2026 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification process for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.

Format

Prior to the qualifiers, three teams were automatically qualified:

In phase 1, four teams played a round-robin tournament, with the winner advancing to the promotion round, with up to four of the lowest-ranked fourth-ranked teams of the 2024 qualification. After that. the qualifiers will be played.

Qualification Phase 1

Since only four teams participate in this round, no draw was needed, other than the hosting rights.[1][2] Although Cyprus had the hosting rights, it declined and the rights moved to Azerbaijan.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 2 1 0 108 61 +47 5[lower-alpha 1] Promotion round
2  Cyprus 3 2 1 0 104 74 +30 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Azerbaijan (H) 3 1 0 2 79 96 −17 2
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 65 125 −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.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Cyprus 25–25 Great Britain

Results

All times are local (UTC+4).

13 January 2023
14:45		 Cyprus  25–25  Great Britain Baku Sports Palace, Baku
Attendance: 600
Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
C. Argyrou, Dimosthenous 6 (12–13) Edgar 10
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13 January 2023
17:00		 Azerbaijan  34–25  Malta Baku Sports Palace, Baku
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
Muradov 9 (18–6) Gruppetta, Naudi 5
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14 January 2023
14:45		 Malta  26–47  Cyprus Baku Sports Palace, Baku
Attendance: 500
Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
Seifert 6 (12–23) C. Argyrou 9
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14 January 2023
17:00		 Great Britain  39–22  Azerbaijan Baku Sports Palace, Baku
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
White 11 (16–8) Georgiyevski 9
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15 January 2023
12:45		 Great Britain  44–14  Malta Baku Sports Palace, Baku
Attendance: 450
Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
Pereira 17 (23–7) Mercieca 4
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15 January 2023
15:00		 Cyprus  32–23  Azerbaijan Baku Sports Palace, Baku
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
Dimosthenous 8 (18–15) Mammadov 9
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Qualification Phase 2

Eight teams will participate in this round.

Teams

References
  1. "EHF EURO 2026 road begins with qualification phase 1 draw". eurohandball.com. 12 October 2022.
  2. "Cyprus wins right to host EHF EURO 2026 qualification tournament". eurohandball.com. 13 October 2022.
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