Close to the finish line Round 7 and 8 will be played this week at the EURO 2010 Qualification. Once again, handball fans can watch 30 games all around Europe, most of them on TV as well. The 12 days ahead of us will decide which teams will qualify for EHF EURO 2010. The host country Austria and the title holder Denmark are eager to find out the 14 national teams who will join them for the EURO draw coming up on 24 June in Vienna. In fact, the last two rounds are much more than pure formality. Each group is still open and we are in for a huge battle for the EURO places. Not even the most successful handball nations, France or Spain, can feel safe. On the other hand, upcoming teams such as the Netherlands have a fair chance to make it to Austria. Check out the EHF EURO 2010 Newsletter with all the most important TV and game information of the week and enjoy the games! Ticket rush Don t forget to book your seats in the sports halls of the EURO! Though the Final Tournament is still over 200 days away, the ticket sales are already at an advanced stage. EURO tickets are on sale on www.ehf-euro.com! The ticket store is online visit the official website of the EHF EURO 2010 and look for accommodation advice! www.ehf-euro.com News, interviews, match results, group standings, tickets: find all information on EHF EURO 2010 and the EURO Qualification at www.ehf-euro/aut2010! 1
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The teams ranked 1st and 2nd from each group will directly qualify for the 2010 EHF EURO in Austria. Match days: For the complete playing schedule and results, please visit www.ehf-euro.com. Round 7 10-11 June 2009 (Wed-Thurs) Round 8 13-14 June 2009 (Sat-Sun) Round 9 17-18 June 2009 (Wed-Thurs) Round 10 20-21 June 2009 (Sat-Sun) 3
Coming up this week EHF EURO 2010 Qualification Round 7 Round 8 Tuesday, 09 June Saturday, 13 June Vantaa Finland vs Croatia Wednesday, 10 June Samokov Bulgaria vs Germany 18:00 Zajecar Serbia vs Switzerland 18:00 Szombathely Hungary vs Slovakia 18:00 Plzen Czech Republic vs Portugal 18:00 Zaporoszhe Ukraine vs Lithuania 19:10 Stavanger Norway vs Fyro Macedonia 19:30 Montbeliard France vs Luxembourg Nicosia Cyprus vs Spain Niksic Montenegro vs Turkey Ljubljana Slovenia vs Belarus 20:30 Kortrijk Belgium vs Iceland Thursday, 11 June 19:15 Lund Sweden vs Romania 19:30 Torshavn Faroe Islands vs Russia Zenica Bosnia Herzegovina vs Italy 15:00 Wroclaw Poland vs Sweden 16:00 Bucharest Romania vs Montenegro 16:30 Utena Lithuania vs Cyprus Minsk Belarus vs Bulgaria Moimenta da Beira Portugal vs Luxembourg 18:00 Hlogovec Slovakia vs Finland 18:15 Hamburg Germany vs Slovenia 19:00 Torshavn Faroe Islands vs Italy Skopje Fyro Macedonia vs Belgium Sunday, 14 June 15:00 Sursee Switzerland vs Bosnia-H. 16:00 Reykjavik Iceland vs Norway Chekhov Russia vs Serbia 17:30 Lyon France vs Czech Republic 18:00 Vigo-Galicia Spain vs Ukraine Zadar Croatia vs Hungary Qualification results You can find the results of the qualification games online on www.ehfeuro.com or www.eurohandball.com within few minutes after the final whistle. Click on the link below for a.pdf version (updates automatically): http://statistics.eurohandball.com/reports/?b=294&r=2 4
What s on TV? EHF EURO 2010 Qualification broadcast times Tuesday, 9 June Finland Croatia Live» YLE Live» Hrvatska radiotelevizija Wednesday, 10 June 18:00 18:00 19:10 19:30 Bulgaria Germany Live» BNT Serbia Switzerland Live» RTS Hungary Slovakia Live» HUN Sport1 Live» Slovenská televízia Norway Fyro Macedonia Live» MKRTV Live» NOR TV2 France Luxembourg Live» Canal+ Montenegro Turkey Live» MNE TV Live» TRT Slovenia Belarus Live» RTV Slovenija Belgium 20:30 Iceland Live» VRT Live» ISL RUV Thursday, 11 June 19:15 19:30 Sweden Romania Live» PRP TV Live» TV4 Faroe Islands Russia Live» Kringvarp Bosnia Herzegovina Italy Live» BH 1 Live» RAI Television Saturday, 13 June 15:00 16:00 16:30 Poland Sweden Live» Polsat Live» TV4 Romania Montenegro Live» MNE Atlas TV Live» Pro TV Belarus Bulgaria Live» BYTV Portugal Luxembourg Live» RTP 1 Lithuania Cyprus Live» LRT 18:00 Slovakia Finland Live» Slovenská televízia 18:15 19:00 Sunday, 14 June 15:00 16:00 17:30 Switzerland Bosnia Herzegovina Live» BHRT Live» SRG Iceland Norway Live» ISL RUV Live» NOR TV2 France Czech Republic Live» Canal+ Germany Slovenia Live» ARD Live» RTV Slovenija Faroe Islands Italy Live» Kringvarp Fyro Macedonia Belgium Live» MKRTV Croatia Hungary Live» Hrvatska radiotelevizija Live» Sport1 All broadcasts are shown in local time. For updates and possible changes please always check www.eurohandball.com! 5