Facing a must-win match against Iceland in the LANXESS arena in Cologne, Croatia dropped their level in the second half, enabling their opponents to run away with a 35:30 win on the third match day of Men’s EHF EURO 2024 main round group I. 

It is the first time Iceland have beaten Croatia in an EHF EURO final tournament, but both sides are now out of contention for a place in the semi-finals.