Round 1 of the Men’s EHF EURO 2028 Qualifiers got underway Wednesday with a clear victory for the home team in seven of the eight matches. A narrow one-goal win for Czechia over Israel (27:26) in group 5 was the only exception. Croatia, the 2026 bronze medallists, improved their best mark for most goals scored in a qualifier thanks to a 46:28 win over Lithuania in group 1. In the late matches, both Iceland and the Faroe Islands also broke their goals record when they defeated Ukraine 48:26 in group 3 and Kosovo 37:30 in group 4, respectively.