–48 | Argentina |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 70 Referees: Sosa, Solís |
| Hernández 4 | (6–21) | Genoud 9 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2×
|
| 14 January 2026 14:00 |
Colombia |
40–22 | El Salvador |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 20 |
| (18–10) | ||||
| Report |
| 14 January 2026 18:00 |
Argentina |
25–19 | Uruguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 100 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Molina 6 | (11–9) | Villalba 5 | ||
1× 1× |
Report | 1× 1×
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 50 | +51 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Paraguay (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 86 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Chile |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Guatemala |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 108 | −56 | 0 |
Source: SCAHC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
| 12 January 2026 16:00 |
Brazil |
40–8 | Guatemala |
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (24–5) | ||||
| Report |
| 12 January 2026 20:00 |
Chile |
25–31 | Paraguay |
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (13–13) | ||||
| Report |
| 13 January 2026 14:00 |
Guatemala |
19–35 | Chile |
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (8–18) | ||||
| Report |
| 13 January 2026 20:00 |
Paraguay |
27–36 | Brazil |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 300 |
| (11–18) | ||||
| Report |
| 14 January 2026 16:00 |
Brazil |
25–15 | Chile |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 100 |
| (13–7) | ||||
| Report |
| 14 January 2026 20:00 |
Paraguay |
33–25 | Guatemala |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 150 |
| (19–13) | ||||
| Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 January | ||||||
| Argentina | 27 | |||||
| 16 January | ||||||
| Paraguay | 20 | |||||
| Argentina | 18 | |||||
| 15 January | ||||||
| Brazil | 20 | |||||
| Brazil | 25 | |||||
| Uruguay | 17 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 January | ||||||
| Paraguay | 23 | |||||
| Uruguay | 22 | |||||
- 5–8th place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 15 January | ||||||
| Colombia | 23 | |||||
| 16 January | ||||||
| Guatemala | 21 | |||||
| Colombia | 26 | |||||
| 15 January | ||||||
| Chile | 36 | |||||
| Chile | 45 | |||||
| El Salvador | 19 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 16 January | ||||||
| Guatemala | 34 | |||||
| El Salvador | 18 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 15 January 2026 14:00 |
Colombia |
23–21 | Guatemala |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 10 |
| (8–8) | ||||
| Report |
| 15 January 2026 16:00 |
Chile |
45–19 | El Salvador |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 50 |
| (17–10) | ||||
| Report |
Semifinals
| 15 January 2026 18:00 |
Brazil |
25–17 | Uruguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 350 |
| (12–7) | ||||
| Report |
| 15 January 2026 20:00 |
Argentina |
27–20 | Paraguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 400 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Molina 7 | (13–11) | Arviniagaldez 5 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
Seventh place game
| 16 January 2026 14:00 |
Guatemala |
34–18 | El Salvador |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 30 |
| (18–3) | ||||
| Report |
Fifth place game
| 16 January 2026 16:00 |
Colombia |
26–36 | Chile |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 45 |
| (14–18) | ||||
| Report |
Third place game
| 16 January 2026 18:00 |
Paraguay |
23–22 | Uruguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 650 |
| (13–14) | ||||
| Report |
Final
| 16 January 2026 20:00 |
Argentina |
18–20 | Brazil |
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 500 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| Ventos 4 | (6–9) | Ladeia 6 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 2×
|
Final standing
| Qualified for the 2026 U20 World Championship | |
| Qualified for the 2026 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy |