The Nordic championship – Euro 2026 in Denmark, Sweden and Norway have four prequalified nations including the titleholder France. All in all, 32 teams remain in the qualifying draw on 21 March and EHF has released the seeding pots.
During the draw procedure the teams will be allocated in eight groups of four. The qualifying criteria is generous, top two in each group plus the four best third-place teams make it to the championship.
The EHF Men’s National Team Ranking was the base for the draw pots:
Pot 1
Germany
Spain
Hungary
Croatia
Iceland
Slovenia
Portugal
Netherlands
Pot 2
Austria
Montenegro
Serbia
Poland
Czechia
North Macedonia
Faroe Islands
Greece
Pot 3
Bosnia and Hercegovina
Slovakia
Belgium
Switzerland
Romania
Lithuania
Ukraine
Italy
Pot 4
Finland
Israel
Estonia
Georgia
Türkiye
Luxembourg
Kosovo
Latvia
Source: DRAW PROCEDURE FOR MEN’S EHF EURO 2026 QUALIFIERS REVEALED