Main round group II race begins
The Men’s EHF EURO 2026 main round gets fully into gear on Friday, with group II in Malmö playing their opening matches of the tournament’s second stage.
The six teams have progressed from preliminary round groups D, E and F, with Slovenia, Sweden and Iceland, respectively, topping their tables and bringing two points into the main round. Starting the main round on zero, as only points gained against teams progressing are carried over, Switzerland joined Slovenia from group D in Oslo, Croatia came from group E and Hungary from group F.
The sides now start the final race for the medal round, with two places in the semi-finals on the line and one spot in the 5/6 placement match to be decided over four rounds.
I am really excited about the future, as I think we have a good chance if we stay concentrate and focused on our mission in every game. We know if we deliver a good performance, we can beat any team in the world.
We have to be better in all departments, everywhere. From goalkeeper to defence to the fast breaks, how we run back attack. So this is the main focus just to have more concentration, much more discipline. That's the main point for the game against Iceland.
They play fast handball, strong defence, fast breaks, quick and clean return to defence. In general you have to try to find some weaknesses, but it's hard to find them.
