The draw for the Preliminary Round at Men’s EHF EURO 2018 in Croatia was held in Zagreb last night. Here are the groups.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Split | Porec | Zagreb | Varazdin |
| Croatia | France | Germany | Spain |
| Sweden | Belarus | FYR Macedonia | Denmark |
| Serbia | Norway | Montenegro | Czech Republic |
| Iceland | Austria | Slovenia | Hungary |
Assisting with the draw were the top players: Igor Vori (Croatia), Kristian Sæverås (Norway), Gergely Harsányi (Hungary) and Gašper Marguč (Slovenia).
Main round venues
Following the preliminary round, the main round will be played in Zagreb and Varazdin.
The three best ranked teams from Group A and Group B will continue in the main round group in Zagreb, while the top three teams from Group C and Group D each will play in the main round group in Varazdin.
The venue for the final weekend is the Arena Zagreb in the nation’s capital.
