31.01.2022 - TALKING POINTS: No victory on the final weekend of the Men’s EHF EURO 2022 was easy — and we are left with plenty to discuss.
2022 European Men's Handball Championship
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
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| Hungary | Co-host | 20 June 2018 | 12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Slovakia | Co-host | 20 June 2018 | 3 (2006, 2008, 2012) |
| Spain | Winner of 2020 Europeisk Championship | 24 January 2020 | 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Croatia | Runner-up of 2020 Europeisk Championship | 24 January 2020 | 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Germany | Group 2 winner | 10 January 2021 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Serbia | Group 1 winner | 8 February 2021 | 6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Sweden | Group 8 winner | 28 April 2021 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Russia | Group 3 winner | 28 April 2021 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020) |
| North Macedonia | Group 7 runner-up | 28 April 2021 | 6 (1998, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Denmark | Group 7 winner | 28 April 2021 | 13 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| France | Group 1 runner-up | 29 April 2021 | 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Norway | Group 6 winner | 29 April 2021 | 9 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Iceland | Group 4 runner-up | 29 April 2021 | 11 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Portugal | Group 4 winner | 29 April 2021 | 6 (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020) |
| Belarus | Group 6 runner-up | 29 April 2021 | 6 (1994, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Slovenia | Group 5 winner | 29 April 2021 | 12 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Netherlands | Group 5 runner-up | 29 April 2021 | 1 (2020) |
| Austria | Group 2 runner-up | 2 May 2021 | 4 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2020) |
| Czech Republic | Group 3 runner-up | 2 May 2021 | 10 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020) |
| Montenegro | Group 8 runner-up | 2 May 2021 | 5 (2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Top 4 ranked of third-placed teams | 2 May 2021 | 1 (2020) |
| Poland | Top 4 ranked of third-placed teams | 2 May 2021 | 9 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020) |
| Ukraine | Top 4 ranked of third-placed teams | 2 May 2021 | 6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2020) |
| Lithuania | Top 4 ranked of third-placed teams | 2 May 2021 | 1 (1998) |