France reached the semi-finals of the European Championships with an impressive 26-23 victory over Germany.

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World champions Germany face Sweden on Thursday for the other spot in the last four from Group II.

Meanwhile, hosts Norway fell to their first defeat of the tournament as they lost to Slovenia 33-29.

They face Croatia on Thursday and Slovenia meet Denmark with all four teams still in with a chance of reaching the semis.

Group I

Results from 23/01/2008

Croatia 34-26 Montengro

Poland 26-36 Denmark

Slovenia 33-29 Norway

Standings

Denmark 3-1

Croatia 3-1

Norway 2-1-1

Slovakia 2-2

Poland 1-2-1

Montenegro 0-4

Group II

Results

Spain 26-27 Sweden

Germany 23-26 France

Hungary 28-36 Iceland

Standings

France 4-0

Sweden 2-1-1

Germany 2-2

Hungary 1-2-1

Spain 1-3

Iceland 1-3

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