How to watch the European Men's Handball Championship and first matches this week

List of local broadcasters in Europe for the European Men's Handball Championship.
Text: Javier Escribano
Published 2026-01-15

Today, Thursday, January 15, marks the beginning of the European Men's Handball Championship, a competition running in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden until February 1, 2026, with 24 teams divided into six groups. These are the first matches from round 1:

Thursday, January 15:

France vs. Czechia: 18:00 CET
Spain vs. Serbia: 18:00 CET
Germany vs. Austria: 20:30 CET
Norway vs. Ukraine: 20:30 CET


Friday, January 16:

Slovenia vs. Montenegro: 18:00 CET
Iceland vs. Italy: 18:00 CET
Portugal vs. Romania: 18:00 CET
Denmark vs. North Macedonia: 20:30 CET
Hungary vs. Poland: 20:30 CET
Faroe Islands vs. Switzerland: 20:30 CET


TV list of broadcasters for the European Men's Handball Championship 2026

This is a list of TV broadcasters that will show matches for the European Handball Championships, although bear in mind that some local broadcasters may only show the matches where the local teams play, until the finals.


Denmark: TV2
Austria: ORF Sport
Hungary: MTVA
Netherlands: Ziggo Sport
Portugal: RTP
Spain: Teledeporte
Italy: Pallamano TV
Germany: DynMedia, ARD/ZDF
Swden: Sport Extra/Viaplay
Norway: Viaplay
Finland: Viaplay


You can check a detailed list of which broadcasters will show each particular match here. Are you excited for the European Men's Handball Championship this month?

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