The German handball team has missed out on a place in the final of the European Championship on home soil, after losing in the semi-final to Denmark on Friday. The team, led by trainer Alfred Gislason, lost to World Champion Denmark with 26:29 (14:12) and so will have to wait a bit longer for its third European title. The German team won in 2004 and 2016. Some 19,750 spectators were at the stadium in Cologne for the semi-final game. Despite the defeat, the dream of a first medal at a major tourn