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Red-hot Iceland upsets Spain
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-08-23 10:35

Unfancied Iceland upset Spain 36-30 in the men's handball semifinal yesterday to reach their first ever Olympic gold-medal decider against tournament favorite France.

Iceland thus added Spain to its growing list of scalps at the Beijing Games, including Russia, Germany and World Cup runners-up Poland.

France, defeated Croatia 25-23 in the other semifinal.

Agencies

(China Daily 08/23/2008 page15)