The line-up for the Men’s EHF EURO 2026 is now complete following the end of the qualifiers. A total of 24 teams will compete in the final tournament, set to take place from 15 January to 1 February 2026 in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
The official draw will be held in Herning, Denmark, on Thursday, 15 May 2025 at 19:00 CEST. The European Handball Federation (EHF) has announced the seeding pots based on the teams’ performances in the qualifiers and the EHF EURO 2024 rankings.
Pot 1: France, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia
Pot 2: Portugal, Norway, Iceland, Croatia, Spain, Faroe Islands
Pot 3: Austria, Netherlands, Montenegro, Czechia, Poland, North Macedonia
Pot 4: Georgia, Serbia, Switzerland, Romania, Ukraine, Italy
During the draw, the teams will be divided into six groups of four for the preliminary round. Six teams have already been allocated to host cities: Germany (Group A) and Denmark (Group B) in Herning, Sweden (Group E) in Malmö, Norway (Group C) and Faroe Islands (Group D) in Oslo and Iceland (Group F) in Kristianstad.
The draw procedure is as follows:
Step 1: 3 teams of pot 2 are drawn to row 2
Step 2: 3 teams of pot 1 are drawn to row 1
Step 3: 6 teams of pot 4 are drawn to row 4
Step 4: 6 teams of pot 3 are drawn to row 3
Source: EHF