Fiery derby as crunch time arrives in Malmö
The Men’s EHF EURO 2026 main round in Malmö continues on Tuesday with a derby clash in which Croatia aim to extend their winning run through the stage. In the other games, Sweden aim to recover from their first defeat of the tournament and Hungary and Switzerland are on the hunt for their first victories of the phase.
The group is tight with Iceland, Sweden, Slovenia and Croatia all on four points, while Hungary and Switzerland are on one. Although the teams on four points are the main contenders, no side is out of the running yet — and the round 3 matches mean crunch time.
We all know what the next game means for everyone, for us and for Croatia. This Balkan derby, we can say it like this, everyone know each other, there will be no surprise. I think it will be a very tough game. We will prepare like every game up until now, and I hope we will win.
They are playing fast handball with Blaž Janc in incredible form. We could se in the group phase they were scoring around 35 goals and it says enough about their attack and play. It will be tough, it will be intense rhythm. We need to prepare, especially mentally.
