LIVE BLOG: Greece take last-second win; tense ending in Montenegro

• round 1 of the Men's EHF EURO 2026 qualifiers, with nine games scheduled for the opening day of the round
• LIVE NOW: Serbia vs Latvia; Montenegro vs Finland; Hungary vs Slovakia
• COMING UP ON WEDNESDAY: 
  • 20:00 CET North Macedonia vs Estonia; Faroe Islands vs Kosovo
  • 20:30 CET Iceland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 21:00 CET Spain vs Italy
• Wednesday's results: Greece vs Georgia 27:26; Czechia vs Luxembourg 23:17
• 20 places at the final tournament will be decided through the six rounds of qualifiers — the two top-ranked teams in each of the eight groups, and the four best-ranked third-placed teams
• EHF EURO 2026 co-hosts Denmark, Norway and Sweden are all directly qualified for the final tournament, along with defending title holders France. The four teams play the EHF EURO Cup 2026
• round 1 to conclude on Thursday with seven games
• read the preview of Wednesday's matches; see where to watch in your country here
• Courtney Gahan reporting; qualifiers and Cup photos courtesy of the home teams

Wednesday 6 November

16:26

We are just minutes from throw-off in the opening match for the round! All matches are streamed live on the new-look EHFTV, with English commentary on the Highlight Matches. In addition, tonight's game Serbia vs Latvia will have Latvian commentary. 

The Highlight Match of round 1, Portugal vs Romania, will be played on Thursday. 

16:22

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16:11

While there is no doubt today marks a big milestone in the journey to the Men's EHF EURO 2026, some teams started the race some time ago.

Belgium, Kosovo and Luxembourg all made their way to phase 2 via the promotion round, defeating Cyprus, Great Britain and Latvia, respectively, in two-leg ties decided with an aggregate result. Luxembourg only just overcame Latvia, 61:60 on aggregate, while Belgium and Kosovo both enjoyed clearer victories. 

Both Great Britain and Cyprus had already contested phase 1 of the qualifiers, which saw Great Britain win a round-robin tournament that also featured Azerbaijan and Malta. 

The remaining teams playing the phase 2 qualifiers for 2026 were all part of either the final tournament for the EHF EURO 2024 or phase 2 of those qualifiers. 

15:59

To get you warmed up for all the action coming your way this evening, check out our preview of the matches, which includes key facts on all encounters.

Also below, see where you can watch and follow the games.

And one last piece of news that is definitely of interest to EHF EURO fans — tickets for the Swedish venues at the Men's EHF EURO 2026 went on sale yesterday! 

15:45

Good afternoon and welcome to the opening day of Men's EHF EURO 2026 qualifiers! Nine games are set to take place today, with every point up for grabs crucial in determining who will make it to the final tournament in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Of the 32 teams contesting the qualifiers, 20 will make it to the final tournament. 

Four teams are directly qualified for the EHF EURO 2026: Tournament co-hosts Denmark, Sweden and Norway, as well as title holders France. That means all medallists from the 2024 edition are already through to the final tournament, as Denmark were the runners-up at the event held in Germany in January this year, while Sweden placed third. The four already qualified teams will play the EHF EURO Cup 2026, which will see the two round 1 matches played tonight.