2026 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Paraguay |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 19–24 January |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Brazil |
| Third place | Chile |
| Fourth place | Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 902 (60.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,710 (381 per match) |
| Top scorers | Rudolph Hackbarth (37 goals) |
The 2026 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the South and Central American Men's Handball Championship, held from 19 to 24 January 2026 in Asunción, Paraguay.[1] It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship.
Argentina won the title for the second time.[2]
Teams
| Team | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | 2024 | ||
| Argentina | 4th | 2020 | 2024 | 4 | 2nd | Champions (2020) |
| Brazil | 4th | 4 | 1st | Champions (2022, 2024) | ||
| Chile | 4th | 4 | 3rd | Third place (2022, 2024) | ||
| Paraguay (H) | 4th | 4 | 4th | Fourth place (2024) | ||
| Peru | 1st | Debut | ||||
| Uruguay | 4th | 2020 | 2024 | 4 | 5th | Third place (2020) |
Venue
The venue is the SND Arena in Asunción. The venue has hosted the 2021 Artistic Skating World Championships, Artistic Skating events at the 2022 South American Games and the 2022 Copa América de Futsal.
| Asunción | ||
|---|---|---|
| SND Arena | ||
| Capacity: 5,500 | ||
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 98 | +94 | 10 | 2027 World Championship | |
| Brazil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 104 | +94 | 8 | ||
| Chile | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 134 | +26 | 6 | ||
| 4 | Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 149 | −18 | 4 | |
| 5 | Paraguay (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 181 | −50 | 2 | |
| 6 | Peru | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 236 | −146 | 0 |
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Results
All times are local (UTC−3).
| 19 January 2026 14:00 |
Chile | 40–22 | Uruguay | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 100 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| Feuchtmann 6 | (22–15) | De Agrela 6 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 4× |
| 19 January 2026 16:15 |
Argentina | 49–17 | Peru | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 115 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| R. Martínez 12 | (24–10) | Ortiz 5 | ||
| 2× | Report |
| 19 January 2026 20:00 |
Brazil | 40–18 | Paraguay | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 450 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| Da Silva 7 | (19–12) | Rojas 4 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 2× |
| 20 January 2026 15:30 |
Uruguay | 25–33 | Brazil | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 100 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| Chaparro 8 | (13–13) | Langaro 10 | ||
| Report | 4× 1× |
| 20 January 2026 18:00 |
Peru | 12–40 | Chile | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 150 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| Trelles 5 | (3–23) | Aedo, Scaramelli 6 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× |
| 20 January 2026 20:30 |
Paraguay | 15–45 | Argentina | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 400 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Martínez 5 | (6–21) | P. Martínez 10 | ||
| 2× | Report | 2× |
| 21 January 2026 15:30 |
Brazil | 34–21 | Chile | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 210 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| Hackbarth, Monte 5 | (16–10) | Feuchtmann 6 | ||
| 2× 4× | Report | 3× |
| 21 January 2026 18:00 |
Paraguay | 45–30 | Peru | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 265 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| Rojas, Viana 7 | (21–15) | Araya 12 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 1× |
| 21 January 2026 20:30 |
Argentina | 35–18 | Uruguay | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 300 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| Bono, R. Martínez 6 | (16–10) | De Agrela, Rostagno 4 | ||
| 6× | Report | 1× 3× 1× 1× |
| 23 January 2026 15:30 |
Brazil | 66–14 | Peru | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 120 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| Hackbarth 15 | (30–8) | Ortiz 5 | ||
| 1× | Report | 5× |
| 23 January 2026 18:00 |
Argentina | 37–23 | Chile | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 320 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| Jung 8 | (17–7) | Feuchtmann 5 | ||
| 1× 5× 2× 1× | Report | 4× |
| 23 January 2026 20:30 |
Paraguay | 24–30 | Uruguay | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| Fiore 10 | (9–13) | Rostagno 10 | ||
| 2× 6× 1× | Report | 4× |
| 24 January 2026 15:30 |
Uruguay | 36–17 | Peru | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 80 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| Tapia 8 | (17–6) | Ortiz 6 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× |
| 24 January 2026 18:00 |
Chile | 36–29 | Paraguay | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 350 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Salgado 10 | (18–12) | Fiore, Salinas 7 | ||
| 4× 1× | Report | 5× 2× |
| 24 January 2026 20:30 |
Brazil | 25–26 | Argentina | SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 750 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| Hackbarth 7 | (12–14) | Bono 6 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 2× 7× |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
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Top goalkeepers
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Notes
- ^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
References
- ^ "Handball SCA Senior Asunción 2026". SCAHC. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Argentina seal continental trophy with glorious win over Brazil". ihf.info. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "Top goalscorers" (PDF). ihf.info. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "Top goalkeepers" (PDF). ihf.info. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.