Norway and the Netherlands won on Thursday and Friday out in the meeting on the first place in WORLD cup group A.

Norway and the Netherlands are to progress from the group stage and will compete for the first place in group A, while Serbia and Slovenia will fight for the last ticket to the mellemrunden at the WORLD cup in Japan.

Angola and Cuba is the other hand finished at the WORLD cup.

It is clear after Thursday's results, where Norway won 30-24 over Angola, Slovenia defeated Cuba with a 39-26, while the Netherlands beat Serbia 36-23.

Of the three showdown in the group, there was only excitement in the match between Norway and Angola, where the african team long was surprisingly good in the showdown.

In the first half was Angola in front 10-9 before Norway responded.

Norway came in the second half ahead by 21-16, in Angola once again showed great resistance, scoring four goals in a row.

in Front 21-20 pulled the Norwegian team and increased the lead to 23-20, and later, 25-21.

Angola, which has Danish Morten Soubak as national coach, gave at no time up.

Norway was to take the victory relatively comfortably and is sure to take the two points beyond, to mellemrunden.

Earlier Thursday took the Netherlands to a crushing victory on 13 targets over Serbia, while Slovenia won with just as many goals over Cuba.

This means that Norway and the Netherlands, which is passed to the mellemrunden, must fight for first place in the group.

Slovenia and Serbia meet in a direct clash for the third and last ticket to the mellemrunden.

Angola and Cuba will meet on Friday not to finish last in the group.

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