Overview
- The Men's European Handball Championship runs from 15 January to 1 February across Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
- Germany faces Austria on 15 January, Serbia on 17 January and Spain on 19 January, with all 20:30 CET kick-offs in Herning's Jyske Bank Boxen.
- All Germany matches will be shown free-to-air on ARD/ZDF, while Dyn holds rights to stream every tournament game via a paid subscription.
- Germany's 18-player roster named on 17 December blends experience with newcomers, led by captain Johannes Golla and goalkeeper Andreas Wolff.
- The format advances the top two from each group to the Hauptrunde with carried points, reinforcing Gislason's warning about the group’s difficulty.