2026 European Men's Handball Championship

For the women's tournament, see 2026 European Women's Handball Championship.
2026 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
EM i håndbold for mænd 2026 (in Danish)
EM i håndball for menn 2026 (in Norwegian)
EM i handboll för herrar 2026 (in Swedish)
Pure Greatness
Tournament details
Host countries Denmark
 Norway
 Sweden
Venues4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates15 January – 1 February[1]
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (3rd title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Iceland
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored4,046 (62.25 per match)
Attendance529,793 (8,151 per match)
Top scorers Mathias Gidsel
(68 goals)
Awards
Best player Mathias Gidsel

The 2026 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF Euro 2026, was the 17th edition of the EHF European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF. It was co-hosted by Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 15 January to 1 February 2026, marking the second time the event was held in three countries, after 2020. The final was held in Herning, Denmark.

24 teams participated for the fourth time. Qualification took place in January 2023 to May 2025. The three co-hosts qualified automatically, alongside the defending champions, France. Italy returns after a 28 year absence.

This tournament will act as a qualifier for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany and 2028 edition in Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.

France were the defending champions, having beaten Denmark in the 2024 final in Cologne, but they couldn't defend their title after being eliminated in the main round and placed 7th. Co-host Denmark won their third title and first in 14 years after defeating Germany in the final. Croatia captured the bronze medal after defeating Iceland who appeared in the medal race after 16 years. Co-hosts Norway and Sweden finished 9th and 6th. Portugal and Faroe Islands achieved their best results, placing 5th and 13th respectively.

Denmark's Mathias Gidsel won the MVP award, after scoring 68 goals, which is a tournament record at any European Championship.[2]

Bid process

Main article: 2026 European Men's Handball Championship bidding process

Bids

On 11 May 2021 it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:[1]

Host selection

As only the Scandinavian bid remained it was unanimously selected at the 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress on 20 November 2021.[4][5] This marks the second time the event is held in three countries, after 2020. This is Denmark's second (after 2014), Norway's third (after 2008 and 2020) and Sweden's third (after 2002 and 2020) time hosting.

Preparations

  • Site visits in Denmark and Sweden took place in September 2024.[6]
  • As of April 2025, the EHF stated that preparations were going smoothly.[7]
  • On 18 September 2025, the three co-hosts were joining forces on common sustainability concept called Pure Promise.[8]
  • On 13 November 2025, Swedish hotel company, Scandic, was announced as a national supplier for Norway.[9]
  • On 21 November 2025, it was announced that Harald V will watch Norway's opening game against Ukraine.[10]
  • On 19 December 2025, Gumpen Gruppen became a car supplier for the championship in Norway.[11]
  • Herning would offer free transport to and from the Jyske Bank Boxen for the tournament.[12]

Tickets

  • On 5 November 2024, tickets in Sweden were released.[13]
  • Denmark and Norway's were put on sale on 14 February 2025.[14]
  • More tickets were released on 29 October 2025.[15]
  • More tickets in Denmark were available for purchase.[15]
  • On 17 November 2025, the Swedish Handball Federation stated that tickets were selling fast.[16]

Sponsors

Official partners

Qualification

Main article: 2026 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

36 teams registered for participation and competed for 20 places at the final tournament. After the qualification round 1, the remaining 32 teams take part in qualification round 2, where each team is drawn into eights groups of four. The top-two placed teams in each group qualified for the final tournament, alongside the four best-ranked third-placed teams, not counting the matches against fourth-placed teams. The draw took place on 21 March 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[18][19] Round 2 started in November 2025 and ended in May 2026.

Of the 24 qualifiers, 22 return from the previous edition. Italy qualified for only their second appearance, with their first being back in 1998. Ukraine come back having missed out in 2024.

Of the non-qualifiers, Bosnia and Herzegovina miss out for the first time since 2018, while 2024 debutants, Greece also failed to qualify.

The lowest ranked team from the EHF rankings to qualify was Ukraine, ranked 30th. The highest ranked team to not qualify was Greece, ranked 22nd.

Qualified teams

Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[A] Rank[20]
Total First Last Streak
 Denmark Host nation 20 November 2021 16th 1994 2024 14 Champions (2008, 2012) 1
 Norway 12th 2000 11 Third place (2020) 8
 Sweden 16th 1994 10 Champions (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2022) 4
 France Defending champions 26 January 2024 17th 17 Champions (2006, 2010, 2014, 2024) 2
 Iceland Top two in Group 3 15 March 2025 14th 2000 14 Third place (2010) 9
 Croatia Top two in Group 5 15 March 2025 17th 1994 17 Runners-up (2008, 2010, 2020) 5
 Slovenia Top two in Group 1 15th 6 Runners-up (2004) 11
 Portugal Top two in Group 8 16 March 2025 9th 4 Sixth place (2020) 7
 Hungary Top two in Group 2 7 May 2025 15th 12 Fifth place (2024) 6
 Czech Republic Top two in Group 5 13th 1996 5 Sixth place (1996) 17
 Germany Top two in Group 7 16th 1994 6 Champions (2004, 2016) 3
 Georgia Top two in Group 3 8 May 2025 2nd 2024 2 18th place (2024) 26
 Montenegro Top two in Group 2 8th 2008 7 Eleventh place (2022) 14
 Spain Top two in Group 4 17th 1994 17 Champions (2018, 2020) 10
 Faroe Islands Top two in Group 6 2nd 2024 2 20th place (2024) 21
 Netherlands 4th 2020 4 Tenth place (2022) 12
 Austria Top two in Group 7 11 May 2025 7th 2010 5 Eighth place (2020, 2024) 13
 North Macedonia Top two in Group 1 9th 1998 8 Fifth place (2012) 19
 Poland Top two in Group 8 12th 2002 4 Fourth place (2010) 16
 Serbia Top two in Group 4 13th 1996 9 Runners-up (2012) 18
 Italy Four best third place teams 2nd 1998 1 Eleventh place (1998) 20
 Romania 4th 1994 2024 2 Ninth place (1996) 25
  Switzerland 6th 2002 2 Twelfth place (2004) 15
 Ukraine 8th 2000 2022 1 Eleventh place (2002) 30

Venues

A first draft of the venues was proposed in August 2023.[21] The tournament will be played across four venues in four cities: one in Denmark (Herning, Groups A and B), one in Norway (Bærum, Groups C and D), and two in Sweden (Malmö and Kristianstad, Groups E and F).[22] The main round will take place in Herning and Malmö, with the former organising the final weekend.[23] The following proposed cities in the bid didn't make the final cut: Aarhus and Copenhagen in Denmark, and Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim in Norway. In regards to Norway, Oslo was chosen over Trondheim, after negotiations with Trondheim fell through due to financial reasons.[24]

In September 2024, one team per venue was selected. Denmark will play in Herning (Group B), Norway in Bærum (Group C) and Sweden in Malmö (Group E). If they qualify, Germany will play in Herning (Group A), the Faroe Islands in Bærum (Group D) and Iceland in Kristianstad (Group F).[25] The arena in Kristianstad is renovated with new seats being put in by June 2025.[26]

Overview of venues

Distribution of tournament
Herning will host preliminary, main and knockout round games.[33]
Malmö will host preliminary and main round games.
Bærum and Kristianstad will host preliminary round games.


Herning, Denmark
Malmö, Sweden
Jyske Bank Boxen Malmö Arena
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 11,800
Bærum, Norway Kristianstad, Sweden
Unity Arena Kristianstad Arena
Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 4,500


Tournament venues information
Venue Rounds Games
Jyske Bank Boxen Group A and B, Main round Group I, Semifinals and Final 29
Malmö Arena Group E and Main round Group II 18
Unity Arena Group C and D 12
Kristianstad Arena Group F 6

Draw

The draw took place in on 15 May 2025 at 18:00 CEST at the Teatersaalen in Herning, Denmark.[34][35][36] The draw was hosted by Danish journalist, Mette Cornelius. Danish international, Simon Pytlick, French national team player, Hugo Descat, Swedish player Andreas Nilsson and former Norwegian left back Kristian Kjelling were the guests and assisted with the draw. The draw started with, in order, pots 1, 2, 3 and 4 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically.

Chosen teams

On 2 September 2024, the three co-hosts were allowed to choose a nation to be drawn in their country if they qualified. Denmark chose Germany, Norway picked Faroe Islands while Sweden selected Iceland.[37][38][25]

2026 European Men's Handball Championship – Draw
Draw Live Stream

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 12 May 2025.[39]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Draw results

Group A in Herning
Pos Team
A1  Germany
A2  Spain
A3  Austria
A4  Serbia
Group B in Herning
Pos Team
B1  Denmark (H)
B2  Portugal
B3  North Macedonia
B4  Romania
Group C in Bærum
Pos Team
C1  France
C2  Norway (H)
C3  Czech Republic
C4  Ukraine
Group D in Bærum
Pos Team
D1  Slovenia
D2  Faroe Islands
D3  Montenegro
D4   Switzerland
Group E in Malmö
Pos Team
E1  Sweden (H)
E2  Croatia
E3  Netherlands
E4  Georgia
Group F in Kristianstad
Pos Team
F1  Hungary
F2  Iceland
F3  Poland
F4  Italy

Schedule

Schedule
Round Matchday Date
Preliminary round Matchday 1 15–17 January 2026
Matchday 2 17–19 January 2026
Matchday 3 19–21 January 2026
Main round Matchday 4 22–23 January 2026
Matchday 5 24–25 January 2026
Matchday 6 26–27 January 2026
Matchday 7 28 January 2026
Knockout stage Semi-finals 30 January 2026
Final 1 February 2026

Referees

The 18 referee pairs were selected on 8 October 2025.[40][41] However, on 22 December 2025, the Czech referee pair Václav Horáček and Jiří Novotný withdrew their nomination due to recent injury, getting replaced by the Serbian pair Marko Boričić and Dejan Marković. On 10 January 2026, the EHF withdrew the nomination of the pair from North Macedonia Slave Nikolov and Gjorgji Načevski, due to suspected manipulation of a video recording of their Multistage Fitness Test, no other pair was nominated instead, leaving the tournament with only 17 pairs.

Country Referees Assigned games
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Konjičanin Preliminary round: North Macedonia vs Portugal (Group B)
Preliminary round: Germany vs Spain (Group A)
Main round: France vs Portugal (Group I)
Main round: Slovenia vs Croatia (Group II)
Main round: Denmark vs Norway (Group I)
Dino Konjičanin
 Denmark Mads Hansen Preliminary round: Slovenia vs Montenegro (Group D)
Preliminary round: Italy vs Hungary (Group F)
Preliminary round: Netherlands vs Georgia (Group E)
Main round: Slovenia vs Hungary (Group II)
Main round: Spain vs Portugal (Group I)
Jesper Madsen
 Germany Robert Schulze Preliminary round: Hungary vs Poland (Group F)
Preliminary round: Netherlands vs Croatia (Group E)
Main round: Switzerland vs Croatia (Group II)
Main round: Sweden vs Hungary (Group E)
Tobias Tönnies
 Hungary Ádám Bíró Preliminary round: Norway vs Ukraine (Group C)
Preliminary round: Serbia vs Germany (Group A)
Olivér Kiss
 Iceland Jónas Elíasson Preliminary round: Spain vs Serbia (Group A)
Preliminary round: Czech Republic vs Ukraine (Group C)
Main round: Germany vs Norway (Group I)
Fifth place game: Portugal vs Sweden
Anton Pálsson
 Lithuania Tomas Barysas Preliminary round: France vs Czech Republic (Group C)
Preliminary round: Romania vs Denmark (Group B)
Povilas Petrušis
 Moldova Igor Covalciuc Preliminary round: Denmark vs North Macedonia (Group B)
Preliminary round: France vs Norway (Group C)
Alexei Covalciuc
 Montenegro Ivan Pavićević Preliminary round: Germany vs Austria (Group A)
Preliminary round: Czech Republic vs Norway (Group C)
Preliminary round: Denmark vs Portugal (Group B)
Main round: Spain vs Norway (Group I)
Main round: Germany vs Denmark (Group I)
Final: Denmark vs Germany
Miloš Ražnatović
 North Macedonia Dimitar Mitrevski Preliminary round: Sweden vs Netherlands (Group E)
Preliminary round: Hungary vs Iceland (Group F)
Blagojche Todorovski
 Norway Lars Jørum Preliminary round: Switzerland vs Slovenia (Group D)
Preliminary round: Poland vs Italy (Group F)
Main round: Iceland vs Sweden (Group II)
Main round: Croatia vs Hungary (Group II)
Semifinal: Denmark vs Iceland
Håvard Kleven
 Portugal Daniel Martins Preliminary round: Montenegro vs Faroe Islands (Group D)
Preliminary round: Sweden vs Croatia (Group E)
Main round: Switzerland vs Hungary (Group II)
Main round: Slovenia vs Iceland (Group II)
Roberto Martins
 Serbia Marko Boričić Preliminary round: Poland vs Iceland (Group F)
Preliminary round: Georgia vs Sweden (Group E)
Main round: Spain vs Denmark (Group I)
Main round: Germany vs France (Group I)
Dejan Marković
 Slovenia Bojan Lah Preliminary round: Austria vs Spain (Group A)
Preliminary round: North Macedonia vs Romania (Group B)
Main round: France vs Denmark (Group I)
Main round: Portugal vs Norway (Group I)
Semifinal: Germany vs Croatia
David Sok
 Spain Andreú Marin Preliminary round: Iceland vs Italy (Group F)
Preliminary round: Slovenia vs Faroe Islands (Group D)
Main round: Slovenia vs Sweden (Group II)
Main round: Switzerland vs Iceland (Group II)
Third place game: Iceland vs Croatia
Ignacio García
Javier Álvarez Preliminary round: Poland vs Iceland (Group F)
Preliminary round: Georgia vs Sweden (Group E)
Main round: Spain vs Denmark (Group I)
Main round: Germany vs France (Group I)
Ion Bustamante
 Sweden Mirza Kurtagic Preliminary round: Portugal vs Romania (Group B)
Preliminary round: Austria vs Serbia (Group A)
Main round: Germany vs Portugal (Group I)
Main round: Spain vs France (Group I)
Mattias Wetterwik
 Turkey Kürşad Erdoğan Preliminary round: Faroe Islands vs Switzerland (Group D)
Preliminary round: Ukraine vs France (Group C)
İbrahim Özdeniz

Squads

Main article: 2026 European Men's Handball Championship squads

Each team consists of up to 20 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.[42] If an injury occurred during the tournament, the competing teams would be able to replaced the injured player with someone who was in the provisional squad. A maximum of six replacements would be allowed during the tournament.

Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 10 November 2024.[43]

Tiebreakers

In the group stages (preliminary and main rounds), teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:

During the round matches
  1. Superior goal difference from all group matches;
  2. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Alphabetical order.
After completion of the round matches
  1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
  3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
  4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
  5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.

All times are local (UTC+1).[44]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 0 1 91 89 +2 4[a] Main round
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 91 86 +5 4[a]
3  Austria 3 1 0 2 78 85 −7 2[b]
4  Serbia 3 1 0 2 82 82 0 2[b]
Source: EHF
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Germany 34–32 Spain
  2. ^ a b Austria 26–25 Serbia
15 January 2026
18:00 		Spain  29–27  Serbia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 5,237
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Tarrafeta 6 (19–15) Kojadinović 6
 2× Report 1× 5×
15 January 2026
20:30 		Germany  30–27  Austria Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 5,820
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Golla 7 (12–8) Frimmel 9
1× 3× Report 1× 5×
17 January 2026
18:00 		Austria  25–30  Spain Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 8,260
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Wagner 6 (12–19) Garciandia, Gómez 4
 4× Report  5×
17 January 2026
20:30 		Serbia  30–27  Germany Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 9,130
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Kojadinović, Vorkapić 6 (13–17) Schluroff, Uščins 6
1× 3× Report  2×
19 January 2026
18:00 		Austria  26–25  Serbia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 7,830
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Wagner 6 (12–13) N. Ilić 6
2× Report  4×
19 January 2026
20:30 		Germany  34–32  Spain Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 9,526
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Uščins 8 (17–15) Gurri 7
 3× Report  3×

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 100 92 +8 5 Main round
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 104 79 +25 4
3  North Macedonia 3 1 1 1 77 88 −11 3
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 81 103 −22 0
Source: EHF
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.
16 January 2026
18:00 		Portugal  40–34  Romania Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 10,908
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
F. Costa 9 (23–15) Stanciuc 8
1× 2× 1× Report 1× 1×
16 January 2026
20:30 		Denmark  36–24  North Macedonia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Pytlick 9 (17–12) Serafimov 6
 2× Report  3×
18 January 2026
18:00 		North Macedonia  29–29  Portugal Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 11,438
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Kuzmanovski 15 (13–15) F. Costa 11
1× 4× 1× Report  4×
18 January 2026
20:30 		Romania  24–39  Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 14,535
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
three players 4 (17–22) Gidsel 9
 4× Report
20 January 2026
18:00 		North Macedonia  24–23  Romania Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 10,872
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Kuzmanovski 9 (13–9) Nistor 8
2× 4× 1× Report 1× 3× 1×
20 January 2026
20:30 		Denmark  29–31  Portugal Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Gidsel 8 (11–12) F. Costa, M. Costa 9
3× Report  2× 1×

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 126 88 +38 6 Main round
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 102 85 +17 4
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 91 100 −9 2
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 77 123 −46 0
Source: EHF
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.
15 January 2026
18:00 		France  42–28  Czech Republic Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 4,163
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
three players 6 (20–14) Široky, Solák 6
 1× Report  5× 1×
15 January 2026
20:30 		Norway  39–22  Ukraine Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 6,371
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Anderson, Blonz 7 (19–11) Turchenko 5
 1× Report  2×
17 January 2026
18:00 		Ukraine  26–46  France Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 6,255
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Artemenko 8 (12–24) three players 6
Report 1×
17 January 2026
20:30 		Czech Republic  25–29  Norway Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 8,034
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Josef 7 (16–16) Pedersen 9
2× 3× Report 1× 2×
19 January 2026
18:00 		Czech Republic  38–29  Ukraine Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 5,025
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Josef 15 (17–14) Turchenko 9
1× 3× 1× Report  4×
19 January 2026
20:30 		France  38–34  Norway Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Descat 6 (20–17) Sagosen 9
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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 3 0 0 109 102 +7 6 Main round
2   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 106 92 +14 3[a]
3  Faroe Islands 3 1 1 1 92 82 +10 3[a]
4  Montenegro 3 0 0 3 90 121 −31 0
Source: EHF
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Faroe Islands 28–28 Switzerland
16 January 2026
18:00 		Slovenia  41–40  Montenegro Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 2,915
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Makuc, Novak 9 (19–17) B. Vujović 11
3× 4× Report 1× 4×
16 January 2026
20:30 		Faroe Islands  28–28   Switzerland Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 7,216
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
E. á Skipagøtu 9 (15–13) Leopold 7
2× 2× Report 1× 4×
18 January 2026
18:00 		Montenegro  24–37  Faroe Islands Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 8,555
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
four players 3 (12–19) three players 9
 2× 1× Report  1×
18 January 2026
20:30 		Switzerland  35–38  Slovenia Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 2,026
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Leopold, Steenaerts 6 (20–14) three players 6
1× 4× Report 1× 4× 1×
20 January 2026
18:00 		Montenegro  26–43   Switzerland Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 2,579
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
B. Vujović 9 (16–22) Rubin, Sigrist 10
1× Report
20 January 2026
20:30 		Slovenia  30–27  Faroe Islands Unity Arena, Bærum
Attendance: 6,670
Referees: Marin, García (ESP)
Makuc 10 (16–15) E. á Skipagøtu 9
1× 4× 1× Report 1× 5×

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 107 85 +22 6 Main round
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 92 91 +1 4
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 91 97 −6 2
4  Georgia 3 0 0 3 84 101 −17 0
Source: EHF
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.
17 January 2026
18:00 		Croatia  32–29  Georgia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 8,675
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Šoštarić 8 (15–14) Tskhovrebadze 7
 4× Report 1× 3×
17 January 2026
20:30 		Sweden  36–31  Netherlands Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 11,800
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Claar 8 (16–12) Ten Velde 9
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19 January 2026
18:00 		Netherlands  29–35  Croatia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 7,215
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Ten Velde 8 (13–15) Martinović 9
1× 2× Report 1× 2×
19 January 2026
20:30 		Georgia  29–38  Sweden Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 9,870
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Tskhovrebadze 11 (15–20) Claar, Roganović 6
1× 2× Report  3×
21 January 2026
18:00 		Netherlands  31–26  Georgia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 6,835
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Stavast 8 (18–15) Tskhovrebadze 11
1× 1× Report 1× 1×
21 January 2026
20:30 		Sweden  33–25  Croatia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 10,247
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Johansson, Roganović 5 (17–13) Srna 7
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Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 3 3 0 0 94 72 +22 6 Main round
2  Hungary 3 2 0 1 84 71 +13 4
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 81 99 −18 2
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 72 89 −17 0
Source: EHF
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.
16 January 2026
18:00 		Iceland  39–26  Italy Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 3,202
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Smárason 8 (21–12) Prantner 6
1× 4× Report 2× 2× 1×
16 January 2026
20:30 		Hungary  29–21  Poland Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 3,212
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Bodó 5 (14–10) three players 3
 2× Report  1× 1×
18 January 2026
18:00 		Poland  23–31  Iceland Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 3,625
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Olejniczak 5 (10–13) Þorkelsson 6
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18 January 2026
20:30 		Italy  26–32  Hungary Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 2,817
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Mengon 6 (13–14) Imre 9
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20 January 2026
18:00 		Poland  28–29  Italy Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 2,044
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Czapliński 12 (13–15) Mengon 7
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20 January 2026
20:30 		Hungary  23–24  Iceland Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 3,150
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Imre 7 (14–14) G. Kristjánsson 7
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Main round

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advance were transferred to the main round.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark (H) 5 4 0 1 166 141 +25 8[a] Semifinals
2  Germany 5 4 0 1 160 155 +5 8[a]
3  Portugal 5 2 1 2 169 169 0 5 Fifth place game
4  France 5 2 0 3 179 178 +1 4
5  Norway (H) 5 1 1 3 156 175 −19 3
6  Spain 5 1 0 4 160 172 −12 2
Source: EHF
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Denmark 31–26 Germany
22 January 2026
15:30 		Germany  32–30  Portugal Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 6,145
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Schluroff 7 (11–11) F. Costa 10
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22 January 2026
18:00 		Spain  34–35  Norway Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 10,483
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Gómez 8 (16–16) Pedersen 11
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22 January 2026
20:30 		France  29–32  Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 13,260
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Minne 9 (12–11) Gidsel 9
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24 January 2026
15:30 		France  46–38  Portugal Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 11,807
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Mem 8 (28–15) five players 5
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24 January 2026
18:00 		Spain  31–36  Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Fis 9 (14–16) Jakobsen 8
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24 January 2026
20:30 		Germany  30–28  Norway Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 10,117
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Grgić 7 (15–17) three players 5
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26 January 2026
15:30 		Portugal  35–35  Norway Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 5,727
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Frade 11 (17–18) Pedersen 10
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26 January 2026
18:00 		Spain  36–32  France Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 10,933
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Barrufet 10 (20–14) Minne 7
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26 January 2026
20:30 		Denmark  31–26  Germany Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Gidsel, Pytlick 8 (13–12) Uščins 6
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28 January 2026
15:30 		Spain  27–35  Portugal Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 6,267
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Gómez, Gurri 6 (12–16) F. Costa 7
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28 January 2026
18:00 		Germany  38–34  France Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 10,850
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Knorr 10 (19–15) Mem 11
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28 January 2026
20:30 		Denmark  38–24  Norway Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Gidsel, Jakobsen 7 (19–16) Grøndahl, Pedersen 6
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Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 4 0 1 139 136 +3 8 Semifinals
2  Iceland 5 3 1 1 165 149 +16 7[a]
3  Sweden (H) 5 3 1 1 161 144 +17 7[a] Fifth place game
4  Slovenia 5 2 0 3 160 170 −10 4
5  Hungary 5 0 2 3 141 147 −6 2[b]
6   Switzerland 5 0 2 3 147 167 −20 2[b]
Source: EHF
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Iceland 35–27 Sweden
  2. ^ a b Switzerland 29–29 Hungary
23 January 2026
15:30 		Iceland  29–30  Croatia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 5,036
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Magnússon, Ríkharðsson 8 (15–19) Maraš 7
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23 January 2026
18:00 		Switzerland  29–29  Hungary Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 4,327
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Rubin 7 (20–14) Rosta 5
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23 January 2026
20:30 		Slovenia  31–35  Sweden Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 7,745
Referees: Marin, García (ESP)
Makuc 8 (15–13) Sandell 7
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25 January 2026
15:30 		Slovenia  35–32  Hungary Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 5,015
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Janc 10 (15–17) Imre 8
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25 January 2026
18:00 		Iceland  35–27  Sweden Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 9,643
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
V. Kristjánsson 11 (18–12) Lagergren 5
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25 January 2026
20:30 		Switzerland  24–28  Croatia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 5,480
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Zehnder 6 (11–13) Martinović, Srna 5
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27 January 2026
15:30 		Switzerland  38–38  Iceland Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 3,470
Referees: Marin, García (ESP)
Leopold 7 (19–19) Þorkelsson, Viðarsson 8
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27 January 2026
18:00 		Slovenia  25–29  Croatia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 4,465
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Makuc, Novak 6 (11–14) Lučin 7
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27 January 2026
20:30 		Sweden  32–32  Hungary Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 7,342
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Claar 10 (14–16) Imre, Rosta 8
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28 January 2026
15:30 		Slovenia  31–39  Iceland Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 2,871
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Novak 9 (16–18) Viðarsson 8
1× 6× Report 1× 5×
28 January 2026
18:00 		Croatia  27–25  Hungary Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 5,964
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
four players 4 (13–15) Imre 7
1× 3× Report  4×
28 January 2026
20:30 		Switzerland  21–34  Sweden Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 7,689
Referees: Alvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Rubin 6 (12–14) Johansson 7
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 January
 
 
 Denmark31
 
1 February
 
 Iceland28
 
 Denmark34
 
30 January
 
 Germany27
 
 Croatia28
 
 
 Germany31
 
Third place
 
 
1 February
 
 
 Iceland33
 
 
 Croatia34

Semifinals

30 January 2026
17:45 		Croatia  28–31  Germany Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Lučin 6 (15–17) Zerbe 6
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30 January 2026
20:30 		Denmark  31–28  Iceland Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Gidsel 7 (14–13) Smárason 8
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Fifth place game

30 January 2026
15:00 		Portugal  36–35  Sweden Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 5,100
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
M. Costa 9 (16–16) Sandell 8
1× 2× Report 1× 3×

Third place game

1 February 2026
15:15 		Iceland  33–34  Croatia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Marin, García (ESP)
Magnússon 12 (14–17) Lučin 9
3× 7× 1× Report 1× 5×

Final

Main article: 2026 European Men's Handball Championship final
1 February 2026
18:00 		Denmark  34–27  Germany Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Pytlick 8 (18–16) three players 5
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Rankings

Final ranking

The teams ranked fourth in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches will be ranked 19 to 24, while teams ranked third in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches will be ranked 13 to 18 according to the number of points won in the preliminary round. Places seven and eight will be attributed to the two teams ranked fourth in the main round groups, places nine and ten to the two teams ranked fifth in the main round groups, places eleven and twelve to the two teams ranked sixth in the main round groups according to the number of points won by the respective teams after completion of the main round matches. Places one to six will be decided by play–off or knock–out.

Best results

Team Previous New
 Portugal 6th (2020) 5th
 Faroe Islands 20th (2024) 13th
Ranking table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Denmark (H) 9 8 0 1 306 244 +62 16 Champions
2  Germany 9 6 0 3 275 274 +1 12 Runners-up
3  Croatia 9 7 0 2 268 258 +10 14 Third place
4  Iceland 9 5 1 3 296 263 +33 11 Fourth place
5  Portugal 8 4 2 2 274 267 +7 10 Fifth place game
6  Sweden (H) 8 5 1 2 270 240 +30 11
7  France 7 4 0 3 267 232 +35 8 Fourth in main round
8  Slovenia 7 4 0 3 231 237 −6 8
9  Norway (H) 7 3 1 3 224 222 +2 7 Fifth in main round
10  Hungary 7 2 2 3 202 194 +8 6
11  Spain 7 3 0 4 219 224 −5 6 Sixth in main round
12   Switzerland 7 1 3 3 218 221 −3 5
13  Faroe Islands 3 1 1 1 92 82 +10 3 Third in preliminary round
14  North Macedonia 3 1 1 1 77 88 −11 3
15  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 91 97 −6 2
16  Austria 3 1 0 2 78 85 −7 2
17  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 91 100 −9 2
18  Italy 3 1 0 2 81 99 −18 2
19  Serbia 3 1 0 2 82 82 0 2 Fourth in preliminary round
20  Georgia 3 0 0 3 84 101 −17 0
21  Poland 3 0 0 3 72 89 −17 0
22  Romania 3 0 0 3 81 103 −22 0
23  Montenegro 3 0 0 3 90 121 −31 0
24  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 77 123 −46 0
Source: EHF
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

Qualification table

Statistics

Players

Teams

Fair play ranking

Rank Team (Penalty) points (8 pts) (2 pts) (1 pt) MP
Avg.[50] Total
1  France 3.4 24 12 7
2  Ukraine 4.0 12 6 3
3  Georgia 5.0 15 6 3 3
4  Norway 5.6 39 17 5 7
5  Denmark 5.8 52 24 4 9
6  Faroe Islands 6.3 19 8 3 3
 Sweden 50 1 23 4 8
8  Spain 7.3 51 24 3 7
9  Austria 7.7 23 11 1 3
 Montenegro 23 1 7 1 3
11   Switzerland 7.9 55 25 5 7
12  Hungary 8.1 57 1 22 5 7
13  Portugal 8.3 66 2 23 4 8
14  Croatia 8.6 77 35 7 9
15  Germany 8.7 78 3 24 6 9
 Netherlands 26 1 7 4 3
 Romania 26 1 8 2 3
 Serbia 26 12 2 3
19  Iceland 10.1 91 2 32 11 9
20  Poland 10.7 32 2 7 2 3
21  Slovenia 13.4 94 3 31 8 7
22  Czech Republic 13.7 41 2 11 3 3
 North Macedonia 41 2 11 3 3
24  Italy 14.0 42 1 15 4 3

Discipline

The following suspensions were served during the tournament:

Player Offence(s) Suspension(s) Ref
Wiktor Jankowski in Group F vs Hungary (matchday 1; 16 January) Group F vs Iceland (matchday 2; 18 January), Group F vs Italy (matchday 3; 20 January) [51]
Risto Vujačić in Group D vs Faroe Islands (matchday 2; 18 January) Group D vs Switzerland (matchday 3; 20 January) [52]
Victor Iturriza in Group B vs Denmark (matchday 3; 20 January) Group I vs Germany (matchday 4; 22 January) [53]
Matic Suholežnik in Group D vs Faroe Islands (matchday 3; 20 January) Group II vs Sweden (matchday 4; 23 January), Group II vs Hungary (matchday 5; 25 January) [54]

Player of the match

A player of the match (POTM presented by Grundfos for sponsorship reasons) award will be given to the player deemed as playing the best in each match.

Notable statistics

  • Highest attended game: 15,000 (Nine games)[B]
  • Lowest attended game: 2,026 (Switzerland 35–38 Slovenia, 20 January)
  • Most goals in a game: 84 (France 46–38 Portugal, 24 January)
  • Fewest goals in a game: 47 (North Macedonia 24–23 Romania, 20 January, Hungary 23–24 Iceland, 20 January)
  • Most goals by a team in a game: 46 (France 46–26 Ukraine, 17 January, and France 46–38 Portugal, 24 January)
  • Fewest goals by a team in a game: 21 (Switzerland 21–34 Sweden, 28 January)
  • Biggest goal difference in a game: 20 (Ukraine 26–46 France, 17 January)
  • Biggest half time deficit in a game: 13 (France 28–15 Portugal, 24 January)
  • Most goals scored by a player in a game: 15 (Filip Kuzmanovski vs Portugal, 18 January, Jonáš Josef vs Ukraine, 19 January)

Notable occurrences

  • On 16 January, Slovenia and Montenegro broke the record for most goals (combined) in a Euro game. Slovenia won 41–40, bringing the total to 81 goals.[73] Consequently, the highest number of goals ever scored by the losing team in a match is 40.
  • On 17 January, France's 46–26 win over Ukraine broke the record for the biggest win at the tournament's history and most goals ever scored by a team in one game.[69]
  • On 17 January, the 9,130 spectators for Serbia vs Germany broke the record for most fans at a match with Denmark not involved on the day.[64] The record was later broken again with 9,526 spectators for Germany vs Spain.[60]
  • On 18 January, Faroe Islands secured their first ever win at Euro tournaments by beating Montenegro 37–24.[75]
  • On 18 January, Iceland won their fourth consecutive game at Euro tournaments for the first time.[120]
  • On 20 January, Switzerland reached the main round for the first time since 2004.[77]
  • On 20 January, Italy won their first game in 28 years after beating Poland 29–28.[89]
  • On 24 January, France and Portugal broke the record of most goals (combined) in a game at a Euro, with a 46–38 win for the French equating to 84 goals. This result beats the record that Slovenia's 41–40 win over Montenegro held for eight days.[94] The French also broke the record of most goals at half time with 28.
  • Italy, Montenegro, Romania and Ukraine suffered their worst losses at Euro tournaments.[121][77][122][69]
  • France, Iceland and Switzerland secured their biggest victories at Euro tournaments.[69][121][77]

Tournament venues attendance

Venue Total Avr Games
Jyske Bank Boxen 304,245 10,491 29
Malmö Arena 123,689 6,871 18
Unity Arena 68,809 5,734 12
Kristianstad Arena 18,050 3,008 6

Controversies

Schedule criticism

Before their semifinal against Germany, Croatian coach, Dagur Sigurðsson criticised the schedule as his team had to play two games in less than 24 hours and then go on a bus the Herning, meaning they had no training day before their semifinal, as well as the fact that the Croatian team as the only semifinalists had to stay in Silkeborg, 40 km away, rather than in Herning.[123] As a response, the EHF acknowledged the criticism and stated that changes will be made in the future.[124][125]

Broadcasting rights

The television channels broadcasting the event is as follows:[126]

Territory Rights holder
 Austria
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Spain
 Faroe Islands
 France
 Finland
 United Kingdom
 Georgia
 Germany
 Hungary
 Iceland
 Israel
  • Charlton, Sport 1
 Italy
 Kosovo
 Montenegro
 North Macedonia
 Netherlands
 Norway
 Poland
 Portugal
 Romania
  • ProTV
 Russia
 Slovenia
 Serbia
 Switzerland
 Slovakia
 Sweden
 Ukraine
Rest of Europe
  • EHFTV

Outside of Europe

Territory Rights holder
 Canada,  Japan
Rest of World
  • EHFTV

Notes

  1. ^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  2. ^ Denmark vs North Macedonia, Denmark vs Portugal, France vs Denmark, Spain vs Denmark, Denmark vs Germany, Denmark vs Norway, Croatia vs Germany, Denmark vs Iceland and Denmark vs Germany (final).

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