2018 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 13th edition and was hosted for the second time in Croatia from 12 to 28 January 2018. Croatia was awarded hosting the tournament during the EHF congress in Dublin on 20 September 2014. Spain won their first title after defeating Sweden 29–23 in the final. France captured the bronze medal after defeating Denmark 32–29. Qualification. Qualified teams. Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. "Italic" indicates host for that year. Draw. The draw was held on 23 June 2017. Seeding. The seedings were announced  on 19 June 2017. Match officials. On 26 October 2017, 12 couples were announced. Preliminary round. "All times are local (UTC+1)." Main round. Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over. Ranking and statistics. All-Star Team. The all-star team and awards were announced on 28 January 2018.