2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.

Qualification system

Teams competed for 20 places at the final tournament in two distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking.

Qualification Phase 1

Seeding

The draw for the qualification round was held on 24 June 2016 in Vienna, Austria.[1][2][3] The group winners advance to the Phase 2.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 Turkey
 Greece
 Italy
 Estonia
 Luxembourg
 Cyprus
 Georgia
 Faroe Islands
 Kosovo

Group 1

The tournament was played in a tournament format.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 2 2 0 0 50 41 +9 4 Qualification Phase 2
2  Cyprus 2 1 0 1 37 43 6 2
3  Faroe Islands (H) 2 0 0 2 43 46 3 0
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host.
13 January 2017
20:00
Cyprus  20–19  Faroe Islands Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 450
Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
J. Argyrou 8 (8–9) Nielsen, Sigurbjørnsson 5
  Report  

14 January 2017
18:00
Greece  24–17  Cyprus Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 100
Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
Papadopoulos 6 (13–6) J. Argyrou 4
  Report  

15 January 2017
16:00
Faroe Islands  24–26  Greece Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 400
Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
Olsen 5 (11–13) Papadopoulos 6
  Report  

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Estonia 4 3 0 1 96 86 +10 6 Qualification Phase 2
2  Turkey 4 2 1 1 96 84 +12 5
3  Kosovo 4 0 1 3 86 108 22 1
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 November 2016
19:00
Turkey  26–22  Kosovo THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 750
Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
Çelik 6 (13–8) Dedaj 5
  Report  
6 November 2016
19:30
Kosovo  24–24  Turkey Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Frieser, Kavulič (CZE)
Quni 6 (11–12) Çelik, Ersin 7
  Report  

4 January 2017
19:30
Kosovo  17–31  Estonia Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
Dedaj 5 (7–13) Rooba 8
  Report  
8 January 2017
19:30
Estonia  27–23  Kosovo Põlva Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva
Attendance: 784
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Rooba 7 (14–10) Terziqi 6
  Report  

11 January 2017
19:30
Estonia  18–28  Turkey Põlva Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva
Attendance: 801
Referees: Thomassen, Schmack (BEL)
Lees 4 (9–11) Örnek 6
  Report  
15 January 2017
16:00
Turkey  18–20  Estonia THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Pektaş 5 (10–8) Voika 5
   Report  

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 4 3 0 1 103 92 +11 6[lower-alpha 1] Qualification Phase 2
2  Luxembourg 4 3 0 1 114 102 +12 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Georgia 4 0 0 4 97 120 23 0
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. Italy 49–48 Luxembourg
2 November 2016
17:30
Italy  26–19  Georgia Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Siracusa
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Turkovic 10 (11–10) Chanturia 6
  Report   
6 November 2016
18:00
Georgia  25–28  Italy Olympic Handball Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
Chikovani 11 (13–13) Turkovic 7
  Report  

4 January 2017
18:00
Georgia  24–31  Luxembourg Olympic Handball Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 300
Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA)
Chikovani 8 (12—11) Müller 7
  Report  
7 January 2017
18:00
Luxembourg  35–29  Georgia d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 800
Referees: Lillepea, Kull (EST)
Kohl, Schröder 7 (18–13) Chanturia 7
   Report  

11 January 2017
19:30
Luxembourg  24–23  Italy d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
Müller 6 (13–10) Turkovic 7
  Report  
15 January 2017
16:30
Italy  26–24  Luxembourg Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Siracusa
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE)
Turkovic 10 (12–9) Y. Hoffmann 9
  Report   

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

The three best placed European teams of this tournament qualified to the Phase 2.

RankTeam
 Faroe Islands
 Turkey
 Kosovo
4 Cyprus
5 Bulgaria
6 Luxembourg
7 Georgia
8 Moldova
9 Azerbaijan
10 Great Britain
11 Ireland
12 Malta
13 Andorra
14 Albania
15 Armenia
  • Note: China finished in sixth place but is not a European nation.

Qualification Phase 2

Twenty-six pre-qualified teams joined the six qualified teams from previous rounds. Those 32 teams were split into eight groups, with the winners and runner-ups qualifying for the final tournament, as well as the four best third-placed teams. The draw for the qualification round was held on 12 April 2018 in Trondheim, Norway.[5][6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 France
 Croatia
 Germany
 Denmark
 Slovenia
 Belarus
 Hungary
 North Macedonia
 Russia
 Czech Republic
 Poland
 Iceland
 Serbia
 Montenegro
 Netherlands
 Portugal
 Latvia
 Lithuania
  Switzerland
 Slovakia
 Ukraine
 Israel
 Turkey
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Finland
 Belgium
 Estonia
 Greece
 Romania
 Italy
 Kosovo
 Faroe Islands

As Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands and Portugal had the same points in the national team ranking, an extra draw was held just before the actual draw in which the two first teams drawn were placed in pot 2, while the third went into pot 3 Netherlands and Portugal were drawn to be in pot 2. Furthermore, for political reasons, Serbia and Kosovo could not be drawn into the same group.[5]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 6 6 0 0 190 119 +71 12 Final tournament
2  Poland 6 2 1 3 152 139 +13 5
3  Israel 6 2 0 4 148 178 30 4
4  Kosovo 6 1 1 4 118 172 54 3
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
24 October 2018
18:00
Poland  37–13  Kosovo Hala KSZO, Ostrowiec
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Butskevich, Butskevich (BLR)
Paczkowski 6 (15–5) Terziqi 4
  Report  
24 October 2018
19:00
Germany  37–21  Israel Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Attendance: 4,347
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Gensheimer, Reichmann 7 (19–9) Pomeranz 5
  Report  

28 October 2018
18:45
Israel  25–24  Poland Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
Levy, Stelman 6 (12–12) Moryto 6
  Report  
28 October 2018
19:30
Kosovo  14–30  Germany Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
Terziqi 5 (5–15) Gensheimer, Semper 4
  Report

10 April 2019
18:00
Poland  18–26  Germany Gliwice Arena, Gliwice
Attendance: 9,550
Referees: Brunovský, Canda (SVK)
Jarosiewicz 5 (10–13) Gensheimer 9
  Report  
10 April 2019
19:15
Kosovo  27–24  Israel Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
Dedaj 10 (12–8) Hamami 6
  Report  

13 April 2019
14:00
Germany  29–24  Poland Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle
Attendance: 10,400
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Gensheimer 10 (16–16) Daszek 6
  Report  
14 April 2019
18:00
Israel  30–24  Kosovo Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 800
Referees: Pârvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Pomeranz 6 (11–9) Abdullahi, Ahmeti 4
   Report  

12 June 2019
19:45
Israel  25–40  Germany Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Mosindi 6 (14–19) Kastening 9
  Report  
12 June 2019
20:00
Kosovo  23–23  Poland Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE)
Dedaj, Kabashi 5 (14–13) Potoczny 5
  Report  

16 June 2019
18:00
Germany  28–17  Kosovo Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg
Attendance: 7,187
Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
Golla 6 (16–5) Terziqi 8
  Report   
16 June 2019
18:00
Poland  26–23  Israel Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 2,560
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Moryto 8 (10–11) Hershkowitz 5
  Report  

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 6 5 1 0 174 148 +26 11 Final tournament
2   Switzerland 6 3 0 3 180 167 +13 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Serbia 6 2 2 2 168 165 +3 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Belgium 6 0 1 5 144 186 42 1
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. Switzerland 60–56 Serbia
24 October 2018
18:00
Serbia  27–27  Belgium Crystal Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Kukić 6 (15–14) D.Kedziora 7
  Report  
25 October 2018
20:15
Croatia  31–28   Switzerland Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 3,538
Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
Cindrić, Stepančić 6 (15–16) Schmid 8
  Report   

28 October 2018
13:15
Switzerland   29–24  Serbia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 4,176
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
Schmid 10 (12–11) Ilić 8
  Report  
28 October 2018
15:45
Belgium  25–30  Croatia Sportoase Philipssite, Leuven
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Bolaers 4 (12–18) Horvat 8
  Report  

10 April 2019
20:10
Belgium  25–28   Switzerland Sportoase Philipssite, Leuven
Attendance: 2,115
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
D.Kedziora 6 (10–16) Schmid 7
  Report  
11 April 2019
18:00
Serbia  25–25  Croatia Štark Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 7,959
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
three players 4 (13–13) Duvnjak 6
  Report  

14 April 2019
14:00
Switzerland   36–22  Belgium BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE)
Lier 9 (16–11) B.Kedziora 8
  Report  
14 April 2019
20:30
Croatia  27–23  Serbia Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Brunovský, Canda (SVK)
Štrlek 8 (17–11) four players 3
  Report  

12 June 2019
18:15
Switzerland   28–33  Croatia Bossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 6,135
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Schmid 15 (13–17) Stepančić 8
  Report  
12 June 2019
20:00
Belgium  26–37  Serbia Sportoase Philipssite, Leuven
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
D.Kedziora 7 (10–20) Radivojević 8
  Report   

16 June 2019
18:00
Croatia  28–19  Belgium Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
Mandić, Mrakovčić 5 (15–9) B.Kedziora 4
  Report  
16 June 2019
18:00
Serbia  32–31   Switzerland SPENS, Novi Sad
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Radivojević 8 (19–17) Tynowski, Schmid 6
  Report  

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Macedonia 6 4 1 1 168 160 +8 9 Final tournament
2  Iceland 6 3 2 1 185 151 +34 8
3  Turkey 6 2 0 4 148 167 19 4
4  Greece 6 1 1 4 145 168 23 3
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
24 October 2018
21:45
Iceland  35–21  Greece Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,450
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Elísson 6 (17–13) three players 4
   Report   
25 October 2018
20:15
North Macedonia  31–27  Turkey Sports Hall Mladost, Bitola
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
Lazarov 8 (17–13) Biçer 6
  Report  

28 October 2018
14:00
Turkey  22–33  Iceland THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 1,570
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Ersin 5 (13–16) Jónsson 9
  Report  
28 October 2018
16:00
Greece  28–26  North Macedonia Lefkovrisi Sports Center, Kozani
Attendance: 605
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Mallios 9 (12–13) K. Lazarov 8
  Report  

10 April 2019
17:00
Greece  22–26  Turkey Lefkovrisi Sports Center, Kozani
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mylonas 7 (11–11) Biçer 7
  Report  
10 April 2019
21:45
Iceland  33–34  North Macedonia Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,973
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Pálmarsson 12 (17–17) Georgievski, Manaskov 8
   Report  

14 April 2019
16:00
Turkey  26–23  Greece Porsuk Spor Salonu, Eskişehir
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Biçer 6 (12–9) Tziras 12
  Report  
14 April 2019
20:00
North Macedonia  24–24  Iceland Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 6,963
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Lazarov 8 (10–11) Magnússon 8
  Report  

12 June 2019
19:00
Turkey  25–26  North Macedonia Porsuk Spor Salonu, Eskişehir
Attendance: 1,850
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Pehlivan 10 (13–11) K. Lazarov 7
  Report  
12 June 2019
20:00
Greece  28–28  Iceland Lefkovrisi Sports Center, Kozani
Attendance: 600
Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
Tziras 9 (12–15) Gunnarsson 9
  Report  

16 June 2019
16:00
Iceland  32–22  Turkey Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
Elísson 11 (12–9) Öztürk, Pehlivan 5
  Report  
16 June 2019
18:00
North Macedonia  27–23  Greece Park Sports Hall, Strumica
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Lazarov 6 (13–11) Tziras 6
  Report  

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 6 5 0 1 171 143 +28 10 Final tournament
2  Latvia 6 4 0 2 150 143 +7 8
3  Netherlands 6 3 0 3 167 159 +8 6
4  Estonia 6 0 0 6 142 185 43 0
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
24 October 2018
20:15
Slovenia  27–21  Latvia Ljudski vrt Sports Hall, Maribor
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Janc, Šoštarič 5 (14–7) Veršakovs 6
   Report   
25 October 2018
19:30
Netherlands  35–25  Estonia Fitland XL, Sittard
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Mata, López (ESP)
Adams 6 (17–10) Toom 7
  Report  

28 October 2018
14:10
Latvia  29–25  Netherlands Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Veršakovs 11 (17–11) Schagen 5
  Report  
28 October 2018
18:30
Estonia  20–31  Slovenia Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 920
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
four players 3 (11–16) Cingesar 7
  Report  

11 April 2019
18:30
Estonia  18–24  Latvia Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 600
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Jaanimaa, Toom 4 (11–10) Strazdins 5
  Report  
11 April 2019
19:30
Netherlands  26–27  Slovenia Topsportcentrum, Almere
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
Boomhouwer 8 (12–11) Janc 9
  Report  

14 April 2019
14:10
Latvia  30–24  Estonia Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera
Attendance: 1,450
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Politers 5 (17–12) Sillaste, Timmo 4
  Report  
14 April 2019
17:00
Slovenia  30–23  Netherlands Dvorana Zlatorog, Celje
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Zarabec 5 (16–11) three players 4
  Report  

12 June 2019
19:40
Latvia  25–24  Slovenia Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera
Attendance: 1,450
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Krištopāns 13 (14–10) Dolenec 8
  Report  
13 June 2019
18:30
Estonia  27–33  Netherlands Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 400
Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
three players 6 (13–16) four players 4
  Report  

16 June 2019
18:00
Slovenia  32–28  Estonia Arena Bonifika, Koper
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
Marguč 7 (19–11) Toom 8
  Report  
16 June 2019
18:00
Netherlands  25–21  Latvia Topsportcentrum, Almere
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Schagen, Steins 4 (13–11) Veršakovs 5
  Report  

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 6 4 0 2 161 150 +11 8[lower-alpha 1] Final tournament
2  Belarus 6 4 0 2 182 146 +36 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 4 0 2 160 153 +7 8[lower-alpha 1]
4  Finland 6 0 0 6 131 185 54 0
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. Czech Republic 4 Pts, +5 GD; Belarus 4 Pts, +4 GD; Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 Pts, −9 GD
24 October 2018
18:00
Czech Republic  31–27  Finland Městská sportovní hala, Plzeň
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Babák 7 (15–12) Tamminen 10
  Report  
25 October 2018
18:00
Belarus  29–30  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk
Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Vailupau 6 (16–12) Nuić 7
   Report  

27 October 2018
16:00
Finland  20–27  Belarus Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 1,150
Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE)
Tamminen 5 (8–15) Shynkel 7
  Report  
27 October 2018
20:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  20–25  Czech Republic KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Panić 5 (10–12) Hrstka 7
  Report  

10 April 2019
18:10
Czech Republic  30–31  Belarus Městská sportovní hala, Plzeň
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Babák 8 (12–14) three players 5
   Report   
11 April 2019
17:30
Finland  26–30  Bosnia and Herzegovina Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
three players 5 (13–15) Prce 10
  Report  

14 April 2019
16:00
Belarus  24–26  Czech Republic Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Baranau 5 (12–13) Kašpárek 8
  Report  
14 April 2019
17:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  31–19  Finland KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeni (TUR)
Hamidović, Malinović 5 (16–10) Tamminen 4
  Report  

12 June 2019
18:05
Finland  24–26  Czech Republic Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 600
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Granlund 6 (12–17) Babák 6
  Report  
12 June 2019
20:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  25–31  Belarus KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Terzić 6 (12–17) Kulesh, Shylovich 7
  Report  

16 June 2019
18:00
Czech Republic  23–24  Bosnia and Herzegovina Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 5,521
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Petrovský 7 (10–11) Prce 9
   Report  
16 June 2019
19:00
Belarus  40–15  Finland Sportshall Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
five players 5 (20–8) Sundberg 4
  Report  

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 6 5 0 1 204 147 +57 10 Final tournament
2  Portugal 6 4 1 1 154 143 +11 9
3  Lithuania 6 1 1 4 142 182 40 3
4  Romania 6 1 0 5 129 157 28 2
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
24 October 2018
21:00
Portugal  21–13  Romania Pavilhão Municipal, Santo Tirso
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Moreira, Rocha 3 (10–7) Rotaru 5
  Report  
25 October 2018
20:30
France  42–27  Lithuania Arena du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Caucheteux 9 (21–10) Dumčius 7
  Report  

28 October 2018
15:30
Lithuania  23–24  Portugal Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Malašinskas 9 (10–12) Duarte 7
  Report  
28 October 2018
17:00
Romania  21–31  France BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Humet 5 (9–12) Caucheteux, Remili 6
  Report  

11 April 2019
17:00
Romania  28–23  Lithuania Targoviste Sports Hall, Târgoviște
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Grigoraș 8 (16–13) three players 3
  Report  
11 April 2019
21:00
Portugal  33–27  France Multusios de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 3,842
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Areia 6 (17–13) Remili 7
  Report  

14 April 2019
15:30
Lithuania  24–23  Romania Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
P. Babarskas 5 (12–11) Grigoraș 6
  Report  
14 April 2019
17:30
France  33–24  Portugal Rhénus Sport, Strasbourg
Attendance: 6,660
Referees: Mata, López (ESP)
Remili 7 (16–15) Duarte 4
  Report   

13 June 2019
17:00
Romania  19–24  Portugal Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 800
Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE)
Șimicu 6 (12–11) Portela 7
  Report  
13 June 2019
18:00
Lithuania  17–37  France Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
G. Babarskas, Dumčius 5 (9–19) Remili 8
  Report  

16 June 2019
17:00
Portugal  28–28  Lithuania Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos
Attendance: 3,525
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
seven players 3 (16–13) Dumčius 9
  Report  
16 June 2019
18:00
France  34–25  Romania Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Attendance: 5,422
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
Porte, Remili 6 (19–14) Buzle, Mănescu 5
  Report  

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 6 5 1 0 161 135 +26 11 Final tournament
2  Russia 6 4 1 1 158 132 +26 9
3  Italy 6 2 0 4 146 172 26 4
4  Slovakia 6 0 0 6 129 155 26 0
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
24 October 2018
18:30
Hungary  30–22  Slovakia Érd Aréna, Érd
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Bánhidi 6 (16–9) Straňovský 7
  Report  
24 October 2018
19:30
Russia  34–20  Italy Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA, Moscow
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE)
Kiselev, Kuretkov 5 (18–7) Parisini 5
  Report  

27 October 2018
18:00
Slovakia  21–22  Russia Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Rábek 6 (12–10) Shishkaryov 13
  Report  
27 October 2018
19:00
Italy  22–30  Hungary Kioene Arena, Padua
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
Parisini 5 (10–15) Balogh, Hornyák 6
  Report  

10 April 2019
18:45
Italy  26–23  Slovakia Palasport Cattani, Faenza
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE)
Sonnerer 7 (12–9) J. Mikita 6
  Report  
11 April 2019
17:30
Russia  19–25  Hungary Sportcomplex Zvezdniy, Astrakhan
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Dibirov 5 (10–15) Balogh, Bánhidi 5
  Report  

14 April 2019
16:00
Hungary  23–23  Russia Érd Aréna, Érd
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Lékai 6 (11–15) Dibirov, Kalarash 6
  Report  
14 April 2019
17:00
Slovakia  23–26  Italy Sporting Hall MSK, Považská Bystrica
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
J. Mikita 7 (11–12) Bulzamini, Parisini 5
  Report  

12 June 2019
18:00
Slovakia  20–21  Hungary Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Machác, Prokop 4 (8–9) Ancsin, Máthé 4
  Report  
13 June 2019
18:45
Italy  23–30  Russia Pala Yamamay, Busto Arsizio
Attendance: 3,250
Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
Parisini 6 (10–14) Kiselev 8
  Report  

16 June 2019
18:00
Hungary  32–29  Italy Messzi István Sportcsarnok, Kecskemét
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR)
three players 5 (16–14) Bulzamini, Sonnerer 7
  Report  
16 June 2019
19:00
Russia  30–20  Slovakia Sibur Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Soroka 5 (17–8) Briatka 6
  Report  

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 6 5 0 1 197 153 +44 10 Final tournament
2  Montenegro 6 3 1 2 157 163 6 7
3  Ukraine 6 3 0 3 161 159 +2 6
4  Faroe Islands 6 0 1 5 131 171 40 1
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
24 October 2018
17:30
Montenegro  24–24  Faroe Islands Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 800
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Božović 5 (10–15) Gunnarsson, Hansen 6
  Report  
24 October 2018
21:00
Denmark  30–24  Ukraine Ceres Park & Arena, Aarhus
Attendance: 3,677
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Markussen 5 (12–12) Onufriyenko 5
  Report  

27 October 2018
16:10
Faroe Islands  17–35  Denmark Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Attendance: 2,178
Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE)
Selvig 4 (8–17) M. Hansen 9
  Report  
28 October 2018
17:30
Ukraine  29–24  Montenegro Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy
Attendance: 1,430
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Ostroushko 7 (15–12) Vujović 7
  Report  

10 April 2019
18:00
Ukraine  30–19  Faroe Islands Palace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 3,300
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Onufriyenko 6 (17–12) Gunnarsson, Selvig 5
  Report  
10 April 2019
21:00
Montenegro  32–31  Denmark Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 4,365
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Lasica 7 (16–17) M. Hansen 8
  Report  

13 April 2019
17:45
Faroe Islands  26–27  Ukraine Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 8,835
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
Johansen 7 (14–15) Ostroushko 9
  Report  
13 April 2019
20:15
Denmark  37–26  Montenegro Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 11,835
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Svan, Zachariassen 8 (14–11) Lipovina, Vujović 6
  Report  

12 June 2019
19:00
Ukraine  30–33  Denmark Palace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Zhukov 6 (15–14) M. Hansen, Schmidt 7
  Report  
13 June 2019
19:30
Faroe Islands  21–24  Montenegro Farum Arena, Farum
Attendance: 950
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Gunnarsson 6 (9–11) Vujović 11
   Report   

16 June 2019
18:00
Denmark  31–24  Faroe Islands Jutlander Bank Arena, Aalborg
Attendance: 4,591
Referees: Šniūrevičius, Grigalionis (LTU)
Andersson, Holm 7 (17–13) Johansen 7
  Report  
16 June 2019
18:00
Montenegro  27–21  Ukraine Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
Čavor 5 (15–7) Akimenko 6
  Report  

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four highest ranked third-placed teams from the groups directly qualify for the tournament. Matches against the fourth placed teams in each group will be discarded.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 0 2 99 108 9 4 Final tournament
2 2  Serbia 4 1 1 2 104 112 8 3
3 4  Netherlands 4 1 0 3 99 107 8 2
4 8  Ukraine 4 1 0 3 104 114 10 2
5 1  Israel 4 1 0 3 94 127 33 2
6 6  Lithuania 4 0 1 3 95 131 36 1
7 3  Turkey 4 0 0 4 96 122 26 0
8 7  Italy 4 0 0 4 94 126 32 0
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

The three lowest ranked fourth-placed teams not selected as hosts of 2022 European Men's Handball Championship will play in its Relegation round.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 3  Greece 6 1 1 4 145 168 23 3 Qualification Phase 2
2 1  Kosovo 6 1 1 4 118 172 54 3
3 6  Romania 6 1 0 5 129 157 28 2
4 8  Faroe Islands 6 0 1 5 131 171 40 1
5 2  Belgium 6 0 1 5 144 186 42 1 Relegation Round
6 7  Slovakia 6 0 0 6 129 155 26 0 Final tournament (co-host)
7 4  Estonia 6 0 0 6 142 185 43 0 Relegation Round
8 5  Finland 6 0 0 6 131 185 54 0
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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