EC day 3: the Netherlands, Belgium, Catalonia and Portugal through to the top eight

The Netherlands, Belgium, Catalonia and Portugal are assured of a place in the top eight on the third day of the European Championship korfball. In Pool A the Netherlands beat Switzerland 46‑8 and Catalonia beat Poland 21‑11. In Pool B Belgium beat Scotland 35‑9 and Portugal beat Hungary 25‑7.

By de redactieSun, 18 Oct 2026Report an error

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The Netherlands finish Pool A with 46‑8

The Netherlands beat Switzerland 46‑8 and close Pool A with three wins. At half-time it was 25‑4; Switzerland only scored their first goal after more than twelve minutes, trailing 14‑0. Ran Faber was top scorer with eight goals. Also read the report of Switzerland - Netherlands.

The third quarter went 7‑2 to the Netherlands, the final quarter 14‑2. Wouter Wildschut scored seven, Danielle Boadi six, Nikki Boerhout and Alwin Out four. Bo Oppe scored his goal at 40‑6, after which every Dutch player had scored. It was the first meeting between the two countries; the Netherlands are first in the world ranking, Switzerland 24th.

Catalonia through to the top eight

Catalonia beat Poland 21‑11 and go through to the top eight of the European Championship korfball together with the Netherlands. The first quarter went 5‑3 to Catalonia, the second 5‑4: half-time 10‑7. Julia Soriano Milián opened the scoring.

Catalonia, fifth in the world ranking, defended firmly against Poland, number fourteen. Early on Poland had to shoot from distance. Poland took a time-out in the second quarter at 4‑8, but Catalonia then pulled further ahead to 10‑5.

After the break Catalonia pulled further away: the third quarter went 6‑2 to Catalonia, the final quarter 5‑2. Pau Segura Aparicio was on target six times, Aitana Segura Aparicio and Soriano Milián scored four each. For Poland Natalia Klimczyk scored four and Lukasz Krzemienowski three times.

It was the eighth meeting between the two countries. Catalonia had previously won six, one ended in a draw. At the 2023 World Championship Catalonia won 21‑16. Poland and Switzerland remain below the top eight.

Results Korfball EC 2026 · Group A, speelronde 3

Standings, results and fixtures of the whole competition

Korfball EC 2026 · Group A standings

Korfball EC 2026 · Group A standings
#	Club	Pld	W	V	For	Against	DS	P
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	131	18	+113	9
2	Catalonia	3	2	1	50	68	−18	6
3	Poland	3	1	2	36	69	−33	3
4	Switzerland	3	0	3	28	90	−62	0

Belgium close Pool B with 35‑9

Belgium beat Scotland 35‑9 and finish as group winners of Pool B. Scotland went 1‑0 up and it was 2‑2, after which Belgium won the first quarter 10‑3 and led 19‑5 at half-time. Joke van Maldeghem and Eline Denie scored five each; Britt Saey, Kian Amorgaste, Lisa van Gorp and Wannes Struyf four each.

The second quarter went 9‑2 to Belgium, the third 8‑1 and the final quarter 8‑3. Scotland took a time-out in the first quarter, Belgium in the final quarter. Scotland missed two penalties, by Nadine Gallagher and Ellise Anderson, Belgium one, by Wannes Struyf. Gallagher played her 40th international and scored twice, as did Ben Fleming. It was only the second meeting between the two countries; in 2010 Belgium also won 35‑9.

Portugal pull away in the first quarter

Portugal beat Hungary 25‑7 and go through to the top eight together with Belgium. Portugal won the first quarter 8‑1 and led 16‑3 at half-time. Hungary took a time-out after Portugal had gone 3‑0 up.

Júlio Ruivo scored six in the first half and eight in total. Inês Santos, the captain, scored four times, Beatriz Rosa three times. Hungary scored three times in the first half and missed two penalties, by Zsolt Ferenc Majer and Noémi Tóth.

After the break Portugal won the third quarter 3‑2 and the final quarter 6‑2. Majer, Szabolcs Csernák and Diána Vaszkó scored two goals each for Hungary. Portugal also won the last four head-to-head matches with Hungary, most recently in 2024 with 28‑7.