Live blog: Martinović leads Croatia's quest for EHF EURO 2028

• round 1 of the Men's EHF EURO 2028 Qualifiers

• group 1: Croatia vs Lithuania (17:00 CET); with Lithuanian commentary on EHFTV

• group 2: Austria vs Türkiye (18:00 CET)

• group 3: Iceland vs Ukraine (20:30 CET)

• group 4: Faroe Islands vs Kosovo (20:00 CET)

• group 5: Czechia vs Israel (18:00 CET); Slovenia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (18:00 CET)

• group 6: Poland vs Latvia (18:00 CET); with Polish commentary on EHFTV

• group 8: North Macedonia vs Luxembourg (19:00 CET)

• in the Men's EHF EURO Cup 2028: Portugal vs Switzerland (20:00 CET); Highlight Match: Denmark vs Spain (20:15 CET); with Spanish commentary on EHFTV

• all matches in both the qualifiers and EURO Cup will be streamed live on EHFTV, with geo-blocking restrictions in some cases. Certain games will also be available with specific commentary. Check the TV guide to find out where to watch each match in your country

16:45

First match of the day will be played in Split where Croatia, the bronze medallists from the EHF EURO 2026, host Lithuania. Croatia are hot favourites, especially in front of their home crowd, while Lithuania will try to make their life difficult as much as they can.

The match starts in 15 minutes.

16:37

The Men's EHF EURO Cup 2028 also throws off today with two exciting matches in round 1. Two of the four participants have won the competition before and they meet today in our Highlight Match (Denmark vs Spain), while in the other match Portugal are hosts to Switzerland.

16:22

All matches in both the qualifiers and EURO Cup will be streamed live on EHFTV, with geo-blocking restrictions in some cases. Check the TV guide to find out where to watch each match in your country.

Also, we are delighted to announce that certain games on EHFTV will also be availabe with specific commentary. Which ones, you can find out below:

16:12

A total of 32 teams are playing the Qualifiers, with 20 tickets for the EHF EURO 2028 available. Six rounds are to be played, concluding on 8 & 9 May 2027.

16:00

Hello everyone and welcome to the live blog for the opening day of the Men's EHF EURO 2028 Qualifiers round 1. Today we have eight matches scheduled in total, with the first one starting at 17:00 CET between Croatia and Lithuania.

Who else is playing today, find out in our preview below.