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It will be held from 3 to 20 December 2026. The championship was originally scheduled to be held in Russia, but due to the invasion of Ukraine , they were stripped of the hosting rights. [ 1 ] On 8 March 2024, the EHF announced Czech Republic , Poland , Romania , Slovakia and Turkey as co-hosts.
Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament 1 Czech Republic Co-hosts: 8 March 2024: 8 (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024)
The teams ranked 17–32 in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase ranking will be drawn into four groups of four teams each. Each group will be contested in a league format where each team plays each other team at home and away. Group winners, runners-up, and third-place teams will advance to the play-off phase.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three matches of the CONMEBOL zone played that day. [1] The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Colombian player Rafael Santos Borré.
The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years.In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and World Championship.
Six teams participate in this round: the first and seconde of the Phase 1, the three of the lowest-ranked fourth-ranked teams in the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship qualification and the best European team of the 2025 IHF Emerging Nations Championship. It will be held between 6 and 12 January 2026.
The play-off phase of UEFA qualification will determine the final seven European teams to directly qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and the European representative at the inter-confederation play-offs. [1]
The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside Europe and 2013 where Brazil won as the first American team. The biggest winners are Russia and Norway with four titles each.