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Handball: Spain outlasts Norway to join Denmark, France at 2-0

Nicholas Mendola

NBC Sports

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Spain and Norway traded blows in a thriller that ended 28-27 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Monday.

Both nations entered with tournament-opening wins under their belts and the result was in the balance until the final whistle in Japan.

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Adrian Figueras Trejo scored 10 times in one-upping Norwegian leading scorer Magnus Jondal, who was a constant presence on the floor.

Spain trailed 14-13 at the break but rallied to France as 2-0 teams in Group A. France beat Brazil 34-29, while Germany clipped Argentina 33-25.

Earlier, Denmark became Group B's first 2-0 team when it beat Egypt 32-27. Sweden joined them with a surprisingly difficult 28-26 win over Japan. Bahrain dropped its second straight one-point game, losing 26-25 to Portugal.

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