2028 European Men's Handball Championship Explained

Tourney Name:	EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Year:	2028
Country:	Spain
Country2:	Portugal
Country3:	Switzerland
Dates:	13–30 January
Num Teams:	24
Confederations:	1
Venues:	7
Cities:	7
Previous:	2026 European Men's Handball Championship
Next:	2030 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2028 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF Euro 2028, will be the 18th edition of the EHF European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Europe organized by the EHF.

Bid process

See main article: 2028 European Men's Handball Championship bidding process.

Bids

On 11 May 2021 it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:^[1]

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On 20 October the final bids were presented. The Scandinavian bid was withdrawn and the two others were mixed together.^[2]

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Host selection

As only the Spain/Portugal/Switzerland bid was remaining, it was unanimously selected at the 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress on 20 November 2021.^{[3] [4]}

Qualification

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Date qualification was secured	Previous appearances in tournament
			(1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022, 2024)
			(1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)
			(2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2024)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

External links

• Bid website of the European Handball Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: 11 May 2021. Seven nations bid for EHF Euros in 2026 and 2028. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513073343/https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/seven-nations-bid-for-ehf-euros-in-2026-and-2028/. 13 May 2021. 13 May 2021. European Handball Federation.
2. Web site: 20 October 2021. Schweiz bündelt Kräfte mit Spanien und Portugal: Ausrichter für Handball-Europameisterschaften zeichnen sich ab. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020151121/https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-29-136206.html. 20 October 2021. 20 October 2021. handball world. de.
3. Web site: 20 November 2021. EHF EURO hosts for 2026 & 2028 confirmed. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121093240/https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/ehf-euro-hosts-for-2026-2028-confirmed/. 21 November 2021. 21 November 2021. European Handball Federation.
4. Web site: 20 November 2021. The 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121093246/https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/14th-extraordinary-congress-live/. 21 November 2021. 21 November 2021. European Handball Federation.