Olympic champion France has completed the semi-finals of the Handball European Championship. Despite being behind for a long time, the French defeated world champions Denmark by 30:29 (12:17) on Wednesday evening in Budapest. The Danes, who had already been a semi-finalist before their first tournament defeat, were not enough to win despite the ten goals of their best thrower Niclas Kirkeløkke (Rhein-Neckar Löwen). France’s top scorers were Dika Mem and Hugo Descat, each with eight goals. The French meet record European champions Sweden as first in their group. Denmark plays against defending champions Spain. The eliminated German team ended the tournament in seventh place.
