Sweden
Only one other team than Sweden managed to collect the maximum of 12 points during the EHF EURO qualifiers: Germany. Does that make those two nations favourites for the final title? Maybe not, but at least it highlights the current wave of form that the Swedes are currently surfing on.
Looking at the last international competitions, it is clear why Sweden are among the favourites at this tournament. They won silver at the Men’s World Championship 2021, came fifth at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and seventh at EHF EURO 2020. The Scandinavian side is back among the contenders, after surviving a 10-year handball desert.
The resurgence is largely due to their new generation. Jonathan Carlsbogard, Hampus Wanne, Lucas Pellas and Lukas Sandell are just some of the many young talents in this team. Most of them play the EHF Champions League every week, an opportunity that allows them to gather some experience that can pay dividends for the national team.
You would not want to overlook the role of their older players. Goalkeeper Andreas Palicka, line player Fredric Pettersson and captain Jim Gottfridsson, who have all been around for the last decade, provide a pattern for the youngsters to express themselves.
At EHF EURO 2022, Sweden will have no time to warm up – they will battle with titleholders Spain in the second preliminary round game. By that point, it will be clear how the Swedes are playing.
If all goes well, Sweden might be able to meet their expectations and to find some of their former glory again. It is 20 years since they won the third of their three consecutive EHF EURO titles – will they celebrate a perfect anniversary?
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34
24
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25
18
28
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29
27
27
32
28
30
18
39
16
22
34
23
31
27
24
16
30
33
30
EHF competition history
Sweden
34
Germany
31
France
34
Sweden
30
Norway
33
Sweden
23
Sweden
40
Portugal
33
Denmark
28
Sweden
27
Slovenia
22
Sweden
28
Sweden
29
Netherlands
28
Georgia
26
Sweden
42
Sweden
29
Bosnia Herzegovina
20
Sweden
27
Spain
26
France
33
Sweden
34
Sweden
24
Norway
23
Germany
21
Sweden
25
Poland
18
Sweden
28
Russia
23
Sweden
29
Czech Republic
27
Sweden
27
Spain
32
Sweden
28
Sweden
30
Bosnia Herzegovina
18
Iceland
25
Sweden
32
Hungary
18
Sweden
24
Norway
23
Sweden
20
Portugal
35
Sweden
25
Poland
26
Sweden
28
Sweden
19
Slovenia
21
Sweden
34
Switzerland
21
Sweden
26
Netherlands
20
Netherlands
25
Sweden
24
Spain
29
Sweden
23
Denmark
34
Sweden
35
Sweden
25
Norway
28
Sweden
29
Belarus
20
Sweden
17
France
23
Croatia
31
Sweden
35
Serbia
25
Sweden
30
Sweden
24
Iceland
26
Bosnia Herzegovina
27
Sweden
27
Sweden
27
Bosnia Herzegovina
19
Poland
26
Sweden
24
Sweden
22
Hungary
14
Sweden
28
Denmark
28
Sweden
28
Russia
28
Spain
24
Sweden
22
Germany
27
Sweden
26
Sweden
23
Slovenia
21
Sweden
23
Spain
24
France
29
Sweden
26
Denmark
27
Sweden
24
Sweden
29
Croatia
25
Sweden
28
Serbia
24
Poland
21
Sweden
24
Sweden
22
Argentina
27
Sweden
30
Korea
24
Slovakia
22
Sweden
38
Sweden
28
Chile
18
Germany
30
Sweden
29
Poland
27
Sweden
24
Sweden
25
Slovenia
27
Turkey
18
Sweden
26
Poland
32
Sweden
32
Sweden
26
Romania
26
Sweden
29
Montenegro
24
Montenegro
29
Sweden
33
Romania
29
Sweden
36
Sweden
27
Poland
24
Sweden
42
Turkey
18
Slovenia
29
Sweden
32
Sweden
22
Germany
27
Norway
34
Sweden
31
Sweden
26
Serbia Montenegro
26
Croatia
28
Sweden
27
Sweden
32
Japan
18
Sweden
26
Spain
33
Argentina
23
Sweden
30
Sweden
49
Australia
16
Sweden
35
Serbia and Montenegro
34
Spain
28
Sweden
29
Sweden
28
Denmark
34
Croatia
28
Sweden
26
Sweden
27
Russia
30
Switzerland
24
Sweden
35
Sweden
31
Ukraine
25
Germany
31
Sweden
33
Sweden
33
Iceland
22
Sweden
26
Denmark
27
Sweden
27
Portugal
22
Sweden
30
Russia
26
Sweden
28
Poland
20
Czechia
22
Sweden
31
Sweden
27
Ukraine
21
Sweden
27
Egypt
23
Sweden
28
Spain
27
France
23
Sweden
24
Sweden
27
Tunisia
18
Slovenia
30
Sweden
32
Sweden
44
Australia
23
Russia
28
Sweden
26
Spain
25
Sweden
32
Russia
24
Sweden
25
Yugoslavia
22
Sweden
23
Cuba
26
Sweden
33
Sweden
33
Norway
26
Sweden
22
Yugoslavia
22
France
24
Sweden
30
Sweden
49
Australia
17
China
21
Sweden
42
Sweden
25
Korea
20
Sweden
21
Russia
23
Hungary
19
Sweden
31
Spain
24
Sweden
28
Lithuania
20
Sweden
32
France
29
Sweden
26
Sweden
19
Italy
17
Korea
21
Sweden
36
Sweden
24
Norway
17
Sweden
36
Argentina
17
Sweden
26
Germany
20
Croatia
28
Sweden
25
Sweden
21
Czechia
17
Sweden
28
Algeria
22
Sweden
23
Spain
21
Egypt
22
Sweden
33
Sweden
37
Kuwait
22
Brasil
21
Sweden
29
Sweden
29
Belarus
28
Russia
21
Sweden
34
Sweden
24
Croatia
21
Spain
19
Sweden
22
Sweden
26
Portugal
21
Sweden
22
Denmark
16
Hungary
18
Sweden
22
Sweden
22
Slovenia
17
Sweden
32
Belgium
21
Turkey
21
Sweden
22
Sweden
21
Austria
19
Sweden
28
Turkey
19
Estonia
16
Sweden
25
Sweden
32
Estonia
19
Austria
17
Sweden
19
Belgium
15
Sweden
25
ECh Beach Handball
2024 - 2nd place
European Championship
2024 - 3rd place
European Championship
2022 - Champion
EURO CUP
2020 - 3rd place
European Championship
2018 - 2nd place
European Championship
2002 - Champion
European Championship
2000 - Champion
Olympic Games
2000 - 2nd place
World Championship
1999 - Champion
European Championship
1998 - Champion
World Championship
1997 - 2nd place
Olympic Games
1996 - 2nd place
World Championship
1995 - 3rd place
European Championship
1994 - Champion
Key Players
Centre back
EHF EURO 2022 is Jim Gottfridsson’s third European championship. He was Sweden's second top scorer in 2020 with 25 goals. Gottfridsson was also the top scorer of the U19 World Championship 2012 and MVP of EHF EURO 2018 in Croatia. Like many other Swedish handball stars, Gottfridsson comes from Ystad and played for the club from the age of eight until his 2013 transfer to Flensburg at age 21. He was a key player for Flensburg in the EHF FINAL4 when they won the Champions League trophy in 2014.
Right wing
Niclas Ekberg has played in all EHF EURO tournaments since 2012, apart from 2020. He joined Kiel after the London 2012 Olympic Games, where he was silver medallist and top scorer; he previously played for AG Kobenhavn and started his career at Ystad. Ekberg was MVP of the EHF Cup Finals 2019 and Kiel’s best scorer that EHF Cup season. He became the best all-time scorer for THW Kiel this season, stealing the top spot from current coach Filip Jicha.
Head Coach
Coach
Sweden is Glenn Solberg’s first head coach job for a national team. He was assistant coach for Norway from 2014 to 2016. Solberg led Sweden to the IHF Men’s World Championship final in 2021, less than one year after taking the job. He made the choice to draft several promising young players, such as Jonathan Carlbogard, Lucas Pellas and Lukas Sandell. The former Norwegian centre back played for Nordhorn, Barça and Flensburg in the late 90s and early 2000s.
