Serbia was initially drawn into the group with the representation of the so-called of Kosovo, which was not allowed according to the rules of the draw.
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Today, the Serbian national handball team received their rivals in the qualification for the 2026 European Championship, which will be played in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Serbia was in the second hat, out of a total of four, a on the draw it was decided that Italy, Latvia and Spain would be Serbia’s rivals in the group stage of the qualifiers, but it was successful only from the second attempt!
What is it? Serbia was the first out of all the teams drawn from the second hat, and then they were drawn from the balls to go to group number six. As soon as it was drawn, everyone laughed and said, “We have to do it again.” and the reason is that the so-called national team was also in that group. of Kosovo. Due to the clear political situation, handball matches between Serbia and “Kosovo” are not possible, so the draw was repeated.
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With the re-draw, Serbia was placed in the fourth group, which included Latvia and Italy, while Spain was later added to the same group as the holder from the first hat.
Serbia recently changed its coach and Boris Rojević, Vojvodina’s long-time trophy expert, became the head of the Serbian team. He made his debut with two victories over Poland in friendly matches, and now at the beginning of May we are waiting for a two-match playoff to qualify for the World Cup against Spain, the very rival in the qualifiers for the European Championship in 2024. However, it should be noted that two teams are moving on, which is a good sign for the “eagles”.
See also the composition of all groups in the qualifiers for EURO 2026:
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(WORLD – MV)