Germany's handball national team won their final main round match against France 38:34 (19:15) at the Handball-EM 2026, advancing to the semifinals. After leading by six goals, the game tightened in the closing phase. The victory earns the DHB selection two points in Group 1.
The Men's Handball European Championship 2026 is being held in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway from January 15 to February 1. Germany played in Herning, Denmark, at the Jyske Bank Boxen arena. National coach Alfred Gislason selected 18 players, including goalkeepers Andreas Wolff (THW Kiel) and David Späth (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), backcourt players like Juri Knorr (Aalborg Handbold), and circle runner Johannes Golla (SG Flensburg-Handewitt).
In the preliminary round, Germany secured the group win in Group A with victories over Austria (30:27 on January 15), a loss to Serbia (27:30 on January 17), and Spain (34:32 on January 19). In the main round, they beat Portugal (32:30 on January 22) and Norway (30:28 on January 24), lost to Denmark (26:31 on January 26), and now triumphed over France on January 28 at 6 p.m.
Group 1 includes Germany, Denmark, France, Portugal, Norway, and Spain. The main round is in Herning and Malmö, with semifinals and final in Herning. The match against France was broadcast by ZDF. Germany needed just one point for the semifinals but earned two.
