Germany on a title mission
The schedule for the 2026 European Handball Championship
Updated 12/15/2025 – 9:10 a.mReading time: 2 minutes
Germany finally wants to win a big title again at the European Handball Championships. This is the game plan for the tournament.
When the European Handball Championship takes place in Denmark, Sweden and Norway from January 15th to February 1st, the German national handball team also wants to attack again. The DHB selection has been waiting for a major international title for ten years now.
National coach Alfreð Gíslason wants to emulate his Icelandic compatriot Dagur Sigurðsson, who led the German team to the European Championship title in 2016, and end the German title drought. With the silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games, he and his team were already very close. Now the next step is to follow at the 2026 European Handball Championships. In order to achieve this goal, however, the DHB team has to overcome some difficult tasks, because Germany’s path to the final at the European Handball Championship could include some hammerless games. The schedule for the preliminary round of the Handball European Championship:
6:00 p.m.: Spain vs. Serbia (Herning, Denmark)
6:00 p.m.: France vs. Czech Republic (Oslo, Norway)
8.30 p.m.: Germany vs. Austria (Herning, Denmark)
8.30 p.m.: Norway vs. Ukraine (Oslo, Norway)
6:00 p.m.: Iceland vs. Italy (Kristianstad, Sweden)
6:00 p.m.: Portugal vs. Romania (Herning, Denmark)
6:00 p.m.: Slovenia vs. Montenegro (Oslo, Norway)
8.30 p.m.: Faroe Islands vs. Switzerland (Oslo, Norway)
8.30 p.m.: Hungary vs. Poland (Kristianstad, Sweden)
8.30 p.m.: Denmark vs. North Macedonia (Herning, Denmark)
6:00 p.m.: Croatia vs. Georgia (Malmo, Sweden)
6:00 p.m.: Austria vs. Spain (Herning, Denmark)
6:00 p.m.: Ukraine vs. France (Oslo, Norway)
8.30 p.m.: Sweden vs. Netherlands (Malmö, Sweden)
8.30 p.m.: Serbia vs. Germany (Herning, Denmark)
8.30 p.m.: Czech Republic vs. Norway (Oslo, Norway)
6:00 p.m.: Montenegro vs. Faroe Islands (Oslo, Norway)
6:00 p.m.: North Macedonia vs. Portugal (Herning, Denmark)
6:00 p.m.: Poland vs. Iceland (Kristianstad, Sweden)
8.30 p.m.: Switzerland vs. Slovenia (Oslo, Norway)
8.30 p.m.: Romania vs. Denmark (Herning. Denmark)
8.30 p.m.: Italy vs. Hungary (Kristianstad, Sweden)
6:00 p.m.: Austria vs. Serbia (Herning, Denmark)
6:00 p.m.: Netherlands vs. Croatia (Malmö, Sweden)
6:00 p.m.: Czech Republic vs. Ukraine (Oslo, Norway)
8:30 p.mr: Germany vs. Spain (Herning, Denmark)
8.30 p.m.: Georgia vs. Sweden (Malmö, Sweden)
8.30 p.m.: France vs. Norway (Oslo, Austria)
6:00 p.m.: North Macedonia vs. Romania (Herning, Denmark)
6:00 p.m.: Montenegro vs. Switzerland (Oslo, Norway)
6:00 p.m.: Poland vs. Italy (Kristianstad, Sweden)
8.30 p.m.: Hungary vs. Iceland (Kristianstad, Sweden)
8.30 p.m.: Slovenia vs. Faroe Islands (Oslo, Norway)
8.30 p.m.: Denmark vs. Portugal (Herning, Denmark)
6:00 p.m.: Netherlands vs. Georgia (Malmo, Sweden)
8.30 p.m.: Sweden vs. Croatia (Malmö, Sweden)