Denmark grabbed the initiative from the start, and after seven minutes, Denmark were already ahead by three, with Emil Nielsen making important saves in the first minutes.
Simon Pytlick was a huge threat for the Danish attack and scored five goals in the first half alone to help Denmark increase their advantage to a maximum of four goals, but only two at the break.
Spain levelled things early in the second half. But as Nielsen made more important saves between the posts and Emil Jakobsen proved very clinical on fast breaks, Denmark increased their advantage to eight goals, before celebrating yet another victory in front of their fans in a sold-out Jyske Bank Boxen.
World handballer Mathias Gidsel has often been Denmark's key player in decisive matches, but on Saturday against Spain, he only delivered an average performance, which cannot be said of Emil Nielsen.
The Barça goalkeeper started the game with three saves, but his influence was much more crucial during key moments of the second half.
Jan Gurri, Abel Serdio, and Alex Dujshebaev all stopped scoring for 10 minutes while Nielsen was locking the door to his goal. He might “only” have had 14 saves, but his 33 per cent efficiency rate was more than enough to earn him the Player of the Match award.