Women’s EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers to reach crunch time
Only two rounds remain to be played in the Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers, and round 5 will throw off with six thrilling matches on Wednesday. While five teams have already secured their berths for the final tournament, some more tickets could be booked in the next few days.
In the Highlight Match (live on EHFTV with English commentary), Belgium will face Slovenia, as the latter have a chance to join the list of EHF EURO 2026 participants with a win. Some more exciting games are on the schedule, and teams like the Faroe Islands, Ukraine, Greece and Austria can fuel their hopes for the final tournament with victories.
We are aware that Germany are a much stronger and more experienced team than we are, but these are exactly the kind of matches that motivate us the most. Our focus is on our own game and on giving our maximum on the court. It will be crucial for us to fight for every ball and stay disciplined from the first to the last minute. With team energy, determination, and fighting spirit, we believe we can deliver a strong performance.
We don’t have much time to settle the new players in. During the intensive training sessions, the young talents have done everything well – that makes us eager for more. The atmosphere will be against us, it will be a tough game, but we want to take that very same fire with us.
We’re well aware of the importance of this game and we’re realistic enough to know that we need at least a point. All I can say is that we’ll all give it our all. We didn’t play badly in Slovenia. We know what we need to work on.
A decisive week in the fight for the European Championship awaits us. The girls and I are fully aware of the importance of the away match against Belgium, as it could secure our early qualification for the EHF EURO. We want a performance similar to the ones in Koper and Celje — with plenty of fight, desire, and the right approach.
We are excited about the match against Iceland, as the group is still very open. We entered the qualification as the fourth seed, and now we have the opportunity to secure qualification, so we are very pleased with where we stand right now. And, of course, we want to finish the job against Iceland.
We respect the Faroe Islands as a strong and improving team, but our focus is on our own performance. If we play with intensity and discipline, we believe we can control the game.
Both teams have experienced players on their rosters, who compete in strong leagues and consistently play in European club competitions, have equally capable substitutes at every position, and maintain a fast pace of play throughout the entire match. But I believe our girls are capable of putting on a strong performance and achieving a positive result. We will do everything possible to make that happen.
Ukraine put in a very strong performance against us in the autumn when we opened the qualifiers, and they have several high-quality players. Of course we are aiming to win this match as well, but we have great respect for our opponents. However, we know that if we reach our full potential, we are the favorites in this match.
We have a very demanding game ahead of us against Spain, a high-level team, with great quality and competitive experience. We are aware of the difference in capacity, but this will not change our approach. The national team has shown us in recent games character, discipline and belief in the plan. We want to be competitive, limit our mistakes and claim every phase until the end.
As this is our second week of work, and with the first place in the group already secured, this is undoubtedly a week in which we will aim to keep progressing in our playing model. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to keep working on some of the finer details of the things we did well. We can continue adding new elements in order to improve for the future.
The objective for both matches is clear: we have to win. The players know what to expect. We have to pull it off, and we are confident.
