The USA Men’s Youth National Team is participating in the 2026 North American & Caribbean (NORCA) Champhionships. The tournament is being played in Salinas, Puerto Rico. The eight participating teams have been divided into two groups of four that will play a round robin with the top 2 teams from each group advancing to the semifinals.
Links
- IHF Information Page: Link
- Web Streaming: Link
- Puerto Rico Federation Instagram: Link
- Puerto Rico Federation Facebook: Link
Qualification: This tournament is an IHF Trophy event. Based on previous events teams will be competing to qualify for two separate events:
- 2027 Men’s Youth World Championships: According to the event’s Wikipedia page the top two nations will qualify for the World Championships. As Guadeloupe and Martinique are overseas Departments of Franch their place in the standings will not count for qualification
- 2027 IHF Trophy Intercontinental Championships: The winner of the Gold medal match will qualify for this event. As it is not a World Championshps, Guadeloupe and Martinique can qualifiy for this event.
Athlete Elgibility: Next year’s World Championships is an U19 event, so effectively this competition is a U18 event. Athletes need to have been born in calendar year 2008 or more recently
USA Roster: Link
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