France, Denmark, Italy and Austria are the first four teams to qualify for the main round of the World Handball Championship in Denmark, Croatia and Norway.
All four also won their second group game.
The Austrians had to fight the hardest in their 28:26 win against Qatar. France (43:19 against Kuwait), Denmark (32:21 against Tunisia) and Italy (32:23 against Algeria), on the other hand, achieved their almost customary resounding victories at this tournament.