24.
18:32
Goal for Denmark, 14:13 by Thomas Arnoldsen
Arnoldsen nets from the central backcourt to make it 14:13.
23.
6:31 p.m
Goal for Germany, 13:13 by Johannes Golla
Golla intercepts the ball and scores from the circle to make it 13:13. Denmark then takes a break.
23.
6:30 p.m
This time Semper fails because of Kevin Møller. He has the rebound, but he’s in the circle. That’s why Denmark has possession of the ball again, but they lose the ball through Gidsel.
22.
18:29
Goal for Denmark, 13:12 by Simon Pytlick
In return, Wolff is there against Pytlick, but the rebound stays with the Danes and Pytlick gives the German goalkeeper no chance in the second attempt from the left back and makes it 13:12.
21.
18:28
Goal for Germany, 12:12 by Franz Semper
Semper overcomes Nielsen from the central backcourt to make it 12:12.
21.
18:28
After a technical error by Arnoldsen, the DHB boys were able to equalize.
20.
18:27
Goal for Germany, 12:11 by Juri Knorr
Knorr takes responsibility and scores from the right back to make it 11:12.
20.
18:27
Goal for Denmark, 12:10 by Thomas Arnoldsen
Arnoldsen puts the world champion back in front from the backcourt with 12:10.
18.
18:26
Goal for Germany, 11:10 by Julian Köster
Once again, Köster Nielsen doesn’t give Nielsen a chance in goal.
18.
18:26
Goal for Denmark, 11:9 by Simon Pytlick
Pytlick, who is also on the all-star team, scores his next goal.
17.
6:25 p.m
Goal for Germany, 10:9 by Lukas Mertens
Mertens shortened the score to 9:10.
17.
6:25 p.m
Yellow card for Alfred Gíslason (Germany)
17.
6:25 p.m
Jakobsen goes to the seven-meter line and Wolff stays in goal. Jakobsen puts the ball clearly over the goal on the right. It remains 10:9.
17.
18:24
7-meter rejected by Emil Jakobsen (Denmark)
16.
18:23
Goal for Germany, 10:8 by Lukas Zerbe
Zerbe prevails on the outside and shortens the score to 8:10.
24.
18:22
2 minutes for Thomas Arnoldsen (Denmark)
Knorr gets a two-minute penalty. Arnoldsen has to leave the field for two minutes.
15.
18:21
Goal for Denmark, 10:7 by Simon Pytlick
After a step error by Uscins, the Danes come back in front of Wolff’s goal and Pytlick fuels his way through the circle and makes it 10:7. First critical phase for the DHB boys.
14.
18:21
Goal for Denmark, 9:7 by Simon Pytlick
And Denmark punishes the DHB selection straight away. Pytlick fuels his way to the half-left and hits the bottom right to make it 9:7.
14.
6:19 p.m
Red card for Tom Kiesler (Germany)
The defense chief, who missed the last two games due to a stomach bug, was shown a red card for dangerous play and the hit in the face against Gidsel. This means that Germany has to play outnumbered for the next two minutes, but can then fill it up again with another player.
14.
6:19 p.m
Germany then defends strongly against the Danes. Gidsel goes down after contact with Kiesler and the Danish fans demand a time penalty. The referees look at the situation again. Is there a two-minute penalty or even a red card?
13.
6:18 p.m
Uscins then fails from the right back to Nielsen.
12.
6:16 p.m
Goal for Denmark, 8:7 by Jóhan Hansen
With a trick throw, Hansen overcomes Wolff in goal and puts the Danes back in front.
12.
6:16 p.m
Goal for Germany, 7:7 by Johannes Golla
Golla makes it 7:7 from the circle.
12.
6:16 p.m
Goal for Denmark, 7:6 by Jóhan Hansen
From his wrist, Hansen puts the ball past Wolff and into the goal.
11.
6:16 p.m
Goal for Denmark, 6:6 by Thomas Arnoldsen
Arnoldsen brings the Danes equal.
10.
6:15 p.m
Goal for Germany, 5:6 by Juri Knorr
With a hip throw from the backcourt, Knorr overcomes Nielsen in the goal and brings the DHB selection back into the front.
10.
6:15 p.m
Goal for Denmark, 5:5 by Mathias Gidsel
Gidsel makes it 5:5 with a fast counterattack.
10.
6:14 p.m
Goal for Germany, 4:5 by Juri Knorr
Knorr scores from the backcourt to make it 5:4. First tour for Germany.
9.
6:14 p.m
Then Wolff, who is playing his 41st European Championship game today and is level with Henning Fritz and Klaus-Dieter Petersen, is there against Hansen.
9.
18:13
Goal for Germany, 4:4 by Julian Köster
Köster tanks through the circle and puts the ball into the goal to make it 4:4.
8.
18:12
Goal for Denmark, 4:3 by Magnus Saugstrup Jensen
After a great pass from Hoxer to the circle to Saugstrup Jensen, the Wolff overcomes and scores the lead for the Olympic champion.
8.
18:12
2 minutes for Tom Kiesler (Germany)
Defense chief Kiesler also hits Gidsel in the face and has to go down for two minutes.
8.
18:11
But Germany can’t take advantage of their superiority and Uscins tries to find Mertens on the outside. But his pass goes nowhere.
7.
6:10 p.m
2 minutes for Simon Pytlick (Denmark)
Pytlick holds his opponent to the circle and hits him in the face. To do this, the Bundesliga player has to leave the field for two minutes. Outnumbered for Germany!
7.
6:10 p.m
Wolff is now also in the game and parries a throw from Gidsel from the backcourt. But Nielsen is also there in return against Uscins. But Germany remains in possession of the ball.
6.
6:09 p.m
Goal for Germany, 3:3 by Johannes Golla
First Knorr fails with his throw from the outside left to Nielsen, but then Golla overcomes the goalkeeper at the circle and equalizes the score to 3-3.
5.
6:08 p.m
Goal for Denmark, 3:2 by Mathias Gidsel
With a hip throw from the backcourt, Gidsel again overcomes the German defense and scores on the right to make it 3-2.
4.
6:08 p.m
Goal for Germany, 2:2 by Julian Köster
Once again Köster comes to the center from the backcourt to finish and equalizes the score to 2-2.
4.
6:07 p.m
Goal for Denmark, 2-1 by Mathias Gidsel
And now the German defense can do nothing against the world handball player and takes the lead 2-1.
3.
6:07 p.m
Goal for Germany, 1:1 by Julian Köster
Germany stays tuned and scores with a fast counterattack to make it 1-1.
3.
6:06 p.m
Goal for Denmark, 1-0 by Simon Pytlick
The Danes quickly switch gears and Pytlick hits the short corner from the outside left to make it 1-0.
3.
6:06 p.m
Now Knorr also tries a throw from the central backcourt, but fails because of Nielsen.
2.
6:05 p.m
Lauge then tries again from the central backcourt, but Wolff pays attention and immediately makes a save. The rebound stays with the DHB team.
1.
6:04 p.m
The Danes immediately try through the middle via Gidsel, but the German inner block is there for now. But Denmark remains in possession of the ball.
1.
6:04 p.m
Let’s go! Denmark with the throw-off.
1.
6:04 p.m
Game start
5:59 p.m
Ivan Pavicevic and Milos Raznatovic from Montenegro will referee the final. The players are on the plate. The national anthems sound and things are about to begin.
17:52
After Tom Kiesler missed the last main round game against France and the semi-final against Croatia due to a gastrointestinal infection, the VfL Gummersbach player is back in the squad today. However, national coach Alfred Gislason has to do without pivot Justus Fischer. The Hanoverian is suffering from “a short-term infection and is not fit to play”. The German Handball Association announced this around an hour before kick-off. In addition to Fischer, Mathis Häseler is also not in the matchday squad.
5:47 p.m
The balance sheet speaks easily for Denmark. The two teams have met 27 times so far. The Danes were able to win 13 games and Germany only won twelve. The DHB selection has been waiting for a win for seven games. In addition to the clear 26:39 defeat in the final of the Olympic Games, there was a clear 30:40 defeat against the eventual world champions at the last World Cup. Germany also suffered a defeat against the Olympic champions in Paris at this European Championship. In the main round, national coach Alfred Gislason’s team ultimately lost 26:31 in a long-fought game. Do the 2016 European champions have a chance today? In 2007 and 2016, Germany suffered a defeat against Poland (2007) and Spain (2016) during the tournament and then defeated them in the final.
5:41 p.m
Two DHB professionals made it into the European Championship all-star team. In addition to Andreas Wolff, who was nominated for the all-star team in his position for the third time, circle runner and captain Johannes Golla is also part of this selection. In addition to the world handball player Mathias Gidsel, who was already named MVP before the final, Simon Pytlick from SG Flensburg-Handewitt also made it into the all-star team for the Danes.
5:38 p.m
Germany also had its ups and downs in the tournament. After the DHB selection started the tournament confidently with a 30:27 win at the start against Austria, the DHB boys were on the verge of being eliminated from the preliminary round after the 27:30 defeat against Serbia. But national coach Alfred Gislason’s team showed strong nerves in the last preliminary round game against Spain and won 34:32 against the southern Europeans. Thanks to the success against the Spaniards, Germany suddenly moved into the main round Group I as first in Group A. There, goalkeeper Wolff’s team confidently prevailed against Portugal (32:30) and Norway (30:28) and then suffered a 26:31 defeat against Denmark. In the last main round game it was against European champions France for the semi-finals. The DHB boys won 38:34 against the defending champions and moved into the semi-finals. There, the 2016 European champions prevailed 31:28 against World Cup runners-up Croatia and are in a European Championship final again after 2016.
5:34 p.m
The path to the final. The Danes didn’t really get going in front of their home fans at this tournament. The 2025 world champions lost to Portugal 29:31 in the preliminary round and only moved into the main round group I as second in Group B. There, the Olympic champions in Paris won all four games against France (32:29), Spain (36:31), Germany (31:26) and Norway (38:24) and moved into the semi-finals as group winners. In the semi-finals, the Scandinavians narrowly prevailed against Iceland 31:28 in a hard-fought game and will be in the final of a European Championship again in 2024.
5:27 p.m
Denmark is on the verge of its first European championship title since 2012. The Danes have dominated the handball scene in recent years and secured gold medals at the Olympic Games in 2016 and 2024. They have also won the World Cup title at World Championships since 2019, but things didn’t go so well for head coach Nikolaj Jacobsen’s team at European Championships. The last European championship title was in 2012. Since then, the Scandinavians have made it to the final twice, but were only able to celebrate the silver medal in 2014 and 2024. In 2024, Denmark lost to France in the final. Will they win the title this year?
5:18 p.m
Hello and welcome to the final of the 2026 European Handball Championship in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. World champions Denmark will face Germany in Herning at 6 p.m.
