Opening in Düsseldorf, finale in Cologne: it has been running since January 10th European Handball Championship 2024 in Germany. 24 teams will fight for two and a half weeks for the European Championship title, which will be awarded in Germany for the first time in history.
After two opening wins against Switzerland and North Macedonia, the German national team lost the third group game against France. In the first main round game, Germany will face Iceland on Thursday at 8:30 p.m., ZDF will broadcast the game live on TV.
You can find all dates and fixtures here Schedule for the 2024 European Handball Championship as well as in our data center with all live tickers, results and tables.
Groups of the 2024 European Handball Championship
- Group A: France, GermanyNorth Macedonia, Switzerland
- Group B: Spain, Austria, Croatia, Romania
- Group C: Iceland, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro
- Group D: Norway, Slovenia, Poland, Faroe Islands
- Group E: Sweden, Netherlands, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia
- Group F: Denmark, Portugal, Czech Republic, Greece
Games of the German national team
The DHB team won the opening game of the European Handball Championship in Düsseldorf against Switzerland 27:14 in front of a record crowd. After the second win against North Macedonia, the German national team lost the last group game against France and started the main round with zero points.
Schedule of the 2024 European Handball Championships
Venues of the 2024 European Handball Championships
The 2024 European Handball Championships in Germany will be held in six cities. Dusseldorf plays a special role: Only the first two games of the European Championship took place in the Rhine metropolis – but these took place in the Merkur Spiel-Arena, Fortuna Düsseldorf’s football stadium.
The preliminary round games took place in Berlin, Mannheim and Munich instead of. Hamburg and Cologne The main round games are played, and the final games also take place in Cologne’s Lanxess Arena. After successfully surviving the preliminary round in Berlin, the German national team moves to Cologne for the main round, where the DHB team would stay until a possible final. The venues for the 2024 European Handball Championships are:
- Berlin: Mercedes-Benz Arena (14,800 places), preliminary round groups A and D
- Dusseldorf: Merkur Game Arena (approx. 50,000 seats), 2 games Group A
- Hamburg: Barclays Arena (13,300 places), main round group II
- Cologne: Lanxess Arena (19,750 places), main round group I and finals
- Mannheim: SAP Arena (13,200 places), preliminary round groups B and E
- Munich: Olympia Hall (12,000 places), preliminary round groups C and F
Mode of the 2024 European Handball Championship
At the European Handball Championships the… Preliminary round 24 teams in six groups of four. The two group winners reach the main round, in which they are in the same group, but no longer play against each other, but take their result and the points from the direct comparison of the preliminary round with them.
The Main round consists of two groups of six, in which each team plays four games. The two group winners ultimately reach the semi-finals in Cologne. In addition to the final, there is also a game for third place and a game for fifth place
Squad of the German national team
- Goal: David Späth (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Andreas Wolff (Industria Kielce)
- Backspace: Kai Häfner (TVB Stuttgart), Martin Hanne (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf), Sebastian Heymann (Frisch Auf Göppingen), Juri Knorr (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Julian Köster (VfL Gummersbach), Christoph Steinert (HC Erlangen), Renars Uscins ( TSV Hannover-Burgdorf), Philipp Weber (SC Magdeburg)
- Outside: Rune Dahmke (THW Kiel), Timo Kastening (MT Melsungen), Lukas Mertens (SC Magdeburg)
- Circle: Justus Fischer (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf), Johannes Golla (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Jannik Kohlbacher (Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
The European Handball Championship on TV
The broadcast rights for the 2024 European Handball Championship have changed ARD and ZDF secured. All games of the German national team are therefore freely available on public television or in a live stream.