# 2026 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2026 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF Euro 2026, will be the 17th edition of the EHF European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF. It will be co-hosted by Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 15 January to 1 February 2026.

## Bid 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.

## Qualification
### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Denmark | Co-host | 20 November 2021 | 15 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
| Norway | Co-host | 20 November 2021 | 11 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
| Sweden | Co-host | 20 November 2021 | 15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
| France | Winner of 2024 European Championship | 26 January 2024 | 16 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
| Iceland | Top two of Group 3 | 15 March 2025 | 13 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
| Croatia | Top two of Group 5 | 16 March 2025 | 16 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
| Slovenia | Top two of Group 1 | 16 March 2025 | 14 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

## 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. 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).
| Bærum, Norway | HerningMalmöKristianstadBærum | Kristianstad, Sweden |
| Unity Arena Capacity: 15,000 | HerningMalmöKristianstadBærum | Kristianstad Arena Capacity: 4,700 |
| Herning, Denmark | HerningMalmöKristianstadBærum | Malmö, Sweden |
| Jyske Bank Boxen Capacity: 12,500 | HerningMalmöKristianstadBærum | Malmö Arena Capacity: 13,000 |

## Draw

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.

## Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 10 November 2024.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 15 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 15 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 15 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 17 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 17 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 17 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 17 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 19 January 2025 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 19 January 2025 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 19 January 2025 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 19 January 2025 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 16 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 16 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 16 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 18 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 18 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 18 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 18 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 20 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 20 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 20 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 20 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 3 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 15 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 15 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 15 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 17 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 17 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 17 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 17 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 19 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 19 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 19 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 19 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 3 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 16 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 16 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 16 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 18 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 18 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 18 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 18 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 20 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 20 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 20 January 2026 | – | Unity Arena, Bærum |
| 20 January 2026 | (–) | Unity Arena, Bærum |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | E2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 3 | E3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | E4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 17 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 17 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 17 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 19 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 19 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 19 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 19 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 21 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 21 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 21 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 21 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | F2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 3 | F3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | F4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 January 2026 | – | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 16 January 2026 | (–) | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 16 January 2026 | – | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 16 January 2026 | (–) | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 18 January 2026 | – | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 18 January 2026 | (–) | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 18 January 2026 | – | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 18 January 2026 | (–) | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 20 January 2026 | – | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 20 January 2026 | (–) | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 20 January 2026 | – | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |
| 20 January 2026 | (–) | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad |

## 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 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 2 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 3 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 22 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 22 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 22 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 22 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 22 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 24 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 24 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 24 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 24 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 24 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 24 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 26 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 26 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 26 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 26 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 26 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 26 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 28 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 28 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 28 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 28 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 28 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 28 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 2 | E1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 3 | F1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | E2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | F2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 23 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 23 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 23 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 23 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 23 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 25 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 25 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 25 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 25 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 25 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 25 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 27 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 27 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 27 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 27 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 27 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 27 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 28 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 28 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 28 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 28 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 28 January 2026 | – | Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 28 January 2026 | (–) | Malmö Arena, Malmö |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 30 January | 30 January |
| | | 1 February | 1 February |
| 30 January | 30 January | | |
| | | Third place | Third place |
| | | 1 February | 1 February |

### Fifth place game

| 30 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 30 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |

### Semifinals

| 30 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 30 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 30 January 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 30 January 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |

### Third place game

| 1 February 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 1 February 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |

### Final

| 1 February 2026 | – | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |
| 1 February 2026 | (–) | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |

## Ranking and statistics
### 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 or 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.
| Rank | Team | Qualification | Qualification |
| Rank | Team | WC | EC |
| | | Q | Q |
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| Q | Qualified directly to a main tournament |
* Qualified for the phase indicated based on this tournament