The European champions reached the knockout stages of the men’s World Handball Championship with two matches to spare. They easily defeated the Saudis 38-24 in France.Steffen Fäth was the standout player for the Germans with six goals as they cantered into the last 16 in France. Top spot in the group is now up for grabs and is important for the seeding in the knockout phase. Germany are currently first with six points and three wins from three having also dispatched Hungary and Chile earlier in the tournament. In other results on Tuesday, Norway beat Brazil 39-26, Poland defeated Japan 26-25, Slovenia drew with Tunisia 28-28 and Qatar outdid Argentina 21-17.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 17, 2017 19:05 UTC