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While there is no doubt today marks a big milestone in the journey to the Men's EHF EURO 2026, some teams started the race some time ago.
Belgium, Kosovo and Luxembourg all made their way to phase 2 via the promotion round, defeating Cyprus, Great Britain and Latvia, respectively, in two-leg ties decided with an aggregate result. Luxembourg only just overcame Latvia, 61:60 on aggregate, while Belgium and Kosovo both enjoyed clearer victories.
Both Great Britain and Cyprus had already contested phase 1 of the qualifiers, which saw Great Britain win a round-robin tournament that also featured Azerbaijan and Malta.
The remaining teams playing the phase 2 qualifiers for 2026 were all part of either the final tournament for the EHF EURO 2024 or phase 2 of those qualifiers.
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To get you warmed up for all the action coming your way this evening, check out our preview of the matches, which includes key facts on all encounters.
Also below, see where you can watch and follow the games.
And one last piece of news that is definitely of interest to EHF EURO fans — tickets for the Swedish venues at the Men's EHF EURO 2026 went on sale yesterday!