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2024 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification process for the EHF EURO 2024 and EHF Euro Cup. In total 32 teams competed for 20 places at the final tournament, while 4 teams contested the EHF Euro Cup.

Logo of the qualifiers

Format

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Prior to the qualifiers, four teams were automatically qualified:[1]

Originally, the qualification process was about to start with Phase 1 in March 2021.[2] The two best-placed teams from that phase would qualify for the relegation round along with the winner of the 2021 edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship. However, after postponing the Qualification Phase 1 and cancellation of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship, both caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, those two tournaments were merged into 2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy. The three best-ranked teams from that tournament qualified for the relegation round.

Relegation Round involved eight teams:

The four winners advanced to the qualifiers – the latest stage of this qualification campaign.

Qualifiers involved 32 teams:

  • four teams advanced from the relegation round
  • eight remaining teams from the EHF EURO 2022 qualifiers which failed to qualify for the final tournament
  • twenty teams which participated at EHF EURO 2022, but not directly qualified for EHF EURO 2024

Qualification phase 1

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Since only four teams would have participated in this round, no draw was needed.[3] This phase was planned to be played in a tournament format.[4] On 15 February 2021 the EHF announced that the tournament was postponed to 30 April to 2 May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

On 26 March 2021, the Qualification Phase 1 was cancelled and replaced with the IHF/EHF Trophy.[6]

IHF/EHF Trophy

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Main article: 2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy

After the 2021 IHF Emerging Nations Championship was cancelled, the EHF announced in March 2021, that the IHF/EHF Trophy would take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 14 to 19 June 2021.[6] The three best teams qualified for the relegation round.[7]

Rank Team
    Georgia
    Cyprus
    Bulgaria
4   Moldova
5   Andorra
  Azerbaijan

Relegation round

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The four worst-ranked fourth placed teams from the previous cycle join in this round.[8] The draw took place on 19 August 2021, when the teams were paired in four two-legged ties.[9][10]

Seeding

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The seeding was announced on 18 August 2021.[11] Teams relegated from the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualification were placed into the seeding pot 2.

Pot 1 Pot 2
  Luxembourg
  Georgia
  Cyprus
  Bulgaria 		  Finland
  Belgium
  Turkey
  Latvia

Overview

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All matches were played in January 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Turkey   64–54   Cyprus 35–28 29–26
Georgia   45–52   Finland 22–22 23–30
Latvia   72–55   Bulgaria 36–23 36–32
Luxembourg   53–59   Belgium 26–32 27–27

Matches

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All times are local.

19 January 2022
18:00 		Turkey   35–28   Cyprus Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,230
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Kanberoğlu 8 (17–14) Argyrou 11
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22 January 2022
19:00 		Cyprus   26–29   Turkey Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Attendance: 500
Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Argyrou, Demosthenous 7 (11–14) Biçer 12
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Turkey won 64–54 on aggregate.

5 January 2022
16:00 		Georgia   22–22   Finland Olympic Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: V. Butskevich, Y. Butskevich (BLR)
Orjonikidze 7 (8–9) M. Granlund 6
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9 January 2022
15:00 		Finland   30–23   Georgia Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Syrjälä, Säkkinen 7 (18–12) Dikhaminjia 5
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Finland won 52–45 on aggregate.

22 January 2022[note 2]
16:40 		Latvia   36–23   Bulgaria Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele
Attendance: 750
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Kreicbergs 11 (18–10) Dimitrov, Vasilev 5
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23 January 2022[note 2]
13:45 		Bulgaria   32–36   Latvia Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele, Latvia
Attendance: 260
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Vasilev 9 (17–19) Leja 8
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Latvia won 72–55 on aggregate.

20 January 2022
19:30 		Luxembourg   26–32   Belgium d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 531
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Guden 8 (12–12) Glorieux 8
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22 January 2022
20:15 		Belgium   27–27   Luxembourg Stedelijke sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Spooren 9 (13–13) Hoffmann 7
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Belgium won 59–53 on aggregate.

Qualifiers

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Qualifiers were played between October 2022 and April 2023. Like in previous cycles, 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, with the winners and runners-up qualifying for the final tournament, together with the four best third-placed teams which were determined taking into account only results against top two teams in each group.[1][13] The draw took place on 31 March 2022.[14]

Participating teams

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Qualification method Team(s)
Participated at 2022 European Men's Handball Championship

  Austria
  Belarus1
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Croatia
  Czech Republic
  France
  Hungary
  Iceland
  Lithuania
  Montenegro
  Netherlands
  North Macedonia
  Norway
  Poland
  Portugal
  Russia2
  Serbia
  Slovakia
  Slovenia
  Ukraine

Eliminated from the final phase of 2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

  Estonia
  Faroe Islands
  Greece
  Israel
  Italy
  Kosovo
  Romania
   Switzerland

Relegation round winners

  Belgium
  Finland
  Georgia (replacement)3
  Latvia
  Luxembourg (replacement)3
  Turkey

1 Belarus was excluded due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]
2 Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]
3 Georgia and Luxembourg, as two teams with the best records among the relegation round losers, replaced Belarus and Russia.[15]

Seeding

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The seeding was announced on 22 March 2022.[16]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Norway
  France
  Croatia
  Slovenia
  Hungary
  Portugal
  Iceland
  Austria 		  Czech Republic
  Poland
  Netherlands
  Montenegro
  North Macedonia
  Serbia
   Switzerland
  Ukraine 		  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Lithuania
  Latvia
  Israel
  Slovakia
  Turkey
  Romania
  Greece 		  Kosovo
  Belgium
  Estonia
  Faroe Islands
  Finland
  Italy
  Georgia
  Luxembourg

Groups

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Matchdays 1,2,5 and 6 are UTC+2, matchdays 3 and 4 are UTC+1.

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 6 6 0 0 210 151 +59 12 Final tournament
2   North Macedonia 6 4 0 2 182 162 +20 8
3   Turkey 6 2 0 4 177 196 −19 4
4   Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 135 195 −60 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.
12 October 2022
19:00 		North Macedonia   38–24   Luxembourg Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
three players 5 (18–7) Werdel 5
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13 October 2022
20:30 		Portugal   44–27   Turkey Centro de Desportos e Congressos, Matosinhos
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Pétursson, Þrastarson (ISL)
F. Costa 7 (24–12) Yağmuroğlu 6
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16 October 2022
16:00 		Luxembourg   21–32   Portugal d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 1,121
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Hoffmann 5 (5–14) Fernandes, Iturriza 5
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16 October 2022
16:00 		Turkey   27–36   North Macedonia Nur Tatar Spor Salonu, Van
Attendance: 3,580
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Karakoç 8 (8–17) Taleski 7
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8 March 2023
19:00 		Luxembourg   29–30   Turkey d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 524
Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU)
Tironzelli 6 (10–14) Hacıoğlu 6
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9 March 2023
19:00 		North Macedonia   23–29   Portugal Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Kuzmanovski, Serafimov 5 (11–14) Areia 10
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12 March 2023
15:00 		Turkey   31–20   Luxembourg 19 Mayis Spor Salonu, Konya
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Yağmuroğlu 7 (17–8) Ilic 5
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12 March 2023
18:30 		Portugal   32–27   North Macedonia Centro de Desportos e Congressos, Matosinhos
Attendance: 3,525
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
five players 4 (15–11) Kuzmanovski 10
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26 April 2023
17:00 		Turkey   35–37   Portugal THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Döne 6 (14–19) Martins 8
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26 April 2023
20:15 		Luxembourg   23–28   North Macedonia d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 700
Referees: Em. Aghakishi, Er. Aghakishi (AZE)
Kaysen 10 (12–14) Taleski 8
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Portugal   36–18   Luxembourg Pavilhão Multidesportos Dr. Mário Mexia, Coimbra
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI)
four players 5 (18–8) Hoffmann, Weyer 5
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30 April 2023
18:00 		North Macedonia   30–27   Turkey Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
Mitev, Peševski 5 (15–15) Pehlivan, Tınkır 5
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Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 6 5 0 1 197 144 +53 10[a] Final tournament
2   Serbia 6 5 0 1 178 159 +19 10[a]
3   Slovakia 6 1 0 5 155 190 −35 2[b]
4   Finland 6 1 0 5 153 190 −37 2[b]
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Norway 59–50 Serbia
  2. ^ a b Slovakia 59–55 Finland
12 October 2022
18:00 		Serbia   34–24   Finland SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Pechmalbec 6 (19–11) M. Granlund 10
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13 October 2022
18:15 		Norway   38–26   Slovakia Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
Barthold 9 (19–11) three players 4
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16 October 2022
15:00 		Finland   22–35   Norway Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE)
Helander, Karlsson 6 (14–19) Barthold 7
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16 October 2022
18:00 		Slovakia   21–27   Serbia City Hall Prešov, Prešov
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Potisk 6 (12–16) Kukić, Radivojević 7
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9 March 2023
18:00 		Serbia   25–24   Norway SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 6,700
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Pechmalbec, Radivojević 5 (12–14) Abelvik Rød 6
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9 March 2023
18:00 		Finland   30–27   Slovakia Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 750
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
M. Granlund 8 (11–13) Potisk 6
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12 March 2023
16:00 		Slovakia   32–25   Finland Sportová Hala Na Zábraní, Hlohovec
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Hlinka, Péchy 5 (13–14) M. Granlund 7
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12 March 2023
16:45 		Norway   35–25   Serbia Åsane Arena, Bergen
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Sagosen 12 (17–12) Marsenić 5
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26 April 2023
18:00 		Slovakia   23–33   Norway Sportová Hala Na Zábraní, Hlohovec
Attendance: 1,950
Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
Urban 7 (12–17) Blonz 6
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27 April 2023
18:00 		Finland   29–30   Serbia Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 600
Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE)
M. Granlund 9 (17–14) N. Ilić 8
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Norway   32–23   Finland Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 4,468
Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
Abelvik Rød, Lien 5 (15–12) M. Granlund, Hjálmarsson 6
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Serbia   37–26   Slovakia SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
three players 6 (19–13) Urban 7
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Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iceland 6 5 0 1 185 136 +49 10[a] Final tournament
2   Czech Republic 6 5 0 1 160 141 +19 10[a]
3   Estonia 6 1 0 5 158 187 −29 2[b]
4   Israel 6 1 0 5 147 186 −39 2[b]
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Iceland 45–41 Czech Republic
  2. ^ a b Estonia 57–57 Israel
12 October 2022
18:10 		Czech Republic   31–23   Estonia RT Torax Arena, Ostrava
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU)
Klíma 6 (17–13) Löpp, Rooba 4
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12 October 2022
21:45 		Iceland   36–21   Israel Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður
Attendance: 1,150
Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
K. Kristjánsson 7 (16–10) Lumbroso 5
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15 October 2022
18:10 		Estonia   25–37   Iceland Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 500
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Toom 8 (13–20) Elísson 12
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16 October 2022
14:00 		Israel   19–29   Czech Republic Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,095
Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
Lumbroso 6 (10–16) Hrstka, Klíma 6
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8 March 2023
20:15 		Czech Republic   22–17   Iceland Sportovní hala Vodova, Brno
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
three players 4 (12–10) V. Kristjánsson 7
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9 March 2023
18:00 		Estonia   30–28   Israel Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 900
Referees: Mikelič, Paradina (CRO)
Toom 11 (16–12) Dayan 9
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12 March 2023
17:00 		Iceland   28–19   Czech Republic Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
G. Kristjánsson, V. Kristjánsson 6 (15–12) Klíma 6
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12 March 2023
17:00 		Israel   29–27   Estonia Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 600
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Cohen, Mosindi 6 (15–13) Patrail 6
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27 April 2023
17:00 		Estonia   30–32   Czech Republic Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 400
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Lees, Löpp 5 (14–18) Hrstka 8
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27 April 2023
18:00 		Israel   26–37   Iceland Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Natsia 7 (11–19) K. Kristjánsson 8
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Czech Republic   27–24   Israel Hala Polárka, Frýdek-Místek
Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
Klíma 7 (15–13) Turkenitz 6
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Iceland   30–23   Estonia Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Elísson 8 (17–10) Mamporia 5
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Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Austria 6 6 0 0 208 182 +26 12 Final tournament
2   Romania 6 2 0 4 173 173 0 4[a]
3   Faroe Islands 6 2 0 4 164 174 −10 4[a]
4   Ukraine 6 2 0 4 171 187 −16 4[a]
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c HTH: Romania 4 Pts, +9 GD; Faroe Islands 4 Pts, −3 GD; Ukraine 4 Pts, −6 GD
12 October 2022
20:00 		Ukraine   29–25   Faroe Islands F.a.n. Frankenstolz Arena, Aschaffenburg, Germany[note 3]
Attendance: 1,756
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Turchenko 9 (18–14) Mikkelsen 5
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13 October 2022
18:00 		Austria   36–32   Romania Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR)
Weber 12 (18–11) Negru 11
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16 October 2022
16:30 		Romania   34–26   Ukraine Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
Grigoraș 9 (18–14) Turchenko 7
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16 October 2022
19:00 		Faroe Islands   28–30   Austria Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Ó. Mittún 7 (14–14) Hutecek 8
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8 March 2023
20:00 		Faroe Islands   28–26   Romania Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
West Av Teigum 11 (15–9) Tarita 6
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9 March 2023
19:00 		Ukraine   31–38   Austria HUK-Coburg Arena, Coburg, Germany[note 3]
Attendance: 2,272
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Akimenko 10 (13–18) Wagner 8
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11 March 2023
16:00 		Romania   25–17   Faroe Islands Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,935
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
three players 4 (14–10) West Av Teigum 4
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11 March 2023
20:25 		Austria   31–28   Ukraine SMS Kleinmünchen, Linz
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Bilyk 6 (11–14) Turchenko 8
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26 April 2023
16:30 		Romania   30–35   Austria Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Nistor 7 (17–19) Bilyk 7
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26 April 2023
20:00 		Faroe Islands   33–26   Ukraine Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA)
Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 13 (17–12) Horiha 10
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Austria   38–33   Faroe Islands Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Weber 7 (24–16) West Av Teigum 10
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Ukraine   31–26   Romania Schwalbe-Arena, Gummersbach, Germany[note 3]
Attendance: 1,872
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Akimenko, Denysov 6 (12–13) Negru, Stanciuc 6
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Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 6 4 1 1 170 157 +13 9[a] Final tournament
2   Croatia 6 4 1 1 180 164 +16 9[a]
3   Greece 6 3 0 3 161 172 −11 6
4   Belgium 6 0 0 6 151 169 −18 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b HTH: Netherlands 3 pts; Croatia 1 pt
12 October 2022
18:00 		Croatia   33–25   Greece Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Glavaš 6 (18–13) Tziras 5
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13 October 2022
20:00 		Netherlands   25–24   Belgium Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: E. Vitaku, A. Vitaku (KOS)
K. Smits 12 (12–9) Qerimi, Spooren 6
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16 October 2022
13:45 		Belgium   27–30   Croatia Stedelijke sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Attendance: 1,970
Referees: R. Thiyagarajah, S. Thiyagarajah (GER)
Gillé, Vancosen 6 (13–15) three players 6
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16 October 2022
17:00 		Greece   32–28   Netherlands Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
four players 5 (15–12) K. Smits 7
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8 March 2023
19:30 		Netherlands   32–27   Croatia Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
K. Smits 8 (15–13) three players 4
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8 March 2023
20:10 		Belgium   24–26   Greece Stedelijke sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Attendance: 1,868
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
De Beule 7 (10–13) three players 4
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12 March 2023
17:00 		Greece   26–24   Belgium Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Mallios, Toskas 6 (13–12) Colman 6
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12 March 2023
20:15 		Croatia   25–25   Netherlands Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Maraš 5 (14–15) Baijens 6
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26 April 2023
17:00 		Greece   26–31   Croatia Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis
Attendance: 1,204
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Savvas 6 (10–10) Cindrić 10
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26 April 2023
20:10 		Belgium   23–28   Netherlands Stedelijke sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Robyns 6 (10–17) Ten Velde 10
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Croatia   34–29   Belgium Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Pirvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Cindrić 9 (16–16) five players 5
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Netherlands   32–26   Greece Topsportcentrum, Almere
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
K. Smits 9 (17–11) Savvas 7
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Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 6 5 0 1 226 168 +58 10 Final tournament
2    Switzerland 6 4 0 2 163 161 +2 8
3   Georgia 6 2 0 4 156 174 −18 4
4   Lithuania 6 1 0 5 153 195 −42 2
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.
12 October 2022
18:00 		Switzerland   24–23   Georgia Mobiliar Arena, Gümligen
Attendance: 1,380
Referees: Kaluđerović, Vujačić (MNE)
Schmid 8 (15–12) Tskhovrebadze 7
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12 October 2022
18:30 		Hungary   36–23   Lithuania Érd Aréna, Érd
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
Lékai 5 (20–13) Malašinskas, Rasakevičius 5
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16 October 2022
13:45 		Lithuania   26–27    Switzerland Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 890
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
G. Babarskas 6 (11–17) Rubin 10
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16 October 2022
16:00 		Georgia   24–41   Hungary Olympic Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Tskhovrebadze 6 (11–18) Bóka 8
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8 March 2023
15:00 		Georgia   32–18   Lithuania Olympic Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,850
Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
Tskhovrebadze 10 (16–7) Jovaiša 4
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9 March 2023
19:00 		Switzerland   32–37   Hungary BBC Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 2,073
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Rubin 8 (19–21) Lékai 14
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12 March 2023
15:00 		Lithuania   35–27   Georgia Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
G. Babarskas 11 (13–9) Dikhaminjia, Kalandadze 7
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12 March 2023
16:00 		Hungary   36–27    Switzerland Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Rosta 10 (16–10) Aellen, Meister 5
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26 April 2023
16:00 		Georgia   19–26    Switzerland Olympic Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Kalandadze 6 (10–14) Rubin 6
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27 April 2023
18:00 		Lithuania   31–46   Hungary Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR)
Malašinskas 7 (14–22) Imre, Rosta 9
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Hungary   30–31   Georgia Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Hanusz 7 (14–17) Tskhovrebadze 8
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Switzerland   27–20   Lithuania Winterthur Central Sports Hall, Winterthur
Attendance: 1,920
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Laube 5 (16–6) Malašinskas 5
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Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Slovenia 6 5 0 1 185 158 +27 10 Final tournament
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 4 0 2 147 153 −6 8
3   Montenegro 6 3 0 3 173 163 +10 6
4   Kosovo 6 0 0 6 136 167 −31 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.
12 October 2022
18:00 		Montenegro   29–20   Kosovo Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
M. Vujović 8 (15–9) Dri. Tahirukaj 5
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13 October 2022
20:00 		Slovenia   28–20   Bosnia and Herzegovina Tabor Hall, Maribor
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Vlah 7 (13–10) Građan 5
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16 October 2022
19:30 		Kosovo   24–29   Slovenia Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Gjuka 7 (12–14) Janc 6
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16 October 2022
20:00 		Bosnia and Herzegovina   25–36   Montenegro Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Davidović 10 (11–21) M. Vujović 8
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8 March 2023
20:15 		Kosovo   22–25   Bosnia and Herzegovina Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 2,010
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Tahirukaj 5 (10–14) Bošković, S. Burić 5
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9 March 2023
18:00 		Montenegro   29–32   Slovenia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 5,900
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Kaluđerović, B. Vujović 5 (14–14) Vlah 8
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12 March 2023
17:00 		Bosnia and Herzegovina   25–18   Kosovo KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Pirvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
S. Burić 7 (10–7) Dedaj 5
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12 March 2023
18:30 		Slovenia   37–30   Montenegro Arena Bonifika, Koper
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Marín, Garcia (ESP)
Janc 10 (18–16) B. Vujović 8
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27 April 2023
20:00 		Bosnia and Herzegovina   27–26   Slovenia JU Sportski centar Salih Omerčević, Cazin
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL)
S. Burić 7 (15–15) Novak 6
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27 April 2023
20:15 		Kosovo   24–26   Montenegro Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 1,260
Referees: C. Hannes, D. Hannes (GER)
Tahirukaj 6 (6–11) B. Vujović 7
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Slovenia   33–28   Kosovo Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 1,558
Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
Jovičić, Strmljan 6 (19–12) Dedaj 8
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Montenegro   23–25   Bosnia and Herzegovina Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
Radović, M. Vujović 6 (13–14) Herceg 7
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Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 6 6 0 0 222 148 +74 12 Final tournament
2   Poland 6 4 0 2 184 153 +31 8
3   Italy 6 2 0 4 173 188 −15 4
4   Latvia 6 0 0 6 116 206 −90 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.
13 October 2022
18:30 		Poland   30–23   Italy Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,994
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Moryto 9 (10–9) Parisini 8
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13 October 2022
21:10 		France   35–18   Latvia Arena Futuroscope, Poitiers
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
Fabregas, Nahi 5 (16–7) Kurzemnieks 5
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16 October 2022
14:10 		Latvia   19–37   Poland Valmiera Olympic Centre, Valmiera
Attendance: 395
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
Pančenko 5 (9–13) Moryto 10
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16 October 2022
18:00 		Italy   29–40   France Palasport Giovanni Paolo II, Pescara
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE)
Parisini 7 (13–19) Tournat 7
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8 March 2023
18:00 		Poland   28–38   France Ergo Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Widomski 5 (11–22) Nahi 10
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9 March 2023
16:00 		Italy   36–23   Latvia Palasport Giovanni Paolo II, Pescara
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: R. Geraets, P. Geraets (NED)
Marrochi 6 (15–10) Geislers 6
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11 March 2023
21:10 		France   30–27   Poland Arena du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence
Attendance: 6,079
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Mem, Nahi 5 (16–14) Czuwara 5
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12 March 2023
14:10 		Latvia   23–29   Italy Valmiera Olympic Centre, Valmiera
Attendance: 680
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Veršakovs 8 (12–14) Dapiran, Prantner 5
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26 April 2023
18:40 		Latvia   19–38   France Valmiera Olympic Centre, Valmiera
Attendance: 650
Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
Piļpuks 4 (9–20) four players 5
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27 April 2023
18:00 		Italy   29–31   Poland Palazzetto Polifunzionale, Vigevano
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Marrochi 11 (15–13) Syprzak 7
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30 April 2023
18:00 		France   41–27   Italy Le Kindarena, Rouen
Attendance: 5,404
Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
three players 6 (24–11) Dapiran 6
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30 April 2023
18:00 		Poland   31–14   Latvia Arena Ostrów, Ostrów Wielkopolski
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Me. Ilievski, Mi. Ilievski (MKD)
Moryto 6 (16–9) Juzups 3
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Ranking of third-placed teams

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The results against the fourth-placed team are omitted.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 7   Montenegro 4 1 0 3 118 119 −1 2 Final tournament
2 4   Faroe Islands 4 1 0 3 106 119 −13 2
3 5   Greece 4 1 0 3 109 124 −15 2
4 6   Georgia 4 1 0 3 97 121 −24 2
5 3   Estonia 4 0 0 4 101 130 −29 0 2026 Euro Qualifiers Phase 2
6 1   Turkey 4 0 0 4 116 147 −31 0
7 8   Italy 4 0 0 4 108 142 −34 0
8 2   Slovakia 4 0 0 4 96 135 −39 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) draw.

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4   Ukraine 6 2 0 4 171 187 −16 4 2026 Euro Qualifiers Phase 2
2 2   Finland 6 1 0 5 153 190 −37 2
3 3   Israel 6 1 0 5 147 186 −39 2
4 6   Lithuania 6 1 0 5 153 195 −42 2
5 5   Belgium 6 0 0 6 151 169 −18 0 2026 Euro Qualifiers Relegation round
6 7   Kosovo 6 0 0 6 136 167 −31 0
7 1   Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 135 195 −60 0
8 8   Latvia 6 0 0 6 116 206 −90 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) draw.

EHF Euro Cup

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The EHF Euro Cup was played between the 2024 hosts, Germany, plus the top 3 from 2022 Handball Euro, champions Sweden, second place, Spain and third place, Denmark. The champions were Denmark.[17]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Denmark (C) 6 5 0 1 197 169 +28 10[a]
2   Sweden 6 5 0 1 198 185 +13 10[a]
3   Spain 6 1 0 5 183 197 −14 2[b]
4   Germany 6 1 0 5 163 190 −27 2[b]
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Denmark 69–65 Sweden
  2. ^ a b Spain 63–63 Germany, decided on goal difference
12 October 2022
21:00 		Denmark   39–31   Spain Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 11,375
Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
Gidsel 9 (19–16) D. Dujshebaev, Odriozola 5
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13 October 2022
19:00 		Germany   33–37   Sweden SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 9,221
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Golla 12 (16–19) three players 5
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15 October 2022
20:15 		Spain   32–31   Germany Palacio de Deportes Olivo Arena, Jaen
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Figueras 8 (13–13) Häfner 9
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16 October 2022
16:00 		Sweden   34–32   Denmark Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 10,068
Referees: Biró, Kiss (HUN)
Gottfridsson 5 (17–17) M. Hansen, Pytlick 6
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8 March 2023
19:10 		Sweden   33–30   Spain Saab Arena, Linköping
Attendance: 6,554
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Claar 8 (13–12) three players 5
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9 March 2023
20:45 		Denmark   30–23   Germany Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 4,820
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Arnoldsen 7 (16–11) Knorr 5
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12 March 2023
14:15 		Germany   21–28   Denmark Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 12,123
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Knorr 9 (10–14) Jakobsen 6
 3×  Report  1× 
12 March 2023
18:00 		Spain   30–31   Sweden Palacio de Deportes Olivo Arena, Jaen
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Garciandia 8 (14–18) Claar, Mellegård 7
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27 April 2023
18:35 		Sweden   32–23   Germany Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,716
Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
Wanne 6 (16–8) Golla, Uščins 7
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27 April 2023
21:00 		Spain   29–31   Denmark Mediterranean Sports Palace, Almería
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Solé 6 (14–15) Lauge, Jakobsen 7
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29 April 2023
16:00 		Denmark   37–31   Sweden Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 10,230
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Gidsel 8 (23–17) Carlsbogård 7
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30 April 2023
15:35 		Germany   32–31   Spain Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 8,204
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Knorr 13 (20–11) four players 5
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Qualified teams

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Country Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament
  Germany Host 20 June 2018 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Spain Top three at 2022 European Championship 28 January 2022 15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Sweden 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Denmark 30 January 2022 14 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Austria Group 4 top-two 11 March 2023 5 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  France Group 8 top-two 15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Hungary Group 6 top-two 12 March 2023 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Portugal Group 1 top-two 7 (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022)
  Slovenia Group 7 top-two 13 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Croatia Group 5 top-two 26 April 2023 15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Norway Group 2 top-two 10 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Serbia 7 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Iceland Group 3 top-two 27 April 2023 12 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Czech Republic 11 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
   Switzerland Group 6 top-two 4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2020)
  Poland Group 8 top-two 10 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
  North Macedonia Group 1 top-two 30 April 2023 7 (1998, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Romania Group 4 top-two 2 (1994, 1996)
  Netherlands Group 5 top-two 2 (2020, 2022)
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Group 7 top-two 2 (2020, 2022)
  Montenegro One of four-best third-ranked teams 6 (2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Faroe Islands 0 (debut)
  Greece 0 (debut)
  Georgia 0 (debut)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ a b The matches, originally scheduled for 6 and 9 January 2022, were postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by the Bulgarian team.[12]
  3. ^ a b c Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team plays their home matches at neutral venues.

References

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  1. ^ a b "What's at stake at EHF EURO 2022?". eurohandball.com. 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Journey to Germany 2024 to begin with qualification phase". eurohandball.com. 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Draw procedure for the Men's EHF EURO 2024 qualifiers phase 1 released". eurohandball.com. 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Georgia with first right to host EHF EURO 2024 qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Update on EHF EURO 2024 qualification phase 1". eurohandball.com. 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "EHF Executive Committee gathers in Vienna". eurohandball.com. 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 IHF/EHF Men's Trophy awaits European emerging nations". ihf.info. 29 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Austria, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine get tickets". eurohandball.com. 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Save the date for a trio of international draws". eurohandball.com. 11 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Derbies highlight EHF EURO 2024 relegation round". eurohandball.com. 19 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Pots revealed for draw of EHF EURO 2024 relegation round". eurohandball.com. 18 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Pārceltas EHF EURO 2024 kvalifikācijas spēles pret Bulgāriju". handball.lv. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Bid brochure EHF EURO 2026 & 2028". eurohandball.com. 2020.
  14. ^ "Qualifiers draw sets the path for the EHF EURO 2024". eurohandball.com. 31 March 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "EHF decision on current competition structures". eurohandball.com. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  16. ^ "32 teams await EHF EURO 2024 qualifiers opponents". eurohandball.com. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Denmark beat Sweden to seal EHF EURO Cup trophy".
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