2026 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship

2026 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
City	Belgrade
Venues	3 (in 1 host city)
Dates	29 July – 9 August
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (4th title)
Runners-up	Slovenia
Third place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	96
Top scorer	Yonathan Pelach (97 goals)
Awards
Best player	Jaka Podvrsic

The 2026 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the M18 EHF Euro 2026, was the 15th edition of the EHF European Men's U-18 Handball Championship, the biennial international under-18 men's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF. It was hosted by Serbia from 29 July to 9 August 2026, marking the first time the event was held in the country. The tournament was played in Belgrade.

24 teams participated for the second time, following the expansion in 2024. This tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2027 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship in an unknown country.

Sweden are the defending champions, having beaten Denmark in the 2024 final in Podgorica.

Bidding process

On 13 December 2024, at a meeting in Vienna, the hosting rights were awarded to Serbia.^[1]^[2] This will be the first time Serbia hosts the tournament, although it previously organised the 2004 edition as Serbia and Montenegro.

Quotes

This is a great victory for our Federation, we are not even aware of how big a thing it is to win the hosting of the European Championship. The organization of this competition will bring a lot of good to Serbia, Belgrade and our handball because we will host as many as 24 countries. Our country has not had this privilege since 2013, when it won its last medal in a major competition. Incredibly, twenty years have passed since the organization of the Cadet European Championship when our country won the gold medal. A year later, we were also world champions. May such success be repeated. I must also point out that this is the only way to bring our handball back to the world map and to get children to come to our sport. We have a lot of hard work ahead of us, but we are ready to push all the boundaries when it comes to organization. We owe a great debt of gratitude to all members of the EHF Executive Board, as well as to the Competition Committee headed by Božidar Đurković

— Ivan Milivojević, president of the Serbian Handball Federation.

Format

The tournament consisted of three phases: The first two were played in a round-robin-groups format. The third phase was played in a playoff format with consolations.

In the First phase, 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four.

The top two teams from each group advanced to the Main round.
The third- and fourth-placed teams advanced to the Intermediate round.

In the Second phase, all teams were again divided into groups of four, but this time, against the teams that advanced to the same round as them. Each separate round (Main and Intermediate) was played by 12 teams, divided into three groups of four.

In the Main round, the top two teams from each group and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The other four teams advanced to the 9th–16th place playoffs.
In the Intermediate round, the winners of each group and the best second-placed team advanced to the 9th–16th place playoffs. The other eight teams advanced to the 17th–24th place playoffs.

In the Third phase, the teams were divided into three playoff tiers of eight teams each, with each team playing three more matches there. Each of the three playoffs consisted of four quarterfinals, two semifinals, two consolation semifinals, and four final placement matches.

The format changed from the previous edition. This new format was previously adopted in the 2025 women's under age European Championships.^[3]

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	13 December 2024	Vienna	1	Serbia
Men's 18 EHF EURO 2024	7–18 August 2024	Montenegro	12	Sweden Denmark Hungary Iceland Germany Serbia Norway Spain Slovenia Portugal France Croatia Faroe Islands Austria
Qualifiers	31 October – 2 November 2025	Çankaya	2	Italy Turkey
		Schaffhausen	2	Switzerland Poland
		Šaľa	2	Slovakia Montenegro
		Luxembourg City	2	North Macedonia Finland
		Klaipėda	2	Czech Republic Israel

Venues

All three venues are located in Belgrade.^[4]^[5]

Sportski Centar "Voždovac" Capacity: 4,738	CCS Šumice Capacity: 2,000	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Capacity: 8,000

Draw

The draw was held on 24 February 2026 in Vienna.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Denmark Spain Germany Hungary Portugal Sweden	Croatia Faroe Islands Iceland Norway Slovenia Serbia	Austria Czech Republic France Italy Switzerland Slovakia	Finland Israel North Macedonia Montenegro Poland Turkey

Preliminary round

Tiebreakers

In the group stages (preliminary and main rounds), teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:

During the round matches

Superior goal difference from all group matches;
Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
Alphabetical order.

After completion of the round matches

Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	3	3	0	110	93	+17	6	Main round
2	France	3	2	1	97	85	+12	4	Main round
3	Sweden	3	1	2	92	103	−11	2	Intermediate round
4	North Macedonia	3	0	3	84	102	−18	0	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
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.

29 July 2026 12:00	Slovenia	33–30	North Macedonia	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 300 Referees: Braganca, Xavier (POR)
	Podvrsic 8	(12–18)	Kostov, Vuchevski 6
	2×	Report	2×

29 July 2026 17:00	Sweden	26–31	France	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Carlsson 12	(11–13)	Saillard 9
	4× 1×	Report	5×

30 July 2026 12:00	France	36–25	North Macedonia	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
	Boisnee-Noc 7	(20–13)	Popovski 6
	1×	Report	2× 1×

30 July 2026 17:00	Sweden	33–43	Slovenia	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 250 Referees: Y. El-Saied, H. El-Saied (EGY)
	Källemyr 13	(20–24)	Podvrsic 14
	7×	Report	2×

1 August 2026 12:00	North Macedonia	29–33	Sweden	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Bartkowiak, Lakomy (POL)
	Kostov, Damchevski 8	(16–18)	Carson, Pasthuovic 6
	1× 2×	Report	5×

1 August 2026 17:00	Slovenia	34–30	France	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 200 Referees: L. Hardegger, S. Hardegger (SUI)
	Podvrsic 9	(15–14)	Saillard 8
	1× 3×	Report	2×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	120	76	+44	5	Main round
2	Serbia	3	2	1	0	93	70	+23	5	Main round
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	85	103	−18	2	Intermediate round
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	71	120	−49	0	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
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.

29 July 2026 14:30	Germany	48–26	Italy	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Grapsas, Kyriakou (GRE)
	Elze 9	(25–13)	three players 4
	7×	Report	2×

29 July 2026 19:45	Serbia	34–25	Turkey	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade, Belgrade Attendance: 905 Referees: L. Hardegger, S. Hardegger (SUI)
	Pavolvic 7	(15–7)	Tan 6
	1× 3×	Report	6×

30 July 2026 14:30	Italy	41–23	Turkey	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Ivanovic, Kaludjerovic (MNE)
	Belardinelli 7	(20–10)	Akçam 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

30 July 2026 19:30	Germany	27–27	Serbia	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 1500 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	three players 5	(14–14)	Blecic 9
	2× 7×	Report	1× 4×

1 August 2026 14:30	Turkey	23–45	Germany	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
	Tan 5	(10–22)	Faciejew
		Report	3×

1 August 2026 19:30	Serbia	32–18	Italy	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 1300 Referees: Braganca, Xavier (POR)
	three players 7	(11–12)	Agrillo 5
	1×	Report	2×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	2	0	1	88	86	+2	4	Main round
2	Portugal	3	2	0	1	81	73	+8	4	Main round
3	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	88	86	+2	3	Intermediate round
4	Israel	3	0	1	2	81	93	−12	1	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
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.

29 July 2026 12:00	Croatia	33–29	Israel	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Bajan 11	(15–17)	Pelach 14
	5×	Report	7×

29 July 2026 17:00	Portugal	27–25	Czech Republic	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Bartkowiak, Lakomy (POL)
	Sousa Marques 10	(11–14)	Štochl 4
	1× 2×	Report	1×

30 July 2026 12:00	Czech Republic	30–30	Israel	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 70 Referees: Panetta, Riello (ITA)
	Štochl 7	(17–18)	Geva, Nevo 7
	4×	Report	1× 7×

30 July 2026 17:00	Portugal	24–26	Croatia	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 70 Referees: Grapsas, Kyriakou (GRE)
	Andrade Fernandes 7	(14–15)	Pitt 10
	7×	Report	1× 4× 1×

1 August 2026 12:00	Israel	22–30	Portugal	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
	Pelach 8	(15–15)	Fernandes Conceição 6
	1× 4×	Report	5×

1 August 2026 17:00	Croatia	29–33	Czech Republic	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	Rogic 8	(12–18)	Bartunek 7
	1× 2×	Report	1× 3×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	3	0	113	81	+32	6	Main round
2	Hungary	3	2	1	94	95	−1	4	Main round
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	94	94	0	2	Intermediate round
4	Montenegro	3	0	3	77	108	−31	0	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
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.

29 July 2026 14:30	Iceland	39–25	Montenegro	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Panetta, Riello (ITA)
	Aronsson 10	(19–20)	Gutic
	5×	Report	1× 3× 1×

29 July 2026 19:30	Hungary	33–30	Switzerland	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y El-Saied (EGY)
	Iváncisk 11	(16–14)	Thomann 9
	5×	Report	1×

30 July 2026 14:30	Switzerland	36–28	Montenegro	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	Zimmermann 8	(18–10)	Gutic 12
	3×	Report	4× 1×

30 July 2026 19:30	Hungary	28–41	Iceland	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Ambrus 7	(13–20)	Róbertsson 12
	3×	Report	1× 2×

1 August 2026 14:30	Iceland	33–28	Switzerland	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Hallgrímsson, Robertssón 7	(17–13)	three players 5
	2×	Report	4×

1 August 2026 19:30	Montenegro	24–33	Hungary	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Grapsas, Kyriakou (GRE)
	Gutic 7	(12–21)	Amburs 9
	1×	Report	3×

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	112	70	+42	6	Main round
2	Poland	3	2	1	93	94	−1	4	Main round
3	Norway	3	1	2	83	105	−22	2	Intermediate round
4	Slovakia	3	0	3	86	105	−19	0	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
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.

29 July 2026 12:00	Norway	26–32	Poland	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Petrovic, Zrnik (SRB)
	three players 4	(12–15)	Thcazyk 6
	4×	Report	5×

29 July 2026 17:00	Denmark	35–22	Slovakia	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 200 Referees: Enache, Radut (ROM)
	Knudsen 8	(15–10)	Valent
	5×	Report	1× 8×

30 July 2026 12:00	Slovakia	33–38	Poland	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Danilovic, Karan (BIH)
	Valent 13	(19–19)	Kruszelnicki 9
	3×	Report	5×

30 July 2026 17:00	Denmark	42–25	Norway	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 250 Referees: Braganca, Xavier (POR)
	Asamoah-Larsen 10	(21–13)	Lund 7
	6×	Report	3×

1 August 2026 12:00	Poland	23–35	Denmark	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 70 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Skiba, Pruszkowski 4	(11–17)	Kvistgaard 9
	6× 1×	Report	3×

1 August 2026 17:00	Norway	32–31	Slovakia	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 200 Referees: Ivanovic, Kaludjerovic (MNE)
	Schildmann 6	(16–15)	Valent 10
	2× 5×	Report	8× 1×

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	103	72	+31	6	Main round
2	Faroe Islands	3	1	1	1	96	94	+2	3	Main round
3	Finland	3	1	0	2	73	99	−26	2	Intermediate round
4	Austria	3	0	1	2	69	76	−7	1	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
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.

29 July 2026 14:30	Faroe Islands	38–31	Finland	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	á Skipagøtu 13	(17–16)	Ahlbäck 6
	4×	Report	3×

29 July 2026 19:30	Spain	25–23	Austria	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 250 Referees: Ivanovic, Kaludjerovic (MNE)
	Carballar Foixench 6	(12–12)	Pajer 8
	4×	Report	1× 3× 1×

30 July 2026 14:30	Austria	20–25	Finland	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 300 Referees: Petrovic, Zrnic (SRB)
	Stradinger 4	(8–10)	Hagman 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

30 July 2026 19:30	Spain	37–32	Faroe Islands	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: L. Hardegger, S. Hardegger (SUI)
	Sola Basterra 10	(16–15)	á Skipagøtu 14
	3×	Report	1× 5×

1 August 2026 14:30	Finland	17–41	Spain	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Danilovic, Karan (BIH)
	Hagman 4	(11–19)	Sola Basterra 7
	1×	Report	3×

1 August 2026 19:30	Faroe Islands	26–26	Austria	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Panetta, Riello (ITA)
	á Skipagøtu, Bogason 5	(12–13)	Kopeingg, Kelih 6
	1×	Report	3×

Intermediate round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	105	87	+18	6	9th–16th place playoffs
2	North Macedonia	3	2	1	91	83	+8	4	9th–16th place playoffs
3	Italy	3	1	2	90	87	+3	2	17th–24th place playoffs
4	Turkey	3	0	3	82	111	−29	0	17th–24th place playoffs

Source: EHF
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.

3 August 2026 12:00	Sweden	41–32	Turkey	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Petrovic, Zrnic (SRB)
	Mundt 7	(24–13)	three players 6
	2×	Report	3×

3 August 2026 14:30	North Macedonia	33–23	Italy	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Popovski 9	(17–13)	Belardinelli 6
	2×	Report	3×

4 August 2026 12:00	Turkey	27–29	North Macedonia	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Grapsas, Kyriakou (GRE)
	Koçdemir, Karabiçak 5	(15–13)	Popovski 9
	3×	Report	1× 3×

4 August 2026 14:30	Italy	26–31	Sweden	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Bartkowiak, Lakomy (POL)
	Imhenrion 7	(15–14)	Carlsson 8
	5× 1×	Report	4×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Israel	3	2	1	0	105	95	+10	5	9th–16th place playoffs
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	106	100	+6	4	17th–24th place playoffs
3	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	96	90	+6	3
4	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	83	105	−22	0

Source: EHF
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.

3 August 2026 12:00	Czech Republic	38–28	Montenegro	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Braganca, Xavier (POR)
	Ivaškovic 6	(38–28)	Batuta 6
	4×	Report	6×

3 August 2026 14:30	Israel	44–38	Switzerland	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Danilovic, Karan (BIH)
	Pelach 14	(21–16)	Hunziker 9
	3×	Report	1×

4 August 2026 12:00	Montenegro	27–31	Israel	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Kaluđerović 10	(13–16)	Pelach 14
	1× 1×	Report	1×

4 August 2026 14:30	Switzerland	32–28	Czech Republic	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 60 Referees: Petrovic, Zrnic (SRB)
	Thomann 9	(16–13)	Štochl 5
	4×	Report	1× 4×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	3	2	1	82	59	+23	4	9th–16th place playoffs
2	Norway	3	2	1	76	86	−10	4	17th–24th place playoffs
3	Slovakia	3	1	2	81	92	−11	2
4	Finland	3	1	2	78	80	−2	2

Source: EHF
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.

3 August 2026 12:00	Norway	15–28	Austria	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 152 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
	Stømann 4	(6–11)	Kelih 8
	1×	Report	1× 2× 1×

3 August 2026 17:30	Slovakia	31–26	Finland	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 85 Referees: Bartkowiak, Lakomy (POL)
	Valent 13	(15–13)	Hagman 6
	11×	Report	3×

4 August 2026 12:00	Austria	34–19	Slovakia	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 152 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
	Kelih 10	(14–8)	Torok 4
	7×	Report	3×

4 August 2026 14:30	Finland	27–29	Norway	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 185 Referees: Braganca, Xavier (POR)
	Knaapinen 7	(13–16)	Johansen 7
	2×	Report	4×

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	I	North Macedonia	3	2	1	91	83	+8	4	9th–16th place playoffs
2	II	Switzerland	3	2	1	106	100	+6	4	17th–24th place playoffs
3	III	Norway	3	2	1	76	86	−10	4	17th–24th place playoffs

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	3	3	0	0	93	82	+11	6	Quarterfinals
2	France	3	2	0	1	86	84	+2	4
3	Germany	3	0	1	2	83	86	−3	1
4	Serbia	3	0	1	2	73	83	−10	1	9–16th place playoffs

Source: EHF
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.

3 August 2026 17:00	Slovenia	30–28	Germany	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Grapsas, Kyriakou (GRE)
	Ilc 6	(18–13)	Faciejew, Gadza 7
	5×	Report	4× 1×

3 August 2026 19:30	France	27–22	Serbia	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	Garcia 5	(11–11)	Popović 7
	5×	Report	1× 2×

4 August 2026 17:00	Germany	28–29	France	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 200 Referees: Danilovic, Karan (BIH)
	Gadza 7	(16–16)	Laforce 6
	1× 3×	Report	2×

4 August 2026 19:30	Serbia	24–29	Slovenia	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Panetta, Riello (ITA)
	Stojanović 7	(12–14)	Kovač 7
	5×	Report	6×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	3	0	119	86	+33	6	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	3	2	1	110	108	+2	4
3	Croatia	3	1	2	87	98	−11	2
4	Portugal	3	0	3	88	112	−24	0	9–16th place playoffs

Source: EHF
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.

3 August 2026 17:00	Croatia	29–37	Iceland	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
	Bajan 6	(11–17)	Arndal 11
	7×	Report	1× 4×

3 August 2026 19:30	Portugal	35–45	Hungary	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Ivanovic, Kaludjerovic (MNE)
	Marques 9	(14–18)	Ambrus 11
	1× 4× 1×	Report	1×

4 August 2026 17:00	Iceland	41–29	Portugal	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI)
	Aronsson 9	(18–12)	Marques 8
	1× 4× 1×	Report	6× 1×

4 August 2026 19:30	Hungary	37–32	Croatia	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	Ambrus, Körösi 7	(14–16)	Bajan 6
	3×	Report	4×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	99	80	+19	6	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	99	94	+5	4	Quarterfinals
3	Faroe Islands	3	0	1	2	94	104	−10	1	9–16th place playoffs
4	Poland	3	0	1	2	88	102	−14	1	9–16th place playoffs

Source: EHF
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.

3 August 2026 17:00	Poland	35–35	Faroe Islands	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: L. Hardegger, S. Hardegger (SUI)
	Tkaczyk 7	(16–15)	á Skipagøtu 12
	1× 4×	Report	1× 1×

3 August 2026 19:30	Denmark	32–30	Spain	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Panetta, Riello (ITA)
	Bak 11	(16–17)	Sola 12
	1× 4×	Report	1× 7×

4 August 2026 17:00	Spain	32–30	Poland	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Sola 10	(16–14)	Skiba 7
	4×	Report	3×

4 August 2026 19:30	Faroe Islands	27–32	Denmark	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Elsaied, Elsaied (EGY)
	á Skipagøtu 12	(13–16)	Bak 6
	2×	Report	5×

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	II	Croatia	3	1	0	2	87	98	−11	2	Quarterfinals
2	I	Germany	3	0	1	2	83	86	−3	1	Quarterfinals
3	III	Faroe Islands	3	0	1	2	94	104	−10	1	9th–16th place playoffs

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

17th–24th place playoffs


21th place match		21–24 place semifinals		17th–24th place quarterfinals		17th–20th place semifinals		17th place match



				Switzerland	39

				Turkey	32

		Turkey	32			Switzerland	49

		Italy	35			Slovakia	37

				Italy	37

				Slovakia	38

Italy	27							Switzerland	40

Czech Republic	39							Norway	34

				Norway	25

				Montenegro	24

23th place match		Montenegro	27			Norway	32	19th place match

		Czech Republic	31			Finland	27

Turkey	26			Czech Republic	29			Slovakia	40

Montenegro	28			Finland	30			Finland	20

17th–24th place quarterfinals

6 August 2026 12:00	Switzerland	39–32	Turkey	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Danilovic, Karan (BIH)
	Thomann 9	(24–18)	Uyman 8
		Report	2×

6 August 2026 14:30	Italy	37–38	Slovakia	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Petrovic, Zrnic (SRB)
	Belardinelli 12	(17–22)	Stanovský 9
	1× 2×	Report	6×

6 August 2026 17:30	Norway	25–24	Montenegro	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 91 Referees: Bartkowiak, Lakomy (POL)
	Johansen 6	(11–12)	Potpara 7
	1×	Report	3×

6 August 2026 19:30	Czech Republic	29–30	Finland	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 70 Referees: Grapsas, Kyriakou (GRE)
	Štochl 7	(18–17)	Hedlund 6
	3×	Report	5×

21st–24th place semifinals

7 August 2026 12:00	Turkey	32–35	Italy	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Braganca, Xavier (POR)
	Şimşek 10	(17–21)	Drandic 8
	3×	Report	1× 2×

7 August 2026 17:00	Montenegro	27–41	Czech Republic	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	Batuta, Potpara 7	(13–21)	Štochl 8
	1× 4×	Report	1×

23rd place match

9 August 2026 9:30	Turkey	26–28	Montenegro	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Petrovic, Zrinc (SRB)
	Tan 6	(14–15)	Gutic 1
	2×	Report	3× 1×

21st place match

9 August 2026 12:00	Italy	27–39	Czech Republic	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
	Agrillo 9	(13–17)	Štochl 14
	4× 1×	Report	1× 5× 1×

17th–20th place semifinals

7 August 2026 14:30	Switzerland	49–37	Slovakia	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Grapsas, Kyriakou (GRE)
	Zimmermann 17	(23–19)	Torok 7
	5×	Report	4×

7 August 2026 19:30	Norway	32–27	Finland	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Petrovic, Zrnic (SRB)
	Dolva 7	(20–13)	Knaapinen 7
	1× 4×	Report	1×

19th place match

9 August 2026 9:30	Slovakia	40–25	Finland	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 43 Referees: Ivanovic, Kaludjerovic (MNE)
	Krkoška	(20–12)	Kurppa, Hagman 7
	6×	Report	2× 6× 1×

17th place match

9 August 2026 9:30	Switzerland	40–34	Norway	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 50 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Thomann 17	(21–15)	Sperre, Brogård 6
	1×	Report	4×

9th–16th place playoffs


13th place match		13th–16th place semifinals		9th–16th place quarterfinals		9th–12th place semifinals		9th place match



				Faroe Islands	32

				North Macedonia	34

		Faroe Islands	34			North Macedonia	26

		Sweden	35			Portugal	25

				Portugal	32

				Sweden	28

Sweden	39							North Macedonia	39

Serbia	38							Israel	29

				Serbia	29

				Austria	31

15th place match		Serbia	35			Austria	22	11rd place match

		Poland	28			Israel	31

Faroe Islands	35			Poland	34			Portugal	33

Poland	41			Israel	35			Austria	31

9th–16 place quarterfinals

6 August 2026 12:00	Faroe Islands	32–34	North Macedonia	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Panetta, Riello (ITA)
	á Skipagøtu 12	(13–18)	Gjorgieski, Gjorgjievski 7
	6× 2×	Report	10× 2×

6 August 2026 12:00	Portugal	32–28	Sweden	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 120 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Marques, Almeida 9	(15–8)	Sandberg 7
	1× 4×	Report	2×

6 August 2026 14:30	Serbia	29–31	Austria	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 500 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
	Popovic 10	(11–14)	Kopeinigg 9
	4×	Report	1× 6×

6 August 2026 14:30	Poland	34–35	Israel	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Ivanovic, Kaludjerovic (MNE)
	Kruszelnicki 10	(20–20)	Pelach 19
	1× 7×	Report	4×

13th–16th place semifinals

7 August 2026 12:00	Faroe Islands	34–35	Sweden	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	á Skipagøtu 15	(16–17)	Carlsson 9
	2×	Report	6× 1×

7 August 2026 14:30	Serbia	35–28	Poland	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 300 Referees: L. Hardegger, S. Hardegger (SUI)
	Blecic 11	(18–11)	Kruszelnicki, Skiba 7
	6×	Report	6× 1×

15th place match

9 August 2026 12:00	Faroe Islands	35–41	Poland	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Braganca, Xavier (POR)
	á Skipagøtu 11	(19–18)	Tkaczyk 8
	7×	Report	7×

13th place match

9 August 2026 12:00	Sweden	39–38	Serbia	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 350 Referees: Panetta, Riello (ITA)
	Carlson, Pastuhovic 8	(22–18)	Stojinovic
	4× 1×	Report	3× 1×

9th–12th place semifinals

7 August 2026 12:00	North Macedonia	26–25	Portugal	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 300 Referees: Bartkowiak, Lakomy (POL)
	Damchevski 7	(13–9)	Marques 9
	1× 2×	Report	3× 2×

7 August 2026 14:30	Austria	22–31	Israel	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Cirit 8	(10–16)	Pelach 15
	1×	Report	1× 1×

11th place match

9 August 2026 14:30	Portugal	33–31	Austria	CCS Šumice, Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Grapsas, Kyriakou (GRE)
	Correia Leite 7	(15–13)	Kopeinigg 10
	4×	Report	4×

9th place match

9 August 2026 14:30	North Macedonia	39–29	Israel	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Hummelgard, Svennson (SWE)
	Gjorieski, Damchevski 8	(19–20)	Mesika 9
	4×	Report	6×

Championship playoffs


5th place match		5th–8th place semifinals		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



				Iceland	31

				Germany	33

		Iceland	37			Germany	32

		France	34			Spain	27

				Spain	29

				France	27

Iceland	35							Germany	36

Hungary	31							Slovenia	27

				Denmark	38

				Croatia	30

7th place match		Croatia	28			Denmark	17	3rd place match

		Hungary	31			Slovenia	26

France	36			Slovenia	32			Spain	25

Croatia	29			Hungary	27			Denmark	28

Quarterfinals

6 August 2026 17:00	Iceland	31–33	Germany	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 200 Referees: Braganca, Xavier (POR)
	Aronsson 6	(15–16)	Eisend 9
	1× 7× 2×	Report	8× 1×

6 August 2026 17:00	Spain	29–27	France	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 300 Referees: L. Hardegger, S. Hardegger (SUI)
	Sola 11	(15–13)	Aletcheredji 6
	3×	Report	2× 1×

6 August 2026 19:30	Denmark	38–30	Croatia	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 75 Referees: Cipov, Klus
	Bak, Andreasen 9	(18–13)	Vacek 6
	1×	Report	5× 1×

6 August 2026 19:30	Slovenia	32–27	Hungary	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Klompers, Stoobe (NED)
	Podvršič 10	(17–12)	Tóth 5
	2×	Report	3×

5th–8th place semifinals

7 August 2026 17:00	Iceland	37–34	France	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 89 Referees: Danilovic, Karan (BIH)
	Aronsson 11	(20–16)	Saillard 7
	4×	Report	2×

7 August 2026 19:30	Croatia	28–31	Hungary	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied
	Bajan 7	(17–16)	Ambrus 9
	3× 1×	Report	3×

7th place match

9 August 2026 17:00	France	36–29	Croatia	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 80 Referees: Bartkowiak, Lakomy (POL)
	Dermigny, Saillard 8	(16–15)	Bajan
	3×	Report	3×

5th place match

9 August 2026 14:30	Iceland	35–31	Hungary	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: L. Harddger, S. Hardegger (SUI)
	Sigurgeirsson 8	(17–17)	Juhász-Tóth 8
	1× 4× 2×	Report	4×

Semifinals

7 August 2026 17:00	Germany	32–27	Spain	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 500 Referees: Ivanovic, Kaludjerovic (MNE)
	Pöthke 8	(10–11)	Sola Basterra 7
	7× 1×	Report	4× 1×

7 August 2026 19:30	Denmark	17–26	Slovenia	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 350 Referees: Panetta, Riello (ITA)
	Laursen 4	(10–11)	Kresal 5
	1× 5×	Report	1× 4×

Third place game

9 August 2026 17:00	Spain	25–28	Denmark	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 250 Referees: Danilovic, Karan (BIH)
	Basterra 6	(13–18)	Andreasen 8
		Report	2×

Final

9 August 2026 19:30	Germany	36–27	Slovenia	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 1500 Referees: Cipov, Klus (BIH)
	Faciejew 8	(17–11)	three players 3
	8×	Report	4×

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Slovenia
	Denmark
4	Spain
5	Iceland
6	Hungary
7	France
8	Croatia
9	North Macedonia
10	Israel
11	Portugal
12	Austria

Rank	Team
13	Sweden
14	Serbia
15	Poland
16	Faroe Islands
17	Switzerland
18	Norway
19	Slovakia
20	Finland
21	Czech Republic
22	Italy
23	Montenegro
24	Turkey

Awards

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player	Jaka Podvrsic (SLO)
Best Defence Player	Tjaš Erčulj (SLO)
Topscorer	Yonathan Pelach (ISR) (97 goals)

All-Star Team^[6]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Tjorven Knackstedt (GER)
Right wing	Maks Ilc (SLO)
Right back	Adrian Sola (ESP)
Centre back	Emil Bak (DEN)
Left back	Julius Eisend (GER)
Left wing	Alex Unnar Hallgrímsson (ISL)
Pivot	Malte Elze (GER)

References

External links

Official website

[1] ttps://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/exec-confirms-ehf-youth-club-handball-competition-as-of-2025/

[2] EHF Meeting page 10

[3] EHF Meeting page 3

[4] ttps://zurnal.politika.rs/scc/clanak/202400/rukomet/reprezentacija/srbija-domacin-evropskog-prvenstva-2026

[5] ttps://vecernjenovosti.ba/314335/sport/srbija-domacin-evropskog-prvenstva-2026-beograd-ce-ugostiti-najbolje-kadetske-reprezentacije/

[6] "Men's 18 EHF EURO 2026 All-star Team revealed". EHF. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

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