EHF EURO 2026 DAY 1: Germany Beat Austria, Spain Down Serbia, France and Norway Dominate

Posted on 15. January 2026.

Serious approach of France and Norway in Oslo and interesting clashes in Herning at the Day 1 of the EHF EURO 2026.

Germany – Austria 30:27 (12:8)
Germany: Wolff (12 saves, incl. 1 penalty), Späth; Golla 7, Zerbe 6 (3 pens), Schluroff 4, Uscins 4, Knorr 3, Köster 3, Mertens 2, Grgic 1, Langhoff, Häseler, Kiesler, Semper, Fischer, Kohlbacher.

Austria: Möstl (7 saves), Bergmann (2 saves); Frimmel 9 (4 pens), Nigg 7, Hutecek 6, Wagner 2, Bilyk 1, Bozovic 1, Kofler 1, Mahr, Petrusic, Moser, Belos, Herburger, Zivovic, Damböck.

Norway – Ukraine 39:22 (19:11)
Norway: Haug (3 saves), Bergerud (9 saves); Eck Aga, Sagosen 3, Rönningen, Gröndahl 4, Hovde 2, Fredriksen 2, Lien 3, Solstad 1, Anderson 7, Pedersen 3, Lyse, Gulliksen 6, Schönningsen 1, Blonz 7.

Ukraine: Terekhov, Komok (7 saves); Akimenko 3, Blyzniuk 4, Savchuk, Tiutiunnik, Denysov 1, Artemenko 1, Turchenko 5, Savytskyi, Onufrienko 1, Hlushak, Burzak 3, Strelnikov, Minotskyi 4, Cherkashchenko.

Spain – Serbia 29:27 (19:15)
Spain: Hernandez (4 saves), Biosca (3 saves/2 pens); Serradilla 1, Gurri 2, Casado 3, Tarrafeta 6, Dujshebaev A. 3, Odriozolo, Garciandia, Serdio 4, Fis 3, Gomez 3 (1 pen), Suarez, Fernandez 2 (1 pen), Barrufet 1, Rodriguez 1.

Serbia: Cupara (1 save/1 pen), Milosavljev (6 saves); Vorkapic, Jevtic, Borzas 4, Kojadinovic 6, N. Ilic 1 (1 pen), V. Ilic 5 (4 pens), Damjanovic, Kukic 1, Mitrovic, Tasic, Dodic 1, Dukic 5 (2 pens), Pechmalbec 2, Marsenic 2.

France – Czech Republic 42:28 (20:14)
France: Desbonnet (3 saves, 1 goal), Bolzinger (7 saves); Lenne 2, Minne 3, Bos 1, Prandi 6, Richardson 6, Mem 3, Tournat 3, Fabregas 4, Kounkoud 2, Peleka 1, Nahi 6, Konan, Zaepfel 4, Briet.

Czech Republic: Mrkva (5 saves), Hrdlicka (6 saves); Siroky 6, Skopar 1, Piroch 1, Choteborsky 2, Sterba 1, Josef 3, Havran 1, Nantl 2, Solak 5, Uzek 1, Morkovsky, Douda 1, Blaha 2, Tuma 2.