Croatia beat France 29:28 (14:12) in derby match of Group A at the Men’s Olympic tournament in Rio. The Future Arena witnessed interesting clash decided by Ivan Pesic save of Michel Guigou penalty shot 14 seconds before the end. Both teams secured place at quarter-finals.
Croatia– FRANCUSKA 29:28 (14:12)
Croatia: Stevanović 10 saves, Pešić 2 saves; Duvnjak 3, Stepančić 1, Kopljar 6, Gojun 2, Horvat 5, Karačić 1, Štrlek 5, Čupić, Mamić 1, Slišković 3, Brozović 1, Kozina 1
France: Gerard, Omeyer 10 saves and goal, Narcisse, Karabatić N. 1, Mahe, Grebille 1, N’Guessan 5. Abalo, Sorhaindo 4, Guigou 10, Fabregas, Dipanda 3, Porte 3
STANDINGS:
| 1 | FRA | France | 6 |
| 2 | DEN | Denmark | 6 |
| 3 | CRO | Croatia | 6 |
| 4 | QAT | Qatar | 3 |
| 5 | TUN | Tunisia | 1 |
| 6 | ARG | Argentina | 0 |
