LIVE BLOG: Iceland, Faroe Islands close in Nordic derby; home teams win big

• round 1 of the Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers with six matches on Wednesday and six on Thursday
• Wednesday's results:
  - group 1 — Croatia vs Finland 25:17 / France vs Kosovo 43:12
  - group 3 — Slovenia vs Belgium 29:22
  - group 4 — Montenegro vs Portugal 29:22
  - group 6 — Austria vs Israel 39:30
• Wednesday's schedule (all times CEST):
  - 21:30, group 4 — Iceland vs Faroe Islands (HT 11:11)
• read Wednesday's preview and find out where to watch the games: all matches streamed live on EHFTV but check the TV Guide for geo-restrictions
• the Women's EHF EURO Cup 2026 also started Wednesday:
  - group 1 — Norway vs Romania 29:27
  - group 2 — Denmark vs Czechia 41:25
• Eric Willemsen reporting on Wednesday; photos courtesy of the home teams

Wednesday 15 October

16:47

Before Croatia and Finland get the qualifiers underway in less than 15 minutes from now, let's not forget that the already qualified teams play their own competition — the Women's EHF EURO Cup 2026, also starting today. We won't cover those matches extensively here on the live blog, but you can read about them in this round 1 preview.

All matches of both the EHF EURO Qualifiers and Cup can be watched live on EHFTV, though geo-restrictions might apply. Read all about it in this 'Where to watch' overview:

16:38

With eight teams already secured of their spot at the final tournament, the 24 teams in the qualifiers are going to battle it out for the remaining 16 places. Who will stamp their tickets after the six rounds of the qualifiers. And, who will then lift the trophy come December 2026?! 

16:30

The long road to Poland, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, and Türkiye starts in half an hour... in other words: Good afternoon and welcome to the live blog for the start of the Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers!

Wednesday and Thursday see round 1 being played across Europe, as 24 teams hope to stamp their ticket to the final tournament in December 2026. The 12 matches are evenly divided between two days, so we throw off with six matches today. Get up-to-date with Wednesday's preview from EHF journalist Danijela Vekić.