Germany won all their groupGroup D matches after they rally past Uruguay 2-0 and advanced to the 12 best teams of the tournament.

On the contrary, the Uruguayans remained without a victory in the group and will play in the classification matches.

The sets: 27:18, 25:18

Germany: Wandtke, Duris, Liebeck 10, Alt 3, Zelser 15, Pichiri 10, Kilp 10, Ewald, Bonnet 2, Geils 2.

Uruguay: Falero, Lopez 8, Cetraro 2, Pirrongelli 4, Guerra, Bianc

LauroPichiri (Germany– Player)

"We beat a good team and we are happy about that. We played well, but we can do even better.

We feel very good now, but we must not relax, since the next roundof the tournament is expected to be difficult and we must stayfocused".

Piero Lopez Franzello (Uruguay - Player)

"We were not focused and we… paid for our lack of concentration. We lost, but we are not disappointed.

I hope that we will be better in our next matches then. Today we did not succeed, but we are not discouraged."