2026 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2026 European Women's Handball Championship.

Qualification system

Nine teams played in phase 1 in a single round-robin system, with the group winners advancing to phase 2 and join the remaining teams.

Qualification phase 1

The groups were played at a single venue.

Draw

The draw took place on 20 December 2024.^[1]

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Luxembourg	Bulgaria Cyprus Great Britain	Belgium Estonia Malta

Groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)	2	2	0	56	35	+21	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Estonia	2	1	1	55	56	−1	2
3	Great Britain	2	0	2	40	60	−20	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.
(H) Hosts

7 March 2025 17:00	Estonia	20–31	Bosnia and Herzegovina	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 400 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Gorbatsjova 5	(8–14)	Bošnjak 7
	1× 4×	Report	2×

8 March 2025 17:00	Great Britain	25–35	Estonia	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 100 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Luke 9	(14–19)	Molkova 11
	1× 1×	Report	5×

9 March 2025 17:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25–15	Great Britain	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 450 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Topčić 7	(12–9)	Kesselring 4
	3×	Report	1× 4×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania	2	2	0	66	31	+35	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Bulgaria (H)	2	1	1	60	41	+19	2
3	Malta	2	0	2	22	76	−54	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.
(H) Hosts

7 March 2025 17:30	Bulgaria	37–14	Malta	Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna Attendance: 750 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Spasova 10	(19–9)	Schiavone 5
	1× 6×	Report	2×

8 March 2025 15:00	Malta	8–39	Lithuania	Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna Attendance: 150 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Petrella 3	(3–17)	Andronik 7
	3×	Report	1× 3×

9 March 2025 13:00	Lithuania	27–23	Bulgaria	Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Pilikauskaitė 8	(16–11)	Panayotova 6
	4×	Report	1× 4×

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	2	2	0	54	41	+13	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Cyprus (H)	2	1	1	44	42	+2	2
3	Luxembourg	2	0	2	44	59	−15	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.
(H) Hosts

7 March 2025 18:00	Cyprus	18–21	Belgium	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 800 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Papa 8	(12–12)	Antonissen 6
	1×	Report	1× 3×

8 March 2025 18:00	Belgium	33–23	Luxembourg	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Antonissen 8	(17–10)	Dautaj 6
	2× 3× 1×	Report	5×

9 March 2025 18:00	Luxembourg	21–26	Cyprus	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 550 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Cilovic 6	(8–17)	Konstantinidou 10
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1× 1×

Qualification phase 2

The group winners of phase 1 will join the remaining teams.

Draw

The draw took place on 20 March 2025.^[2]^[3]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 11 March 2025.^[2]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
France Sweden Netherlands Germany Montenegro Spain	Slovenia Croatia Austria Switzerland Serbia Iceland	North Macedonia Ukraine Portugal Italy Greece Kosovo	Faroe Islands Finland Israel Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Belgium

Groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	2	2	0	75	27	+48	4	Final tournament
2	Croatia	2	2	0	57	39	+18	4	Final tournament
3	Finland	2	0	2	32	57	−25	0	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Kosovo	2	0	2	34	75	−41	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2025. 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.

15 October 2025 17:00	Croatia	25–17	Finland	Sportska dvorana Zeleni brijeg, Sisak Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Milosavljević 5	(11–8)	Aarnio 9
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×

15 October 2025 20:45	France	43–12	Kosovo	Le Parnasse, Nîmes Attendance: 2,210 Referees: Hummelgård, Svensson (SWE)
	Toublanc 8	(20–5)	Qorraj 6
	4×	Report	2×

19 October 2025 15:00	Finland	15–32	France	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,650 Referees: Dasic, Husomanovic (NOR)
	Aarnio 7	(7–14)	three players 4
	1× 2×	Report	1× 1×

19 October 2025 17:15	Kosovo	22–32	Croatia	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 950 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Qorraj 6	(13–14)	Barišić 12
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×

4–5 March 2026	Croatia	v	France
		Report

4–5 March 2026	Finland	v	Kosovo
		Report

7–8 March 2026	France	v	Croatia
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Kosovo	v	Finland
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Kosovo	v	France
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Finland	v	Croatia
		Report

12 April 2026	France	v	Finland
		Report

12 April 2026	Croatia	v	Kosovo
		Report

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	2	2	0	81	38	+43	4	Final tournament
2	Switzerland	2	2	0	72	44	+28	4	Final tournament
3	Italy	2	0	2	44	79	−35	0	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0	2	38	74	−36	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2025. 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.

16 October 2025 19:15	Switzerland	35–19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	AXA Arena, Winterthur Attendance: 1,420 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU)
	Schmid 8	(19–11)	Demić, Kolašinac 6
	1× 5×	Report	2×

16 October 2025 19:30	Netherlands	42–19	Italy	Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 2,138 Referees: Pétursson, Þrastarson (ISL)
	Vollebregt 9	(22–9)	Djiogap Tenguim, Fanton 3
	1× 5×	Report	2×

18 October 2025 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19–39	Netherlands	JU Sportski centar Salih Omerčević, Cazin Attendance: 450 Referees: Marton, Dáné (HUN)
	Kolašinac 11	(11–20)	Van der Vliet 6
	5× 2×	Report	6×

19 October 2025 18:00	Italy	25–37	Switzerland	Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Manojlovic 6	(13–18)	Baumann, Schmid 7
	3×	Report	3×

4–5 March 2026	Switzerland	v	Netherlands
		Report

4–5 March 2026	Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Italy
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Netherlands	v	Switzerland
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Italy	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Italy	v	Netherlands
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Switzerland
		Report

12 April 2026	Netherlands	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Report

12 April 2026	Switzerland	v	Italy
		Report

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	2	2	0	74	39	+35	4	Final tournament
2	Slovenia	2	2	0	57	42	+15	4	Final tournament
3	North Macedonia	2	0	2	38	62	−24	0	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Belgium	2	0	2	43	69	−26	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2025. 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.

15 October 2025 18:00	Slovenia	29–22	Belgium	Arena Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
	Fegic 7	(17–8)	Antonissen 13
	1× 2×	Report

16 October 2025 19:30	Germany	34–18	North Macedonia	Schwalbe Arena, Gummersbach Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	Hauf, Leuchter 5	(14–8)	Rizoska 8
	2× 2×	Report	1× 6×

19 October 2025 13:45	Belgium	21–40	Germany	Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,548 Referees: L. Hardegger, S. Hardegger (SUI)
	Antonissen 11	(7–19)	Döll 7
	4×	Report	4×

19 October 2025 18:00	North Macedonia	20–28	Slovenia	Boro Čurlevski Sports Hall, Bitola Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Arsenievska 4	(11–12)	Fegic 6
	1× 4×	Report	3×

4–5 March 2026	Slovenia	v	Germany
		Report

4–5 March 2026	Belgium	v	North Macedonia
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Germany	v	Slovenia
		Report

7–8 March 2026	North Macedonia	v	Belgium
		Report

7–8 April 2026	North Macedonia	v	Germany
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Belgium	v	Slovenia
		Report

12 April 2026	Germany	v	Belgium
		Report

12 April 2026	Slovenia	v	North Macedonia
		Report

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	2	2	0	61	48	+13	4	Final tournament
2	Faroe Islands	2	1	1	50	54	−4	2	Final tournament
3	Portugal	2	1	1	48	54	−6	2	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Iceland	2	0	2	47	50	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2025. 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.

15 October 2025 18:00	Montenegro	29–22	Portugal	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
	Jauković 8	(17–11)	Figueiredo 6
	2×	Report	1× 2×

15 October 2025 21:30	Iceland	22–24	Faroe Islands	Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 950 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad (NOR)
	three players 4	(11–11)	Mittún 7
	2×	Report	5×

18 October 2025 20:00	Faroe Islands	26–32	Montenegro	Við Tjarnir, Tórshavn Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Mittún 6	(14–14)	Brnović 9
	1×	Report	3×

19 October 2025 18:00	Portugal	26–25	Iceland	Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Senhora da Hora Attendance: 1,147 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Resende 6	(14–13)	Þorkelsdóttir 7
	4× 1×	Report	5×

4–5 March 2026	Iceland	v	Montenegro
		Report

4–5 March 2026	Faroe Islands	v	Portugal
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Montenegro	v	Iceland
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Portugal	v	Faroe Islands
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Portugal	v	Montenegro
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Faroe Islands	v	Iceland
		Report

12 April 2026	Montenegro	v	Faroe Islands
		Report

12 April 2026	Iceland	v	Portugal
		Report

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	2	2	0	74	45	+29	4	Final tournament
2	Serbia	2	2	0	76	56	+20	4	Final tournament
3	Ukraine	2	0	2	48	67	−19	0	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Lithuania	2	0	2	53	83	−30	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2025. 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.

16 October 2025 18:00	Serbia	42–33	Lithuania	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 1,750 Referees: E. Aghakishi, E. Aghakishi (AZE)
	Krpež Šlezak 11	(24–17)	Arciševskaja 9
	1× 6×	Report	1× 3×

16 October 2025 18:10	Sweden	33–25	Ukraine	Estrad Alingsås, Alingsås Attendance: 2,750 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	three players 5	(16–11)	Rosokha, Shukal 5
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

19 October 2025 15:00	Lithuania	20–41	Sweden	Šiauliai Sporto salė, Šiauliai Attendance: 368 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT)
	Pilikauskaitė 6	(7–21)	Lerby 8
	1× 5×	Report	7×

19 October 2025 18:00	Ukraine	23–34	Serbia	City Sport Hall, Michalovce, Slovakia^{[note 1]} Attendance: 250 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Dmytryshyn, Kolodiuk 4	(12–17)	Garović 7
	7×	Report	9×

4–5 March 2026	Serbia	v	Sweden
		Report

4–5 March 2026	Lithuania	v	Ukraine
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Sweden	v	Serbia
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Ukraine	v	Lithuania	^{[note 1]}
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Ukraine	v	Sweden	^{[note 1]}
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Lithuania	v	Serbia
		Report

12 April 2026	Sweden	v	Lithuania
		Report

12 April 2026	Serbia	v	Ukraine
		Report

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	2	2	0	73	37	+36	4	Final tournament
2	Austria	2	2	0	68	52	+16	4	Final tournament
3	Israel	2	0	2	52	77	−25	0	Possible final tournament based on ranking
4	Greece	2	0	2	37	64	−27	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2025. 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.

15 October 2025 18:00	Austria	39–30	Israel	BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 526 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Egger 7	(18–12)	Shaul 7
	4×	Report

16 October 2025 20:30	Spain	35–15	Greece	Port de Sagunt, Valencia, Puerto de Sagunto Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Arroyo 5	(15–6)	Giannopoulou 4
	1×	Report	1× 3×

19 October 2025 17:00	Israel	22–38	Spain	Gopass Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia^{[note 2]} Attendance: 35 Referees: Brodić, Hodžić (CRO)
	Vakrat 7	(7–18)	Vegué 7
	1×	Report	1× 1×

19 October 2025 17:00	Greece	22–29	Austria	Municipal Sports Center Lefkovrisi, Kozani Attendance: 800 Referees: Manea, Illescu (ROU)
	Andritsou 9	(9–15)	Pandza 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 7×

4–5 March 2026	Austria	v	Spain
		Report

4–5 March 2026	Israel	v	Greece	^{[note 2]}
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Spain	v	Austria
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Greece	v	Israel
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Greece	v	Spain
		Report

7–8 April 2026	Israel	v	Austria	^{[note 2]}
		Report

12 April 2026	Spain	v	Israel
		Report

12 April 2026	Austria	v	Greece
		Report

Ranking of third-placed teams

The results against the fourth-placed team are omitted.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	4	Portugal	2	1	1	48	54	−6	2	Final tournament
2	5	Ukraine	2	0	2	48	67	−19	0
3	3	North Macedonia	2	0	2	38	62	−24	0
4	6	Israel	2	0	2	52	77	−25	0
5	1	Finland	2	0	2	32	57	−25	0
6	2	Italy	2	0	2	44	79	−35	0

Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2025. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) draw.

EHF Euro Cup

The EHF Euro Cup is played between the 2026 co-hosts plus the three best-placed teams of the 2024 European Championship.^[2]

Preliminary round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	2	2	0	60	46	+14	4	Semifinals
2	Romania	2	1	1	61	58	+3	2	Semifinals
3	Poland	2	1	1	57	54	+3	2
4	Slovakia	2	0	2	39	59	−20	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2025. 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.

15 October 2025 18:15	Norway	29–27	Romania	Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 3,184 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Reistad 10	(16–11)	Grozav 7
	1× 2×	Report	1×

16 October 2025 18:00	Poland	28–20	Slovakia	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa MOSiR w Mielcu, Mielec Attendance: 1,534 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Balsam 10	(15–8)	Lancz 5
	5×	Report	4×

19 October 2025 14:00	Slovakia	19–31	Norway	Gopass Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 3,202 Referees: Jakovljević, Kovačević (SRB)
	Lancz 8	(9–18)	Henriksen, Hovden 6
	4×	Report	3×

19 October 2025 18:00	Romania	34–29	Poland	Polyvalent Hall, Craiova Attendance: 3,230 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Grozav 8	(15–15)	Cygan 7
	3×	Report	4×

4–5 March 2026	Poland	v	Norway
		Report

4–5 March 2026	Slovakia	v	Romania
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Norway	v	Poland
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Romania	v	Slovakia
		Report

8–9 April 2026	Romania	v	Norway
		Report

8–9 April 2026	Slovakia	v	Poland
		Report

11–12 April 2026	Norway	v	Slovakia
		Report

11–12 April 2026	Poland	v	Romania
		Report

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	2	2	0	82	49	+33	4	Semifinals
2	Hungary	2	2	0	74	50	+24	4	Semifinals
3	Czech Republic	2	0	2	45	72	−27	0
4	Turkey	2	0	2	54	84	−30	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2025. 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.

15 October 2025 20:00	Denmark	41–25	Czech Republic	Spar Nord BOXEN, Nykøbing Falster Attendance: 2,631 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Tranborg 7	(21–12)	Cholevová 8
	3×	Report	2×

16 October 2025 19:00	Hungary	43–30	Turkey	Kanizsa Aréna, Nagykanizsa Attendance: 2,977 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Simon 6	(19–15)	Akgün 6
	1× 1×	Report	1×

19 October 2025 17:00	Turkey	24–41	Denmark	THF Sports Hall, Ankara Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Tügel 5	(9–20)	Østergaard 7
	3×	Report	1× 3×

19 October 2025 19:00	Czech Republic	20–31	Hungary	UNYP Arena, Prague Attendance: 1,895 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
	Malá 5	(9–15)	Klujber 6
	4×	Report	1×

4–5 March 2026	Hungary	v	Denmark
		Report

4–5 March 2026	Turkey	v	Czech Republic
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Denmark	v	Hungary
		Report

7–8 March 2026	Czech Republic	v	Turkey
		Report

8–9 April 2026	Czech Republic	v	Denmark
		Report

8–9 April 2026	Turkey	v	Hungary
		Report

11–12 April 2026	Denmark	v	Turkey
		Report

11–12 April 2026	Hungary	v	Czech Republic
		Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final

	21 September


					27 September


	21 September




					Third place

					27 September

Semifinals

21–27 September 2026	A1	v	B2

21–27 September 2026	B1	v	A2

Third place game

21–27 September 2026	LSF1	v	LSF2

Final

21–27 September 2026	WSF1	v	WSF2

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance^[a]	Rank^[4]
Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Total	First	Last	Streak	Previous best performance^[a]	Rank^[4]
Czech Republic	Co-hosts	8 March 2024	9th	1994	2024	2	Eighth place (1994, 2002)	TBD
Poland			10th	1996		7	Fifth place (1998)	TBD
Romania			16th	1994		10	Third place (2010)	TBD
Slovakia			4th	1994		2	Twelfth place (1994, 2014)	TBD
Turkey			2nd	2024		2	Twentieth place (2024)	TBD
Denmark	Top three at 2024 edition	13 December 2024	17th	1994		17	Champions (1994, 1996, 2002)	TBD
Norway		13 December 2024	17th				Champions (Ten times)^[b]	TBD
Hungary		15 December 2024	17th				Champions (2000)	TBD

Notes

^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
^ Norway have won in 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024.

^ ^a ^b ^c Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team plays their home matches at neutral venues.
^ ^a ^b ^c Due to the Gaza war, the Israeli team plays their home matches at neutral venues.

References

^ "Path to Women's EHF EURO 2026 begins with phase 1 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Draw procedure for 2026 Qualifiers released; new final tournament for EHF EURO Cup". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ "Groups determined for Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ "EHF women's four-year national team ranking" (PDF).

[6] Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

[8] Norway have won in 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024.

[Ukraine-4] Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team plays their home matches at neutral venues.

[Israel-5] Due to the Gaza war, the Israeli team plays their home matches at neutral venues.

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[Q2-2] "Draw procedure for 2026 Qualifiers released; new final tournament for EHF EURO Cup". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[3] "Groups determined for Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[7] "EHF women's four-year national team ranking" (PDF).

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