Spain surprisingly won the title of European champion last year, and arrived at the World Championships in Denmark and Germany as a shadow favorite. Judging by what she showed yesterday, the "red fury" can go all the way again - the team Giordi Ribera, the man who in 2013 brought the handball players of Brazil to the world throne, routinely defeated Iceland in the derby round of Group B (32:25).
Ferran Sole was the most effective with five goals, and they scored four each Raul Entrerios, Daniel Sarmiento i Aleiš Gomes. Olafur Guðmundsson led the "fishermen" with six hits.
The Spaniards are closely followed by Macedonia and Croatia, who beat Bahrain (28:23) and Japan (35:27), respectively, and Qatar recovered from a sensational defeat by Angola and beat Egypt (28:23).
Group A (Berlin) - today: Serbia - Brazil (15.30), Russia - Germany (18), France - Korea (20.30). Table: Germany, France 4, Russia 3, Serbia 1, Brazil, Korea 0.
Group B (Munich): Macedonia - Bahrain 28:23 (12: 8), Croatia - Japan 35:27 (18: 13), Spain - Iceland 32:25 (19: 14). Table: Spain, Macedonia, Croatia 4, Iceland, Bahrain, Japan 0. Today: Iceland - Bahrain (15.30), Croatia - Macedonia (18), Spain - Japan (20.30).
Group C (Herning) - today: Tunisia - Chile (15), Norway - Austria (17.30:20.15), Denmark - Saudi Arabia (XNUMX:XNUMX). Table: Denmark, Norway 4, Austria, Chile 2, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia 0.
Group D (Copenhagen): Qatar - Egypt 28:23 (15: 12), Hungary - Angola 34:24 (18: 8), Sweden - Argentina 31:16 (15: 10). Table: Sweden 4, Hungary 3, Qatar, Angola 2, Argentina 1, Egypt 0. Today: Hungary - Qatar (15.30), Argentina - Egypt (18), Sweden - Angola (20.30).
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