The 2026 European Men's Handball Championship final was the final match of the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship, the 17th edition of the biannual continental tournament in men's national handball teams, organised by Europe's governing aquatics body, European Handball Federation. The match was played at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark, on 1 February 2026, and was contested by co-hosts Denmark and Germany.
The tournament involved co-hosts Denmark, Norway and Sweden and 21 other teams. The 24 teams competed in a group stage, from which 12 teams qualified for the main round and 4 later advanced to the semifinals.
For Denmark, it is the fifth final and it is the fourth final for the Germans. This is the first time the two teams have met in a European Championship final, though it is not their first major final; they previously faced each other at the 2024 Olympic Games, where Denmark emerged victorious. Both sides had already met each other earlier in the tournament, with the Danes winning 31–26. Their last appearances for Denmark and Germany in the final were in 2024 and 2016 respectively.
Denmark won their third title after defeating Germany in the final.
Route to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. Round Opponent Result Preliminary round Opponent Result 36–24 Match 1 30–27 39–24 Match 2 27–30 29–31 Match 3 34–32 Group B placement Final standings Group A placement Opponent Result Main round Opponent Result 32–29 Match 4 32–30 36–31 Match 5 30–28 31–26 Match 6 26–31 38–24 Match 7 38–34 Group I placement Final standings Group I placement Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result 31–28 Semifinals 31–28
Venue
The Jyske Bank Boxen hosted the final. This will be the second time they host the final, the first being in 2014.
HerningJyske Bank BoxenCapacity: 15,000
Match
Sources:
+PlayerGoalsRB3Niclas Kirkeløkke2/335:101LW4Magnus Landin030:000LW7Emil Jakobsen3/629:020CB11Rasmus Lauge0/13:230P15Magnus Saugstrup1/160:000RB19Mathias Gidsel7/1459:370CB22Mads Mensah Larsen09:200P25Lukas JørgensenRW26Jóhan á Plógv Hansen7/813:040LB28Lasse AnderssonP33Emil BergholtP34Simon HaldRB38Mads Hoxer1/143:570CB42Thomas Arnoldsen5/640:371LB43Simon Pytlick8/1234:121RW49Frederik Bo AndersenCB59Mads Svane KnudsenLB64Lasse Kjær MøllerGoalkeepersPlayerGoals12Emil Nielsen7/19 (37%)23:11020Kevin Møller8/23 (35%)32:270Head coachNikolaj Jacobsen
Statistics34/52Goals27/464Turnovers931 sec39 sec15/4214/48
+TimeoutsTeam1111
+PlayerGoalsCB3Nils Lichtlein2/35:07P4Johannes Golla047:491LB5Miro SchluroffLB13Matthes Langhoff024:170RW14Mathis HäselerCB14Juri Knorr5/1133:240RW17Lukas Zerbe2/355:040LB18Julian Köster4/747:050RB23Renārs Uščins2/726:010CB30Tom Kiesler 05:171RB32Franz Semper1/216:130LW34Rune DahmkeLW36Lukas Mertens1/146:21054PJustus FischerLB71Marko Grgić5/646:211P80Jannik Kohlbacher 0/131:460GoalkeepersPlayerGoals1David Späth0/2 (0%)1:47033Andreas Wolff14/45 (31%)52:220Head coach Alfreð Gíslason
Reserve referees: Bojan Lah David Sok EHF Observer: Øyvind Togstad EHF Supervisor: Denis Reibel Timekeeper: Svend Zachariassen Scorekeeper: Ernst HoehrmannMatch rules Two halves of 30 minutes (60 minutes in total). 10 minutes of extra time if necessary. A second 10 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Squads
Notes
References
External links
Official website