The 2026 Men's Beach Handball World Championships was the 11th edition of the championship, held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 28 June 2026, under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).
Germany defeated Brazil in the final to win their first title.
Qualification 16 teams participated.
Qualification Vacancies Qualified Host and defending champion1 2025 Asian Beach Handball Championship2 2025 European Beach Handball Championship7 2026 Oceania Beach Handball Championship1 2026 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship2 2026 NACHC Beach Handball Championship2 2026 African Beach Handball Championship1
Draw The draw took place on 2 May 2026.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Consolation round
Main round Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.
Group I
Group II
Knockout stage Bracket Championship bracket
Fifth place bracket
9–16th place bracket
13–16th place bracket
9–16th place quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers Rank Name Points 1 Martin Andersen 153 2 Norbert Gyene 148 3 Jorge Pérez 141 4 Dines Kjeldgaard 130 5 Tiago Costa 128 6 Mario Miranda 122 7 Ali Heidarian 1218 Jacobo Garcia119 Renan Pinheiro 10 Jason Borchik 117
Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Oliver Middell 35 30 86 2 Moritz Ebert 28 43 152 3 Luka Baković 27 70 258 4 Pol Amores 26 18 695 Lucas Pégurier-Boiron25 68 267 Cristiano Seben 49 194 Bryan Cook 64 2568 Carlos Donderis24 45 185 Ricardo Castro 56 230 Matin Goldan 55 231 Pasqualino Di Giandomenico 27 113
Awards The awards were announced on 28 June 2026.
Position Player MVP Bruno Carlos de Oliveira Goalkeeper Moritz Ebert Right wing Nailson Amaral Left wing Nahuel Baptista Playmaker Lucas Coronel Pivot Ivan Jurić Defender Severin Henrich
References
External links Official website