| Finals | | Game | date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | 01.02 | 17:30 | Zagreb |  France | 24-19 |  Croatia | 11-12 | | 3-4 | 01.02 | 15:00 | Zagreb |  Poland | 31-23 |  Denmark | 14-11 | | 1/2 | 30.01 | 17:30 | Split | France | 27-22 | Denmark | 16-11 | | 1/2 | 30.01 | 20:30 | Zagreb | Croatia | 29-23 | Poland | 14-13 | | 5-6 | 29.01 | 15:00 | Zagreb |  Germany | 28-25 |  Hungary | 16-13 | | 7-8 | 29.01 | 17:30 | Zagreb |  Sweden | 37-29 |  Serbia | 20-16 | | 9-10 | 29.01 | 20:15 | Zagreb |  Norway | 34-27 |  Slovakia | 18-14 | | 11-12 | 29.01 | 12:30 | Zagreb | Macedonia | 32-31 |  South Korea | 14-14 |
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Hard fought even final for 50 min. Then France defense closed its goal.
In 3rd place game Poland did not give any chance to Denmark.
In the semi-finals not so dificult wins, for France and Croatia.
Macedonian Kiril Lazarov scored 15 goals to beat record for most scored goals.
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| Final Ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. France | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 296: | 211 | +85 | | 2. Croatia | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 299: | 227 | +72 | | 3. Poland | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 298: | 264 | +34 | | 4. Denmark | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 298: | 258 | +40 | | 5. Germany | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 259: | 228 | +31 | | 6. Hungary | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 254: | 227 | +27 | | 7. Sweden | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 267: | 232 | +35 | | 8. Serbia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 280: | 281 | -1 | | 9. Norway | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 280: | 232 | +48 | | 10.Slovakia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 251: | 229 | +22 | | 11.Macedonia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 256: | 260 | -4 | | 12.South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 239: | 239 | 0 | | President`s Cup | | 13.Spain | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 308: | 212 | +96 | | 14.Egypt | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 218: | 239 | -21 | | 15.Romania | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 288: | 268 | +20 | | 16.Russia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 267: | 255 | +12 | | 17.Tunisia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 264: | 250 | +14 | | 18.Argentina | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 229: | 243 | -14 | | 19.Algeria | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 235: | 272 | -37 | | 20.Cuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 211: | 291 | -80 | | 21.Brazil | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 238: | 270 | -32 | | 22.Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 201: | 289 | -88 | | 23.Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 191: | 271 | -80 | | 24.Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 146: | 325 | -179 |
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| | | First 2 teams from each Group progress to Semi-Finals, others play classification games. |
| Group I | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Croatia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 137: | 118 | | 2. France | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 139: | 112 | | 3. Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 127: | 135 | | 4. Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135: | 140 | | 5. Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 124: | 137 | | 6. South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 119: | 139 |
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| Team | Croa | Fran | Hung | Swed | Slov | Kore | | Croatia | ---- | 22:19 | 27:22 | 30:26 | 31:25 | 27:26 | | France | | ---- | 27:22 | 28:21 | 35:26 | 30:21 | | Hungary | | | ---- | 31:30 | 24:24 | 28:27 | | Sweden | | | | ---- | 27:26 | 31:25 | | Slovakia | | | | | ---- | 23:20 | | South Korea | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Zagreb | | 24.01 | 16:30 | Slovakia | 23-20 | South Korea | 15-12 | | 24.01 | 18:30 | France | 28-21 | Sweden | 16-10 | | 24.01 | 20:30 | Croatia | 27-22 | Hungary | 14-12 | | 25.01 | 16:30 | Hungary | 31-30 | Sweden | 16-18 | | 25.01 | 18:30 | France | 30-21 | South Korea | 15-15 | | 25.01 | 20:30 | Croatia | 31-25 | Slovakia | 17-15 | | 27.01 | 16:30 | Hungary | 28-27 | South Korea | 11-14 | | 27.01 | 18:30 | Sweden | 27-26 | Slovakia | 16-11 | | 27.01 | 20:30 | Croatia | 22-19 | France | 11-7 |
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France and Croatia qualified easily. Big disapointment for Sweden.
South Korea had no answer to the power and strength of Slovakia.
In the final Croatia was better than France.
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| Group II | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Denmark | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 156: | 145 | | 2. Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150: | 141 | | 3. Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 147: | 133 | | 4. Serbia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 153: | 161 | | 5. Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 138: | 141 | | 6. Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 132: | 155 |
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| Team | Denm | Pola | Germ | Serb | Norw | Mace | | Denmark | ---- | | 27:25 | 37:36 | 32:28 | 32:24 | | Poland | 32:28 | ---- | | 35:23 | 31:30 | | | Germany | | 30:23 | ---- | 35:35 | | 33:23 | | Serbia | | | | ---- | 27:26 | 32:28 | | Norway | | | 25:24 | | ---- | 29:27 | | Macedonia | | 30:29 | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Zadar | | 24.01 | 15:30 | Norway | 29-27 | Macedonia | 16-13 | | 24.01 | 17:30 | Germany | 35-35 | Serbia | 16-19 | | 24.01 | 20:15 | Poland | 32-28 | Denmark | 20-12 | | 25.01 | 15:30 | Poland | 35-23 | Serbia | 21-7 | | 25.01 | 17:30 | Norway | 25-24 | Germany | 12-12 | | 25.01 | 20:15 | Denmark | 32-24 | Macedonia | 13-12 | | 27.01 | 15:30 | Serbia | 32-28 | Macedonia | 15-16 | | 27.01 | 17:30 | Denmark | 27-25 | Germany | 14-14 | | 27.01 | 20:15 | Poland | 31-30 | Norway | 14-14 |
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Germany survived against Serbia, but could not against Norway.
Poland not permitted the Denmark come back, and destroied Serbia.
Norway remained in the contention.
On final day Denmark had a chance with Germany. Norway throw away the game against Poland.
Germany was the big looser.
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| Finals | | Game | date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 13-14 | 27.01 | 20:00 | Porec |  Spain | 28-24 |  Egypt | 15-10 | | 15-16 | 27.01 | 19:00 | Pula |  Romania | 42-38 |  Russia | 25-21 | | 17-18 | 27.01 | 18:00 | Porec |  Tunisia | 29-23 |  Argentina | 14-13 | | 19-20 | 27.01 | 17:00 | Pula |  Algeria | 34-27 |  Cuba | 18-15 | | 21-22 | 27.01 | 16:00 | Porec |  Brazil | 27-24 |  Kuwait | 13-12 | | 23-24 | 27.01 | 15:00 | Pula |  Saudia Arabia | 23-19 |  Australia | 15-11 |
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The surprise is the presence of Spain and Russia. At the end Russia dropped to 16th place.
Africa was stronger than America. Australia could not win a game.
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| Group PC I | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Spain | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 205: | 98 | | 2. Romania | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175: | 141 | | 3. Argentina | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 137: | 125 | | 4. Cuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 124: | 154 | | 5. Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 119: | 157 | | 6. Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 87: | 172 |
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| Team | Spai | Roma | Arge | Cuba | Kuwa | Aust | | Spain | ---- | 40:32 | 31:19 | 45:20 | 47:17 | 42:10 | | Romania | | ---- | 30:26 | 39:28 | 34:27 | 40:20 | | Argentina | | | ---- | 30:23 | 26:25 | 36:16 | | Cuba | | | | ---- | 26:23 | 27:17 | | Kuwait | | | | | ---- | 27:24 | | Australia | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Pula | | 24.01 | 15:00 | Argentina | 26-25 | Kuwait | 12-12 | | 24.01 | 17:00 | Spain | 42-10 | Australia | 18-6 | | 24.01 | 19:00 | Romania | 39-28 | Cuba | 21-15 | | 25.01 | 15:00 | Spain | 31-19 | Argentina | 15-11 | | 25.01 | 17:00 | Romania | 34-27 | Kuwait | 16-12 | | 25.01 | 19:00 | Cuba | 27-17 | Australia | 14-6 | | 26.01 | 15:00 | Kuwait | 27-24 | Australia | 14-10 | | 26.01 | 17:00 | Argentina | 30-23 | Cuba | 16-15 | | 26.01 | 19:00 | Spain | 40-32 | Romania | 19-16 |
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Uneven Group. Expected dominance of Spain. Kuwait played in the close games.
Australia resisted only to Kuwait.
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| Group PC II | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Egypt | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 135: | 125 | | 2. Russia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 151: | 127 | | 3. Tunisia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 159: | 146 | | 4. Algeria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140: | 142 | | 5. Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 131: | 137 | | 6. Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 105: | 144 |
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| Team | Egyp | Russ | Tuni | Alge | Braz | Saud | | Egypt | ---- | 31:27 | 31:30 | | 25:22 | 26:18 | | Russia | | ---- | 36:31 | 29:28 | 25:22 | 34:15 | | Tunisia | | | ---- | 36:25 | 34:33 | 28:21 | | Algeria | 28:22 | | | ---- | 29:28 | 30:27 | | Brazil | | | | | ---- | 26:24 | | Saudi Arabia | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Porec | | 24.01 | 16:00 | Tunisia | 28-21 | Saudia Arabia | 12-8 | | 24.01 | 18:00 | Algeria | 28-22 | Egypt | 12-7 | | 24.01 | 20:00 | Russia | 25-22 | Brazil | 15-9 | | 25.01 | 16:00 | Egypt | 31-30 | Tunisia | 15-14 | | 25.01 | 18:00 | Russia | 34-15 | Saudia Arabia | 17-5 | | 25.01 | 20:00 | Algeria | 29-28 | Brazil | 10-15 | | 26.01 | 16:00 | Algeria | 30-27 | Saudia Arabia | 14-12 | | 26.01 | 18:00 | Tunisia | 34-33 | Brazil | 18-16 | | 26.01 | 20:00 | Egypt | 31-27 | Russia | 16-12 |
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Egypt beat Russia and send them to 15-16 place game. Brazil almost beat Tunisia.
Algeria surprised Egypt, but the score did not count.
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| | | First 3 teams from each Group progress, scores of the games between them are transferred to next round. | | Bottom 3 play in consolation President`s Cup. |
| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. France | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168: | 106 | | 2. Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 150: | 117 | | 3. Hungary | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 148: | 115 | | 4. Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 141: | 135 | | 5. Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 131: | 135 | | 6. Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76: | 206 |
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| Team | Fran | Slov | Hung | Roma | Arge | Aust | | France | ---- | 35:26 | 27:22 | 31:21 | 33:26 | 42:11 | | Slovakia | | ---- | 24:24 | 28:23 | 25:23 | 47:12 | | Hungary | | | ---- | 30:27 | 31:20 | 41:17 | | Romania | | | | ---- | 30:26 | 40:20 | | Argentina | | | | | ---- | 36:16 | | Australia | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Osijek | | 17.01 | 16:30 | Slovakia | 25-23 | Argentina | 12-13 | | 17.01 | 18:30 | Hungary | 41-17 | Australia | 20-8 | | 17.01 | 20:30 | France | 31-21 | Romania | 12-9 | | 18.01 | 15:00 | Slovakia | 47-12 | Australia | 20-6 | | 18.01 | 17:00 | Hungary | 30-27 | Romania | 13-16 | | 18.01 | 19:00 | France | 33-26 | Argentina | 19-15 | | 19.01 | 15:30 | Romania | 30-26 | Argentina | 15-13 | | 19.01 | 17:30 | Hungary | 24-24 | Slovakia | 12-6 | | 19.01 | 19:30 | France | 42-11 | Australia | 20-3 | | 21.01 | 15:00 | Romania | 40-20 | Australia | 20-9 | | 21.01 | 17:00 | Hungary | 31-20 | Argentina | 17-8 | | 21.01 | 19:00 | France | 35-26 | Slovakia | 15-9 | | 22.01 | 15:00 | Argentina | 36-16 | Australia | 15-8 | | 22.01 | 17:00 | Slovakia | 28-23 | Romania | 12-13 | | 22.01 | 19:00 | France | 27-22 | Hungary | 13-8 |
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Big dominance by France. Australia showed that they are the weakest team of the competition.
Argentina managed to match the European teams and with some luck they had a chance to progress.
The 3 East European teams played for 2nd and 3rd places. Romania emmerged in the loosing side.
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Croatia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141: | 88 | | 2. Sweden | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126: | 88 | | 3. South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140: | 126 | | 4. Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 167: | 127 | | 5. Cuba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106: | 171 | | 6. Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 98: | 178 |
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| Team | Croa | Swed | Kore | Spai | Cuba | Kuwa | | Croatia | ---- | 30:26 | 27:26 | 32:22 | 41:20 | 41:20 | | Sweden | | ---- | 31:25 | 34:30 | 31:14 | 30:19 | | South Korea | | | ---- | 24:23 | 31:26 | 34:19 | | Spain | | | | ---- | 45:20 | 47:17 | | Cuba | | | | | ---- | 26:23 | | Kuwait | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Split | | 16.01 | 20:45 | Croatia | 27-26 | South Korea | 14-13 | | 17.01 | 16:30 | Spain | 47-17 | Kuwait | 18-9 | | 17.01 | 18:30 | Sweden | 41-14 | Cuba | 19-7 | | 18.01 | 16:30 | Spain | 45-20 | Cuba | 23-8 | | 18.01 | 18:30 | Sweden | 31-25 | South Korea | 16-12 | | 18.01 | 20:30 | Croatia | 41-20 | Kuwait | 22-13 | | 19.01 | 16:30 | South Korea | 34-19 | Kuwait | 15-9 | | 19.01 | 18:30 | Sweden | 34-30 | Spain | 19-13 | | 19.01 | 20:30 | Croatia | 41-20 | Cuba | 20-9 | | 21.01 | 16:30 | South Korea | 31-26 | Cuba | 17-13 | | 21.01 | 18:30 | Sweden | 30-19 | Kuwait | 17-9 | | 21.01 | 20:30 | Croatia | 32-22 | Spain | 18-11 | | 22.01 | 16:30 | Cuba | 26-23 | Kuwait | 12-9 | | 22.01 | 18:30 | South Korea | 24-23 | Spain | 14-15 | | 22.01 | 20:30 | Croatia | 30-26 | Sweden | 14-13 |
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Here was the biggest surprise - the elimination of Spain by South Korea. In the inaugural game the Koreans were near to make the same surprise against Croatia,
loosing in the final minutes. In the other games Croatia, with the big crowd making them flying, had not any problems.
Cuba and Kuwait were not able to play like equals against the other 4. Cuba had some good performance against Korea.
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Germany | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 147: | 116 | | 2. Macedonia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 145: | 136 | | 3. Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 146: | 131 | | 4. Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 143: | 145 | | 5. Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 143: | 142 | | 6. Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 114: | 168 |
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| Team | Germ | Mace | Pola | Russ | Tuni | Alge | | Germany | ---- | 33:23 | 30:23 | 26:26 | 26:24 | 32:20 | | Macedonia | | ---- | 30:29 | 36:30 | | 32:19 | | Poland | | | ---- | 24:22 | 31:27 | 39:22 | | Russia | | | | ---- | 36:31 | 29:28 | | Tunisia | | 25:24 | | | ---- | 36:25 | | Algeria | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Varazdin | | 17.01 | 15:30 | Poland | 39-22 | Algeria | 17-8 | | 17.01 | 17:30 | Germany | 26-26 | Russia | 15-14 | | 17.01 | 19:30 | Tunisia | 25-24 | Macedonia | 13-14 | | 18.01 | 15:30 | Macedonia | 32-19 | Algeria | 16-8 | | 18.01 | 17:30 | Germany | 26-24 | Tunisia | 12-12 | | 18.01 | 19:30 | Poland | 24-22 | Russia | 11-14 | | 19.01 | 15:30 | Macedonia | 30-29 | Poland | 16-15 | | 19.01 | 17:30 | Germany | 32-20 | Algeria | 16-10 | | 19.01 | 19:30 | Russia | 36-31 | Tunisia | 16-11 | | 21.01 | 15:30 | Russia | 29-28 | Algeria | 17-14 | | 21.01 | 17:30 | Germany | 33-23 | Macedonia | 13 14 | | 21.01 | 19:30 | Poland | 31-27 | Tunisia | 16-11 | | 22.01 | 15:30 | Macedonia | 36-30 | Russia | 15-14 | | 22.01 | 17:30 | Germany | 30-23 | Poland | 14-11 | | 22.01 | 19:30 | Tunisia | 36-25 | Algeria | 18-11 |
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The most competitive Group. Germany had problems in the begginig against Russia and Tunisia, but these teams could not progress.
After loosing the Tunisia game, Macedonia had a good run, only loosing to Germany, after falling in the second half.
Russia had a desastrous performance and there were a possibility to loose the game against Argelia.
Tunisia played well, but almost allways was in the wrong side of the score. Algeria had only one good game against Russia.
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Denmark | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 166: | 119 | | 2. Serbia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 161: | 146 | | 3. Norway | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 162: | 123 | | 4. Egypt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 110: | 126 | | 5. Brazil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 128: | 158 | | 6. Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 105: | 160 |
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| Team | Denm | Serb | Norw | Egyp | Braz | Saud | | Denmark | ---- | 37:36 | 32:28 | 26:17 | 40:27 | 31:11 | | Serbia | | ---- | 27:26 | 30:22 | | 38:29 | | Norway | | | ---- | 30:20 | 39:21 | 39:23 | | Egypt | | | | ---- | 25:22 | 26:18 | | Brazil | | 32:30 | | | ---- | 26:24 | | Saudi Arabia | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Porec | | 17.01 | 16:15 | Norway | 39-23 | Saudia Arabia | 19-10 | | 17.01 | 18:15 | Serbia | 30-22 | Egypt | 12-12 | | 17.01 | 20:15 | Denmark | 40-27 | Brazil | 19-12 | | 18.01 | 16:15 | Norway | 39-21 | Brazil | 17-8 | | 18.01 | 18:15 | Egypt | 26-18 | Saudia Arabia | 12-8 | | 18.01 | 20:15 | Denmark | 37-36 | Serbia | 16-22 | | 19.01 | 17:00 | Brazil | 32-30 | Serbia | 14-14 | | 19.01 | 19:10 | Norway | 30-20 | Egypt | 14-10 | | 19.01 | 21:15 | Denmark | 31-11 | Saudia Arabia | 17-4 | | 21.01 | 17:00 | Brazil | 26-24 | Saudia Arabia | 14-10 | | 21.01 | 19:10 | Serbia | 27-26 | Norway | 12-10 | | 21.01 | 21:15 | Denmark | 26-17 | Egypt | 12-7 | | 22.01 | 16:15 | Serbia | 38-29 | Saudia Arabia | 21-13 | | 22.01 | 18:15 | Egypt | 25-22 | Brazil | 13-6 | | 22.01 | 20:15 | Denmark | 32-28 | Norway | 16-14 |
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Logical 1st place for Denmark. They have problems only in the game with Serbia, when they made a great come back in the second half after loosing with 8 goals mid in the first half.
Surprise 2nd place for Serbia. Astonigshly they loosed against Brazil, but this score was not transferred to the 2nd Round.
Egypt could not manage to match the European teams. Brazil made their biggest win, but the defeat against Egypt annulled it.
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