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
Wales at the UEFA European Championship Wales at the UEFA European Championship This is a record of Wales' results at the UEFA European Championship. The UEFA European Championship, previously known at European Nations' Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of "Union of European Football Associations" (UEFA), the administrative body for association football in Europe. The championship has been awarded every four years, since the first tournament in 1960. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the "UEFA Euro Finals"). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the