The 2028 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the Men's EHF Euro 2028, will be the 18th edition of the European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international handball competition for men's national teams organized by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It will be co-hosted by Portugal, Spain and Switzerland in six venues across four cities, from 13 to 30 January 2028.
24 teams will participate for the fourth time. Qualification started in January 2025 and will end in May 2027 to decide the final 12 spots. The three co-hosts qualified automatically, alongside the defending champions Denmark.
The winner will qualify for the next edition in Czech Republic, Denmark and Poland and the 2029 World Men's Handball Championship in France and Germany.
Denmark are the defending champions after defeating Germany 34–27 in the final in Herning.
Bid process
Bids On 11 May 2021 it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:
& , & On 20 October the final bids were presented. The Scandinavian bid was withdrawn and the two others were mixed together. , &
Host selection As only the Portugal/Spain/Switzerland bid was remaining, it was unanimously selected at the 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress on 20 November 2021.
Qualification
Qualified teams
Venues Four host cities were confirmed on 31 January 2026. On in each country Switzerland and Portugal, two host cities in Spain. However no venues were named for both Spanish host cities. confirmed venues: Lisbon – MEO Arena, capacity 20,000 Zürich – Swiss Life Arena, capacity 11,157 confirmed cities without venues named: Madrid Valencia
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References
External links Bid website of the European Handball Federation