Preparation for the European Handball Championships
Cracker against Croatia: This is how you see the DHB team live
January 7, 2026 – 7:16 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Before the start of the tournament in Scandinavia, the German team tested twice against the runner-up world champions. t-online explains where you can watch the first game.
It is the penultimate test for the German national handball team before the start of the 2026 European Handball Championship – and against the runner-up world champion: The DHB team will meet Croatia in Zagreb on Thursday. It is the first of two meetings with the team from the Balkans, as this schedule also takes place on Sunday, but then in Hanover. t-online explains how you can watch the game on Thursday.
No, the game is not available on free-to-air television.
Yes. ARD has decided against broadcasting the game in its regular program, but the game will be shown in a live stream both in the ARD media library and on the Sportschau website. It starts in time for the throw-off at 8:30 p.m.
Yes, the preparatory game will be available in the live ticker on t-online from 8:30 p.m.
Germany lost the last many duels with the Croatians, trained by former national coach Dagur Sigurdsson. For the DHB players, these are the last chances to recommend themselves for a place in the squad for the preliminary round game against Austria on January 15th. Gislason is preparing for the European Championships with 18 players, only 16 make it into the matchday squad.
In Herning, Denmark, the DHB team will also face Serbia and Spain in the European Championship preliminary round. In the main round, duels with Olympic champions Denmark, European champions France as well as Norway and Portugal are likely to await.