2027 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification

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The European qualification for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship will be contested in two rounds between October 2025 and May 2026. [1] They join the two already qualified teams: Germany and Denmark.

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Format

In the first round of qualification, six teams will be drawn in to knock-out ties. The winners advance to the qualification phase 2. [2]

Qualification phase 1

The draw took place on 26 June 2025. [2] [3] The winners of each tie advanced to phase 2.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 24 June 2025. [2]

Pot 1Pot 2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg62–53Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 28–2034–33
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg46–68Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 27–3319–35
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg56–67Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 26–3230–35

Matches

1 November 2025
20:00		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg28–20Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg d'Coque, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Attendance: 773
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
J. Valkovskis 9(13–9) D. Etute 7
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2 November 2025
18:30		 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg33–34Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 813
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
S. Etute 11(16–15) Kušners 8
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Latvia won 62–53 on aggregate.

29 October 2025
19:00		 Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg27–33Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Attendance: 680
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Argyrou 9(14–16) Pehlivan 7
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2 November 2025
14:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg35–19Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Ahmet Aytar Spor Salonu, Elazığ
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Biçer 6(22–10) Paraskeva 4
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Turkey won 68–46 on aggregate.

29 October 2025
18:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg26–32Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Derby Arena, Derby
Attendance: 1,508
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
Pereira 5(11–15) Gegaj 9
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2 November 2025
17:15		 Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg35–30Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Tahirukaj 7(17–13) Pereira 6
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Kosovo won 67–56 on aggregate.

Qualification phase 2

The three winners from phase 1 and 13 other countries will in March 2026 for qualification for phase 3. It is scheduled to take place in March 2026. [4] The draw took place on 6 November 2025. [5] [6] The winners of each tie advances to phase 3.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 5 November 2025. [5]

Pot 1Pot 2
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg1Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 18–19 Mar21–22 Mar
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 18–19 Mar21–22 Mar
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 18–19 Mar21–22 Mar
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg4Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 18–19 Mar21–22 Mar
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 18–19 Mar21–22 Mar
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 18–19 Mar21–22 Mar
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 18–19 Mar21–22 Mar
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg8Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 18–19 Mar21–22 Mar

Matches

18–19 March 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgvFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
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21–22 March 2026 Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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18–19 March 2026 Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
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21–22 March 2026 Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
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18–19 March 2026 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
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21–22 March 2026 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
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18–19 March 2026 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
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21–22 March 2026 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
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18–19 March 2026 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
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21–22 March 2026 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
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18–19 March 2026 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
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21–22 March 2026 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
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18–19 March 2026 Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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21–22 March 2026 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
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18–19 March 2026 Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
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21–22 March 2026 Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svgvFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
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Qualification phase 3

Phase 3 will take place from 13 to 17 May 2026. [4] The draw took place on 31 January 2026. [7] [8] Eight winners from Phase 2 and the remaining 12 teams from the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship join.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 30 January 2026. [9]

Pot 1Pot 2
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Winner of match 1
Winner of match 2
Winner of match 3
Winner of match 4
Winner of match 5
Winner of match 6
Winner of match 7
Winner of match 8

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner of match 3–Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 13–14 May16–17 May
Winner of match 1–Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 13–14 May16–17 May
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg–Flag of France.svg  France 13–14 May16–17 May
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg–Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13–14 May16–17 May
Winner of match 8–Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 13–14 May16–17 May
Winner of match 4–Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 13–14 May16–17 May
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg–Winner of match 213–14 May16–17 May
Winner of match 7–Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13–14 May16–17 May
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg–Winner of match 613–14 May16–17 May
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg–Winner of match 513–14 May16–17 May

References

  1. ↑ "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". ihf.info. 28 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "How to follow Men's EHF EURO 2028 Qualifiers promotion round draw". eurohandball.com. 24 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Next step in Men's EHF EURO 2028 Qualifiers set". EHF. 26 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Kosovo, Latvia and Türkiye keep World Championship dreams alive". EHF. 2 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 "16 teams await Men's World Championship Qualification Phase 2 draw". EHF. 5 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Qualification Phase 2 draw sets up path to Men's World Championship". EHF. 6 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Path to 2027 IHF Men's World Championship becomes clearer". EHF. 22 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ties for 2027 Men's World Championship qualification phase 3 set". EHF. 31 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Pots set for last 2027 Men's World Championship qualifiers draw". EHF. 30 January 2026.
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