The European qualification for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship was contested in two rounds between October 2025 and May 2026. They joined the two already qualified teams: Germany and Denmark.
Format In the first round of qualification, six teams were drawn in to knock-out ties. The winners advanced to the qualification phase 2.
All times listed are CET/CEST.
Qualification phase 1 The draw took place on 26 June 2025. The winners of each tie advanced to phase 2.
Seeding The seeding was announced on 24 June 2025.
Pot 1Pot 2
Overview
Matches
Latvia won 62–53 on aggregate.
Turkey won 68–46 on aggregate.
Kosovo won 67–56 on aggregate.
Qualification phase 2 The three winners from phase 1 and 13 other countries played in March 2026 for qualification for phase 3. The draw took place on 6 November 2025. The winners of each tie advanced to phase 3.
Seeding The seeding was announced on 5 November 2025.
Pot 1Pot 2
Overview
Matches
Bosnia and Herzegovina won 63–54 on aggregate.
Israel won 60–59 on aggregate.
Slovakia won 58–56 on aggregate.
Serbia won 75–49 on aggregate.
Poland won 66–49 on aggregate.
Turkey won 69–68 on aggregate.
Greece won 63–57 on aggregate.
Montenegro won 66–58 on aggregate.
Qualification phase 3 Phase 3 took place from 13 to 17 May 2026. The draw took place on 31 January 2026. Eight winners from Phase 2 and the remaining 12 teams from the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship joined.
Seeding The seeding was announced on 30 January 2026.
Pot 1Pot 2
Overview
Matches
North Macedonia won 69–47 on aggregate.
Faroe Island won 57–50 on aggregate.
France won 73–57 on aggregate.
Italy won 67–63 on aggregate.
Greece won 67–60 on aggregate.
Serbia won 61–60 on aggregate.
Spain won 68–56 on aggregate.
Slovenia won 60–57 on aggregate.
Norway won 80–60 on aggregate.
Poland won 56–55 on aggregate.
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