A pair of promising players joins the Swedish squad for Euro 2026. The host nation brings championship debutants Axel Månsson and Nikola Roganovic in the 18-man selection.
– This is the team we believe can take Sweden the furthest in the tournament, says the coach Michael Apelgren to handbollslandslaget.se.
Månsson (IFK Kristianstad) and Roganovic (HK Malmö) still plays for domestic sides in the Swedish Handball league. Not for long, though with the playmaker Månsson setting sight on Denmark and Höj Elite this autumn while Roganovic moves to VfL Gummersbach before 2025/26.
In other squad news, Apelgren chooses solid experience on the goalkeeper position.
Andreas Palicka makes his season debut with the national team in January and Mikael Appelgren, who has received a new boost in Veszprem KC, provides a familiar duo from previous championships — a total of 20 major tournaments plus Fabian Norsten with renewed confidence after last year’s World Cup.
– We have an incredible number of talented handball players in Sweden and I feel proud to lead this team. Many of us are looking forward to a championship on home soil and even though it means extra pressure on us, I am convinced that we will be lifted by playing in front of a fantastic home crowd, Apelgren tells handbollslandslaget.se.
For Sweden, the European Championship begins on January 17 against the Netherlands.
Sweden´s Euro 2026 squad
Source: Handbollslandslaget.se
Goalkeeper
Andreas Palicka, Kolstad Håndball
Mikael Appelgren, KC Veszprem
Fabian Norsten, Ålborg Håndbold
Left wing
Jerry Tollbring, Ribe-Esbjerg HH
Hampus Wanne, Høj Håndbold
Pivot
Max Darj, Füchse Berlin
Felix Möller, Ålborg Håndbold
Oscar Bergendahl, SC Magdeburg
Right wing
Daniel Pettersson, SC Magdeburg
Sebastian Karlsson, Paris Saint-Germain
Left back
Jonathan Carlsbogård, FC Barcelona
Nikola Roganovic, HK Malmö
Eric Johansson, THW Kiel
Playmaker
Felix Claar, SC Magdeburg
Jim Gottfridsson, Pick Szeged
Axel Månsson, IFK Kristianstad
Right back
Albin Lagergren, SC Magdeburg
Lukas Sandell, Rhein-Neckar Löwen