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
Venues	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	15 January – 1 February
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (3rd title)
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	Croatia
Fourth place	Iceland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	65
Goals scored	4,046 (62.25 per match)
Attendance	529,793 (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.

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:

• Denmark, Norway & Sweden
• Switzerland (withdrew) in October 2021. Switzerland merged with the Iberian bid for 2028.

Host selection

As only the Scandinavian bid remained it was unanimously selected at the 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress on 20 November 2021. 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.
• As of April 2025, the EHF stated that preparations were going smoothly.
• On 18 September 2025, the three co-hosts were joining forces on common sustainability concept called Pure Promise.
• On 13 November 2025, Swedish hotel company, Scandic, was announced as a national supplier for Norway.
• On 21 November 2025, it was announced that Harald V will watch Norway's opening game against Ukraine.
• On 19 December 2025, Gumpen Gruppen became a car supplier for the championship in Norway.
• Herning would offer free transport to and from the Jyske Bank Boxen for the tournament.

Tickets

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

Sponsors

Official partners

• Evoke plc
• Gorenje
• Grundfos
• Harting
• Lidl
• Liqui Moly
• Strauss
• Trivago
• Würth

Qualification

Main article: 2026 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

Map of qualifiers for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship:

  Team qualified for Men's EHF Euro 2026

  Team failed to qualify

  Team banned from competition

  Did not enter

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. 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	Rank
			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. 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). The main round will take place in Herning and Malmö, with the former organising the final weekend. 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.

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). The arena in Kristianstad is renovated with new seats being put in by June 2025.

Overview of venues

• The Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning is the biggest arena in Denmark, seating 15,000. The venue has hosted several handball championships, including: the European Men's Handball Championship in 2014, European Women's Handball Championship in 2010 and 2020, World Men's Handball Championship in 2019 and 2025 and World Women's Handball Championship in 2015 and 2023. It has also held the IIHF World Championship in 2018 and 2025.

• The Malmö Arena and Malmö was built in 2008. The venue has experience in hosting handball tournaments, previously hosting two World Men's Handball Championships, in 2011 and 2023. In addition to handball, the arena has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest twice in 2013 and 2024, as well as the 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships.

• The Unity Arena in Bærum will host Norway's games for the tournament. It has recently organised the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship as the main host. Outside of sport, it hosted Eurovision in 2010 and the various concerts.

• The Kristianstad Arena in Kristianstad is the smallest arena used for the tournament with a capacity of 4,500. The 2011 World Men's Handball Championship and 2023 World Men's Handball Championship have taken place here.

Distribution of tournament

Herning will host preliminary, main and knockout round games. Malmö will host preliminary and main round games. Bærum and Kristianstad will host preliminary round games.

Herning, Denmark	Herning Malmö Kristianstad Bærum	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

Herning hosted the draw.

The draw took place on 15 May 2025 at 18:00 CEST at the Teatersaalen in Herning, Denmark. 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.

2026 European Men's Handball Championship – Draw

Draw Live Stream

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 12 May 2025.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
France Denmark Sweden Germany Hungary Slovenia	Portugal Norway Iceland Croatia Spain Faroe Islands	Austria Netherlands Montenegro Czech Republic Poland North Macedonia	Georgia Serbia Switzerland Romania Ukraine Italy

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. 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. 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

Map of final standings for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship:

  Winner

  Runner-up

  Third place

  Fourth place

  Fifth place

  Sixth place

  Main round

  Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 10 November 2024.

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).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	91	89	+2	4	Main round
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	91	86	+5	4
3	Austria	3	1	0	2	78	85	−7	2
4	Serbia	3	1	0	2	82	82	0	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.
Notes:

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×

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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×

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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×

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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

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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×

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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×

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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
	2×	Report	1× 2×

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
3	Faroe Islands	3	1	1	1	92	82	+10	3
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:

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×

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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×

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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
	6× 1×	Report	2× 4× 1×

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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×

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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
	2×	Report	1× 6×

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×

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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
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3×

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
	1× 7×	Report	4×

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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
	1× 5× 1×	Report	1× 6×

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
	2× 3× 1×	Report	2× 2× 1×

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	Semifinals
2	Germany	5	4	0	1	160	155	+5	8
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:

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
	1× 3× 1×	Report	2× 4×

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
	3×	Report	1× 4×

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
	2×	Report	2× 4×

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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
	2×	Report	2×

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
	1× 6×	Report	1× 3×

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
	3×	Report	1× 3×

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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
	4×	Report	1× 3×

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
	1× 2×	Report	3×

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
	2×	Report	1× 5×

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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
	3×	Report	3×

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
	2×	Report	1×

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
	1× 3×	Report	2×

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
3	Sweden (H)	5	3	1	1	161	144	+17	7	Fifth place game
4	Slovenia	5	2	0	3	160	170	−10	4
5	Hungary	5	0	2	3	141	147	−6	2
6	Switzerland	5	0	2	3	147	167	−20	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:

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
	2×	Report	1× 6×

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
	1× 4×	Report	2×

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
	1× 6×	Report	2× 2×

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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
	5×	Report	1× 3×

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
	1× 3×	Report	4×

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
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

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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
	1× 6×	Report	1× 3×

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
	1× 2× 1×	Report	5×

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
	2×	Report	1× 4×

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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
	2×	Report	1× 1×

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 January
	Denmark	31
					1 February
	Iceland	28
					Denmark	34
	30 January
					Germany	27
	Croatia	28
	Germany	31
					Third place
					1 February
					Iceland	33
					Croatia	34

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
	1× 1×	Report	2×

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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
	4×	Report	1× 3×

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
	3×	Report	1× 3× 2×

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

Rank	Team	Qualification
		WC	EC
	Denmark	Q	Q
	Germany	Q	q2
	Croatia	Q
4	Iceland
5	Portugal		Q
6	Sweden		q2
7	France	q3 (S)
8	Slovenia
9	Norway
10	Hungary
11	Spain		Q
12	Switzerland
13	Faroe Islands		q2
14	North Macedonia
15	Netherlands
16	Austria
17	Czech Republic	q3
18	Italy
19	Serbia	q2 (S)
20	Georgia
21	Poland
22	Romania
23	Montenegro
24	Ukraine

Q	Qualified directly to the final tournament
q2	Qualification phase 2
q3	Qualification phase 3
(S)	Seeded

Method of qualification

				Qualified for the phase indicated based on this tournament
				Qualified for the final tournament as host
				Qualified for the final tournament as defending champion

2026 European Men's Handball Championship Denmark Third title Team roster: Niclas Kirkeløkke, Magnus Landin, Emil Jakobsen, Rasmus Lauge, Emil Nielsen, Magnus Saugstrup, Mathias Gidsel, Kevin Møller, Mads Mensah Larsen, Lukas Jørgensen, Jóhan á Plógv Hansen, Lasse Andersson, Emil Bergholt, Simon Hald, Mads Hoxer, Thomas Arnoldsen, Simon Pytlick, Frederik Bo Andersen, Mads Svane Knudsen, Lasse Kjær Møller. Head Coach: Nikolaj Jacobsen

All Star Team

The all-star team was announced on 1 February 2026.

Position	Player
Most valuable player	Mathias Gidsel
Best defender	Salvador Salvador
Best young player	Francisco Costa
Goalkeeper	Andreas Wolff
Right wing	Mario Šoštarić
Right back	Francisco Costa
Centre back	Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson
Left back	Simon Pytlick
Left wing	August Pedersen
Pivot	Johannes Golla

Statistics

Players

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Shots	%
1	Mathias Gidsel	68	95	72
2	Simon Pytlick	64	90	71
3	Francisco Costa	61	94	65
4	Ómar Ingi Magnússon	55	72	76
5	August Pedersen	49	62	79
6	Domen Makuc	48	74	65
7	Bence Imre	46	57	81
8	Martim Costa	44	67	66
9	Renārs Uščins	43	75	57
10	Emil Jakobsen	40	54	74
	Ivan Martinović		81	49

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	%	Saves	Shots
1	Kevin Møller	36	33	91
2	Andreas Wolff	32	91	285
3	Pauli Jacobsen	31	34	108
	Constantin Möstl		29	95
	Emil Nielsen		80	258
	Andreas Palicka		63	206
7	Torbjørn Bergerud	30	64	213
	Kristóf Palasics		62	206
9	Dejan Milosavljev	29	31	106
	Mihai Cătălin Popescu		12	42
	Jakub Skrzyniarz		13	45

Teams

Top scoring

Rank	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Denmark	306	427	71.7
2	Iceland	296	427	69.3
3	Germany	275	438	62.8
4	Portugal	274	407	67.3
5	Sweden	270	397	68
6	Croatia	268	429	62.5
7	France	267	396	67.4
8	Slovenia	231	328	70.4
9	Norway	224	360	62.2
10	Spain	219	335	65.4

Most saves

Rank	Team	Saves	Shots	%
1	Germany	114	385	29.61
2	Denmark	113	349	32.38
3	Sweden	91	328	27.74
4	Norway	88	300	29.33
5	Iceland	87	347	25.07
6	Switzerland	78	289	26.99
	France		306	25.49
	Slovenia		309	25.24
	Croatia		320	24.38
10	Hungary	77	259	29.73

Fair play ranking

Rank	Team	(Penalty) points		(8 pts)	(2 pts)	(1 pt)	MP
		Avg.	Total
1	France	03.4	24		12		7
2	Ukraine	04.0	12		6		3
3	Georgia	05.0	15		6	3	3
4	Norway	05.6	39		17	5	7
5	Denmark	05.8	52		24	4	9
6	Faroe Islands	06.3	19		8	3	3
	Sweden		50	1	23	4	8
8	Spain	07.3	51		24	3	7
9	Austria	07.7	23		11	1	3
	Montenegro		23	1	7	1	3
11	Switzerland	07.9	55		25	5	7
12	Hungary	08.1	57	1	22	5	7
13	Portugal	08.3	66	2	23	4	8
14	Croatia	08.6	77		35	7	9
15	Germany	08.7	78	3	24	6	9
	Netherlands		26	1	7	4	3
	Romania		26	1	8	2	3
	Serbia		26		12	2	3
19	Iceland	010.1	91	2	32	11	9
20	Poland	010.7	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)
Risto Vujačić	in Group D vs Faroe Islands (matchday 2; 18 January)	Group D vs Switzerland (matchday 3; 20 January)
Victor Iturriza	in Group B vs Denmark (matchday 3; 20 January)	Group I vs Germany (matchday 4; 22 January)
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)

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)
• 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. 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.
• 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. The record was later broken again with 9,526 spectators for Germany vs Spain.
• On 18 January, Faroe Islands secured their first ever win at Euro tournaments by beating Montenegro 37–24.
• On 18 January, Iceland won their fourth consecutive game at Euro tournaments for the first time.
• On 20 January, Switzerland reached the main round for the first time since 2004.
• On 20 January, Italy won their first game in 28 years after beating Poland 29–28.
• 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. 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.
• France, Iceland and Switzerland secured their biggest victories at Euro tournaments.

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. As a response, the EHF acknowledged the criticism and stated that changes will be made in the future.

Broadcasting rights

The television channels broadcasting the event is as follows:

Territory	Rights holder
Austria	ORF
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Arena Sport
Croatia	RTL, Arena Sport
Czech Republic	Czech TV
Denmark	TV 2
Spain	TVE
Faroe Islands	KVF
France	Bein Sports, FranceTV, HandballTV
Finland	Viaplay
United Kingdom	Viaplay
Georgia	Silknet
Germany	ARD, ZDF, DYN
Hungary	MTVA
Iceland	RÚV
Israel	Charlton, Sport 1
Italy	Sky Sport
Kosovo	Arena Sport
Montenegro	RTCG, Arena Sport
North Macedonia	MKRTV, Arena Sport
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Poland	Eurosport, TVP
Portugal	RTP
Romania	ProTV
Russia	Match TV
Slovenia	RTVSLO, Arena Sport
Serbia	RTS, Arena Sport
Switzerland	SRG
Slovakia	JOJ
Sweden	Viaplay
Ukraine	Suspilne
Rest of Europe	EHFTV

Outside of Europe

Territory	Rights holder
Canada, Japan	DAZN
Rest of World	EHFTV

References

External links

• Official website
• Norwegian official website
• Regulations PDF
• Bid website of the European Handball Federation