Handball European Championships
This game decides: Who will be the German opponent in the semi-finals?
Updated on January 28, 2026 – 8:55 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
Denmark and Norway meet directly in the last main round game of the European Handball Championship. This is also where it will be decided who Germany will face.
Germany is in the semi-finals of the European Handball Championship. But who the opponent is in the end will be decided by the outcome of the game between Denmark and Norway. If the Danes win, Germany will face Croatia. If there is a draw or a defeat, Iceland will be the DHB opponent.
21st minute – Emil Nielsen with an outstanding foot defense, which Simon Pytlick finishes on the other side to equalize.
20th minute – First Norway’s Rönningen gets a time penalty, then Hansen scores again for the Danes.
18th minute – Tobias Grondahl is successful again for the Norwegians and the two-goal lead remains intact.
17th minute – Johan Hansen scores from a crazy angle for the Danes.
16th minute – But they miss this chance. On the other hand, Dane Magnus Landin defends from the circle, giving the Norwegians a seven-meter penalty. Pedersen’s odds remain perfect.
15th minute – Mads Hoxer shortens the score again, and goalkeeper Emil Nielsen makes the first save. Denmark now has the chance to equalize.
15th minute – After a timeout for the Danes, Pytlick scores to make it 8:10, the Norwegians are now faced with an offensive defense that is successful.
13th minute – Pytlick loses a ball again and makes a bitterly bad pass. Since the goal is empty again, Norway comes to the next goal. A three-goal lead is surprising.
12th minute – Norwegian Simen Lyse blocks a throw from his opponent. Because the Danish goal is empty, Norway throws the ball into the empty goal.
11th minute – Technical error by the Danes. Norway intercepts a pass and starts the counterattack. Gidsel storms backwards, but commits a serious foul. Norway gets a seven-meter penalty and Gidsel gets a time penalty.
10th minute – The Norwegians stay in good shape here and don’t let themselves be brushed off. Sander Sagosen is also successful for the first time.
9th minute – Norway loses the ball at the front, the Danes want to capitalize on it. Pytlick takes the seven-meter penalty, which Jakobsen converts. Denmark leads for the first time.
7th minute – This is a crazy pace here. Pytlick equalizes, Anderson scores again for the Norwegians, then superstar Mathias Gidsel follows with the 5:5.
6th minute – Norway is also allowed on the line. A task for August Pedersen, who remains ice cold.
