2026 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Denmark
 Sweden
 Norway
Dates15 January – 1 February[1]
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)

The 2026 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF Euro 2026, will be the 17th edition of the EHF European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF.

Bid process

Bids

On 11 May 2021 it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:[1]

Host selection

As only the Scandinavian bid remained it was unanimously selected at the 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress on 20 November 2021.[3][4]

Qualification

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament
 DenmarkCo-host20 November 202115 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)
 NorwayCo-host20 November 202111 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)
 SwedenCo-host20 November 202115 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

  1. 1 2 "Seven nations bid for EHF Euros in 2026 and 2028". European Handball Federation. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. "Schweiz bündelt Kräfte mit Spanien und Portugal: Ausrichter für Handball-Europameisterschaften zeichnen sich ab". handball world (in German). 20 October 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. "EHF EURO hosts for 2026 & 2028 confirmed". European Handball Federation. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. "The 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress". European Handball Federation. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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