France loses to Croatia at world championships
Sat Jan 25, 2:44 PM ET
LISBON, Portugal – Croatia upset defending champion France 23-22 on Saturday while reigning European champion Sweden beat Algeria 32-28 at the men’s handball World Championships.
France, which won its first three matches, still leads Group C, followed by Croatia. Both teams are 3-1-0 and are likely to move to the next round.
Also, European runner-up Germany continued its unbeaten run in Group B by downing host Portugal 37-29.
In other games, Spain crushed Asian champion Kuwait 45-18; Iceland beat Qatar 42-22; and Hungary topped Argentina 35-23.
