Handball European Championship 2026
Portugal triumphs against Sweden with a last-minute goal
January 30, 2026 – 5:09 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Portugal secured fifth place at the European Handball Championships with a late goal. Martim Costa becomes the match winner and causes the Portuguese to celebrate.
Martim Costa secured fifth place for Portugal at the European Handball Championship with a last-minute goal against Sweden. The Portuguese was his team’s most successful thrower with a total of nine goals.
The exciting duel against co-hosts Sweden ended with a narrow 36:35 win for Portugal. Costa scored the decisive goal almost as the final siren sounded. Sweden, the record European champions, had their best thrower in Lukas Sandell, who scored eight goals.
At halftime the score was 16:16, which demonstrated the balance of the game. The last-second victory sparked huge celebrations among the Portuguese players and fans, who were delighted with their fifth place finish at the European Championships.
