World champion Denmark is the first team to reach the semi-finals of the European Handball Championship.
The team of former Bundesliga trainer Nikolaj Jacobsen easily beat the Netherlands by 35:23 (21:12) in Budapest on Monday evening.
The best thrower of the Danes was again the future Berlin professional Mathias Gidsel with nine goals.
For the Dutch, who no longer have a chance of reaching the knockout round, Dani Baijens from second division club ASV Hamm-Westfalen was the most successful with six goals.
Like Denmark, Olympic champions France are also on course for the semi-finals.
The French easily defeated Montenegro 36:27 (16:12).
Her best pitcher was Dika Mem with seven hits.
In the final main round game on Wednesday against the Danes, a draw is enough for the French to make it through to the semi-finals.
In the same group, Iceland had previously missed making a big step towards the knockout rounds.
After the Icelanders surprisingly beat France 29:21 on Saturday, they lost on Monday to the already eliminated Croatians with 22:23 (12:10).
To make it to the semi-finals, Iceland must now win their last main round match against Montenegro and hope for Denmark's victory over France.