SUMMARY: Montenegro take the Highlight Match; Netherlands cruise to victory

• Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers round 2, day one
• Saturday 18 October (20:00 CET):
  • GROUP 2: Faroe Islands vs Montenegro 26:32 (Highlight Match)
  • GROUP 4: Bosna and Herzegovina vs Netherlands 19:39
• find out where to watch the games: all matches streamed live on EHFTV but check the TV Guide for geo-restrictions
• check out the schedule for Sunday 19 October and the complete standings
• photos courtesy of the home teams

22:11

This concludes our live blog for today. We resume tomorrow with a total of 10 matches in the Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers round 2 so make sure to join us starting from 12:45 CET.

22:09

In case you missed some of the action, here's our recap of the evening below.

22:07

The Netherlands celebrate in Cazin.

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22:05

Here are some of the best pics from an exciting match in Tórshavn.

21:56

With these victories, the Netherlands and Montenegro top their respective groups with four points from two matches. The Faroe Islands remain on two points, while Bosnia and Herzegovina will try to win their first points against Italy in March 2026.

21:51

Also, here are Jana Mittún's first reactions:

"We got off to a good start, but later we could not find easy chances in attack and couldn't handle their pressure in defence. We had to spend a lot more energy in the second half and eventually we ran out of it."

21:48

Montenegro's Tatjana Brnovic spoke right after the match:

"It was a tough game. Congratulations to the Faroe Islands, they played good with good players one on one. In the second half our defence was better, that was the difference. We are happy with two wins in this week."

21:44

19:45

It's all getting ready in Cazin as well.

19:33

The teams in Tórshavn are in the house!

19:28

To further warm you guys up for tonight's matches, check out this piece about the Netherlands' star Angela Malestein, written by our Sergey Nikolaev.

19:20

In group 2, the Netherlands scored a convincing win against Italy 42:19 just two days ago and are huge favourites tonight as well. Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 19:35 to Switzerland in Winterthur in round 1, ending their two-match winning streak which started in qualification phase 1.

The gap in quality between the teams is quite big, but there is no doubt the Bosnians will leave their hearts out in order to create a surprising result.

19:13

Earlier in the week, Montenegro opened up their campaign with a solid 29:22 victory over Portugal on home court with eight goals from Durdina Jaukovic. Tonight, the 2012 European champions are hoping to make it two for two in Tórshavn against the Faroe Islands who, as guests, beat Iceland for the first time ever (24:22). Jana Mittún and Pernille Brandenborg combined for 13 goals. The Faroese have never qualified for the EHF EUROs.

This will the first-ever match between the two sides.

19:10

On Sunday we also have four matches in the Women's EHF EURO Cup 2026. You can check the schedule right here.

19:00

Good evening and welcome to day one of the Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers, round 2. All our attention will be focused on two matches scheduled for the day.

In our Highlight Match in group 4 the Faroe Islands take on Montenegro starting at 20:00 CET, while at the same time Bosnia and Herzegovina are looking to upset the Netherlands in group 2.

To get us started, check out our preview of the upcoming matches below, as well as the TV guide to see where you can watch your favourite teams.