Denmark 5/5 two steps more to semi-final!
The reigning world champions Denmark had a tough rival in Croatia, but at the end Nikolaj Jakobsen boys kept the control over the results until the final whistle at MVM Dome in Budapest – 27:25 (12:11).
After surprising defeat against Montenegro, significant improvement has been visible in Croatian performance supported by thousands of fans but it wasn’t enough for a surprise.
Croatia stayed out of the semi-final for the second time since 2002.
Denmark – Croatia 27-25 (12-11)
Denmark : Mikkel Hansen 8, Emil Jakobsen 6, Mathias Gidsel 5, Rasmus Lauge Schmidt 4, Magnus Saugstrup 2, Lasse Svan 1, Simon Hald Jensen 1.
Croatia : Marino Maric 8, Tin Lucic 4, Ivan Martinoic 3, Ivan Cupic 3, Mateo Maras 2, Marin Jelinic 2, Luka Cindric 2, Filip Glavas 1.
STANDING:
| 1. | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85:70 | 6 | |
| 2. | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82:75 | 4 | |
| 3. | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82:77 | 4 | |
| 4. | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86:93 | 2 | |
| 5. | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83:90 | 2 | |
| 6. | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73:86 | 0 |
