Teams name final squads for the Men's EHF EURO 2026

Teams name final squads for the Men's EHF EURO 2026

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12 January 2026, 18:45

After the announcement of the initial 35-man squads for the Men's EHF EURO 2026 in early December, the 24 participating teams have now cut their rosters down. Some last-minute injuries have caused headaches for coaches, but we now have a better idea of who will be taking to the courts in Denmark, Norway and Sweden later this week.

Group A

  • Germany announced their 18-man roster on 17 December. Although the squad is young, there is plenty of experience gained at the EHF EURO 2024 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and veteran goalkeeper Andreas Wolff is still there to guard the posts
  • Spain will be missing their most experienced goalkeeper, Gonzalo Perez de Vargas, who has been out for months with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury to his left knee. However, Sergey Hernández is on incredible form, and the rest of the squad has plenty of talent
  • after finishing eighth in 2024, Austria are looking for more success in 2026. Under the reigns of new coach Iker Romero, the likes of Nikola Bilyk and Tobias Wagner remain key alongside up-and-coming talent
  • also under a new coach, Raul Gonzalez, Serbia have mostly, but not entirely, avoided major injuries: they announced a list of 21 players in December, but will miss Miloš Kos and Marko Milosavljević

 

 

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GROUP B

  • co-hosts Denmark are hoping for a full arena in Herning to cheer them to their first EHF EURO gold since 2012. They are missing Emil Madsen and Thomas Arnoldsen through injury, but still boast a hugely strong squad — with one debutant, Mads Svane
  • Portugal just missed a medal at the 2025 IHF World Championship, and come to Herning full of confidence. The Costa brothers, Martim and Francisco, are likely to be key to their success. Coach Paulo Pereira named an initial squad of 22 players who participated at this week's international tournament in Spain
  • Kiril Lazarov announced 21 players for the Macedonian team on 22 December. Goalkeeper Martin Tomovski is the only squad member who plays for a non-Macedonian club (SG Flensburg-Handewitt)
  • 19 Romanian players participated at their pre-EHF EURO camp in December. A notable absence from the list was left back Dan Racotea

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GROUP C

  • France opened the New Year with a list of 20 players for the EHF EURO, narrowed down to 18 on 12 January, anchored by the likes of Dika Mem and the in-form Elohim Prandi. Benoit Kounkoud has made it back from injury in time to be nominated
  • a foot injury has ruled Harald Reinkind out of the Norwegian squad - he has been replaced by Simen Schønningsen in the list of 18 Norwegian players which includes stars Sander Sagosen and Tobias Grøndahl
  • goalkeeper Tomáš Mrkva will be vital for Czechia's chances in this tough group. He features on the list of 17 Czech players travelling to Oslo, including several making their debuts
  • Ukraine return to the EHF EURO with a squad of 18. Look out for the likes of Ihor Turchenko and Dmytro Artemenko, who contributed hugely to their side's qualification for the tournament

 

 

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GROUP D

  • Slovenia have been hit by a wave of injuries, most recently to their top scorer Aleks Vlah, and arrive in Oslo with lots of talent but not a huge amount of championship experience. Borut Mačkovšek has been drafted in to replace Vlah despite suffering from overload
  • the Faroe Islands were also hit by a late injury, to goalkeeper Aleksandar Lacok; Tórður Skorheim Guttesen will replace him in the squad of 18 originally announced in early December. Star centre back Elias á Skipagøtu missed both this week's friendly matches against Italy after a shoulder injury in December but remains on the list
  • Frenchman Didier Dinart leads Montenegro for the first time at a major tournament. Dinart named his squad in late December, but has since been forced to drop Aleksandar Bakić through injury
  • Nikola Portner will captain Switzerland's side. Andy Schmid named a squad of 19 in mid-December, including nine who play their club handball domestically

 

 

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GROUP E

  • left wing Jerry Tollbring has recently been ruled out of the Swedish squad with a calf injury, and been replaced by 20-year-old Felix Montebovi on the team as one of a handful of young players making their European championship debuts alongside the likes of Andreas Palicka and Jim Gottfridsson
  • Croatia have also had several injury challenges, and Marin Šipić will not play at the EHF EURO; there are also lingering doubts over the fitness of Zvonimir Srna, Tin Lučin and Luka Lovre Klarica, but they are on the current 22-strong list of players
  • Luc Steins is the biggest name on the list of 18 players announced by Netherlands head coach Staffan Olsson, as the Dutch aim for another main round spot in only their fourth participation at the EHF EURO
  • Georgia return to the EHF EURO for their second major tournament missing their captain Teimuraz Orjonikidze, who was so valuable at the EHF EURO 2024. Head coach Tite Kalandadze has already narrowed his roster down to 16 players

 

 

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GROUP F

  • Hungary head coach Chema Rodriguez named 20 players to his squad in mid-December — a list of familiar names, such as line player Bence Bánhidi and left wing Bence Imre
  • although Sigvaldi Guðjónsson is out with an injury, Iceland coach Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson had a strong list of players to pick from for his 18-man squad. Expect two-time TruckScout24 EHF FINAL4 MVP Gísli Kristjánsson to play a big role at the EHF EURO
  • there are also 20 names on the Polish list. With 155 international games under his belt, right wing Michał Daszek is the most experienced of the team
  • last but not least, Italy are making their EHF EURO comeback in 2026. This exciting, up-and-coming team, coached by Bob Hanning, has plenty of exciting names in the squad including goalkeeper Domenico Ebner and right wing Leo Prantner

 

 

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