Last summer, the nations met in the Olympic Games final – with Danish victory as the outcome.
Germany kept up initially in Herning, but when the long unbeatable Danes made a push, it was no longer a question of anything other than how large Denmark's victory would be.
Superstar Mathias Gidsel had a productive evening with his ten goals when the Danes extended their undefeated streak in World Championship terms to 32 matches.
Simon Pytlick was not much worse with his eight goals.
Denmark won the Olympic gold after a crushing 39–26 victory in Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille. If there is any consolation for the Germans, the loss margin was now minus ten – three goals better than in the Olympic Games.
Sweden, which meets Portugal on Wednesday afternoon, should preferably win its group in the intermediate round to avoid Denmark in a quarterfinal.
The Netherlands, with Staffan Olsson as national team captain, experienced a real thriller against Qatar. Niels Versteijnen scored 38–37 in the last second of the match – or did he pass the ball over the goal line after 60 minutes of play?
After video review, the goal was approved.
A very important one. It means that the Netherlands has the chance to reach a World Championship quarterfinal for the first time.
Help may be needed from either Austria or Qatar to pass Hungary, which fell to France with 30–37.
