Reigning men’s champion Croatia is one of four teams remaining in the medal games of China 2024. Germany met Spain in a rerun of the previous women’s final and the outcome might lead to another German gold.
Shoot-out was required in three out of four quarter-finals in the men’s tournament. Portugal knocked Brazil out with full marks towards the dramatic end, Croatia could eliminate Hungary and Germany ruled over Spain, despite having lost the second set with a narrow margin.
Denmark is also well within the final four after beating the rocket team Argentina in straight sets.
Germany´s third spot in the Main Round table could have led to bad news, but the team recovered with a top performance in the quarter-final, 2–1 versus Spain. Argentina powered through with the same numbers in the South American women’s derby against Brazil.
Denmark, who won their group in the Main Round had no problem eliminating Croatia with 2–0 while Netherlands attacked with high efficiency in their 2-0 quarter-final effort.
The semifinals are played Saturday evening in Pingtan, with the medal games scheduled for Sunday.