Denmark had battle to get total control of the match, and it wasn't until the final 15 minutes that they were able to create the decisive gap against the stubborn German defense.
Germany will meet France on Wednesday for another chance to join the Danes in the semi-final. They have a better points tally, but a victory for France will end any German medal hopes.
Renārs Uščins had another decent day with six goals. Simon Pytlick and Mathias Gidsel both scored eight times. But the Player of the Match, for a second game in a row, was Emil Nielsen, who racked up 14 saves (35 per cent) in the end, after a slowish start.
"They’re just extremely good," German coach Alfred Gislason said on ARD, but also praised his defense against a "phenomenal team. You simply can’t afford a phase where you miss two, three, or four shots in a row. Then the game slips away. Still, a very good performance from the boys."
The much-praised world champions, led by World Handball Player Mathias Gidsel (8 goals), initially struggled to break through the German defense, which featured the surprise inclusion of goalkeeper David Späth. Up front, top scorer Renars Uscins and his teammates attacked fearlessly.
But as the game wore on, Denmark’s individual quality began to show. Even the introduction of Andreas Wolff late in the game, just two days after his sensational performance against Norway, couldn’t turn things around.
Despite not scoring for nine minutes between the end of the first half and start of the second, Denmark held tight, eventually finding their rhythm to score four successive goals to take a four-goal lead 18 minutes before the final whistle.
Thanks to Nielsen delivering another blinder, Denmark powered through the last 20 minutes, taking a maximum advantage of seven goals, as Mathias Gidsel and Simon Pytlick both scored eight