Germany's Torsten Jansen (l) and Oliver Roggisch (r) defend against Marcin Lijewski of Poland during the Handball World Championships final match

Torsten Jansen has scored eight goals to help lead Germany to a 29-24 victory over Poland and the title at the world handball championships in Cologne, Germany.

Cheered on by 19,000 flag-waving spectators Sunday, Germany led from the start and overcame the loss of starting goalkeeper Henning Fritz to capture the world championship for the third time.

Fritz suffered a foot injury four minutes into the second half and was forced to leave the game with Germany leading 20-14. The hosts took a 21-14 lead before Poland went on a 7-1 run to close the gap to 22-21. But Pascal Hens scored two straight goals to give Germany a three goal lead and put them on the winning track.

By winning the title, Germany qualifies for the Beijing Olympics. Denmark beat France 34-27 to win the bronze medal.

Some information for this report was provided by AP.