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• round 2 of the Men’s EHF EURO 2028 Qualifiers

• Sunday’s qualifiers schedule:

  • group 1: Lithuania vs Netherlands (13:20 CET)

  • group 2: Türkiye vs Norway (14:00 CET); Georgia vs Austria (15:00 CET)

  • group 3: Ukraine vs Serbia (15:00 CET); Estonia vs Iceland (17:00 CET)

  • group 4: Kosovo vs Hungary (17:15 CET); Montenegro vs Faroe Islands (18:00 CET, Highlight Match)

  • group 5: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Czechia (17:00 CET)

  • group 6: Latvia vs France (14:10 CET); Romania vs Poland (19:00 CET)

  • group 7: Slovakia vs Germany (18:00 CET)

  • group 8: Luxembourg vs Sweden (16:00 CET); Greece vs North Macedonia (16:00 CET)

• in the EHF EURO Cup: Switzerland vs Denmark (16:00 CET); Spain vs Portugal (18:00 CET)

• all matches in the qualifiers and EHF EURO Cup will be streamed live on EHFTV (geo-blocking may apply), and certain games will also be available with specific commentary; check out where to watch the games

• read the round preview here

SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER

13:10

With so many interesting duels taking place in both the qualifiers and the EHF EURO Cup, make sure you stay updated with all the results and insights.

Luckily for you, we’ve prepared a complete guide on where to watch the games — go ahead and check it out now. Only 10 minutes left until the first whistle of the day!

13:00

Although we’ll cover only the qualifiers in our live blog today, two EHF EURO Cup games are also on the schedule.

Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Denmark don’t take part in the qualifiers, with the four nations playing the EHF EURO Cup 2028 and heading into round 2. EURO Cup debutants Switzerland host Denmark in the Highlight Match at 16:00 CET, while neighbours Spain and Portugal clash at 18:00 CET.

Find out all you need to know about today’s EHF EURO Cup matches in our preview below.

12:50

A quick reminder on how the qualifiers work. A total of 32 teams — seeded into eight groups of four — play in the qualifiers, fighting for the 20 tickets available for the Men’s EHF EURO 2028. The final tournament will take place in Spain, Portugal and Switzerland, with the three hosts and defending champions Denmark directly qualified for the championship in January 2028.

The qualifiers are played across six rounds, with the phase concluding on 8/9 May 2027, when we will know the complete line-up for the final tournament. After the end of round 2 today, rounds 3 and 4 are set to take place in March 2027 — so there’s plenty at stake!

12:40

Hello everyone and welcome to day 2 of the Men’s EHF EURO 2028 Qualifiers round 2! It’s going to be a very busy Sunday afternoon, with 13 games on the schedule promising thrilling action across all eight groups.

Today throws off at 13:20 CET, when Lithuania welcome the Netherlands, while the round is set to conclude at 19:00 CET in Romania, where the hosts meet Poland, hoping to bounce back from their previous defeat.

But before we dive deep into Sunday’s action, have a look at our preview!