GROUP A:

Tunisia and Greece drew 27-27 in their final match while France dominated Denmark 32-26 to reach the second phase. Hosts Tunisia finish first and will go in the main round with 2 points (two draws against France and Greece). Greece are second but will go through with 3 points having won against France and drawn against Tunisia.

GROUP B:

Czech Republic pocketed their ticket with an easy 33-22 victory against Kuwait while Iceland recorded a useless 34-25 win over Algeria. Having won against Slovenia, the Czech go through with 2 points. Slovenia are through, but they will face a tough challenge coming into the main round with no point. Russia continued their perfect run with a 5th straight win over Slovenia and will go through with a maximum of 4 points.

GROUP C:

Everything was already set in this Group with Croatia, Spain and Sweden already qualified. Croatia edged Sweden 28-27 to go up with 4 points while Spain are through with 2 and Sweden with none.

GROUP D:

Germany went through despite losing 24-25 to Serbia and Montenegro but they will have only one point entering the main round. Serbia and Montenegro are safely through with 4 points thanks to one goal wins against Germany and Norway! At last, Norway squeezed in with 24-19 last match victory over Egypt.

Next round starts on Monday with top three of Group A and B facing each other and top three of Group C and D meeting. All teams enter this new phase with the points they keep from the first round. Follow the World Champs LIVE on Eurosport.com/co.uk!

Source: Eurosport.