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This article describes the qualification for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship.

Qualification system

38 teams have registered for participation. 37 teams competed for 15 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking.

Qualification Phase 1

Seeding

The draw for the qualification round was held on 22 July 2014 in Vienna, Austria.[1] The group winners advanced to the playoffs.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 Greece
 Estonia
 Romania
 Italy
 Belgium
 Luxembourg
 Cyprus
 Georgia
 Kosovo

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 4 3 0 1 111 91 +20 6 Playoffs
2  Greece 4 3 0 1 104 97 +7 6
3  Cyprus 4 0 0 4 79 106 −27 0
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
30 October 2014
19:30
Greece  27–25  Cyprus Dimitris Tofalos Arena, Proastio
Attendance: 500
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Papadopoulos 10 (16–11) Argyrou 8
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2 November 2014
19:00
Cyprus  17–23  Greece Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Attendance: 300
Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
Argyrou 7 (9–12) Papadopoulos 4
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29 April 2015
19:30
Cyprus  17–26  Belgium Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Attendance: 300
Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
Argyrou 10 (8–15) Valkenborgh 7
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2 May 2015
20:00
Belgium  30–20  Cyprus Hall Omnisports "La Préalle", Herstal
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Wills, Colin (GBR)
D. Kedziora 7 (12–7) Nikiforou 4
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10 June 2015
20:00
Belgium  30–25  Greece Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
Kedziora, De Beule 6 (16–17) Papadopoulos 8
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14 June 2015
19:30
Greece  29–25  Belgium Mikra 3, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 700
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Tzoufras 8 (15–11) Kedziora 5
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Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Luxembourg 4 2 0 2 100 94 +6 4 Playoffs
2  Estonia 4 2 0 2 112 110 +2 4
3  Georgia 4 2 0 2 92 100 −8 4
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
29 October 2014
20:00
Estonia  28–26  Georgia Kalevi Spordihall, Tallinn
Attendance: 550
Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
Järve, Pinnonen 5 (16–15) Rusia 10
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2 November 2014
18:00
Georgia  29–27  Estonia Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
Rusia 8 (15–14) Pinnonen 7
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30 April 2015
18:00
Georgia  17–16  Luxembourg Kutaisi Sport Palace, Kutaisi
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
Chanturia 7 (11–7) Meis 4
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3 May 2015
18:00
Luxembourg  29–20  Georgia D'Coque, Luxembourg
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Azemi, Beqiri (KOS)
Hoffmann 7 (12–11) Tsitelishvili 8
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10 June 2015
19:30
Luxembourg  26–31  Estonia D'Coque, Luxembourg
Attendance: 800
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Bardina 6 (13–14) three players 5
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13 June 2015
20:00
Estonia  26–29  Luxembourg Viljandi Sporthall, Viljandi
Attendance: 600
Referees: Samuelsen, Guðjónsson (FAR)
Jaanimaa 8 (17–14) Bardina 8
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Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 4 4 0 0 138 87 +51 8 Playoffs
2  Italy 4 2 0 2 111 120 −9 4
3  Kosovo 4 0 0 4 88 130 −42 0
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
29 October 2014
18:00
Romania  36–24  Kosovo Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
Stavrositu 6 (17–10) Hoxha 8
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1 November 2014
18:00
Kosovo  16–30  Romania Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Dvorský, Karlubík (SVK)
Dedaj 4 (10–15) Ghionea 8
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29 April 2015
19:30
Kosovo  22–29  Italy Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA)
Kabashi 8 (12–17) Turkovic 8
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3 May 2015
18:00
Italy  35–26  Kosovo PalaGolfo, Follonica
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
Turkovic 11 (18–12) three players 5
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10 June 2015
20:30
Italy  22–28  Romania Pala San Giacomo, Conversano
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Maione 6 (10–13) Novanc 7
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14 June 2015
17:00
Romania  44–25  Italy Sala Polivalenta Resita, Reșița
Attendance: 1,512
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Csepreghi 8 (23–13) Turkovic 4
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Playoffs

The draw for the playoffs was held on 23 June 2015 in Vienna, Austria.[2] The winners advanced to the second phase.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Luxembourg  52–55  Finland 23–28 29–27
Israel  48–62  Romania 27–30 21–32
Turkey  50–66  Belgium 28–37 22–29

Matches

7 April 2016
19:00
Luxembourg  23–28  Finland d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Guðjónsson (ISL), Samuelsen (FAR)
three players 4 (14–17) Tamminen 11
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9 April 2016
16:00
Finland  27–29  Luxembourg Sisu Arena, Karis
Attendance: 650
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Tamminen 11 (12–11) Müller 9
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Finland won 55–52 on aggregate.


6 April 2016
19:45
Israel  27–30  Romania Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Rutkovskis, Dzērve (LAT)
Tutkenitz 6 (15–13) Ghionea 6
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10 April 2016
18:00
Romania  32–21  Israel Polyvalent Hall, Călărași
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
four players 4 (17–10) Tutkenitz 5
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Romania won 62–48 on aggregate.


6 April 2016
19:00
Turkey  28–37  Belgium Spor Salonu, Rize
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Brodbeck, Reich (GER)
Döne 7 (13–16) D. Kedziora 13
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9 April 2016
20:00
Belgium  29–22  Turkey Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE)
B. Kedziora, D. Kedziora 5 (15–10) Özbahar 9
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Belgium won 66–50 on aggregate.

Qualification Phase 2

The draw was held on 14 April 2016 in Dubrovnik. The teams were split into seven groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams from each group and the best third ranked team will qualify for the final tournament.[3][4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 France
 Spain
 Denmark
 Poland
 Germany
 Sweden
 Iceland
 North Macedonia
 Russia
 Norway
 Hungary
 Slovenia
 Belarus
 Austria
 Serbia
 Czech Republic
 Montenegro
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Netherlands
 Portugal
 Lithuania
 Slovakia
 Latvia
 Ukraine
  Switzerland
 Romania
 Belgium
 Finland

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 2 2 0 0 65 43 +22 4 Qualify for final tournament
2  Hungary 2 2 0 0 52 43 +9 4
3  Netherlands 2 0 0 2 47 57 −10 0 Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4  Latvia 2 0 0 2 39 60 −21 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2016. Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 November 2016
18:00
Hungary  24–16  Latvia Continental Aréna, Nyíregyháza
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Harsányi 8 (11–6) Lielais, Pavlovičs 4
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3 November 2016
20:30
Denmark  29–20  Netherlands Trefor Arena, Brøndby
Attendance: 5,119
Referees: Kristiansen, Pettersen (NOR)
Hansen 8 (15–12) Schagen, Steins 7
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6 November 2016
15:00
Netherlands  27–28  Hungary Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Steins 9 (17–13) T. Iváncsik 6
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6 November 2016
17:10
Latvia  23–36  Denmark Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera
Attendance: 1,380
Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Pavlovičs 5 (11–18) Andersson, Svan 7
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3–4 May 2017 Hungary  v  Denmark
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3–4 May 2017 Latvia  v  Netherlands
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6–7 May 2017 Denmark  v  Hungary
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6–7 May 2017 Netherlands  v  Latvia
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13–14 June 2017 Netherlands  v  Denmark
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13–14 June 2017 Latvia  v  Hungary
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17–18 June 2017 Denmark  v  Latvia
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17–18 June 2017 Hungary  v  Netherlands
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Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 2 2 0 0 54 46 +8 4 Qualify for final tournament
2  Belarus 2 1 0 1 59 53 +6 2
3  Serbia 2 1 0 1 64 68 −4 2 Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4  Poland 2 0 0 2 55 65 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2016. Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 November 2016
19:00
Belarus  23–26  Romania Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Rutenka 5 (10–13) Ghionea 6
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3 November 2016
20:00
Poland  32–37  Serbia Ergo Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Bielecki 6 (14–20) Nenadić 10
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6 November 2016
17:00
Serbia  27–36  Belarus Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 5,600
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Ðukić 8 (13–20) Pukhouski 8
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6 November 2016
20:00
Romania  28–23  Poland Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 5,115
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Mocanu, Ramba 5 (11–9) Bielecki 5
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3–4 May 2017 Belarus  v  Poland
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3–4 May 2017 Romania  v  Serbia
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6–7 May 2017 Poland  v  Belarus
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6–7 May 2017 Serbia  v  Romania
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13–14 June 2017 Serbia  v  Poland
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13–14 June 2017 Romania  v  Belarus
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17–18 June 2017 Poland  v  Romania
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17–18 June 2017 Belarus  v  Serbia
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Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 2 2 0 0 66 42 +24 4 Qualify for final tournament
2  Finland 2 1 0 1 52 63 −11 2
3  Austria 2 1 0 1 50 53 −3 2 Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 43 53 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2016. Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 November 2016
20:25
Austria  27–31  Finland Arena Nova, Wiener Neustadt
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Weber 5 (16–14) Tamminen 7
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2 November 2016
20:30
Spain  30–21  Bosnia and Herzegovina Polideportivo Huerta del Rey, Valladolid
Attendance: 3,600
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Rivera 7 (12–6) Panić 6
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5 November 2016
14:30
Finland  21–36  Spain Folksam Arena, Siuntio
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Rönnberg 5 (12–17) Dujshebaev 7
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6 November 2016
20:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  22–23  Austria Dvorana Mirza Delibašić, Sarajevo
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Tarabochia 6 (11–9) Weber 6
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3–4 May 2017 Austria  v  Spain
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3–4 May 2017 Finland  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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6–7 May 2017 Spain  v  Austria
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6–7 May 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Finland
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13–14 June 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Spain
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13–14 June 2017 Finland  v  Austria
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17–18 June 2017 Spain  v  Finland
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17–18 June 2017 Austria  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 59 53 +6 2 Qualify for final tournament
2  North Macedonia 2 1 0 1 55 56 −1 2
3  Iceland 2 1 0 1 50 51 −1 2 Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 48 52 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2016. Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 November 2016
18:30
North Macedonia  27–21  Ukraine Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
K. Lazarov 12 (13–10) Kozakevych, Zhukov 4
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2 November 2016
19:30
Iceland  25–24  Czech Republic Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 2,450
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Sigurðsson 6 (12–10) Hrstka 5
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5 November 2016
14:25
Czech Republic  35–28  North Macedonia Městská sportovní hala, Plzeň
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Hrstka 10 (18–12) K. Lazarov 9
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5 November 2016
18:00
Ukraine  27–25  Iceland Sumy Sports Palace, Sumy
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
Sadovyi 5 (13–13) Pálmarsson 6
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3–4 May 2017 North Macedonia  v  Iceland
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3–4 May 2017 Ukraine  v  Czech Republic
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6–7 May 2017 Iceland  v  North Macedonia
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6–7 May 2017 Czech Republic  v  Ukraine
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13–14 June 2017 Czech Republic  v  Iceland
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13–14 June 2017 Ukraine  v  North Macedonia
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17–18 June 2017 Iceland  v  Ukraine
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17–18 June 2017 North Macedonia  v  Czech Republic
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Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 2 2 0 0 58 46 +12 4 Qualify for final tournament
2  Slovenia 2 1 1 0 58 53 +5 3
3  Portugal 2 0 1 1 50 61 −11 1 Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4   Switzerland 2 0 0 2 49 55 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2016. Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 November 2016
18:00
Slovenia  32–27   Switzerland Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Janc 5 (12–15) Liniger 6
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2 November 2016
18:30
Germany  35–24  Portugal Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Attendance: 4,421
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Musche 6 (16–10) Amador 5
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5 November 2016
17:45
Switzerland  22–23  Germany Hallenstadion, Zürich
Attendance: 10,040
Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
Schmid 5 (11–12) Weinhold 4
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6 November 2016
15:00
Portugal  26–26  Slovenia Pavilhão EDP, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,582
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Duarte 5 (9–12) Blagotinšek 6
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3–4 May 2017 Slovenia  v  Germany
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3–4 May 2017 Switzerland  v  Portugal
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6–7 May 2017 Germany  v  Slovenia
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6–7 May 2017 Portugal  v   Switzerland
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13–14 June 2017 Portugal  v  Germany
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13–14 June 2017 Switzerland  v  Slovenia
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17–18 June 2017 Germany  v   Switzerland
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17–18 June 2017 Slovenia  v  Portugal
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Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 2 2 0 0 57 38 +19 4 Qualify for final tournament
2  Russia 2 0 2 0 55 55 0 2
3  Slovakia 2 0 1 1 48 52 −4 1 Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4  Montenegro 2 0 1 1 45 60 −15 1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2016. Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 November 2016
19:30
Russia  31–31  Slovakia Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 1,665
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Shelmenko 6 (13–13) Antl 10
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3 November 2016
19:15
Sweden  36–21  Montenegro FFS Arena, Lund
Attendance: 3,016
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Gottfridsson 6 (14–9) Borozan, Čavor 5
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5 November 2016
18:00
Slovakia  17–21  Sweden Steel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 7,143
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Antl 6 (8–15) Ekberg, Gottfridsson 5
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6 November 2016
18:00
Montenegro  24–24  Russia SC Topolica, Bar
Attendance: 2,150
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Borozan 10 (12–11) Atman 8
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3–4 May 2017 Russia  v  Sweden
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3–4 May 2017 Slovakia  v  Montenegro
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6–7 May 2017 Sweden  v  Russia
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6–7 May 2017 Montenegro  v  Slovakia
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13–14 June 2017 Montenegro  v  Sweden
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13–14 June 2017 Slovakia  v  Russia
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17–18 June 2017 Sweden  v  Slovakia
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17–18 June 2017 Russia  v  Montenegro
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Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 2 2 0 0 75 57 +18 4 Qualify for final tournament
2  Lithuania 2 1 0 1 52 66 −14 2
3  Norway 2 1 0 1 64 58 +6 2 Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4  Belgium 2 0 0 2 63 73 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2016. Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 November 2016
19:00
Norway  35–26  Belgium Bodø Spektrum, Bodø
Attendance: 2,252
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Hansen 7 (20–14) D. Kedziora 6
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3 November 2016
19:00
France  37–20  Lithuania Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Mahé 7 (21–7) Plėta 4
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6 November 2016
15:30
Belgium  37–38  France Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Sigurjónsson, Pétursson (ISL)
D. Kedziora 8 (19–16) Mahé 11
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6 November 2016
18:00
Lithuania  32–29  Norway Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Bernatonis 8 (15–16) Bjørnsen 9
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3–4 May 2017 Norway  v  France
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3–4 May 2017 Belgium  v  Lithuania
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6–7 May 2017 France  v  Norway
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6–7 May 2017 Lithuania  v  Belgium
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13–14 June 2017 Lithuania  v  France
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13–14 June 2017 Belgium  v  Norway
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17–18 June 2017 France  v  Belgium
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17–18 June 2017 Norway  v  Lithuania
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References

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  2. ^ "Draw for EHF EURO 2018 play-offs takes place on 23 June". EHF. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Dubrovnik hosts EHF EURO 2018 Qualification draw on 14 April". EHF. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Champions Germany face Slovenia, Portugal and Switzerland en route to EHF EURO 2018". EHF. Retrieved 14 April 2016.