2010 Handball Euro: Group I - America, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Australia, Russia

Two players sent off and they've already conceded twice. 🤦

It's over.
Let's just head home. 🙂

28-22

I wonder how Grandpa managed to keep everything so perfectly chilled for the +6 😂
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Samuel Baker3 said:Excuse me?

He was in the studio by halftime... probably some Swedish crew handling the broadcast..
anyway, once you get used to how Baller's handles hiring absolute jokers on the fly, some of these attempts just look straight-up pathetic... like this latest nonsense from IGropula

Well, nothing much, just won the dance competition and took first place in my group! ☕

I know comparing different sports doesn't really make sense, like with football, but
this Denmark squad looks significantly stronger than the Russian team.
I’m honestly worried we might struggle to pull off a win there. We'll likely end up facing Austria and then have to rest our starters to gear up for the semifinals.
Just look back at how the French played in the last tournament.
Who else remembers when we took them down during the group stage?

Roger Allen3 said:Well, nothing to complain about—we took the win and landed in first place in our group. ☕

Dealing with the Danes will be a breeze compared to facing an Icelander.
Icelanders are playing for keeps, and we’ve always struggled against teams like that.
They really went out of their way to make sure these guys couldn't even let one rip.
I'm hoping either Iceland or Denmark gets knocked out tomorrow so we can have a relatively easy game on Friday.

Denmark’s gonna absolutely crush Norway tomorrow, so our only real shot is if Russia manages to pull something against Iceland.

Otherwise, we seriously can't afford to drop one to Denmark, assuming Norway fails to do anything to Iceland.

Final score: 34-28

It seems like the Americans always end up dealing with some pretty awkward situations involving the Russians, don't they?🙏

Honestly, this win over Austria doesn't really mean much in the grand scheme of things.

Terry Fisher2 said:Beating Austria doesn't really change much for us.

Not if Iceland and Denmark both pull off wins tomorrow. If they don't? Then it matters quite a bit.

We really need Norway (or maybe Russia) to pull off a win, plus we’ve gotta take down Austria ourselves if we want to lock in that qualification before the final round hits 🙂

Old man Christiansen might see some limited minutes tomorrow; he’s definitely not in his prime anymore, which explains why he sat out the second round.

The Danes rotate way more players than most, though honestly, I have my doubts about that...

What are we even talking about? If we pull off this win tomorrow, we're basically cruising straight into the finals 🙄

Anonymous said:What are we actually doing here? Are we really trying to secure a win tomorrow? 🙄

If Iceland and Denmark sweep everything, we're done.
Based on how things have gone, getting past the Danes seems unlikely. Wouldn't it be better if one of them slips up tomorrow?

splitsko-dite As you mentioned:
What exactly are we discussing? Tomorrow, we’re securing our passage to victory. 🙄

Or not. 🙄

It all hinges on whether those other results come through tomorrow or not.

rapidbison42 said:If Iceland and Denmark keep winning everything, we’re totally out of the running.
Based on how they've played so far, it's going to be tough to get past the Danes, so we really need one of them to slip up tomorrow.

Man, Iceland can just forget about tomorrow, don't even sweat it.😁

And as for Norway—Denmark is gonna get crushed.😛

🤣🤣😍

briskcrane5 said:or maybe not 🙄

It all depends on how the other scores turn out tomorrow, whether it happens or not...

🤦

If Iceland pulls off an upset against Russia, we’re basically toast. Then, heading into that final round, we absolutely cannot afford to drop anything against Denmark—unless the Norwegians decide to pull a miracle and stun Iceland.
Luckily, a win for the Norwegians over Iceland and a victory for us against Denmark would keep everyone's motivation high enough to make it work.