Today (June 21), the Vietnamese women's beach handball team comes to Croatia to compete in the 2026 World Championship.
The list of 8 players registered by the coaching staff to participate in the tournament includes Nguyen Thi Nhung, Nguyen Thi Tra My, Pham Thi My Hang, Lu Ngoc Trinh, Ha Thi Hanh, Dam Thi Thanh Huyen, Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet, Pham Thi Loan.
This is the main force of the Vietnamese women's beach handball team that won a gold medal at the 2026 Asian Beach Games and competed in April this year.
This year marks the 5th consecutive time the Vietnamese women's beach handball team has won a ticket to the 2026 World Championships.
We are present as the champion team of the 2025 Asian Women's Beach Handball Championship.
The 2026 World Championships will be officially held from June 23 to June 28.
The tournament attracted 16 women's teams to participate in the final round including Norway, Greece, Brazil, USA, Argentina, Denmark, Philippines, Benin, Germany, Netherlands, Vietnam, Uruguay, Spain, Cook Islands, Puerto Rico and Croatia (host).
The World Federation of Handball has drawn lots, accordingly, the Vietnamese women's beach handball team is in Group A with Germany, the Netherlands and Uruguay.
Group B includes the teams Spain, Croatia, Cook Islands, Puerto Rico.
Group C has Norway, Greece, Brazil, USA and Group D has Argentina, Denmark, Philippines, Benin.
The German team is the reigning world champion. We will meet the German team in the first match of the group stage at noon on June 23 (local time).
After the first match, the Vietnamese players will meet the Netherlands at 8 pm on the same day.
The last match in the group stage against Uruguay of the Vietnamese women's beach handball team will be held at 10:00 AM on June 24.
