2026 European Men's Handball Championship final

2026 European Men's Handball Championship final
	File:Jyske Bank Boxen (cropped).jpg The Jyske Bank Boxen hosted the final.
Event	2026 European Men's Handball Championship
Date	25 January 2026
Venue	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Man of the Match	Template:Hbicon Player
Referee	Ivan Pavićević; Miloš Ražnatović
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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 Aquatics. The match was played at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark, on 1 February 2026, and was contested by co-hosts Denmark and Germany.^[1]^[2]

The tournament comprised of 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 their 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.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Denmark		Round	Germany
Opponent	Result	Preliminary round	Opponent	Result
North Macedonia	36–24	Match 1	Austria	30–27
Romania	39–24	Match 2	Serbia	27–30
Portugal	29–31	Match 3	Spain	34–32
Group B placement 2026 European Men's Handball Championship		Final standings	Group A placement 2026 European Men's Handball Championship
Opponent	Result	Main round	Opponent	Result
France	32–29	Match 4	Portugal	32–30
Spain	36–31	Match 5	Norway	30–28
Germany	31–26	Match 6	Denmark	26–31
Norway	38–24	Match 7	France	38–34
Group I placement 2026 European Men's Handball Championship		Final standings	Group I placement 2026 European Men's Handball Championship
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Iceland	31–28	Semifinals	Croatia	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.

2026 European Men's Handball Championship final is located in Denmark Herning		Herning
		Jyske Bank Boxen
		Capacity: 15,000
		File:Jyske Bank Boxen (cropped).jpg

Match

1 February 2026 18:00	Denmark	v	Germany	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)

Sources:

Denmark
Pos	Num	Player	Goals	Tot min	2 Min
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
Goalkeepers
Num	Player		Save	Min	Goals
TBD	Player		0%		0
TBD	Player		0%		0
Head coach
Nikolaj Jacobsen

Denmark	Statistics	Germany
TBD	Goals	TBD
TBD	Turnovers	TBD
TBD	Avr Time Attack	TBD

Timeouts
Team	1st	2nd
Denmark	0	0
Germany	0	0

Germany
Pos	Num	Player	Goals	Tot min	2 Min
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
TBD	0	Player	0	TBD	0
Goalkeepers
Num	Player		Save	Min	Goals
TBD	Player		0%		0
TBD	Player		0%		0
Head coach
Alfreð Gíslason

Reserve referees:
TBD
TBD
EHF Observer:
TBD
EHF Supervisor:
TBD
Timekeeper:
TBD
Scorekeeper:
TBD

Match rules

Two halves of 30 minutes (60 minutes in total).
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
10 minutes of extra time if necessary.
A second 10 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

Squads

Denmark

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
49	RW	Frederik Bo Andersen	(1998-12-09)9 December 1998 (aged 27)	1.86 m	3	5	HSV Hamburg
28	LB	Lasse Andersson	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 31)	1.96 m	86	122	Füchse Berlin
33	P	Emil Bergholt	(1997-08-25)25 August 1997 (aged 28)	1.90 m	23	13	Skjern Håndbold
19	RB	Mathias Gidsel	(1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 26)	1.90 m	95	578	Füchse Berlin
38	RB	Mads Hoxer	(2000-12-06)6 December 2000 (aged 25)	1.95 m	10	24	Aalborg Håndbold
26	RW	Jóhan á Plógv Hansen	(1994-05-01)1 May 1994 (aged 31)	1.90 m	109	195	Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold
7	LW	Emil Jakobsen	(1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 27)	1.90 m	100	359	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
34	P	Simon Hald	(1994-09-28)28 September 1994 (aged 31)	2.03 m	112	116	Aalborg Håndbold
25	P	Lukas Jørgensen	(1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 26)	1.94 m	61	174	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
3	RB	Niclas Kirkeløkke	(1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 31)	1.95 m	107	202	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
59	CB	Mads Svane Knudsen	(2002-03-25)25 March 2002 (aged 23)	1.85 m	0	0	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
4	LW	Magnus Landin	(1995-08-20)20 August 1995 (aged 30)	2.00 m	161	296	THW Kiel
11	CB	Rasmus Lauge	(1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (aged 34)	1.95 m	184	465	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
22	CB	Mads Mensah Larsen	(1991-08-12)12 August 1991 (aged 34)	1.88 m	216	338	Skjern Håndbold
20	GK	Kevin Møller	(1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 36)	2.00 m	94	7	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
64	LB	Lasse Kjær Møller	(1996-06-11)11 June 1996 (aged 29)	1.99 m	19	22	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
12	GK	Emil Nielsen	(1997-03-10)10 March 1997 (aged 28)	1.95 m	68	6	FC Barcelona
43	LB	Simon Pytlick	(2000-12-11)11 December 2000 (aged 25)	1.93 m	60	278	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
15	P	Magnus Saugstrup (c)	(1996-07-12)12 July 1996 (aged 29)	1.95 m	105	205	SC Magdeburg

Germany

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
34	LW	Rune Dahmke	(1993-04-10)10 April 1993 (aged 32)	1.89 m	94	137	THW Kiel
54	P	Justus Fischer	(2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 22)	1.93 m	32	40	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
4	P	Johannes Golla (c)	(1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 28)	1.95 m	106	370	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
71	LB	Marko Grgic	(2003-09-11)11 September 2003 (aged 22)	1.98 m	29	88	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
14	RW	Mathis Häseler	(2002-06-25)25 June 2002 (aged 23)	1.90 m	4	7	VfL Gummersbach
30	CB	Tom Kiesler	(2001-04-24)24 April 2001 (aged 24)	1.93 m	2	0	VfL Gummersbach
15	CB	Juri Knorr	(2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 25)	1.94 m	81	311	Aalborg Håndbold
80	P	Jannik Kohlbacher	(1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 30)	1.90 m	126	239	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
18	LB	Julian Köster	(2000-03-16)16 March 2000 (aged 25)	2.03 m	73	192	VfL Gummersbach
13	LB	Matthes Langhoff	(2002-03-30)30 March 2002 (aged 23)	1.93 m	1	1	Füchse Berlin
3	CB	Nils Lichtlein	(2002-07-31)31 July 2002 (aged 23)	1.83 m	29	32	Füchse Berlin
36	LW	Lukas Mertens	(1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 29)	1.82 m	68	151	SC Magdeburg
5	LB	Miro Schluroff	(2000-04-25)25 April 2000 (aged 25)	1.98 m	6	13	VfL Gummersbach
32	RB	Franz Semper	(1997-07-05)5 July 1997 (aged 28)	1.91 m	28	59	SC DHfK Leipzig
1	GK	David Späth	(2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 23)	2.00 m	44	3	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
23	RB	Renārs Uščins	(2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 23)	1.89 m	43	172	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
33	GK	Andreas Wolff	(1991-03-03)3 March 1991 (aged 34)	1.98 m	185	15	THW Kiel
17	RW	Lukas Zerbe	(1996-01-17)17 January 1996 (aged 29)	1.84 m	45	98	THW Kiel

References

External links

Official website

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