2026 European Men's Handball Championship final

2026 European Men's Handball Championship final
The Jyske Bank Boxen hosted the final.
Event2026 European Men's Handball Championship
Denmark Germany
34 27
Date25 January 2026 (2026-01-25)
VenueJyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Man of the MatchDenmark Kevin Møller
RefereeMontenegro Ivan Pavićević
Montenegro Miloš Ražnatović

The 2026 European Men's Handball Championship final was the final match of the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship, the 17th edition of the biannual continental tournament in men's national handball teams, organised by Europe's governing aquatics body, European Handball Federation. The match was played at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark, on 1 February 2026, and was contested by co-hosts Denmark and Germany.[1][2]

The tournament involved co-hosts Denmark, Norway and Sweden and 21 other teams. The 24 teams competed in a group stage, from which 12 teams qualified for the main round and 4 later advanced to the semifinals.

For Denmark, it is the fifth final and it is the fourth final for the Germans. This is the first time the two teams have met in a European Championship final, though it is not their first major final; they previously faced each other at the 2024 Olympic Games, where Denmark emerged victorious. Both sides had already met each other earlier in the tournament, with the Danes winning 31–26. Their last appearances for Denmark and Germany in the final were in 2024 and 2016 respectively.

Denmark won their third title after defeating Germany in the final.[3]

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

 Denmark Round  Germany
Opponent Result Preliminary round Opponent Result
 North Macedonia 36–24 Match 1  Austria 30–27
 Romania 39–24 Match 2  Serbia 27–30
 Portugal 29–31 Match 3  Spain 34–32
Group B placement

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Portugal 3 5
2  Denmark 3 4
3  North Macedonia 3 3
4  Romania 3 0
Source: EHF
 Final standings Group A placement

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Germany 3 4
2  Spain 3 4
3  Austria 3 2
4  Serbia 3 2
Source: EHF
Opponent Result Main round Opponent Result
 France 32–29 Match 4  Portugal 32–30
 Spain 36–31 Match 5  Norway 30–28
 Germany 31–26 Match 6  Denmark 26–31
 Norway 38–24 Match 7  France 38–34
Group I placement

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Denmark (H) 5 8
2  Germany 5 8
3  Portugal 5 5
4  France 5 4
5  Norway (H) 5 3
6  Spain 5 2
Source: EHF
(H) Hosts
 Final standings Group I placement

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Denmark (H) 5 8
2  Germany 5 8
3  Portugal 5 5
4  France 5 4
5  Norway (H) 5 3
6  Spain 5 2
Source: EHF
(H) Hosts
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Iceland 31–28 Semifinals  Croatia 31–28

Venue

Main article: 2026 European Men's Handball Championship § Venues

The Jyske Bank Boxen hosted the final. This will be the second time they host the final, the first being in 2014.

Herning
Jyske Bank Boxen
Capacity: 15,000

Match

1 February 2026
18:00 		Denmark  34–27  Germany Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Pytlick 8 (18–16) three players 5
 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report 1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square 2×Red card

Sources:[4][5]

Reserve referees:
Slovenia Bojan Lah
Slovenia David Sok
EHF Observer:
Norway Øyvind Togstad
EHF Supervisor:
France Denis Reibel
Timekeeper:
Denmark Svend Zachariassen
Scorekeeper:
Denmark Ernst Hoehrmann

Match rules

  • Two halves of 30 minutes (60 minutes in total).
  • 10 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • A second 10 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

Squads

Notes

  1. ^ Replaced by Thomas Arnoldsen from the main round onwards.

References

  1. ^ Bagger, AfOliver Bilberg RavnSebastian Taarsted (January 30, 2026). "Hård fight og fleksede muskler sender Danmark i EM-finalen". DR.
  2. ^ "Deutsche Handballer erreichen das EM-Finale". ZDFheute. January 30, 2026.
  3. ^ "After 14 years, Denmark are EHF EURO champions again". www.eurohandball.com.
  4. ^ "Statistics report".
  5. ^ "Match report".
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