This article describes the qualification for the 2026 European Women's Handball Championship.
Nine teams will play in phase 1 in a single round-robin system, with the group winners advance to phase 2 and joun the remaining teams.
The groups will be played at a single venue.
The draw took place on 20 December 2024. [1]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Luxembourg | Bulgaria Cyprus Great Britain | Belgium Estonia Malta |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | Great Britain (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7–9 March 2025 | Estonia | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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7–9 March 2025 | Great Britain | v | Estonia | |
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7–9 March 2025 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Great Britain | |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | Bulgaria (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7–9 March 2025 | Malta | v | Lithuania | |
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7–9 March 2025 | Bulgaria | v | Malta | |
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7–9 March 2025 | Lithuania | v | Bulgaria | |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | Cyprus (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7–9 March 2025 | Belgium | v | Luxembourg | |
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7–9 March 2025 | Cyprus | v | Belgium | |
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7–9 March 2025 | Luxembourg | v | Cyprus | |
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The group winners of phase 1 will join the remaining teams.
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