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 National team appearances in the UEFA European Championship This article lists the performances of each of the 33 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the UEFA European Football Championship finals. As of UEFA Euro 2016. Each successive UEFA European Championship from 1960 onwards has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by FIFA. A total of 33 UEFA members have reached the final tournaments, and 20 of the current members have yet to have ever reached them. For each tournament, the number of teams in each