That the victory over Montenegro was a miracle that happened on Saturday and probably never again, was already seen in Iceland's second match at the World Cup - the team from the island in the Atlantic Ocean was defeated by Angola with 28:24.
Iceland led only at the start (up to 7:5), only for the seven-time consecutive champion of Africa to take over the end of the game with a 6:1 series. Until the end of the match, there was no question as to who would triumph.
Angola, which plays against Montenegro on Tuesday, was led by the Kiala sisters - Marselinja scored six goals and Luiza five.
The most efficient player of Iceland was Stella Sigurðarðótir, who scored seven goals (four from sevens).
In Group B, Russia confirmed its class by beating Spain (28:22), South Korea got revenge on Kazakhstan (31:19) in the replay of the final of the Asian Championship, while the Netherlands scored as many as 53 goals against poor Australia!
Results - Group A (Santos)
Germany - Montenegro 24:25 (10:12)
China - Norway 16:43 (7:20)
Iceland - Angola 24:28 - 12:15
Table: Angola 4, Norway, Germany, Montenegro, Iceland 2, China 0.
Group B (Barueri)
South Korea - Kazakhstan 31:19 (16:4)
Spain - Russia 22:28 (9:14)
Australia - Netherlands 15:53 (6:27)
Table: Russia 4, Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Spain, South Korea 2, Australia 0.
Group C (Sao Paulo) - Monday
Cuba - Romania (18.00)
Tunisia - France (20.15)
Japan - Brazil (22.45)
Group D (Sao Bernardo do Campo) - Monday
Ivory Coast - Sweden (18.15)
Argentina - Denmark (20.45)
Uruguay - Croatia (23)
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