# 2023 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification

The European qualification for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship determined nine European contestants at the final tournament, which joined six already qualified teams: Sweden and Poland, as co-hosts, Denmark, as title holder, and three best ranked teams at 2022 European Men's Handball Championship excluding Sweden, Poland and Denmark.

## Format

Qualification campaign was organized into two phases.
In the Phase 1, 16 teams not participating at the 2022 European Championship were split into four groups of four teams; the group winners and runners-up advanced to the second phase.
The Phase 2 was divided into two parts.
The Phase 2 part 1 comprised eight teams advanced from the first phase, joined by the best ranked team according EHF Men´s National Team Ranking List. Those nine teams faced the nine lowest-ranked teams from the 2022 European Championship which haven't qualified directly for the World Championship. The winners of nine ties (home and away matches) proceeded to the second part.
The Phase 2 part 2 comprised nine winners from the first part which faced the nine highest-ranked teams from the 2022 European Championship which haven't qualified directly for the World Championship. The winners of nine ties (home and away matches) qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.

## Qualification phase 1

The draw took place on 19 August 2021. Each group can decide if they want to play home-and away matches or play the games at a single venue.

### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Romania Latvia Belgium Finland | Italy Turkey Israel Estonia | Luxembourg Greece Cyprus Georgia | Kosovo Faroe Islands Great Britain Moldova |
All times are UTC+1.

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 136 | +34 | 12 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 2 | Belgium | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 174 | 186 | −12 | 5 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 3 | Turkey | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 163 | −16 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kosovo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 151 | 157 | −6 | 3 | |
| 3 November 2021 16:00 | Turkey | 25–23 | Kosovo | Porsuk Spor Salonu, Eskişehir Attendance: 500 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 3 November 2021 16:00 | Biçer 7 | (15–14) | Gjuka 6 | Porsuk Spor Salonu, Eskişehir Attendance: 500 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 3 November 2021 16:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 4× | Porsuk Spor Salonu, Eskişehir Attendance: 500 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 3 November 2021 20:15 | Belgium | 27–29 | Greece | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,501 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
| 3 November 2021 20:15 | Glorieux 7 | (12–14) | Tziras 10 | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,501 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
| 3 November 2021 20:15 | 5× | Report | 1× 6× | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,501 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
| 7 November 2021 16:00 | Greece | 24–20 | Turkey | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 500 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| 7 November 2021 16:00 | Mylonas 6 | (10–9) | Simsar 5 | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 500 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| 7 November 2021 16:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 500 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| 7 November 2021 17:00 | Kosovo | 28–28 | Belgium | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 550 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
| 7 November 2021 17:00 | Tahirukaj 6 | (14–12) | Colman 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 550 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
| 7 November 2021 17:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 9× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 550 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
| 5 January 2022 17:00 | Turkey | 30–25 | Belgium | Kastamonu Atatürk Sport Hall, Kastamonu Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU) |
| 5 January 2022 17:00 | Biçer 6 | (17–14) | Serras 9 | Kastamonu Atatürk Sport Hall, Kastamonu Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU) |
| 5 January 2022 17:00 | 2× 6× 1× | Report | 5× | Kastamonu Atatürk Sport Hall, Kastamonu Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU) |
| 5 January 2022 17:00 | Kosovo | 20–21 | Greece | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 500 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO) |
| 5 January 2022 17:00 | Dedaj 7 | (9–13) | Kalomoiros, Mallios 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 500 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO) |
| 5 January 2022 17:00 | 5× | Report | 1× 7× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 500 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO) |
| 8 January 2022 20.15 | Belgium | 37–28 | Turkey | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 0 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO) |
| 8 January 2022 20.15 | Spooren 8 | (17–13) | Simsar 8 | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 0 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO) |
| 8 January 2022 20.15 | 2× 2× | Report | 6× | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 0 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO) |
| 9 January 2022 14:00 | Greece | 26–25 | Kosovo | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 50 Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 9 January 2022 14:00 | Mallios 5 | (14–9) | Dedaj 6 | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 50 Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 9 January 2022 14:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 5× | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 50 Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 12 January 2022 19:15 | Kosovo | 26–24 | Turkey | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 650 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL) |
| 12 January 2022 19:15 | Dedaj 9 | (13–13) | Biçer 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 650 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL) |
| 12 January 2022 19:15 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 650 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL) |
| 13 January 2022 18:15 | Greece | 42–24 | Belgium | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 200 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 13 January 2022 18:15 | Arampatzis 9 | (21–9) | Glorieux 5 | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 200 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 13 January 2022 18:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 4× | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 200 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 15 January 2022 20:15 | Belgium | 33–29 | Kosovo | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 0 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT) |
| 15 January 2022 20:15 | Spooren 8 | (18–12) | Tahirukaj 8 | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 0 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT) |
| 15 January 2022 20:15 | 3× | Report | 1× 4× 1× | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 0 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT) |
| 16 January 2022 12:00 | Turkey | 20–28 | Greece | Hasan Dağı Spor Salonu, Aksaray Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
| 16 January 2022 12:00 | Hacıoğlu, Öztürk 4 | (11–14) | Kostakidis 6 | Hasan Dağı Spor Salonu, Aksaray Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
| 16 January 2022 12:00 | 1× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Hasan Dağı Spor Salonu, Aksaray Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 81 | +21 | 5 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 2 | Estonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 84 | +11 | 4 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 86 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 104 | −34 | 0 | |
| 5 November 2021 16:00 | Finland | 35–30 | Estonia | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 550 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 5 November 2021 16:00 | Helander 11 | (17–15) | Toom 6 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 550 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 5 November 2021 16:00 | 5× 1× | Report | 5× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 550 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 5 November 2021 19:00 | Georgia | 32–26 | Great Britain | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 150 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 5 November 2021 19:00 | Chanturia 6 | (17–9) | Klaening 7 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 150 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 5 November 2021 19:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 2× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 150 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 6 November 2021 15:00 | Finland | 29–29 | Georgia | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 600 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 6 November 2021 15:00 | M. Granlund, Helander 7 | (15–18) | Kbilashvili 8 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 600 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 6 November 2021 15:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 8× 1× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 600 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 6 November 2021 18:00 | Estonia | 34–22 | Great Britain | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 150 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 6 November 2021 18:00 | Varik 8 | (20–10) | Edgar 8 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 150 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 6 November 2021 18:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 6× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 150 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 7 November 2021 14:00 | Great Britain | 22–38 | Finland | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 600 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 7 November 2021 14:00 | Edgar 8 | (10–16) | three players 6 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 600 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 7 November 2021 14:00 | 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 600 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 7 November 2021 17:00 | Estonia | 31–27 | Georgia | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 200 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 7 November 2021 17:00 | Rooba 10 | (15–16) | Kbilashvili, Orjonikidze 6 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 200 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 7 November 2021 17:00 | 8× | Report | 1× 7× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 200 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 6 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 2 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 4 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 3 | Moldova | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 2 | |
| 4 | Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | Withdrawn |
* ↑ Cyprus withdrew before the tournament because of several positive COVID-19 tests inside their team. All games were forfeited with a score of 10–0 for the opposing team.
| 7 January 2022 17:00 | Romania | 33–30 | Israel | BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 900 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 7 January 2022 17:00 | Grigoraș 8 | (18–18) | Lumbroso 9 | BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 900 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 7 January 2022 17:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 5× 1× | BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 900 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 8 January 2022 14:00 | Israel | 42–31 | Moldova | BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 150 Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR) |
| 8 January 2022 14:00 | Cohen 7 | (22–13) | Dodica 9 | BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 150 Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR) |
| 8 January 2022 14:00 | 3× | Report | 2× | BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 150 Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR) |
| 9 January 2022 17:00 | Moldova | 23–33 | Romania | BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 750 Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR) |
| 9 January 2022 17:00 | Dodica 8 | (15–18) | Cumpanici 5 | BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 750 Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR) |
| 9 January 2022 17:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 4× | BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 750 Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR) |
| Cancelled | Cyprus | 0–10 | Moldova |
| Cancelled | Romania | 10–0 | Cyprus |
| Cancelled | Israel | 10–0 | Cyprus |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Faroe Islands (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 76 | +3 | 4 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 78 | +13 | 4 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 85 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 92 | −20 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Faroe Islands 27–26 Italy
| 14 January 2022 18:00 | Latvia | 23–36 | Italy | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 75 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 14 January 2022 18:00 | Krištopāns 5 | (13–21) | D'Antino 7 | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 75 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 14 January 2022 18:00 | 1× 8× | Report | 6× | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 75 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 14 January 2022 20:30 | Luxembourg | 31–26 | Faroe Islands | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 400 Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU) |
| 14 January 2022 20:30 | Hoffmann 7 | (11–10) | Teigum 9 | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 400 Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU) |
| 14 January 2022 20:30 | 1× 7× 2× | Report | 3× | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 400 Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU) |
| 15 January 2022 18:00 | Latvia | 30–30 | Luxembourg | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 50 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 15 January 2022 18:00 | Pančenko 6 | (18–15) | Wirtz 9 | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 50 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 15 January 2022 18:00 | 4× | Report | 8× 1× | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 50 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 15 January 2022 20:30 | Italy | 26–27 | Faroe Islands | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 400 Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU) |
| 15 January 2022 20:30 | Parisini 6 | (13–11) | Mikkelsen 7 | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 400 Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU) |
| 15 January 2022 20:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 5× | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 400 Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU) |
| 16 January 2022 16:30 | Italy | 29–28 | Luxembourg | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 50 Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU) |
| 16 January 2022 16:30 | Arcieri 10 | (18–14) | Hoffmann 7 | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 50 Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU) |
| 16 January 2022 16:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 7× 1× | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 50 Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU) |
| 16 January 2022 19:00 | Faroe Islands | 26–19 | Latvia | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 400 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 16 January 2022 19:00 | Mikkelsen 5 | (17–10) | Tuminskis 6 | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 400 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 16 January 2022 19:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 6× | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 400 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |

## Qualification phase 2

The qualification phase 2 draw took place on the final weekend of the EHF EURO 2022 in Budapest.

### Part 1

Eight teams advanced from the Phase 1 joined by Switzerland as the best ranked team which hasn't qualified for the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship, played against the nine lowest-ranked teams from 2022 European Men's Handball Championship. Matches were played between 14 and 20 March 2022.

#### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Austria Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania North Macedonia Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine | Belgium Estonia Faroe Islands Finland Israel Greece Italy Romania Switzerland |

#### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ukraine | 0–20 w/o | Finland | 0–10 | 0–10 |
| Italy | 49–57 | Slovenia | 28–29 | 21–28 |
| Portugal | 66–54 | Switzerland | 33–26 | 33–28 |
| Austria | 62–57 | Estonia | 35–33 | 27–24 |
| Greece | 52–43 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24–17 | 28–26 |
| North Macedonia | 52–46 | Romania | 30–22 | 22–24 |
| Israel | 55–49 | Lithuania | 28–24 | 27–25 |
| Slovakia | 54–57 | Belgium | 28–26 | 26–31 |
| Faroe Islands | 20–0 w/o | Belarus | 10–0 | 10–0 |
* ↑ Finland won on walkover as Ukraine could not play due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
* ↑ Faroe Islands won on walkover as the EHF suspended Belarus due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
All times are UTC+1.

##### Matches

| Cancelled | Ukraine | 0–10 | Finland |
| Cancelled | Finland | 10–0 | Ukraine |
| 16 March 2022 18:30 | Italy | 28–29 | Slovenia | Kioene Arena, Padova Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 16 March 2022 18:30 | Bronzo 7 | (16–14) | Marguč 8 | Kioene Arena, Padova Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 16 March 2022 18:30 | 1× | Report | 1× 4× | Kioene Arena, Padova Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 20 March 2022 14:30 | Slovenia | 28–21 | Italy | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 20 March 2022 14:30 | Bombač 7 | (12–9) | Parisini 7 | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 20 March 2022 14:30 | 1× 4× | Report | | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
Slovenia won 57–49 on aggregate.
| 17 March 2022 20:00 | Portugal | 33–26 | Switzerland | Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 17 March 2022 20:00 | Iturriza 8 | (15–12) | Rubin 7 | Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 17 March 2022 20:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 20 March 2022 14:30 | Switzerland | 28–33 | Portugal | Winterthur Central Sports Hall, Winterthur Attendance: 1,950 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 20 March 2022 14:30 | Rubin 6 | (13–17) | Branquinho, Portela 5 | Winterthur Central Sports Hall, Winterthur Attendance: 1,950 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 20 March 2022 14:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 4× | Winterthur Central Sports Hall, Winterthur Attendance: 1,950 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Portugal won 66–54 on aggregate.
| 17 March 2022 19:00 | Austria | 35–33 | Estonia | Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) |
| 17 March 2022 19:00 | Wagner 9 | (15–16) | Toom 7 | Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) |
| 17 March 2022 19:00 | 3× | Report | 4× | Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) |
| 20 March 2022 18:40 | Estonia | 24–27 | Austria | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 500 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| 20 March 2022 18:40 | Jaanimaa, Rooba 5 | (13–14) | Frimmel 8 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 500 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| 20 March 2022 18:40 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 500 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
Austria won 62–57 on aggregate.
| 16 March 2022 18:15 | Greece | 24–17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis Attendance: 900 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| 16 March 2022 18:15 | Mallios 13 | (10–8) | Građan, Jozinović 4 | Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis Attendance: 900 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| 16 March 2022 18:15 | 1× 7× 1× | Report | 1× 5× | Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis Attendance: 900 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| 19 March 2022 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26–28 | Greece | KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 March 2022 20:00 | Kadrić, Ovčina 5 | (10–12) | Boskos 10 | KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 March 2022 20:00 | 3× | Report | 5× | KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
Greece won 52–43 on aggregate.
| 17 March 2022 19:00 | North Macedonia | 30–22 | Romania | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 17 March 2022 19:00 | Taleski 10 | (16–13) | Cumpãnici, Negru 5 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 17 March 2022 19:00 | 4× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 19 March 2022 17:00 | Romania | 24–22 | North Macedonia | Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 19 March 2022 17:00 | Humet 7 | (12–12) | Lazarov 6 | Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 19 March 2022 17:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 4× | Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
North Macedonia won 52–46 on aggregate.
| 16 March 2022 18:00 | Israel | 28–24 | Lithuania | Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| 16 March 2022 18:00 | Sidi 7 | (10–13) | Malašinskas 11 | Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| 16 March 2022 18:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 4× | Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| 20 March 2022 15:00 | Lithuania | 25–27 | Israel | Alytus Arena, Alytus Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 20 March 2022 15:00 | Dumčius, Malašinskas 5 | (10–13) | Sidi 6 | Alytus Arena, Alytus Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 20 March 2022 15:00 | 6× | Report | 2× 3× | Alytus Arena, Alytus Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
Israel won 55–49 on aggregate.
| 16 March 2022 20:00 | Slovakia | 28–26 | Belgium | Športová Hala Topoľčany, Topoľčany Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU) |
| 16 March 2022 20:00 | Urban 8 | (10–14) | Spooren 7 | Športová Hala Topoľčany, Topoľčany Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU) |
| 16 March 2022 20:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 2× | Športová Hala Topoľčany, Topoľčany Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU) |
| 19 March 2022 20:10 | Belgium | 31–26 | Slovakia | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,650 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 19 March 2022 20:10 | Glorieux 6 | (14–11) | Slaninka, Urban 5 | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,650 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 19 March 2022 20:10 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,650 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
Belgium won 57–54 on aggregate.
| Cancelled | Faroe Islands | 10–0 | Belarus |
| Cancelled | Belarus | 0–10 | Faroe Islands |

### Part 2

The winners from Part 1 advanced and faced the nine highest-ranked teams from 2022 European Men's Handball Championship (other than the six direct qualifiers as described at the beginning of the article). Matches were played between 11 and 17 April 2022.

#### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Croatia Czech Republic Germany Hungary Iceland Montenegro Netherlands Russia Serbia | Austria Belgium Faroe Islands Finland Greece Israel North Macedonia Portugal Slovenia |

#### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Finland | 43–70 | Croatia | 21–34 | 22–36 |
| Slovenia | 51–57 | Serbia | 31–34 | 20–23 |
| Portugal | 65–61 | Netherlands | 30–33 | 35–28 |
| Austria | 56–68 | Iceland | 30–34 | 26–34 |
| Greece | 50–56 | Montenegro | 25–23 | 25–33 |
| Czech Republic | 49–51 | North Macedonia | 24–24 | 25–27 |
| Israel | 54–64 | Hungary | 32–33 | 22–31 |
| Russia | 0–20 w/o | Belgium | 0–10 | 0–10 |
| Germany | 67–53 | Faroe Islands | 34–26 | 33–27 |
* ↑ Belgium won on walkover as the EHF suspended Russia due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

##### Matches

All times are UTC+2.
| 13 April 2022 18:00 | Finland | 21–34 | Croatia | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU) |
| 13 April 2022 18:00 | Granlund 5 | (9–16) | Glavaš 8 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU) |
| 13 April 2022 18:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU) |
| 16 April 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 36–22 | Finland | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 16 April 2022 18:00 | Marić 7 | (18–10) | Syrjälä 5 | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 16 April 2022 18:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
Croatia won 70–43 on aggregate.
| 13 April 2022 20:00 | Slovenia | 31–34 | Serbia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU) |
| 13 April 2022 20:00 | Bombač 8 | (16–20) | Đorđić 8 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU) |
| 13 April 2022 20:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 6× 1× | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU) |
| 16 April 2022 18:00 | Serbia | 23–20 | Slovenia | Sport Centar Mladost, Kragujevac Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 16 April 2022 18:00 | Ilić, Radivojević 4 | (10–8) | Bombač 6 | Sport Centar Mladost, Kragujevac Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 16 April 2022 18:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 6× | Sport Centar Mladost, Kragujevac Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
Serbia won 57–51 on aggregate.
| 14 April 2022 20:00 | Portugal | 30–33 | Netherlands | Portimão Arena, Portimão Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 14 April 2022 20:00 | Iturriza 8 | (16–17) | Smits 9 | Portimão Arena, Portimão Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 14 April 2022 20:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× 1× | Portimão Arena, Portimão Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 17 April 2022 14:00 | Netherlands | 28–35 | Portugal | Indoor Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 17 April 2022 14:00 | Smits 8 | (15–17) | M. Costa 10 | Indoor Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 17 April 2022 14:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 4× | Indoor Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
Portugal won 65–61 on aggregate.
| 13 April 2022 18:00 | Austria | 30–34 | Iceland | Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 13 April 2022 18:00 | Zivkovic 6 | (13–18) | Elísson 11 | Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 13 April 2022 18:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 5× | Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 16 April 2022 18:00 | Iceland | 34–26 | Austria | Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 16 April 2022 18:00 | Elísson 8 | (19–15) | Wagner 6 | Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 16 April 2022 18:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× | Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
Iceland won 68–56 on aggregate.
| 13 April 2022 18:15 | Greece | 25–23 | Montenegro | Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis Attendance: 1,550 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 13 April 2022 18:15 | Passias 5 | (15–10) | M. Vujović 7 | Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis Attendance: 1,550 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 13 April 2022 18:15 | 1× 7× 1× | Report | 1× 7× | Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis Attendance: 1,550 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 17 April 2022 18:00 | Montenegro | 33–25 | Greece | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 17 April 2022 18:00 | B. Vujović 9 | (16–12) | Tziras 8 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 17 April 2022 18:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
Montenegro won 56–50 on aggregate.
| 13 April 2022 19:15 | Czech Republic | 24–24 | North Macedonia | Datart Hala, Zlín Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 13 April 2022 19:15 | Hrstka, Klíma 5 | (10–13) | Taleski 5 | Datart Hala, Zlín Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 13 April 2022 19:15 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Datart Hala, Zlín Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 17 April 2022 19:00 | North Macedonia | 27–25 | Czech Republic | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 17 April 2022 19:00 | Kuzmanovski 9 | (14–12) | Hrstka, Piroch 5 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 17 April 2022 19:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 3× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
North Macedonia won 51–49 on aggregate.
| 13 April 2022 18:00 | Israel | 32–33 | Hungary | Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
| 13 April 2022 18:00 | Cohen 9 | (18–17) | Rodríguez Álvarez 7 | Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
| 13 April 2022 18:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 6× | Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
| 16 April 2022 17:30 | Hungary | 31–22 | Israel | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
| 16 April 2022 17:30 | Ancsin, Szita 6 | (15–13) | Lumbroso 7 | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
| 16 April 2022 17:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 2× 1× | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
Hungary won 64–54 on aggregate.
| Cancelled | Russia | 0–10 | Belgium |
| Cancelled | Belgium | 10–0 | Russia |
| 13 April 2022 18:15 | Germany | 34–26 | Faroe Islands | Wunderino Arena, Kiel Attendance: 5,121 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO) |
| 13 April 2022 18:15 | four players 5 | (17–11) | Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 5 | Wunderino Arena, Kiel Attendance: 5,121 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO) |
| 13 April 2022 18:15 | 2× 7× | Report | 7× | Wunderino Arena, Kiel Attendance: 5,121 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO) |
| 16 April 2022 20:00 | Faroe Islands | 27–33 | Germany | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 1,698 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT) |
| 16 April 2022 20:00 | Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 9 | (16–15) | Mertens 6 | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 1,698 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT) |
| 16 April 2022 20:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 1× 3× | Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 1,698 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT) |
Germany won 67–53 on aggregate.