SUMMARY: Frade lifts Portugal past Romania; Poland draw with Israel

• round 1 of the Men's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers
• results of the seven matches on Thursday:
  - Highlight Match: Portugal vs Romania 37:30
  - also: Slovenia vs Lithuania 36:25; Croatia vs Belgium 30:23; Austria vs Türkiye 31:28; Poland vs Israel 32:32; Germany vs Switzerland 35:26; Netherlands vs Ukraine 40:39
• read Thursday's review and check the group standings
• read Wednesday's review for the first nine matches in round 1; read Wednesday's EHF EURO Cup review for the competition featuring final tournament co-hosts Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and defending title holders France
• follow the qualifiers through the official EHF EURO socials on Instagram, X, and Facebook  
• Eric Willemsen reported; photos courtesy of the home teams

Thursday 7 November

22:30

Here ends our live blog coverage of round 1 of the Men's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers. But you don't have to wait long for the next step on the road to Denmark-Sweden-Norway 2026, as round 2 follows right this weekend, with 16 more matches on Saturday and Sunday. You will find previews of all those matches in the next days here on eurohandball.com.

For now, we leave you with the day review from EHF journalist Sergey Nikolaev, tonight's photo gallery, and a video with the best moments of our Highlight Match between Portugal and Romania. Hope to see you again this weekend for round 2. Good night!

21:53

The Portuguese victory in the Highlight Match wraps up round 1 of the Men's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers. We have seen nine matches yesterday and seven tonight, and as expected all matches were won by the home team — except for one, as Poland were held to a 32:32 draw by Israel, after trailing 32:30 with three minutes left...

Also, some home teams only celebrated very close wins, which tonight was the case for the Netherlands, who trailed Ukraine for most of the match but ultimately got on top during the second half and closed out a 40:39 win — the qualifier with the most goals scored in round 1.

17:51

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17:44

So, we have four matches starting for you all at 18:00 CET, but a quick look ahead learns we have Thursday's Highlight Match coming your way at 20:00 CET, wen Portugal and Romania throw off their round 8 opener.

Just like the other matches, you can watch Portugal vs Romania live on our revamped streaming platform EHFTV, and to make your experience even better, the Highlight Match comes with English commentary!

17:38

Each round in the qualifiers consists of 16 matches. Tonight we have the last seven games of round, so if you want to know what happened in the first nine matches already played, you can read all about it in Wednesday's review.

Also, the EHF EURO Cup threw off, with Denmark and France taking impressive wins over Norway and Sweden, respectively. You find the EHF EURO Cup review here, and maybe you fancy enjoying the highlights of Denmark vs Norway..? Here you go:

17:30

Good evening, and welcome to the live blog for the second and last day of round 1 in the Men's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers. We have seven matches coming up for you — four of which already start in half an hour. So don't waste any time, here is the preview with all you need to know about those games: