The spectacle in Rotterdam and the derby between the Netherlands and France brought the curtain down on the group stage of the Women's Handball World Championship.
This duel also revealed who would go to Denmark, and thus complete the most famous pair of quarter-finals - it would be world champion France, who fell in the abyss of the "Ahoy Arena".
The Netherlands, supported by great support from the stands, celebrated 26:23 and will face Hungary in the semifinals.
Those matches are scheduled for Wednesday, and Tuesday is the day for the "lionesses" - our national team plays against the powerful Norway at 8:30 PM, while Germany and Brazil will meet at 5:15 PM, also in Dortmund.
If Montenegro pulls off a miracle against Norway, they will play against the winner of the Netherlands-Hungary duel in the semifinals, while the winner of the France-Denmark clash - whose coaching staff includes our legend Bojana Popović - would face the winner of the Germany-Brazil match.
When it comes to tonight's derby, the Netherlands was led to victory by Bo van Wetering and Roma Marschalkerveerd with five goals each, as well as goalkeeper Jara ten Holte who made 14 saves.
For France, Tamara Horacek scored seven times, although she only played in the final in the second half.
The duel between France and Denmark will be a repeat of last year's EHF Euro semi-final, when the Scandinavians advanced - can Bojana and Hele Thomsen achieve another triumph? It seems that they have the better team at the moment.
Quarterfinals
Tuesday (Dortmund)
Germany - Brazil (5:15 p.m.)
Norway - Montenegro (8:30 p.m.)
Wednesday (Rotterdam)
Denmark - France
Netherlands - Hungary
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