Cairo (AFP)

France took a big step towards the quarter-finals of the Handball World Cup in Egypt by snatching a very difficult victory from Iceland 28-26 on Friday in the suburbs of Cairo.

Against Portugal on Sunday, in their last match of the main round, the Blues will have to avoid a defeat of more than 6 goals so as not to go by the wayside in the event of a three-way tie with the Lusitanians and Norway.

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