Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2026

Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2026

Various Cities (DEN/NOR/SWE) - 15 January 2026 - 1 February 2026

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Qualified Nations

• Denmark
• Norway
• Sweden
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round

January 15th - January TBD, 2026
24 Nations, 6 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Main Round
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Main Round

January TBD - January 26th, 2026
12 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals, the 3rd Nations from each Group will qualify for the 5th Place Match
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Knockout Round

January TBD - February 1st, 2026
8 Nations, 5th Place Match, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2022 Champion

Road to the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2027

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th not already qualified Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2027.

Nations already Qualified for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2027

Qualification Format

Qualification Phase 1
January 13th - January 15th, 2023
4 Nations, Round-Robin, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Next Round
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Qualification Phase 2
TBD
TBD Nations, TBD Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2026

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Austria
• Azerbaijan (Qualification Phase 1)
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Cyprus (Qualification Phase 1)
• Czech Republic
• Denmark (Host Nation)
• Estonia
• Faroe Islands
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Greece
• Great Britain (Qualification Phase 1)
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Kosovo
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta (Qualification Phase 1)
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
  
• North Macedonia
• Norway (Host Nation)
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Sweden (Host Nation)
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine
  

Qualification Phase 1
January 13th - January 15th, 2023
4 Nations, Round-Robin, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Next Round

Group A

• Azerbaijan
• Cyprus
• Great Britain
• Malta
  

Round - Robin
Azerbaijan Time (GMT +4)

Cyprus 25 - 25 Great Britain
Half-Time: 12-13
June 13th 2023, h. 14:45, Baku Sports Palace, Baku

Azerbaijan 34 - 25 Malta
Half-Time: 18-6
June 13th 2023, h. 17:00, Baku Sports Palace, Baku

Malta 26 - 47 Cyprus
Half-Time: 12-23
June 14th 2023, h. 14:45, Baku Sports Palace, Baku

Great Britain 39 - 22 Azerbaijan
Half-Time: 16-8
June 14th 2023, h. 17:00, Baku Sports Palace, Baku

Great Britain 44 - 14 Malta
Half-Time: 23-7
June 15th 2023, h. 12:45, Baku Sports Palace, Baku

Cyprus 32 - 23 Azerbaijan
Half-Time: 18-15
June 15th 2023, h. 15:00, Baku Sports Palace, Baku

Round-Robin Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Great Britain	3	2	1	0	108	61	+47	5
Cyprus	3	2	1	0	104	74	+30	5
Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	79	96	-17	2
Malta	3	0	0	3	65	125	-60	0