Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Handball - Men - Group B - Egypt v Denmark - Yoyogi National Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - July 26, 2021. Denmark players celebrate winning the match REUTERS/Susana Vera
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympic champions Denmark survived a scare before downing dark horses Egypt 32-27 at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Stadium on Monday while European heavyweights France, Spain and Sweden also maintained their 100% records in the men's competition.
Denmark had scraped past Egypt after a penalty shootout en route to their world title in January and faced early pressure when the African champions stormed to a 15-14 lead after 30 minutes.
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