23.10.2014, 01:37
EHF EURO 2016 qualifiers live on ehfTV.com

Six matches to be streamed live and on-demand on the EHF's official video streaming platform as 28 teams compete for a place at EHF EURO 2016 in Poland

EHF EURO 2016 qualifiers live on ehfTV.com

The second qualification phase on the road to Poland and the Men’s EHF EURO 2016 throws off across Europe from Wednesday, 29 October 2014.

ehfTV.com will be showing six matches from the first two rounds of qualification live and on-demand on its online video platform, ehfTV.com.

The live schedule is:

Wednesday, 29 October

FYR Macedonia versus Switzerland – 17:45 (*Not available live in FYR Macedonia)
Serbia versus Montenegro – 20:00 (*Not available live in Serbia)

Thursday, 30 October

France versus Czech Republic – 19:30 (*Not available live in France and Czech Republic)

Saturday, 1 November

Slovakia versus Sweden - 18:00 (*Not available live in Slovakia and Sweden)

Sunday, 2 November

Austria versus Germany - 18:00 (*Not available live in Austria)
Bosnia Herzogovina versus Denmark - 20:15 (*Not available live in Bosnia Herzogovina and Denmark)

All timings are local. Due to TV rights restrictions, live coverage will not be available in the countries listed above, the availability of live matches in selected markets may be subject to change.

Live coverage for German fans of clash with Austria

Handball fans in Germany can also look forward to live coverage of their team’s clash against Austrian on Sunday, 2 November from 18:00 hrs on ehfTV.com.

The live stream with German commentary, from the Albert Schultz Hall, in Vienna will be available for all fans watching in Germany without restrictions.

The match will be available to watch on the TV channel ORF Sport + in Austria.

28 teams playing for 15 places

28 national teams will compete over the next eight months for a place in the Final Tournament, scheduled to be played in the Polish cities of Gdansk, Wroclaw, Katowice and Krakow between 15 and 31 January 2016.

Qualification will be played in seven groups of four teams with the top two and best-ranked third-placed team going through.

The groups are:

Group 1: Croatia, Norway, Netherlands and Turkey
Group 2: Denmark, Belarus, Lithuania and Bosnia Herzogovina
Group 3: Slovenia, Sweden, Slovakia and Latvia
Group 4: Serbia, Iceland, Montenegro and Israel
Group 5: Hungary, Russia, Portugal and Ukraine
Group 6: France, FYR Macedonia, Czech Republic and Switzerland
Group 7: Spain, Germany, Austria and Finland 

Online coverage

Handball fans can follow further coverage of the event on the EHF EURO 2016 official website as well as on Facebook and Twitter.

For a complete overview of where matches will be shown on television visit the TV Guide.

TEXT: EHF / jjr