Summary: Final tournament roster full as 10 more teams qualify

• round 6 of the Women's EHF EURO 2024 Qualifiers and the EHF EURO Cup 2024, with a total of 18 matches on Saturday and Sunday
• in the EHF EURO Cup, Norway beat Switzerland 42:22 and Hungary defeat Austria 36:30
• on Saturday, Germany sealed a 35:12 win over Israel in the sides' first-ever meeting
• Serbia, Ukraine, Czechia, Iceland, Slovenia and Poland all qualify through Sunday's results
• the Faroe Islands, Portugal, Slovakia and Türkiye also qualify as the best third-placed teams
• watch all matches live on EHFTV (geo-restrictions may apply)
• check the group standings, read the day preview for Thursday, and find out what teams need to qualify 
• follow the official EHF EURO socials on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and Facebook
• all photos courtesy of the home teams

SUNDAY 7 APRIL

21:30

Make sure you follow all our social media channels in the coming weeks as we bring you some more of the best action of the Qualifiers.

The final tournament draw will take place in Vienna on Thursday 18 April, and the pots and the procedure for that draw will be published tomorrow. In the meantime, don't miss out on coming to support your favourite team - book your tickets for the tournament here!

We hope you've enjoyed all our coverage of the Women's EHF EURO 2024 Qualifiers.

21:25

We're starting to wrap up our coverage now - in case you missed them, here are the highlights from the last Highlight Match of the Women's EHF EURO 2024 Qualifiers.

21:20

You've been waiting for the day review, and here it is - a bumper, fact-packed summary of a great day's handball, with plenty of quotes and pictures to enjoy. 

20:40

The full line-up for the final tournament is:

Romania, Croatia, Germany, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Czechia, Portugal, France, Slovenia, Spain, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Türkiye, Sweden, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Denmark and Poland; defending champions Norway; and hosts Austria, Hungary and Switzerland!

20:30

Pictures of celebrations are flooding into our galleries - here are some of the best so far.

20:10

Some stats - and clips! - from the Highlight Match ...

19:47

And we now have confirmation of the four best third-ranked teams!

• Türkiye, thanks to their 29:29 draw against Serbia in round 2 and the resulting point
• Slovakia, thanks to the 25:25 draw against Ukraine tonight, and the point they picked up from that
• Portugal and the Faroe Islands, due to the goal differences in their groups

This will be the debut championships for Türkiye and the Faroe Islands - Türkiye are also guaranteed a spot in 2026, as they are co-hosts. Slovakia last participated in 2014, and Portugal in 2008. 

19:35 | FULL-TIME

All the games are over, and there's a few huge wins - Germany making history with their highest score ever for the women's national team, and France breaking the 50-goal mark against Latvia - and one draw, with the 25:25 result in Slovakia securing a jubilant Ukraine a place at the final tournament. 

The confirmed teams joining the final tournament are Serbia, Ukraine, Czechia, Iceland, Slovenia and Poland. The four best third-placed teams will be confirmed soon ...

• Romania 31:24 Greece
• Croatia 33:19 Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Germany 46:9 Israel
• Slovakia 25:25 Ukraine
• Netherlands 35:22 Finland
• Czechia 25:22 Portugal
• Slovenia 35:21 Italy
• France 53:9 Latvia
• North Macedonia 18:12 Lithuania
• Spain 42:16 Azerbaijan
• Montenegro 35:17 Bulgaria
• Sweden 47:18 Luxembourg
• Iceland 24:20 Faroe Islands
• Poland 28:17 Kosovo

19:27 | FULL-TIME

HIGHLIGHT MATCH: SERBIA 30:22 TÜRKIYE

Serbia book their ticket to the Women's EHF EURO 2024 with an assured performance, that did not give Türkiye many chances. The visitors must now wait to find out if they've done enough across the tournament to progress.

Andjela Janjusevic and Dunja Radevic both score seven goals, while Jovana Risovic ends with 10 saves (34.5 per cent). Beyza Irem Türkoglu Sengül scores six for Türkiye, and Merve Erbektas has a decent day with seven saves (29.2 per cent).

19:23

Ukraine are on the comeback against Slovakia, determined to not only secure their EHF EURO spot but also win their closing game.

19:18

Slovakia have a 23:20 lead over Ukraine, and plenty of time still to try and get the six goal advantage they need to qualify in a lively match. Czechia lead Portugal 21:20 in a game where the lead keeps changing. 

Iceland are staying ahead of a tenacious Faroe Islands - the score there is 19:16. Meanwhile, Romania have now established an advantage over Greece and look to end their campaign unbeaten.

19:14 | 51ST MINUTE, SERBIA 25:17 TÜRKIYE

Now with eight saves, Jovana Risovic has been critical to keeping Serbia ahead in this game.

19:10 | 48TH MINUTE, SERBIA 22:17 TÜRKIYE

A bit of a comeback from Türkiye forces a timeout from Serbia. Now it's the hosts making mistakes, and Türkiye do have time to get back into the game.

19:05

It's level again in Czechia, with a great comeback at the start of the second half by the home side against Portugal. Czechia just need a draw or win to secure their place at the final tournament.

Slovakia still lead Ukraine, but not by enough to give them the qualification spot yet - it's 20:18. Meanwhile the Faroe Islands trail Iceland 11:15, and at present, Iceland will go through.

19:00 | 40TH MINUTE, SERBIA 20:12 TÜRKIYE

Türkiye are making too many mistakes now and Serbia are fully in control, although only six of their players have scored. This is Serbia's game to lose.

18:55

The second halves are now all underway.

18:44 | HALF-TIME

Half-time results from elsewhere. In the decisive games, Ukraine, Czechia and Iceland would qualify based on the current scores; Slovenia's second place also seems fairly certain. 

The Netherlands are playing a team without any of their big names, and Finland took an early lead, but the Dutch have hung on. 

The tied result in Romania could be key as Greece could put themselves in a strong position to be one of the four best third-placed teams if they can edge a historic win.

• Romania 14:14 Greece
• Croatia 17:8 Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Germany 23:4 Israel
• Slovakia 15:13 Ukraine
• Netherlands 14:15 Finland
• Czechia 10:13 Portugal
• Slovenia 22:11 Italy
• France 24:7 Latvia
• North Macedonia 18:12 Lithuania
• Spain 20:8 Azerbaijan
• Montenegro 17:11 Bulgaria
• Sweden 24:7 Luxembourg
• Iceland 12:8 Faroe Islands
• Poland 15:9 Kosovo

18:37 | HALF-TIME

HIGHLIGHT MATCH: SERBIA 14:10 TÜRKIYE

Serbia have controlled the first half well, and responded when Türkiye pushed back. Jovana Risovic in goal for the hosts has been very good, and Serbia are just a little better in both attack and defence. It's not yet over for Türkiye, however, who could get back into the game and could also still qualify if they lose, if other factors go their way.

18:34

The Faroe Islands are playing seven-on-six, which worked well for their men's team at the Men's EHF EURO 2024 - but Iceland lead 10:7 and their goalkeeper Elin Jona Thorsteinsdottir is having a good day, saving over 40 per cent of shots so far.

18:30

It's looking good for Slovakia and Portugal at the moment. Slovakia need a win of +6 to secure their spot, and they lead 14:10. Portugal have pulled out to a 13:16 lead against Czechia, so if they can maintain that, they're through to the final tournament.

18:27 | 23RD MINUTE, SERBIA 12:7 TÜRKIYE

Serbia are back in control, led by Andjela Janjusevic who has scored four times. It's looking good for the hosts at the moment.

18:25

There are timeouts in Iceland and Czechia. Portugal have a three-goal lead (6:9) right now after 21 minutes - remember, they need only win by +5 to take the qualification spot. Iceland lead the Faroe Islands 7:6.

18:20

Italy's hopes of a shock in Slovenia seem slim; Slovenia have an 11:5 lead already and no surprise with goals like this from Ana Gros!

18:17 | 14TH MINUTE, SERBIA 6:6 TÜRKIYE

Türkiye level the match! After an excellent save by Yaren Göker, Beyza Türkoglu Sengül picked up the ball and scored an excellent goal, followed soon by a good Betül Yilmaz effort. This is good from Türkiye after their very nervous start.

18:13

In the other decisive matches, it's all pretty tight, with Slovakia and Iceland leading Ukraine and the Faroe Islands by a goal each, and Portugal just taking a two-goal lead against Czechia.

18:08 | 6TH MINUTE, SERBIA 3:1 TÜRKIYE

Türkiye call an early timeout after a slow start, with Serbia scoring three times in less than five minutes to the delight of their fans in a very busy arena. The timeout does result in a goal for the visitors.

18:01 | THROW-OFF

In 15 countries around Europe, the last Women's EHF EURO 2024 Qualifier games have thrown off.

17:50

There'll be live English commentary for the Highlight Match in Serbia and things are getting going on EHFTV for all the games throwing off at 18:00 CEST. Also follow our Instagram stories for exclusive clips!

17:30

Here's a run-down of the matches to watch out for, and these will be the ones we will focus most on today in the live blog coverage:

• group 2, Slovakia vs Ukraine - Slovakia must beat Ukraine by at least six goals to finish second, otherwise Ukraine finish second and Slovakia third
• group 3, Czechia vs Portugal - Portugal must beat Czechia by at least five goals to finish second, otherwise Czechia finish second and Portugal third
• group 4, Slovenia vs Italy - if Italy pull off a miracle and win by 14 goals or more, they are second
• group 6, Serbia vs Türkiye - as mentioned previously, in our Highlight Match, the winner is second
• group 7, Iceland vs Faroe Islands - a six-goal win for the Faroes would mean they finish second
• group 8, Poland vs Kosovo - Kosovo must beat Poland by at least eight goals to finish second

17:15

Welcome to the final day of the Women's EHF EURO 2024 Qualifiers. In only a few hours we'll know exactly which teams are contending for the European championship title in November and December this year.

And it's a bumper afternoon. At 18:00 CEST, a whopping 15 games will throw off simultaneously. In several, the final group standings will be unaffected by the result - but teams sitting in third place will still want to try and win to boost their chances of being among the four best third-placed teams, who will automatically qualify alongside the first and second teams in each group. 

However, a number of sides have their fate in their hands, notably Serbia and Türkiye in group 6. They are level on points, and drew 29:29 in round 2, so the winner will qualify. EHF journalist talked to Turkish star Aslit Iskit-Caliskan, who has been brilliant throughout the Qualifiers, to find out how the visitors are feeling ahead of the crucial clash.

SATURDAY 6 APRIL

19:16

Finishing off today's coverage, here are the match reviews.

Tomorrow, join us from 17:00 CEST ahead of throw-off at 18:00 CEST for 15 (yes, fifteen!) games all at once, including the Highlight Match between Serbia and Türkiye. It's going to be action-packed and at the end of the day we'll know the full 24 teams that will be playing at the final tournament in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland later this year.

19:00

Straight from Heidelberg, Germany goalkeeper Sarah Wachter has given her thoughts on her side's big win over Israel.

18:55

Did you miss any of today's Highlight Match, Switzerland vs Norway? We've got you covered with the match highlights.

18:45

That's today's games over - just the appetiser for tomorrow's huge day of Qualifiers action. Stay with us for the wrap-up of the three matches we've watched.

18:32 | FULL-TIME

HUNGARY 36:30 AUSTRIA

In the end, Hungary had done enough to keep Austria at bay, steered by excellent performances from Katrin Klujber (nine goals from 10 shots) and Viktória Gyori-Lukács (eight from nine). Their goalkeeping was also outstanding, as Zsófi Szemerey stopped 15 out of 44 shots (34.1 per cent), and Kinga Janurik made a good penalty save. 

Austria can leave the EHF EURO Cup knowing that they can put pressure on teams, with fairly narrow losses to both Hungary and Switzerland promising well for their home tournament coming up later this year.

ISRAEL 12:35 GERMANY

As Julia Maidhof scores her second penalty, Germany take another big win in the EHF EURO Qualifiers, continuing their unbeaten run - remember, they've already qualified for the final tournament. Effective defence combined with stellar goalkeeping were the keys; both Sarah Wachter and Katharina Filter end the match with a save efficiency of over 50 per cent. 

Jenny Behrend is the top scorer of the match with five goals; Meike Schmelzer was the only German field player not to score. 

Right wing Keren Teplitsky is Israel's top scorer, netting four goals from four shots.

18:22 | 57TH MINUTE, HUNGARY 32:28 AUSTRIA 

The decision by Monique Tijsterman to substitute Petra Blazek for Lena Ivancok in the Austrian goal at the start of the second half has paid off big time; Blazek's six saves (31.6 per cent) have been a key part of keeping Austria in the game. However, with time running out, Hungary do look like they've wrapped up the win.

18:17 | 52ND MINUTE, ISRAEL 11:32 GERMANY

Germany are heading towards their fifth win of the EHF EURO Qualifiers. They have effectively shut down Israel's most aggressive player, Mor Shaul - the right back has scored three goals from 11 shots. The scoreline means Germany are able to rest their top players now ahead of the second of these doubleheaders tomorrow.

18:11 | 47TH MINUTE, HUNGARY 27:24 AUSTRIA

Now it's a three-goal game! Hungary concede a penalty, Ines Ivancok scores it, and the Austria comeback is totally on. 

18:05 | 42ND MINUTE, HUNGARY 25:20 AUSTRIA

Austria are showing remarkable strength by continuing to come back every time Hungary look like they're pulling ahead decisively. A 5:2 run puts the visitors back in contention, and Vlagyimir Golovin has to call a timeout. 22-year-old left wing Nina Neidhart has been especially prominent in the last few minutes.

18:00 | 36TH MINUTE, ISRAEL 7:22 GERMANY

Germany are keeping the pressure on Israel. But Israel goalkeeper Gaia Ben Zikri makes a good save to stop Meret Ossenkopp, and coach Gilad Maor calls a timeout. Markus Gaugisch has the luxury already of being able to rotate his bench and give all his players time on court. 

17:57 | 36TH MINUTE, HUNGARY 23:15 AUSTRIA

Hungary have absolutely stormed out of the dressing room, with a 6:2 run giving them a huge lead now early in the second half.

17:52

Play has resumed in Hungary, and is about to in Germany.

17:39 | HALF-TIME

HUNGARY 17:13 AUSTRIA

Under some pressure from the visitors, Hungary rallied well at the end of the half and prevented Austria from scoring for the last four minutes. That gives them a four-goal lead at the break. But Austria can gain confidence from the way they pulled themselves back into the match after Hungary's early lead. 

Viktória Gyori-Lukács is currently the top scorer with five goals, and Zsófi Szemerey has made 11 saves (45.8 per cent) - a clear difference compared to five saves (25 per cent) for Lena Ivancok.

ISRAEL 7:18 GERMANY

Germany, who are after all playing at home in Heidelberg despite being technically the away team, are looking very strong as they have done all through the Qualifiers. Jenny Behrend has scored five times; Sarah Wachter has now made eight saves (53.3 per cent).

17:30 | 25TH MINUTE, HUNGARY 14:12 AUSTRIA

Noémi Pásztor receives a two-minute suspension, Ines Ivancok nets the penalty, and Austria have really piled the pressure on Hungary now. Their defence has improved and they're moving well on the counterattacks.

17:27 | 21ST MINUTE, ISRAEL 4:12 GERMANY

Sarah Wachter continues to stop pretty much everything coming her way - she's now up to seven saves (63.6 per cent). A nice save for Gaia Ben Zikri just now will be a comfort to the Israeli side, who are fighting on despite Germany's big lead.

17:20 | 17TH MINUTE, HUNGARY 11:7 AUSTRIA

Hungary are looking strong right now but Austria are slowly getting themselves into the game, with some solid passing and shooting. 

17:16 | 12TH MINUTE, ISRAEL 2:8 GERMANY

A well-taken penalty by Julia Maidhof gives Germany a six-goal lead, and Israel - who have used one timeout already - must regroup and try and find a solution to get past the effective German defence.

17:09 | 8TH MINUTE, ISRAEL 1:4 GERMANY

With no previous experience of playing each other the two sides are feeling their way into the game, but Germany have had the better start and it took Israel well over three minutes to score. Sarah Wachter in goal for Germany definitely has the measure of the Israelis at the moment, having made four saves from five shots (80 per cent). 

17:07 | 5TH MINUTE, HUNGARY 3:0 AUSTRIA

A dream start for Hungary, with three of their stars - Katrin Klujber, Gréta Márton and Viktória Gyori-Lukács - all scoring before Austria find the net.

17:02 | THROW-OFF

The last EHF EURO Cup game, and the postponed EHF EURO Qualifier between Israel and Germany, are now both underway.

16:55

Throw-off in both Hungary vs Austria and Israel vs Germany is just five minutes away!

16:40

Up next, two games. In the EHF EURO Cup, Hungary host Austria; Hungary are already second and Austria will be fourth in the competition, having lost all their games. The last encounter was a close 34:32 win for Hungary, so Austria will know they have a chance.

Meanwhile, Israel play Germany in the EHF EURO Qualifiers in the first of a doubleheader, after their round 2 match had to be postponed. Germany are currently undefeated and have qualified for the final tournament, and Israel are yet to win a game. It is notable that this is the first game ever between the two sides.

16:30 

Norway are handed the EHF EURO Cup 2024 trophy, after they ended the tournament with six wins from six games and a huge goal difference of +95. They will certainly be among the favourites when the EHF EURO begins in November.

16:27 | FULL-TIME

SWITZERLAND 22:42 NORWAY

Norway beat Switzerland by 15 goals in round 2 of the EHF EURO Cup, and they've extended that today with a performance underlining how deep their squad is. Despite resting the likes of Nora Mørk, Camilla Herrem and Katrine Lunde, there was no doubt about who would win the game from very early on. 

Every Norwegian field player scored at least one goal, with Stine Skogrand top scorer with seven goals. Mia Emmenegger was Switzerland's top scorer, netting five times. Marie Davidsen was the stand-out goalkeeper, with seven saves (50 per cent).

16:15 | 52ND MINUTE, SWITZERLAND 18:37 NORWAY

Switzerland continue to be a little more effective than in the first half, but Norway have rotated through their whole squad now and will certainly win by a big margin. 

20-year-old left back Maja Sæteren has been impressive since she came on court - another star of the future for Norway?

16:05 | 44TH MINUTE, SWITZERLAND 14:30 NORWAY

This is much better from Switzerland and Thorir Heirgeirsson calls a timeout. Mia Emmenegger is the key to the Swiss attack, making some brilliant shots.

16:00 | 40TH MINUTE, SWITZERLAND 11:28 NORWAY

Mia Emmenegger gets Switzerland into double digits with a nice goal. Norway have changed goalkeeper, with Eli Marie Raasok taking the place of Marie Davidsen, and she's having a little more difficulty with the Swiss attack. Emmenegger adds an 11th goal for Switzerland a couple of minutes later.

Marit Røsberg and Sanna Solberg are the two Norwegians who are yet to score or indeed do anything in the match, sitting back on the bench enjoying the show.

15:52 | 31ST MINUTE, SWITZERLAND 7:23 NORWAY

Vilde Ingstad starts the second half and scores for Norway, and the reigning EHF EURO champions are off again in search of another big win.

15:37 | HALF-TIME 

SWITZERLAND 7:21 NORWAY

A period of seven-against-six for Switzerland right before the break did not pay off as Kristine Breistøl makes an empty-net shot. The first half has seen plenty of players take to the court - only four of Norway's field players have not yet scored. But there's no doubt Switzerland are finding Norway's effective defence and speed in attack too much to handle.

15:30 | 26TH MINUTE, SWITZERLAND 6:18 NORWAY

Henny Reistad receives a suspension - Switzerland capitalise on it as Mia Emmenegger scores her second of the game. 

15:23 | 18TH MINUTE, SWITZERLAND 3:12 NORWAY

In round 2 of the EHF EURO Cup, the half-time score was 23:18 - this time around, Norway have been much more dominant and too many Swiss chances are being thrown away with mistakes. The Norwegian defence is also doing its bit, helping Marie Davidsen to five saves so far (62.5 per cent).

15:19

Swiss legend Andy Schmid, who is the new head coach for the Swiss men's team, is in the stands watching the women attentively.

15:15 | 10TH MINUTE, SWITZERLAND 2:7 NORWAY

Switzerland call a timeout with Norway starting to dominate. The hosts are making a few too many mistakes and Norway are capitalising on every one, with several fastbreak goals already.

15:06 | 3RD MINUTE, SWITZERLAND 1:1 NORWAY

After a slightly scrappy start, Daphné Gautschi scores first for Switzerland - a good way to celebrate her 50th cap. A minute later, Stine Skogrand scores Norway's first goal.

15:02 | THROW-OFF

Switzerland throw off in front of a sold-out arena in Zurich.

14:50

Coverage of Switzerland vs Norway has started on EHFTV, with live English commentary from Alex Mair.

14:45

A player to look out for in this first game today is Swiss right wing Mia Emmenegger - at just 19, she's already key to the national side, and is the fourth-ranked player in terms of career goals for Switzerland. But as EHF journalist Björn Pazen found out, handball is in Emmenegger's blood, with all her family involved in the sport. Read the feature for more.

14:30

There's just half an hour to go before the final round of the Women's EHF EURO 2024 Qualifiers and the Women's EHF EURO Cup 2024 gets underway, starting at 15:00 CEST with Switzerland hosting Norway. The defending EHF EURO champions have already won the EHF EURO Cup, while Switzerland will be third - but there's bragging rights up for grabs, with Norway determined to finish the tournament unbeaten while Switzerland will want to show they can push the Scandinavian side.

Here are the previews for the weekend!