Handball: Germany leads in the «Main-Round», Portugal with complicated qualification

Reaching the European Championship semi-finals is, after two rounds, a thorny mission for Portugal. After the Portuguese defeat to France – defending champions – Denmark beat Spain 36-31, with scores of 16-14 and 20-17. In turn, the leader of Group 1 – Germany – got the better of Norway, 30-28 (15-17 and 15-11).

With two rounds to play and four points at stake, Germany leads with six points, followed by France and Denmark (four points), Norway and Portugal (two points), and Spain, with zero points.

In the penultimate round, on Monday, Portugal faces Norway (2:30 pm), while Spain faces France (5 pm). Finally, hosts Denmark face Germany (7:30 p.m.).