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

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 will 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

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
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]

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s) Georgia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cyprus
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bulgaria
4 Moldova
5 Andorra
 Azerbaijan

Relegation round

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 will be paired in four two-legged ties.[9][10]

Seeding

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

Group 1
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 6 5 0 1 197 144 +53 10[lower-alpha 1] Final tournament
2  Serbia 6 5 0 1 178 159 +19 10[lower-alpha 1]
3  Slovakia 6 1 0 5 155 190 −35 2[lower-alpha 2]
4  Finland 6 1 0 5 153 190 −37 2[lower-alpha 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.
Notes:
  1. Norway 59–50 Serbia
  2. 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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 6 5 0 1 185 136 +49 10[lower-alpha 1] Final tournament
2  Czech Republic 6 5 0 1 160 141 +19 10[lower-alpha 1]
3  Estonia 6 1 0 5 158 187 −29 2[lower-alpha 2]
4  Israel 6 1 0 5 147 186 −39 2[lower-alpha 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.
Notes:
  1. Iceland 45–41 Czech Republic
  2. 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
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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Faroe Islands 6 2 0 4 164 174 −10 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Ukraine 6 2 0 4 171 187 −16 4[lower-alpha 1]
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. 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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 6 4 1 1 170 157 +13 9[lower-alpha 1] Final tournament
2  Croatia 6 4 1 1 180 164 +16 9[lower-alpha 1]
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. 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
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
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
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

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
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

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[lower-alpha 1]
2  Sweden 6 5 0 1 198 185 +13 10[lower-alpha 1]
3  Spain 6 1 0 5 183 197 −14 2[lower-alpha 2]
4  Germany 6 1 0 5 163 190 −27 2[lower-alpha 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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Denmark 69–65 Sweden
  2. 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) 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
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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

CountryQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
 GermanyHost20 June 201814 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 SpainTop three at 2022 European Championship28 January 202215 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Sweden14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Denmark30 January 202214 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 AustriaGroup 4 top-two11 March 20235 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 FranceGroup 8 top-two15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 HungaryGroup 6 top-two12 March 202313 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 PortugalGroup 1 top-two7 (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022)
 SloveniaGroup 7 top-two13 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 CroatiaGroup 5 top-two26 April 202315 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 NorwayGroup 2 top-two10 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Serbia7 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 IcelandGroup 3 top-two27 April 202312 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Czech Republic11 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  SwitzerlandGroup 6 top-two4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2020)
 PolandGroup 8 top-two10 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
 North MacedoniaGroup 1 top-two30 April 20237 (1998, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 RomaniaGroup 4 top-two2 (1994, 1996)
 NetherlandsGroup 5 top-two2 (2020, 2022)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaGroup 7 top-two2 (2020, 2022)
 MontenegroOne of four-best third-ranked teams6 (2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Faroe Islands0 (debut)
 Greece0 (debut)
 Georgia0 (debut)

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

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

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