Overview
- Germany lost 27–30 in Herning after leading 17–13 at halftime, marking their first competitive defeat to Serbia.
- Spain tops Group A with four points after a 30–25 victory over Austria, leaving Germany and Serbia on 2:2 points with two places in the main round at stake.
- Renars Uscins and Miro Schluroff scored six each for Germany, while Serbia’s Dejan Milosavljev was pivotal in goal; Andreas Wolff replaced David Späth late.
- In the closing minutes, a Germany timeout was called just before Juri Knorr’s apparent equalizer and the goal was not allowed after review.
- Titleholder France set a single-team European Championship scoring record by beating Ukraine 46–26, continuing a spate of high-scoring games.