Four European nations remain in contention for the title in Poland. Denmark face Sweden in a Nordic duel, while Faroe Islands passed another barrier and meet up with Portugal.
Faroe Islands has the tournament top scorer in Oli Mitten and a certain confident mindset with very sound respect. Two goals separated the success story from Slovenia in a thrilling quarterfinal. The match winning goal by Rókur Ziskason led to great celebration with the goalkeeper Aleksandar Lacok worthy of all tribute.
Portugal pushed through with Tomás Teixeira and Rafael Vasconcelos as vital attacking players, leaving Egypt definitely behind in the final 15 minutes.
On the other half, Sweden had good control on Germany and found several ways to open chances. That led to Sweden´s first semifinal spot in the championship since 2013 while the reigning champions must accept placement matches.
Both semifinals start 21:00 CET Friday night, Denmark is also very much present after eliminating Norway with an increased level and further energy mid-second half.
U21 World Championship, quarterfinals
Denmark–Norway 25–23 (11–11)
Germany–Sweden 26–32 (14-16)
Portugal–Egypt 30–26 (13–13)1
Slovenia–Faroe Islands 33–35 (13–19)