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Since Glenn Solberg was appointed as the coach of Sweden men’s national team in 2020, their consistency has been nothing short of amazing. Sweden finished second at the 2021 IHF Men’s World Championship, fifth at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, won EHF EURO 2022 and ended up fourth at the 2023 World Championship. Those results represented a great turnaround from a disappointing performance at their home EHF EURO 2020.

Solberg has been shaping a strong team with a strong core of players led by stalwarts like Jim Gottfridsson, Hampus Wanne and Andreas Palicka, who came of age more or less at the same time.

At the EHF EURO, no team has won more titles than the five-time champions Sweden. Only Spain (nine medals) and Denmark (seven) have featured on the podium more times than the Scandinavian side. But with a target on their backs after securing the trophy two years ago, Sweden will be once again one of the main favourites.

A mix of experience and the exuberance of youth from players like Eric Johansson will likely fuel the fire for Sweden once again. They will be heavily favoured to start EHF EURO 2024 with three wins out of three matches against the Netherlands, Bosnia Herzegovina and Georgia.

Next, tougher clashes against strong sides like Denmark might await. But Sweden made the semi-finals twice in the last three editions of the competition, and are one of the teams with the best winning efficiency in the European championships, having won 60 out of their 96 matches played.

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Matches DATE • TIME (CET) Results Round Group

Sun Jan 28, 2024 15:00, Cologne (GER)

Sweden

Germany

Final Tournament

Fri Jan 26, 2024 17:45, Cologne (GER)

France

Sweden

Final Tournament

Tue Jan 23, 2024 20:30, Hamburg (GER)

Norway

Sweden

Final Tournament II

Sun Jan 21, 2024 18:00, Hamburg (GER)

Sweden

Portugal

Final Tournament II

Fri Jan 19, 2024 20:30, Hamburg (GER)

Denmark

Sweden

Final Tournament II

Wed Jan 17, 2024 20:30, Hamburg (GER)

Slovenia

Sweden

Final Tournament II

Mon Jan 15, 2024 20:30, Mannheim (GER)

Sweden

Netherlands

Final Tournament E

Sat Jan 13, 2024 20:30, Mannheim (GER)

Georgia

Sweden

Final Tournament E

Thu Jan 11, 2024 20:30, Mannheim (GER)

Sweden

Bosnia Herzegovina

Final Tournament E

EHF Competition History

Final Tournament Sun Jan 28, 2024

Bosnia Herzegovina 20

Group Phase Sat Apr 29, 2023

Final Tournament Sun Jan 30, 2022

Bosnia Herzegovina 18

Qualifiers Phase 2 Sun May 02, 2021

Final Tournament Wed Jan 22, 2020

Group Matches Sun Jun 16, 2019

Qualification Europe - Phase2 Play Off Wed Jun 13, 2018

Final Tournament Sun Jan 28, 2018

Qualification 2 Sat Jun 17, 2017

Qualification Europe - Phase2 Play Off Wed Jun 15, 2016

Bosnia Herzegovina 27

Sweden 27

Sun Jun 12, 2016

Sweden 27

Bosnia Herzegovina 19

Final Tournament Fri Jan 29, 2016

Qualification 2 Sun Jun 14, 2015

Play Off - Europe Sun Jun 15, 2014

Final Tournament Wed Jan 22, 2014

Qualification 2 Sun Jun 16, 2013

Play Off - Europe Sat Jun 16, 2012

Final Tournament Wed Jan 25, 2012

Qualification 2 Sun Jun 12, 2011

Final Tournament Sun Jan 30, 2011

Final Round Fri Jan 22, 2010

Qualification Sun Jun 21, 2009

Final Round Sat Jan 26, 2008

Play Off Sun Jun 17, 2007

Qualification Round Sun Jan 21, 2007

Sweden 27

Bosnia Herzegovina 25

Fri Jan 19, 2007

Bosnia Herzegovina 30

Play Off Sat Jun 17, 2006

Qualification Round Sun Jan 22, 2006

Play Off Sun Jun 19, 2005

Final Round Sat Feb 05, 2005

Play Off Sun Jun 06, 2004

Final Round Sat Jan 31, 2004

Sweden 35

Serbia and Montenegro 34

Final Round Thu Jan 30, 2003

Final Round Sun Jan 05, 2003

Finals Sun Feb 03, 2002

Finals Sun Jan 28, 2001

Finals Tue Sep 26, 2000

TBC

TBC

Finals Sun Jan 30, 2000

Finals Tue Jun 15, 1999

Finals Sun Jun 07, 1998

Qualification Sun Nov 30, 1997

Finals Sun Jun 01, 1997

Finals Sun Aug 04, 1996

Finals Sun Jun 02, 1996

Finals Sun May 21, 1995

Finals Sun Jun 12, 1994

Qualification Thu Jan 06, 1994

Key Players

Jim Gottfridsson

Centre Back

EHF EURO 2024 is Jim Gottfridsson’s fourth European championship. He was named MVP of the EHF EURO 2022 after leading Sweden to gold, adding to his previous MVP award from 2018. 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.

Andreas Palicka

Goalkeeper

The two-time EHF Champions League winner was a cornerstone of Sweden’s title run at EHF EURO 2022, although it was only his third EHF EURO participation. Andreas Palicka made his debut in the national team in 2007 and was named best goalkeeper of the 2021 IHF Men's World Championship. Palicka spent most of his club career in German Bundesliga with THW Kiel (2008-2015) and Rhein-Neckar Löwen (2016-2022) before moving to Paris Saint-Germain in 2022. He is known for his unorthodox style, full of jumping and throwing legs around.

Head Coach

Glenn Solberg

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, and then to EHF EURO 2022 gold. 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.