The stage is set for the first Men's 20 EHF EURO featuring 24 teams, with the participating nations drawn into the six preliminary round groups. 

At a draw event in Vienna on Thursday 29 February, the teams found out their first opponents. Reigning champions Spain are in group C, alongside the Faroe Islands, France and Switzerland, and will be hoping to retain their title - especially as this generation of players won the M18 EHF EURO 2022.