2028 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2028 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the Men's EHF Euro 2028, will be the 18th edition of the European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international handball competition for men's national teams organized by the European Handball Federation. It will be co-hosted by Portugal, Spain and Switzerland in six venues across four cities, from 13 to 30 January 2028.
24 teams will participate for the fourth time. Qualification started in January 2025 and will end in May 2027 to decide the final 12 spots. The three co-hosts qualified automatically, alongside the defending champions Denmark.
Denmark are the defending champions.
Bid process
Bids
On 11 May 2021 it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:- &
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Host selection
As only the Portugal/Spain/Switzerland bid was remaining, it was unanimously selected at the 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress on 20 November 2021.Venues
Six venues across four cities were confirmed on 31 January 2026:- Madrid – Movistar Arena, capacity 15,000
- Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, 83,186
- Valencia – Roig Arena, capacity, 15,600
- Valencia – Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, 9,000
- Lisbon – MEO Arena, capacity 20,000
- Zürich – Swiss Life Arena, capacity 11,157