EC day 3: Germany and England into the top eight
The Netherlands, Belgium, Catalonia, Portugal, Turkey, Germany, Czech Republic and England are in the top eight after the third day of the European Championship korfball. Germany beat Serbia 25‑8 in Poule C, England beat Ireland 17‑5 in Poule D. Sunday's other results: the Netherlands beat Switzerland 46‑8, Catalonia beat Poland 21‑11, Belgium beat Scotland 35‑9, Portugal beat Hungary 25‑7, Turkey beat Slovakia 15‑12 and Czech Republic beat Wales 16‑1.
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- The Netherlands won all three pool matches: 37-7, 48-3 and 46-8.
- The top eight is complete; Slovakia, Wales, Serbia and Ireland play in the bottom eight.
- On Tuesday the Netherlands play England.
The Netherlands finish Poule A with 46‑8
The Netherlands beat Switzerland 46‑8 and close Poule A with three wins. At half-time it was 25‑4; Switzerland only scored their first goal after more than twelve minutes, trailing 14‑0. Ran Faber was top scorer with eight goals. Also read the report of Switzerland - Netherlands.
The third quarter went to the Netherlands 7‑2, the final quarter 14‑2. Wouter Wildschut scored seven, Danielle Boadi six, Nikki Boerhout and Alwin Out four. Bo Oppe scored his goal at 40‑6, after which every Dutch player had scored. It was the first meeting between the two countries; the Netherlands are first in the world ranking, Switzerland 24th.
Catalonia into the top eight
Catalonia beat Poland 21‑11 and go through to the top eight of the European Championship korfball together with the Netherlands. The first quarter went to Catalonia 5‑3, the second 5‑4: half-time 10‑7. Julia Soriano Milián opened the scoring.
Read more: Oranje also beat Switzerland and finish Pool A with 46‑8
Catalonia, fifth in the world ranking, defended firmly against Poland, number fourteen. Early on Poland had to shoot from distance. Poland called a time-out in the second quarter at 4‑8, but Catalonia then pulled further ahead to 10‑5.
After the break Catalonia pulled further away: the third quarter went to Catalonia 6‑2, the final quarter 5‑2. Pau Segura Aparicio was on target six times, Aitana Segura Aparicio and Soriano Milián scored four each. For Poland Natalia Klimczyk scored four and Lukasz Krzemienowski three times.
It was the eighth meeting between the two countries. Catalonia had won six of them before, one was a draw. At the 2023 World Championship Catalonia won 21‑16. Poland and Switzerland stay outside the top eight.
Results Korfball EC 2026 · Group A, speelronde 3
| # | Club | Pld | W | G | V | For | Against | DS | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 18 | +113 | 9 |
| 2 | Catalonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 69 | −33 | 3 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 90 | −62 | 0 |
Belgium close Poule B with 35‑9
Belgium beat Scotland 35‑9 and finish as group winners of Poule B. Scotland went 1‑0 up and to 2‑2, after which Belgium won the first quarter 10‑3 and led 19‑5 at half-time. Joke van Maldeghem and Eline Denie scored five each; Britt Saey, Kian Amorgaste, Lisa van Gorp and Wannes Struyf four each.
The second quarter went to Belgium 9‑2, the third 8‑1 and the final quarter 8‑3. Scotland called a time-out in the first quarter, Belgium in the final quarter. Scotland missed two penalties, by Nadine Gallagher and Ellise Anderson, Belgium one, by Wannes Struyf. Gallagher played her 40th international and scored twice, as did Ben Fleming. It was only the second meeting between the two countries; in 2010 Belgium also won 35‑9.
Portugal pull away in the first quarter
Portugal beat Hungary 25‑7 and go through to the top eight together with Belgium. Portugal won the first quarter 8‑1 and led 16‑3 at half-time. Hungary called a time-out after Portugal had gone 3‑0 up.
Júlio Ruivo scored six in the first half and eight in total. Inês Santos, the captain, scored four times, Beatriz Rosa three times. Hungary scored three times in the first half and missed two penalties, by Zsolt Ferenc Majer and Noémi Tóth.
After the break Portugal won the third quarter 3‑2 and the final quarter 6‑2. Majer, Szabolcs Csernák and Diána Vaszkó scored two goals each for Hungary. Portugal also won the previous four head-to-head matches with Hungary, most recently 28‑7 in 2024.
Results Korfball EC 2026 · Group B, speelronde 3
| # | Club | Pld | W | G | V | For | Against | DS | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 27 | +63 | 9 |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 6 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 3 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 76 | −53 | 0 |
Turkey into the top eight
Turkey beat Slovakia 15‑12 and go through to the top eight as number two of Poule C; Slovakia finish third. Turkey, twelfth in the world, won the last two head-to-head matches with Slovakia, number eighteen; of the four meetings each country has won two. Ali Furkan Çetin scored the second goal from a penalty, Ilia Stetsenko brought Slovakia back to 2‑1 and Turkey won the first quarter 3‑2.
At half-time it was 8‑5. After the break Slovakia came back to 12‑9 and later to two goals, but Turkey called a time-out and did not let go of the lead again. Erva Duman scored 14‑11, and with 1:39 to play she scored her third goal, putting Turkey four goals ahead. Zuzana Bušíková then scored one more for Slovakia.
Ali Furkan Çetin scored four, Duman and Hilal Karas three. For Slovakia Bušíková scored three and Stetsenko and Oliver Ondrejec two each. Ema Ondrejcova and Václav Leporis missed a penalty.
Germany beat Serbia 25‑8
Germany beat Serbia 25‑8 and finish in Poule C among the top eight. Germany, fourth in the world, were the better team from start to finish, while Serbia kept searching for an attacking pattern. Aleksa Obradovic scored the first goal for Serbia, and Germany won the first quarter comfortably.
Hannah Flessner scored at least five and Louis Baetzen at least three. For Serbia the scorers included Obradovic, Milena Ignjatijevic, Milica Bozic, Nikola Perkovic and Petar Jovanovic. Petar Perkovic received a yellow card later in the match.
Both teams have a Dutch coach: Wilco van den Bos with Germany and Kees Vlietstra with Serbia. Germany won bronze at the two previous European Championships. Serbia go through to the bottom eight, Germany to the top.
Results Korfball EC 2026 · Group C, speelronde 3
| # | Club | Pld | W | G | V | For | Against | DS | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 9 |
| 2 | Türkiye | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 3 |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 0 |
Czech Republic win Poule D with 16‑1
Czech Republic beat Wales 16‑1 and won all three of their pool matches. Czech Republic therefore finish as group winners in the top eight, Wales go to the bottom eight. Czech Republic, sixth in the world, won the first quarter 6‑1 and went 3‑1 up through Rostislav Kortus. The previous meeting with Wales, number twenty-six, was at the 2011 World Championship; Czech Republic won then.
Wales kept Czech Republic off the scoresheet for the first seven minutes of the second quarter. Kiera Wilcox scored Wales' only goal. Only in the closing minutes of the first half did Czech Republic pull away to 9‑1, with a third goal by Petr Pesak at 7‑1.
After the break Czech Republic won the third quarter 4‑0 and the final quarter 3‑0. Klara Novakova made it 14‑1, Petr Galicek 15‑1 and Lenka Buriánková closed it out at 16‑1 in the final minute. Wales had chances, including from free passes by Wilcox, but did not convert them.
England beat Ireland 17‑5
England beat Ireland 17‑5 and go through to the top eight. At half-time it was 6‑3. Ashley Warner opened with a penalty (1‑0) and England led 3‑0 after the first quarter, but missed many shots.
Ireland defended far outside the zone. After the break they came back to 6‑4 through two goals by Stephen Mcdonagh and later to 8‑5, after which England extended the lead: after the third quarter it was 10‑5. Warner and Shane Buckland scored three each, Blake Palfreyman and Dominic Brooks two.
Buckland only came on after the break and scored a hat-trick. Ireland, still without a win, play Poland and Switzerland in the second phase, England play the Netherlands and Catalonia.
Results Korfball EC 2026 · Group D, speelronde 3
| # | Club | Pld | W | G | V | For | Against | DS | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 9 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 30 | +36 | 6 |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 3 |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 67 | −44 | 0 |
Rest day
Monday is a rest day. On Tuesday Netherlands - England is scheduled at 19:15, along with Germany - Portugal.