The selection of Croatia defeated Serbia in the Balkan derby in the second round of Group C with 23:20 at the European Championship.

The match was settled in the second half in which the goalkeeper of Croatia, Mate Sunjic was an unsolvable enigma for the Serbian handball players. The Croats won the first half with 11: 9, and in the second half they never allowed the handball players of Serbia to equalize, only in the 31st minute it was 12:11, and then the advantage by the end of the match ranged from 3-4 goals. Ivan Cupic and Ivan Martinovic with six goals each were the most accurate, while Luka Cindric scored three goals. In Serbia, Bogdan Radivojevic stood out and was the best with five goals.

The current world and Olympic champion Denmark beat Slovenia with 34:23 and in the main phase will transfer two points, because in the first round they defeated Montenegro. Mikel Hansen with eight and Matthias Giddsel with seven shone were the best in Denmark, while Borut Mackovsek scored six goals for Slovenia.

The current European champion with 32:28 defeated the world champion Sweden, while Russia prepared a surprise beating Norway with 23:22.

Results:
Group A
Macedonia - Montenegro 24: 28
Slovenia - Denmark 23:34

Group C.
France - Ukraine 36: 23
Croatia - Serbia 23:20

Group E
Czech Republic - BiH 27:19
Spain - Sweden 32: 28

Group F
Slovakia - Lithuania 31:26
Norway - Russia 22:23