2024_European_Men's_Handball_Championship
2024 European Men's Handball Championship
2024 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
The 2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament and the third to feature 24 national teams. It was hosted in Germany from 10 to 28 January 2024.[1][2]
| Handball-Europameisterschaft der Männer 2024 (in German) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Germany |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Dates | 10–28 January |
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (4th title) |
| Runner-up |  Denmark |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Fourth place | Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 65 |
| Goals scored | 3,778 (58.12 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,008,660 (15,518 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Martim Costa Mathias Gidsel(54 goals each) |
| Best player | Nedim Remili |
The two opening games were played in front of an audience of 53,586 spectators, which set a world record.[3][4] The tournament also set a record for total number of spectators for handball and was the first to surpass a million.
France won their fourth title after a win over Denmark, while Sweden captured the bronze medal over Germany.[5][6]
Bids
On 4 May 2017, it was announced that the following countries had sent in an official expression of interest:[7]
Czech Republic, 
Hungary & 
Slovakia
Denmark & 
Switzerland
Germany
Macedonia (potentially with 
Slovenia)[8]
Lithuania
However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids expired, the following applications had been received:
Host selection
On 20 June 2018 at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress held in Glasgow, Germany was selected to host the competition.[9]
On 10 June 2021, the host cities were announced where the championship will be played in six cities. The opening game will be held in Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf and is aiming to break the world record for the largest attendance at an indoor handball game[note 1] and the final will be held in Lanxess Arena in Cologne.[11] On 14 September 2022, it was announced that the classic venue Olympiahalle in Munich (previously hosted Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics main round and medal games and also the group stage games in the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship) would replace the delay-ridden SAP Garden. Due to material and labour shortages, the venue would not be completed in time for the tournament in January 2024, therefore being dropped by the organisers.[12] Both Olympiahalle and the future SAP Garden are located close to each other in the Olympiapark.
| Düsseldorf | Cologne | Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Merkur Spiel-Arena | Lanxess Arena | Mercedes-Benz Arena |
| Capacity: 54,600 | Capacity: 19,750 | Capacity: 14,800 |
| Hamburg | Mannheim | Munich |
| Barclays Arena | SAP Arena | Olympiahalle |
| Capacity: 13 300 | Capacity: 13,200 | Capacity: 12,150 |
The qualification for the final tournament has taken place between November 2021 and April 2023. Germany as the host team, and the three best placed not already qualified teams from the previous championship, were automatically qualified, leaving a total of 36 national teams to compete for the remaining 20 places in the final tournament.
The competition consists of two rounds: a relegation round and qualifiers. In the relegation round, the three best placed teams from the 2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy joined by Luxembourg as best ranked team according EHF which haven't participated in the second round of the previous qualifiers, faced the four worst ranked fourth-placed teams from the second round of the 2022 qualification. The four winners of the two-legged relegation round matches advance to the qualifiers, joining the remaining twenty teams that participated in the 2022 championship and the remaining eight teams that were eliminated in the second round of the 2022 qualification. Those 32 teams will be divided into eight groups by four teams, with top two teams and four best ranked third-teams qualifying.
Qualified teams
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
The official logo and slogan was unveiled on 6 January 2022. The basis for the logo design is the place where everything is decided in handball and where emotions arise: the lines of the court. Those were transformed into the compact shape of a ball that conveys the dynamics of the sport. The logo was designed by and in collaboration with Berlin-based agency Styleheads. The heart of the communication is the claim "HERE TO PLAY!" This is activated in several variants in order to convey the different facets of the Men's EHF EURO 2024 and the individual locations. The following variations of the claim were used:
- HERE TO PLAY
- HERE TO DREAM
- HERE TO BE LOUD
- HERE TO CELEBRATE
- HERE TO RELAX
- HERE TO CONNECT
- HERE TO ENJOY
- HERE TO WATCH
- HERE TO EXPLORE.[13]
The draw took place on 10 May 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany.[14][15]
Seeding
The seedings were announced on 1 May 2023.[16]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
The 18 referee pairs were selected on 25 September 2023.[17]
| Referees | |
|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Amar Konjičanin Dino Konjičanin |
 Czech Republic | Václav Horáček Jiří Novotný |
| Denmark | Mads Hansen Jesper Madsen |
| France | Charlotte Bonaventura Julie Bonaventura |
| France | Karim Gasmi Raouf Gasmi |
| Germany | Maike Merz Tanja Kuttler |
| Germany | Robert Schulze Tobias Tönnies |
 Iceland | Jónas Elíasson Anton Pálsson |
 Lithuania | Vaidas Mažeika Mindaugas Gatelis |
| Referees | |
|---|---|
 Moldova | Igor Covalciuc Alexei Covalciuc |
 Montenegro | Ivan Pavićević Miloš Ražnatović |
 North Macedonia | Slave Nikolov Gjorgji Nachevski |
 Norway | Lars Jørum Håvard Kleven |
| Portugal | Daniel Martins Roberto Martins |
 Slovenia | Bojan Lah David Sok |
 Spain | Andreu Marín Ignacio García |
 Switzerland | Arthur Brunner Morad Salah |
| Sweden | Mirza Kurtagic Mattias Wetterwik |
Each team consists of up to 20 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.[18]
In the preliminary and main rounds, if two or more teams are equal on points, their ranking is determined as follows:[19]
- 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
- Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played between the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference from the group matches played between the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played between the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference from all group matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all group matches.
If the ranking of one of the teams in question is determined, the criteria are consecutively reapplied to the remaining teams until all the rankings are determined. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, the Fair Play Ranking decides about the final group ranking. The Fair Play Ranking is decided by the EHF in accordance with the parameters rated as follows:
- Yellow cards: 1 point
- Two-minute suspensions: 2 points
- Red cards: 8 points
In case the number of points in the Fair Play Ranking are identical, a draw is carried out by the EHF in the presence of at least one official from each of the concerned teams.
The schedule was released on 1 March 2023.[20]
All times are local (UTC+1).[21]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 85 | +13 | 5 | Main round |
| 2 | Germany (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 72 | +19 | 4 | |
| 3 | North Macedonia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 100 | −17 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 82 | −15 | 1 |
| 10 January 2024 18:00 |
France |
39–29 | North Macedonia |
Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf Attendance: 53,586 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Descat 7 | (17–13) | Peševski 7 | ||
| Report |
| 10 January 2024 20:45 |
Germany |
27–14 | Switzerland |
Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf Attendance: 53,586 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |
| Knorr 6 | (13–8) | Rubin 4 | ||
1× 2× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 14 January 2024 18:00 |
Switzerland |
26–26 | France |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,571 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Laube 9 | (14–14) | Mem 7 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 14 January 2024 20:30 |
North Macedonia |
25–34 | Germany |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,571 Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR) |
| Kosteski 6 | (13–18) | Knorr 10 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 1×
|
| 16 January 2024 18:00 |
North Macedonia |
29–27 | Switzerland |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,571 Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Kosteski, Mitev 5 | (13–9) | Schmid 12 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1×
|
| 16 January 2024 20:30 |
France |
33–30 | Germany |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,571 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Mahé, Mem 5 | (17–15) | Knorr 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 82 | +16 | 5 | Main round |
| 2 |  Austria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 85 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 96 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Romania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 98 | −25 | 0 |
| 12 January 2024 18:00 |
Austria |
31–24 | Romania |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 13,293 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| Frimmel 6 | (15–14) | Grigoraș 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 3× 2×
|
| 12 January 2024 20:30 |
Spain |
29–39 | Croatia |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 13,293 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Gómez 8 | (14–18) | Martinović, Šoštarič 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2×
|
| 14 January 2024 18:00 |
Romania |
24–36 | Spain |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 13,293 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Dedu, Nistor 4 | (12–17) | Gómez 8 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 1×
|
| 14 January 2024 20:30 |
Croatia |
28–28 | Austria |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 13,293 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |
| Šoštarič 6 | (14–12) | Bilyk 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 16 January 2024 18:00 |
Croatia |
31–25 | Romania |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 13,293 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Klarica 7 | (16–12) | Negru 9 | ||
| 4× 1× |
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 16 January 2024 20:30 |
Spain |
33–33 | Austria |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 13,293 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| Gómez 8 | (15–17) | Bilyk 8 | ||
| 1× 4× 1× |
Report | 1× 4×
|
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 76 | +11 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Iceland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 90 | −7 | 3 | |
| 3 | Montenegro |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 86 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Serbia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 85 | −2 | 1 |
| 12 January 2024 18:00 |
Iceland |
27–27 | Serbia |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 12,128 Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR) |
| Elísson 7 | (11–10) | Pechmalbec 5 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 5× 1×
|
| 12 January 2024 20:30 |
Hungary |
26–24 | Montenegro |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 12,128 Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Bánhidi 6 | (14–14) | Borozan, Dragašević 6 | ||
| 7× |
Report | 7× 1×
|
| 14 January 2024 18:00 |
Montenegro |
30–31 | Iceland |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 12,128 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| Borozan 5 | (15–17) | Magnússon 7 | ||
| 1× 6× |
Report | 4×
|
| 14 January 2024 20:30 |
Serbia |
27–28 | Hungary |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 12,128 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| N. Ilić, Vorkapić 5 | (13–14) | Bánhidi 9 | ||
| 6× |
Report | 4×
|
| 16 January 2024 18:00 |
Serbia |
29–30 | Montenegro |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 12,128 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Kukić 7 | (14–15) | B. Vujović 8 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 4× 1×
|
| 16 January 2024 20:30 |
Iceland |
25–33 | Hungary |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 12,128 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| V. Kristjánsson 8 | (13–15) | Hanusz, Szita 5 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 5× 1×
|
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 81 | +11 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 75 | +10 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 92 | −14 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Faroe Islands |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 90 | −7 | 1 |
| 11 January 2024 18:00 |
Slovenia |
32–29 | Faroe Islands |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 11,625 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Vlah 8 | (13–13) | E. á Skipagøtu, Av Teigum 9 | ||
| 2× 5× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 11 January 2024 20:30 |
Norway |
32–21 | Poland |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 11,625 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Sagosen 6 | (15–10) | Sićko 5 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 4× 1×
|
| 13 January 2024 18:00 |
Poland |
25–32 | Slovenia |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,571 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| three players 4 | (14–20) | Marguč 6 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 13 January 2024 20:30 |
Faroe Islands |
26–26 | Norway |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,571 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Rasmussen, E. á Skipagøtu 5 | (12–13) | Blonz 8 | ||
| 2× 6× |
Report | 1× 5× 1×
|
| 15 January 2024 18:00 |
Poland |
32–28 | Faroe Islands |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,321 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Sićko 10 | (15–15) | Av Teigum 10 | ||
| 2× 7× |
Report | 5×
|
| 15 January 2024 20:30 |
Norway |
27–28 | Slovenia |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,336 Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Sagosen 6 | (17–17) | Vlah 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 2× 9×
|
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 74 | +26 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 78 | +20 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Georgia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 95 | −18 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 87 | −28 | 0 |
| 11 January 2024 18:00 |
Netherlands |
34–29 | Georgia |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 10,878 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Baijens, Ten Velde 6 | (19–12) | Tskhovrebadze 9 | ||
| 1× 5× |
Report | 4×
|
| 11 January 2024 20:30 |
Sweden |
29–20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 10,903 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| Wanne 9 | (14–7) | Faljić 4 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 1×
|
| 13 January 2024 18:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20–36 | Netherlands |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 13,293 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Davidović 4 | (7–17) | Ten Velde 9 | ||
| 6× |
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 13 January 2024 20:30 |
Georgia |
26–42 | Sweden |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 13,293 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Arsenashvili 6 | (9–23) | Karlsson 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2×
|
| 15 January 2024 18:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
19–22 | Georgia |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 13,196 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA) |
| Panić 7 | (9–9) | Tskhovrebadze 7 | ||
| 2× 1× |
Report | 1×
|
| 15 January 2024 20:30 |
Sweden |
29–28 | Netherlands |
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 13,203 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Claar, Wanne 5 | (15–15) | Steins 6 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 69 | +31 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Portugal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 100 | −28 | 0 |
| 11 January 2024 18:00 |
Portugal |
31–24 | Greece |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 11,607 Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| F. Costa 6 | (18–14) | three players 5 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 11 January 2024 20:30 |
Denmark |
23–14 | Czech Republic |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 11,615 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA) |
| M. Hansen 5 | (9–9) | Patzel 4 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 3×
|
| 13 January 2024 18:00 |
Czech Republic |
27–30 | Portugal |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 12,128 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Klíma 8 | (7–13) | M. Costa 11 | ||
| 2× 2× 1× |
Report | 7×
|
| 13 January 2024 20:30 |
Greece |
28–40 | Denmark |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 12,128 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| Boskos, Kederis 4 | (13–20) | Damgaard 10 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 2×
|
| 15 January 2024 18:00 |
Czech Republic |
29–20 | Greece |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 12,128 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Štěrba 7 | (15–8) | Kederis 5 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 5×
|
| 15 January 2024 20:30 |
Denmark |
37–27 | Portugal |
Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 12,128 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Gidsel 11 | (17–15) | M. Costa 9 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 5×
|
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advance were transferred to the main round.
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 154 | +20 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Germany (H) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Hungary |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Austria |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 132 | 138 | −6 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | Iceland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 152 | −10 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 | Croatia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 146 | 150 | −4 | 3 |
| 18 January 2024 15:30 |
Hungary |
29–30 | Austria |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR) |
| four players 4 | (17–17) | Bilyk 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 18 January 2024 18:00 |
France |
34–32 | Croatia |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| Mem 6 | (18–18) | Srna 6 | ||
| 5× 1× |
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 18 January 2024 20:30 |
Germany |
26–24 | Iceland |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Knorr 6 | (11–10) | Smárason 6 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 20 January 2024 15:30 |
France |
39–32 | Iceland |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |
| Fabregas, Richardson 6 | (17–14) | three players 6 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 20 January 2024 18:00 |
Hungary |
29–26 | Croatia |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Imre 7 | (14–13) | Glavaš, Lučin 5 | ||
| 3× 4× |
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 20 January 2024 20:30 |
Germany |
22–22 | Austria |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Knorr 6 | (11–12) | Bilyk 5 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 22 January 2024 15:30 |
Croatia |
30–35 | Iceland |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR) |
| Jelinić 6 | (18–16) | Elísson 8 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 1× 1×
|
| 22 January 2024 18:00 |
France |
33–28 | Austria |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Fabregas, Mem 7 | (15–16) | Bilyk, Hutecek 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 4×
|
| 22 January 2024 20:30 |
Germany |
35–28 | Hungary |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| Köster 8 | (18–17) | Ancsin, Rosta 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× 1×
|
| 24 January 2024 15:30 |
Austria |
24–26 | Iceland |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Wagner 7 | (8–14) | Guðjónsson 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× 4× 1×
|
| 24 January 2024 18:00 |
France |
35–32 | Hungary |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Remili 7 | (20–18) | Bánhidi, Rosta 5 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 3×
|
| 24 January 2024 20:30 |
Germany |
24–30 | Croatia |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Golla, Heymann 4 | (14–13) | Karačić 6 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 3×
|
Group II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 132 | +26 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 144 | +3 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Slovenia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 147 | −2 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Portugal |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 172 | −9 | 5 | |
| 5 | Norway |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 149 | +1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Netherlands |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 154 | 173 | −19 | 1 |
| 17 January 2024 15:30 |
Norway |
32–37 | Portugal |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 8,707 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Blonz 7 | (15–18) | Portela 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2×
|
| 17 January 2024 18:00 |
Denmark |
39–27 | Netherlands |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 9,568 Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Gidsel 9 | (18–17) | Ten Velde 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 6×
|
| 17 January 2024 20:30 |
Slovenia |
22–28 | Sweden |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 9,933 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Vlah 7 | (7–11) | Pellas 8 | ||
| 2× 2× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 19 January 2024 15:30 |
Slovenia |
30–33 | Portugal |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,376 Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Mačkovšek 7 | (17–18) | M. Costa 11 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 2× 2×
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| 19 January 2024 18:00 |
Norway |
35–32 | Netherlands |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,376 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| four players 6 | (16–18) | Ten Velde 8 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 3×
|
| 19 January 2024 20:30 |
Denmark |
28–27 | Sweden |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,376 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Gidsel 10 | (17–15) | Wanne 9 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 5×
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| 21 January 2024 15:30 |
Slovenia |
37–34 | Netherlands |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,376 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| three players 6 | (19–13) | N. Versteijnen 15 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× 2×
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| 21 January 2024 18:00 |
Sweden |
40–33 | Portugal |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,376 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Pellas 10 | (19–15) | M. Costa 8 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 2×
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| 21 January 2024 20:30 |
Norway |
23–29 | Denmark |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,376 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Blonz 5 | (11–18) | three players 5 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× 2×
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| 23 January 2024 15:30 |
Netherlands |
33–33 | Portugal |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 8,868 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |
| Ten Velde 7 | (17–15) | M. Costa, Frade 8 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 2×
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| 23 January 2024 18:00 |
Slovenia |
28–25 | Denmark |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 9,016 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Horžen 6 | (17–14) | Jørgensen, Kirkeløkke 6 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 2×
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| 23 January 2024 20:30 |
Norway |
33–23 | Sweden |
Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 9,031 Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Blonz 11 | (15–12) | Sandell 4 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 6×
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Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 January | ||||||
| France (ET) | 34 | |||||
| 28 January | ||||||
| Sweden | 30 | |||||
| France (ET) | 33 | |||||
| 26 January | ||||||
| Denmark | 31 | |||||
| Germany | 26 | |||||
| Denmark | 29 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 January | ||||||
| Sweden | 34 | |||||
| Germany | 31 | |||||
Fifth place game
| 26 January 2024 15:00 |
Hungary |
23–22 | Slovenia |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Bánhidi, Lékai 5 | (12–13) | three players 4 | ||
| 5× 1× |
Report | 2×
|
Semifinals
| 26 January 2024 17:45 |
France |
34–30 (ET) | Sweden |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Descat 8 | (17–11) | Claar 9 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× | ||
|
FT: 27–27 ET: 7–3 | ||||
| 26 January 2024 20:30 |
Germany |
26–29 | Denmark |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Uščins 5 | (14–12) | three players 5 | ||
| 2× 3× |
Report | 4×
|
Third place game
| 28 January 2024 15:00 |
Sweden |
34–31 | Germany |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Claar 8 | (18–12) | Uščins 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report |
Final
| 28 January 2024 17:45 |
France |
33–31 (ET) | Denmark |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Fabregas 8 | (14–14) | M. Hansen 9 | ||
| 2× 4× |
Report | 1× 3× | ||
|
FT: 27–27 ET: 6–4 | ||||
Final ranking
The teams ranked fourth in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches will be ranked 19 to 24, while teams ranked third in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches will be ranked 13 to 18 according to the number of points won in the preliminary round. Places seven or eight will be attributed to the two teams ranked fourth in the main round groups, places nine and ten to the two teams ranked fifth in the main round groups, places eleven and twelve to the two teams ranked sixth in the main round groups according to the number of points won by the respective teams after completion of the main round matches. Places one to six will be decided by play–off or knock–out.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
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Top goalkeepers
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Fair play ranking
| Rank | Team | (Penalty) points | (8 pts) |
(2 pts) |
(1 pt) |
MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg.[27] | Total | ||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 04.7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Germany | 04.8 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 05.0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 05.3 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Denmark | 05.7 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | France | 06.2 | 56 | 26 | 4 | 9 | |
| 7 | Norway | 06.3 | 44 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Sweden | 06.6 | 59 | 28 | 3 | 9 | |
| 9 | Portugal | 06.7 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 7 | |
| 10 | Spain | 07.3 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Austria | 07.4 | 52 | 24 | 4 | 7 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 07.6 | 53 | 24 | 5 | 7 | |
| 13 | Croatia | 08.3 | 58 | 28 | 2 | 7 | |
| Greece | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Iceland | 58 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 16 | Slovenia | 08.6 | 69 | 30 | 9 | 8 | |
| 17 | Poland | 08.7 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 3 | |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 09.0 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Hungary | 09.3 | 74 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 8 |
| 20 | Czech Republic | 09.7 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Serbia | 10.0 | 30 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 22 | Faroe Islands | 10.3 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 | |
| 23 | Romania | 13.0 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Montenegro | 14.3 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
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