After losing the final against France at the EHF EURO 2024, Denmark will have another go at the title when they face Germany for the second time at the 2026 edition. The two teams played each other in the main round just six days ago.
16 years after their first bronze EHF EURO medal, Iceland have the opportunity to match this result on Sunday, but they will have to overcome Croatia, who target their seventh piece of EURO silverware overall. The two teams also faced each other earlier this week in the main round.
FINAL
Sunday 1 February, 18:00 CET, live on EHFTV
H2H: 12-2-9
one team will win their third EHF EURO trophy: Denmark were the victors in 2008 and 2012, while Germany raised the trophy in 2004 and 2016
Denmark have the chance to become the second men’s team, after France in 2010, to hold all major titles — Olympic Games, World Championship and EHF EURO — at the same time
both teams won their semi-finals with the same result: 31:28; Denmark against Iceland and Germany against Croatia
it is Germany’s first EHF EURO final since 2016 and their first medal at the European Championship since then; including 2002, it is Germany’s fourth final on the European stage
Denmark lost their last two EHF EURO finals, in 2014 in Herning and in 2024 in Cologne, both times against France; the Scandinavian side play their fifth EHF EURO final