World Cup Handball: The Final Stretch

The Norwegians aren't going to pull this off unless the Frenchmen basically decide to lose to themselves. I mean, let’s be adults here—the refs already gave them a pass to head back, and honestly, that’s not even a real move if they actually have to step up. Once the Frenchmen finally stop playing around, maybe then we'll see them actually try to fix their stats.
Total nonsense.

Honestly, if we’d ended up facing the Frenchmen in the finals... man, what a disaster that would've been. Just a total mess. The whole arena would be losing their minds after maybe five or six passes. Our guys were averaging around 36. It would have been pretty depressing to watch, really. 😁

I’m not even watching. It’d be a hell of a story if they choked at home like they did during the last soccer EP—an underdog pulling off a miracle—but the odds are slim. Besides, the French got a great draw, even looking at a final where they’d face a much weaker opponent. The two teams that could have actually given them trouble—Germany and Denmark—both ended up getting knocked out. We wouldn't have stood much of a chance anyway.

Steven Taylor43 said:Aside from sprinting wildly to exploit an unset defense,
they lack any actual tactical depth; once the defense settles, they completely fall apart.

I can only hope this style of handball doesn't become the mainstream standard.
As someone already noted, it's quite dreadful...

You make a fair point. I suppose one might prefer endless one-on-one battles and wasting time by repeatedly crashing against a set defense.

I am not sure what you saw, but even against a settled defense, their ball movement remains fluid and attractive.

The Frenchmen are totally gassed in defense—it's a completely different story altogether.

Those Frenchmen really stepped up their game...

The game

It is over. A pity, really; I had expected them to hold out until at least the final ten minutes.

There it is... those French guys just wrapped the whole game up in three minutes flat... Honestly, what kind of machine is that squad? It’s nothing short of a miracle...

Stetaaa :/

We’re the Frenchmen, while the Canadians are basically Norwegians—I just hope we see a repeat of what happened yesterday 😬

granitemason4 said:We're the Frenchmen, the Canadians are the Norwegians—really hoping we see a repeat of what went down yesterday 😬

The Frenchmen aren't tired... 😬

I’m telling you, this thing is going to end up being ten times more significant than anyone realizes right now...