European Men's Handball Championship to tie the game at full-time, and two 10-minute extra periods were required before Sweden won 32–31 after Magnus Wislander scored the deciding goal. Three-time champions Sweden were the next to host the European Championship, in 2002. This was the first tournament with 16 teams, an expansion from 12 in the previous four instalments. The Swedes won their first seven matches, and had already qualified for the semi-finals when they lost 26–27 to Denmark, having led 17–11 at half time. In the other main round group, Iceland became the third Nordic team to qualify after defeating Germany in the final
National team appearances in the UEFA European Championship finals tournament (in brackets) are shown. "states that have since split into two or more independent nations"</div> as West Germany<br> As 2016 https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europees_kampioenschap_voetbal_mannen This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national football teams in the UEFA European Championships. "Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist." "Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist". "Updated to include qualification for UEFA Euro 2016." National team appearances in the UEFA European Championship This article lists the performances of each of