2026 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

For the men's tournament, see 2026 European Men's Handball Championship qualification.

2026 EHF European Women's Handball Championship qualification

Tournament details
Dates	7 March 2025 – 12 April 2026
Teams	30
Tournament statistics
Matches played	81
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The 2026 European Women's Handball Championship qualification tournament is a Handball competition that is played from March 2025 to April 2026 to determine the 16 EHF member women's national teams that would join the automatically qualified teams in the final tournament. Alongside the qualifiers, the EHF Euro Cup also takes place.

A total of 30 EHF member associations entered the qualifying process alongside the 8 teams in the EHF Euro Cup. The draw for the qualifying group stage took place in Cluj-Napoca on 20 March 2025.

Qualification system

Nine teams played in phase 1 in a single round-robin system, with the group winners advancing to phase 2 and join the remaining teams.

Qualification phase 1

The groups were played at a single venue.

Draw

The draw took place on 20 December 2024. ^[1]

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina   Lithuania   Luxembourg	Bulgaria   Cyprus   Great Britain	Belgium   Estonia   Malta

Groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)	2	2	0	0	56	35	+21	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Estonia	2	1	0	1	55	56	−1	2
3	Great Britain	2	0	0	2	40	60	−20	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

7 March 2025 17:00	Estonia	20–31	Bosnia and Herzegovina	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 400 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Gorbatsjova 5	(8–14)	Bošnjak 7
	1× 4×	Report	2×

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8 March 2025 17:00	Great Britain	25–35	Estonia	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 100 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Luke 9	(14–19)	Molkova 11
	1× 1×	Report	5×

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9 March 2025 17:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25–15	Great Britain	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 450 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Topčić 7	(12–9)	Kesselring 4
	3×	Report	1× 4×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania	2	2	0	0	66	31	+35	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Bulgaria (H)	2	1	0	1	60	41	+19	2
3	Malta	2	0	0	2	22	76	−54	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

7 March 2025 17:30	Bulgaria	37–14	Malta	Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna Attendance: 750 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Spasova 10	(19–9)	Schiavone 5
	1× 6×	Report	2×

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8 March 2025 15:00	Malta	8–39	Lithuania	Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna Attendance: 150 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Petrella 3	(3–17)	Andronik 7
	3×	Report	1× 3×

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9 March 2025 13:00	Lithuania	27–23	Bulgaria	Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Pilikauskaitė 8	(16–11)	Panayotova 6
	4×	Report	1× 4×

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	2	2	0	0	54	41	+13	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Cyprus (H)	2	1	0	1	44	42	+2	2
3	Luxembourg	2	0	0	2	44	59	−15	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

7 March 2025 18:00	Cyprus	18–21	Belgium	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 800 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Papa 8	(12–12)	N. Antonissen 6
	1×	Report	1× 3×

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8 March 2025 18:00	Belgium	33–23	Luxembourg	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	N. Antonissen 8	(17–10)	Dautaj 6
	2× 3× 1×	Report	5×

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9 March 2025 18:00	Luxembourg	21–26	Cyprus	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 550 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Cilovic 6	(8–17)	Konstantinidou 10
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1× 1×

Qualification phase 2

The group winners of phase 1 will join the remaining teams.

Draw

The draw took place on 20 March 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 11 March 2025. ^[2]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
France   Sweden   Netherlands   Germany   Montenegro   Spain	Slovenia   Croatia   Austria    Switzerland   Serbia   Iceland	North Macedonia   Ukraine   Portugal   Italy   Greece   Kosovo	Faroe Islands   Finland   Israel   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Lithuania   Belgium

Groups

All times are CET/CEST.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (Q)	4	4	0	0	139	60	+79	8	Final tournament
2	Croatia	4	2	0	2	90	103	−13	4
3	Finland	4	2	0	2	84	105	−21	4	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Kosovo	4	0	0	4	82	127	−45	0

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

15 October 2025 17:00	Croatia	25–17	Finland	Sportska dvorana Zeleni brijeg, Sisak Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Milosavljević 5	(11–8)	Aarnio 9
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×

15 October 2025 20:45	France	43–12	Kosovo	Le Parnasse, Nîmes Attendance: 2,210 Referees: Hummelgård, Svensson (SWE)
	Toublanc 8	(20–5)	M. Qorraj 6
	4×	Report	2×

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19 October 2025 15:00	Finland	15–32	France	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,650 Referees: Dasic, Husomanovic (NOR)
	Aarnio 7	(7–14)	three players 4
	1× 2×	Report	1× 1×

19 October 2025 17:15	Kosovo	22–32	Croatia	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 950 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	M. Qorraj 6	(13–14)	Barišić 12
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×

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5 March 2026 17:00	Croatia	19–30	France	Dvorana europskih prvaka, Bjelovar Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Marton, Dáné (HUN)
	Milosavljević 8	(7–19)	Bouktit 7
	6×	Report	1×

5 March 2026 17:30	Finland	23–21	Kosovo	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,347 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Aarnio 8	(14–10)	M. Qorraj 10
	1× 5×	Report	2× 5×

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8 March 2026 16:30	France	34–14	Croatia	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,634 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER)
	Granier, Grandveau 6	(19–9)	four players 2
	2×	Report	1× 2×

8 March 2026 17:15	Kosovo	27–29	Finland	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 250 Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
	Gjikokaj 9	(15–12)	Voutilainen 7
	2×	Report	5×

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7–8 April 2026	Kosovo	v	France
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Finland	v	Croatia
		Report

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12 April 2026	France	v	Finland
		Report

12 April 2026	Croatia	v	Kosovo
		Report

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (Q)	4	4	0	0	145	81	+64	8	Final tournament
2	Switzerland	4	2	0	2	115	108	+7	4
3	Italy	4	1	0	3	105	127	−22	2	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	1	0	3	86	135	−49	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

16 October 2025 19:15	Switzerland	35–19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	AXA Arena, Winterthur Attendance: 1,420 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU)
	Schmid 8	(19–11)	Demić, Kolašinac 6
	1× 5×	Report	2×

16 October 2025 19:30	Netherlands	42–19	Italy	Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 2,138 Referees: Pétursson, Þrastarson (ISL)
	Vollebregt 9	(22–9)	Djiogap Tenguim, Fanton 3
	1× 5×	Report	2×

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18 October 2025 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19–39	Netherlands	JU Sportski centar Salih Omerčević, Cazin Attendance: 450 Referees: Marton, Dáné (HUN)
	Kolašinac 11	(11–20)	Van der Vliet 6
	5× 2×	Report	6×

19 October 2025 18:00	Italy	25–37	Switzerland	Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Manojlovic 6	(13–18)	Baumann, Schmid 7
	3×	Report	3×

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5 March 2026 19:15	Switzerland	21–39	Netherlands	Pilatus Arena, Kriens Attendance: 2,465 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Gautschi 5	(10–18)	three players 5
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

5 March 2026 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28–25	Italy	JU Sportski centar Salih Omerčević, Cazin Attendance: 800 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
	Lovrić 8	(14–12)	Manojlovic 7
	1× 5×	Report	4×

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8 March 2026 15:00	Netherlands	25–22	Switzerland	Topsportcentrum, Almere Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Housheer 7	(13–12)	Buchner, Emmenegger 5
	3×	Report	4×

8 March 2026 18:00	Italy	36–20	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Palasport Giovanni Paolo II, Pescara Attendance: 900 Referees: Charalambous, Efstathiou (CYP)
	Manojlovic 11	(15–8)	Dautović, Lovrić 5
	4×	Report	5×

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7–8 April 2026	Italy	v	Netherlands
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Switzerland
		Report

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12 April 2026	Netherlands	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Report

12 April 2026	Switzerland	v	Italy
		Report

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (Q)	4	4	0	0	137	80	+57	8	Final tournament
2	Slovenia	4	2	0	2	98	105	−7	4
3	North Macedonia	4	1	0	3	96	116	−20	2	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Belgium	4	1	0	3	97	127	−30	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

15 October 2025 18:00	Slovenia	29–22	Belgium	Arena Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
	Fegic 7	(17–8)	N. Antonissen 13
	1× 2×	Report

16 October 2025 19:30	Germany	34–18	North Macedonia	Schwalbe Arena, Gummersbach Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	Hauf, Leuchter 5	(14–8)	Rizoska 8
	2× 2×	Report	1× 6×

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19 October 2025 13:45	Belgium	21–40	Germany	Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,548 Referees: L. Hardegger, S. Hardegger (SUI)
	N. Antonissen 11	(7–19)	Döll 7
	4×	Report	4×

19 October 2025 18:00	North Macedonia	20–28	Slovenia	Boro Čurlevski Sports Hall, Bitola Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Arsenievska 4	(11–12)	Fegic 6
	1× 4×	Report	3×

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4 March 2026 18:00	Slovenia	23–30	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Stanko 7	(15–16)	Döll 7
	3×	Report	1× 6×

4 March 2026 20:10	Belgium	26–25	North Macedonia	Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,025 Referees: Hummelgård, Svensson (SWE)
	Smits 11	(14–15)	Kiprijanovska 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3×

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7 March 2026 17:00	North Macedonia	33–28	Belgium	Sports Hall Kumanovo, Kumanovo Attendance: 400 Referees: Petrović, Zrnić (SRB)
	Jankulovska 8	(17–14)	N. Antonissen 13
	1× 6×	Report	2× 2×

8 March 2026 15:30	Germany	33–18	Slovenia	SNP Dome, Heidelberg Attendance: 3,791 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Döll, Engel 5	(18–8)	Bajc 6
	1× 2×	Report	1×

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7–8 April 2026	North Macedonia	v	Germany
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Belgium	v	Slovenia
		Report

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12 April 2026	Germany	v	Belgium
		Report

12 April 2026	Slovenia	v	North Macedonia
		Report

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	4	3	0	1	121	100	+21	6	Final tournament
2	Faroe Islands	4	2	0	2	98	100	−2	4
3	Portugal	4	2	0	2	94	102	−8	4	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Iceland	4	1	0	3	99	110	−11	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

15 October 2025 18:00	Montenegro	29–22	Portugal	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
	Jauković 8	(17–11)	Figueiredo 6
	2×	Report	1× 2×

15 October 2025 21:30	Iceland	22–24	Faroe Islands	Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 950 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad (NOR)
	three players 4	(11–11)	Mittún 7
	2×	Report	5×

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18 October 2025 20:00	Faroe Islands	26–32	Montenegro	Við Tjarnir, Tórshavn Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Mittún 6	(14–14)	Brnović 9
	1×	Report	3×

19 October 2025 18:00	Portugal	26–25	Iceland	Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Senhora da Hora Attendance: 1,147 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Resende 6	(14–13)	Þorkelsdóttir 7
	4× 1×	Report	5×

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4 March 2026 19:00	Iceland	28–27	Montenegro	Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 846 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Þorkelsdóttir 12	(13–13)	Jauković 12
	2×	Report	5×

4 March 2026 20:00	Faroe Islands	25–21	Portugal	Við Tjarnir, Tórshavn Attendance: 2,450 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
	Poulsen, Weyhe 5	(12–9)	Ramos 5
	2×	Report	2× 6×

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8 March 2026 18:00	Montenegro	33–24	Iceland	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Murariu, Chiruță (ROU)
	Jauković 12	(13–13)	Þorkelsdóttir 7
	1×	Report	1× 2×

8 March 2026 18:00	Portugal	25–23	Faroe Islands	Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Senhora da Hora Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Figueiredo 6	(15–8)	Brandenborg, Pálsdóttir 5
	5× 1×	Report	1× 2×

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7–8 April 2026	Portugal	v	Montenegro
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Faroe Islands	v	Iceland
		Report

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12 April 2026	Montenegro	v	Faroe Islands
		Report

12 April 2026	Iceland	v	Portugal
		Report

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden (Q)	4	4	0	0	130	93	+37	8	Final tournament
2	Serbia	4	2	0	2	124	112	+12	4
3	Ukraine	4	2	0	2	104	121	−17	4	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Lithuania	4	0	0	4	107	139	−32	0

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

16 October 2025 18:00	Serbia	42–33	Lithuania	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 1,750 Referees: E. Aghakishi, E. Aghakishi (AZE)
	Krpež Šlezak 11	(24–17)	Arciševskaja 9
	1× 6×	Report	1× 3×

16 October 2025 18:10	Sweden	33–25	Ukraine	Estrad Alingsås, Alingsås Attendance: 2,750 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	three players 5	(16–11)	Rosokha, Shukal 5
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

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19 October 2025 15:00	Lithuania	20–41	Sweden	Šiauliai Sporto salė, Šiauliai Attendance: 368 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT)
	Pilikauskaitė 6	(7–21)	Lerby 8
	1× 5×	Report	7×

19 October 2025 18:00	Ukraine	23–34	Serbia	City Sport Hall, Michalovce, Slovakia [note 1] Attendance: 250 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Dmytryshyn, Kolodiuk 4	(12–17)	Garović 7
	7×	Report	9×

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4 March 2026 18:00	Serbia	26–29	Sweden	Sport Centar Mladost "Jezero", Kragujevac Attendance: 3,150 Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Krpež Šlezak 12	(13–13)	Hagman 7
	3×	Report	6× 1×

5 March 2026 15:00	Ukraine	30–29	Lithuania	Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce, Slovakia [note 1] Attendance: 152 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
	Orzhakhovska 6	(15–16)	Andronik, Pilikauskaitė 6
	9×	Report	1× 6×

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7 March 2026 18:10	Sweden	27–22	Serbia	Sparbanken Skåne Arena, Lund Attendance: 2,696 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Lerby 7	(19–11)	Skrobić, Stamenić 5
	5×	Report	1× 3×

8 March 2026 14:10	Lithuania	25–26	Ukraine	Prienai Arena, Prienai Attendance: 450 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE)
	Pilikauskaitė 7	(10–16)	Kolodiuk, Smbatian 5
	2× 4×	Report	1× 7×

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7–8 April 2026	Ukraine	v	Sweden	[note 1]
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Lithuania	v	Serbia
		Report

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12 April 2026	Sweden	v	Lithuania
		Report

12 April 2026	Serbia	v	Ukraine
		Report

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain (Q)	4	4	0	0	136	85	+51	8	Final tournament
2	Austria	4	2	0	2	116	115	+1	4
3	Israel	2	0	0	2	52	77	−25	0	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Greece	2	0	0	2	37	64	−27	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2026. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

15 October 2025 18:00	Austria	39–30	Israel	BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 526 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Egger 7	(18–12)	Shaul 7
	4×	Report

16 October 2025 20:30	Spain	35–15	Greece	Port de Sagunt, Valencia, Puerto de Sagunto Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Arroyo 5	(15–6)	Giannopoulou 4
	1×	Report	1× 3×

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19 October 2025 17:00	Israel	22–38	Spain	Gopass Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia [note 2] Attendance: 35 Referees: Brodić, Hodžić (CRO)
	Vakrat 7	(7–18)	Vegué 7
	1×	Report	1× 1×

19 October 2025 17:00	Greece	22–29	Austria	Municipal Sports Center Lefkovrisi, Kozani Attendance: 800 Referees: Manea, Illescu (ROU)
	Andritsou 9	(9–15)	K. Pandza 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 7×

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4 March 2026 18:00	Austria	24–29	Spain	Sport Arena Wien, Vienna Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Ivančok-Šoltić 7	(12–10)	So Delgado 7
	1× 3× 1×	Report	1× 6× 1×

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7 March 2026 19:30	Spain	34–24	Austria	Pabellón Ciudad de Algeciras, Algeciras Attendance: 2,580 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	So Delgado 7	(15–12)	Ivančok-Šoltić 6
	2× 4×	Report	2× 2×

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7–8 April 2026	Greece	v	Spain
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Israel	v	Austria	[note 2]
		Report

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12 April 2026	Spain	v	Israel
		Report

12 April 2026	Austria	v	Greece
		Report

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Postponed [note 3]	Israel	v	Greece
		Report

Postponed [note 4]	Greece	v	Israel
		Report

Ranking of third-placed teams

The results against the fourth-placed team are omitted.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	4	Iceland	3	1	0	2	75	77	−2	2	Final tournament
2	5	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	78	96	−18	2
3	1	Finland	3	1	0	2	55	78	−23	2
4	3	Belgium	3	1	0	2	69	94	−25	2
5	2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	66	99	−33	2
6	6	Israel	2	0	0	2	52	77	−25	0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 2026. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) draw.

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The EHF Euro Cup took place for the third time and was played between the 2026 co-hosts plus the three best-placed teams of the 2024 European Championship. ^[2] This was the first time the event was eight teams, up from four from the previous two editions.

Composition of teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance
			Total	First	Last	Streak
Czech Republic	Co-hosts	8 March 2024	1st	Debut
Poland			1st	Debut
Romania			1st	Debut
Slovakia			1st	Debut
Turkey			1st	Debut
Denmark	Top three at 2024 edition	13 December 2024	1st	Debut
Norway			3rd	2022	2024	3	Champions (2022, 2024)
Hungary		15 December 2024	2nd	2024		2	Runners-up (2024)

Preliminary round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway (A)	4	4	0	0	123	86	+37	8	Semifinals
2	Romania	4	3	0	1	125	103	+22	6
3	Poland	4	1	0	3	97	117	−20	2
4	Slovakia	4	0	0	4	84	123	−39	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2026. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(A) Advance to a further round

15 October 2025 18:15	Norway	29–27	Romania	Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 3,184 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Reistad 10	(16–11)	Grozav 7
	1× 2×	Report	1×

16 October 2025 18:00	Poland	28–20	Slovakia	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa MOSiR w Mielcu, Mielec Attendance: 1,534 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Balsam 10	(15–8)	Lancz 5
	5×	Report	4×

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19 October 2025 14:00	Slovakia	19–31	Norway	Gopass Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 3,202 Referees: Jakovljević, Kovačević (SRB)
	Lancz 8	(9–18)	Henriksen, Hovden 6
	4×	Report	3×

19 October 2025 18:00	Romania	34–29	Poland	Polyvalent Hall, Craiova Attendance: 3,230 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Grozav 8	(15–15)	Cygan 7
	3×	Report	4×

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5 March 2026 18:00	Poland	24–31	Norway	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa RCS w Lubinie, Lubin Attendance: 3,249 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Kobylińska, Rosiak 4	(11–18)	Reistad 9
	5×	Report	1× 1×

5 March 2026 18:00	Slovakia	26–32	Romania	Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce Attendance: 902 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Lancz 5	(9–18)	Grozav 10
	1× 3×	Report	3×

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7 March 2026 18:15	Norway	32–16	Poland	Steinkjerhallen, Steinkjer Attendance: 3,207 Referees: Fält, Holm (SWE)
	Reistad 6	(17–8)	Uścinowicz 4
	2×	Report	3×

8 March 2026 18:00	Romania	32–19	Slovakia	TeraPlast Arena, Bistrița Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Grozav 7	(16–8)	three players 3
	1× 2×	Report	1×

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8–9 April 2026	Romania	v	Norway
		Report

8–9 April 2026	Slovakia	v	Poland
		Report

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11–12 April 2026	Poland	v	Romania
		Report

12 April 2026	Norway	v	Slovakia	Aquarama, Kristiansand
		Report

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark (A)	4	4	0	0	134	90	+44	8	Semifinals
2	Hungary	4	2	0	2	115	102	+13	4
3	Czech Republic	4	2	0	2	115	122	−7	4
4	Turkey	4	0	0	4	104	154	−50	0

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(A) Advance to a further round

15 October 2025 20:00	Denmark	41–25	Czech Republic	Spar Nord BOXEN, Nykøbing Falster Attendance: 2,631 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Tranborg 7	(21–12)	Cholevová 8
	3×	Report	2×

16 October 2025 19:00	Hungary	43–30	Turkey	Kanizsa Aréna, Nagykanizsa Attendance: 2,977 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Simon 6	(19–15)	Akgün 6
	1× 1×	Report	1×

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19 October 2025 17:00	Turkey	24–41	Denmark	THF Sports Hall, Ankara Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Tügel 5	(9–20)	Østergaard 7
	3×	Report	1× 3×

19 October 2025 19:00	Czech Republic	20–31	Hungary	UNYP Arena, Prague Attendance: 1,895 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
	Malá 5	(9–15)	Klujber 6
	4×	Report	1×

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4 March 2026 17:00	Turkey	26–34	Czech Republic	Kastamonu Merkez Spor Salonu, Kastamonu Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brodić, Hodžić (CRO)
	Akgün 6	(11–18)	Desortová 8
	4×	Report	1× 3×

5 March 2026 18:00	Hungary	19–21	Denmark	Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 5,138 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Simon 5	(9–9)	Højlund 6
	1× 1×	Report	4×

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7 March 2026 17:30	Czech Republic	36–24	Turkey	Datart Hala, Zlín Attendance: 1,980 Referees: Stancu (ROU), Pepe ( ITA)
	Desortová 8	(17–12)	Gökdemir, Tügel 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 4×

8 March 2026 16:00	Denmark	31–22	Hungary	Arena Svendborg, Svendborg Attendance: 3,203 Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Jørgensen 8	(14–7)	Vámos 5
	1× 3×	Report	3×

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8–9 April 2026	Czech Republic	v	Denmark
		Report

8–9 April 2026	Turkey	v	Hungary
		Report

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11–12 April 2026	Denmark	v	Turkey
		Report

11–12 April 2026	Hungary	v	Czech Republic
		Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 September
					27 September
	21 September
					Third place
					27 September

Semifinals

21–27 September 2026	A1	v	B2

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21–27 September 2026	B1	v	A2

Third place game

21–27 September 2026	LSF1	v	LSF2

Final

21–27 September 2026	WSF1	v	WSF2

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance [a]	Rank [6]
			Total	First	Last	Streak
Czech Republic	Co-hosts	8 March 2024	9th	1994	2024	2	Eighth place (1994, 2002)	TBD
Poland			10th	1996		7	Fifth place (1998)	TBD
Romania			16th	1994		10	Third place (2010)	TBD
Slovakia			4th			2	Twelfth place (1994, 2014)	TBD
Turkey			2nd	2024			Twentieth place (2024)	TBD
Denmark	Top three at 2024 edition	13 December 2024	17th	1994		17	Champions (1994, 1996 , 2002 )	TBD
Norway			17th				Champions (Ten times) [b]	TBD
Hungary		15 December 2024	17th				Champions (2000)	TBD
Sweden	Group 4 top two	7 March 2026	15th	1994		13	Runners-up (2010)	TBD
Spain	Group 6 top two		15th	1998		13	Runners-up (2008, 2014)	TBD
Netherlands	Group 2 top two	8 March 2026	11th	1994		7	Runners-up (2016)	TBD
Germany	Group 3 top two		17th	1998		17	Runners-up ( 1994 )	TBD
France	Group 1 top two		14th	2000		14	Champions ( 2018 )	TBD

Notes

1. Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
2. Norway have won in 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 , 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024.

1. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team plays their home matches at neutral venues.
2. Due to the Gaza war, the Israeli team plays their home matches at neutral venues.
3. The game, originally scheduled for 4 March 2026, was postponed due to the 2026 Iran war. ^[4]
4. The game, originally scheduled for 8 March 2026, was postponed due to the 2026 Iran war. ^[5]

References

1. "Path to Women's EHF EURO 2026 begins with phase 1 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
2. "Draw procedure for 2026 Qualifiers released; new final tournament for EHF EURO Cup". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
3. "Groups determined for Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
4. "EHF EURO Qualifier Israel vs Greece postponed". eurohandball.com. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
5. "Greece vs Israel qualifiers called off". eurohandball.com. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
6. "EHF women's four-year national team ranking" (PDF).