Overview
- Germany meets Austria at 20:30 CET in Herning to start Group A, which also includes Serbia and Spain.
- ARD airs the opener live with coverage from 20:15, while Dyn provides exclusive streaming of every tournament match.
- DHB manager Benjamin Chatton says Lichtlein will likely sit out, and Renārs Uščins is cleared to play.
- The event runs 15 January to 1 February across Denmark, Sweden and Norway, with 24 teams; the top two per group carry results into the main round and the final is in Herning.
- Co-host Denmark is widely tipped as the favorite, France arrives as defending champion, and coach Alfred Gíslason stresses winning the group to keep semifinal hopes on track.