Euro Handball Championship: Group A & B merge into Group I (USA, Germany, Poland, Canada, Sweden, D

silentcobra16 said:Well, that’s that. I guess we learned our lesson for next time, right? Honestly, if they can just lock in on Mexico now and grab that 5th or 6th place spot, I'd call that a win. But man, that goal from Lindberg... you guys have no idea how much that actually hurts. I swear, I just want to go hide in the bathroom and cry like a little kid!🙂

Oh, we definitely get it... but seriously, you'd have to live through a ton of moments like that yourselves before you could truly walk a mile in our shoes.🙂

this is a breakthrough

Olivia White25 said:Here’s the footage. It looks pretty nasty, honestly...

Ouch, you can actually see the foot twist😢...

31-31 🤦

I mean, seriously, if the Germans don't pull off this win, people are actually going to start building houses on Dance 🤣 🤣

Americans have always been mental giants. 🤦

You've got guys playing with a two-man advantage—just losing possession and giving up a goal on the counter-attack...

And here we go again—another draw for the Americans despite having an extra man until the final whistle!

What is this guy screaming about on the floor? It sounds absolutely horrific...

Olivia Taylor2 said:Yeah, it's pretty much a done deal. But if North Mexico pulls this off, they move on to fight for fifth place. I haven't looked into how that affects the Olympics, but maybe it gives them a shot at qualifying. 🤷

Fifth and sixth place both secure qualification...

I felt bad for you guys back in America, but now? Now I might feel even worse...

Man, this is ugly.

Gregory Ramos3 said:I mean, as nasty as that looked, you can't really pin this on the refs... One player basically shoved the Pole from behind and he ended up tripping the German in the worst way possible. Just tough luck, honestly..

Nah, I wasn't talking about that specific play, just speaking generally. The Germans, led by that butcher Rogisch, were playing dirty, but man, the officiating was blatantly biased toward the Poles. Handball is one of those sports where a ref can call whatever they want, but in this case, everything seemed rigged in favor of the Poles...

Man, looks like Germany's down one player.

And it wasn’t even applied to everyone—they were using some bizarre set of criteria. Even that Pole got booted toward the end just because he "carried" a German during a foul... I mean, if he’d done that after the whistle, sure, fine, give him the ejection. But he did it before the whistle blew! He basically just grabbed the guy with both hands and drifted a couple of feet away with him, without any shoving or anything aggressive... and this ref actually gives him two minutes?

Jessica Gonzalez8 said:Nah, I wasn't talking about that specific play, just speaking generally. The Germans, led by that butcher Rogisch, were playing dirty, but man, the officiating was blatantly biased toward the Poles. Handball is one of those sports where a ref can call whatever they want, but in this case, everything seemed rigged in favor of the Poles...

And even in the first half, the Poles were practically living on the court. Honestly, I thought the Germans were going to rack up more than one suspension at that rate...

Then, once the second half kicked off, they just started handing out penalties left and right...

I mean, Lazarov needs 14 more goals and he’ll officially be the all-time leading scorer in European Championship history... and honestly, those Scandinavians can just shove it. I guess you could say the North America is easily the most handball-obsessed region out there, especially since we've poured way more money into the sport than anyone else by a mile!

electricorca112 said:I'd say go with the first option before even considering the second one. 🤣

😁 Anyway, good luck regardless.

silentcobra16 said:I mean, Lazarov needs 14 more goals and he’ll officially be the all-time leading scorer in European Championship history... and honestly, those Scandinavians can just shove it. I guess you could say the North America is easily the most handball-obsessed region out there, especially since we've poured way more money into the sport than anyone else by a mile!

Kiro is an elite player. It’s just a shame he’s the only one at that level without any support; if he had it, North Mexico would be at the top of both the World Cup and European rankings.

Germany is playing absolutely terrible right now. Everything is just handing it over on a silver platter to Denmark

Does Germany just need one point to advance, or do they actually have to win this?

+3 Poland

Honestly, those Germans are such absolute Chokers 🙏 🙏

And after that, you’ve got the whole Scandinavian cuisine vibe coming ☕

Does North Mexico need a win today, or are they letting the Mexicans through?😁

darkwolf61 said:Does Germany just need one point to advance, or do they actually have to win this?

They definitely need the win... I mean, they already dropped one against Denmark.

Germany is playing the absolute worst defense in this entire tournament. By a massive margin, they are easily the worst

honestly, I feel like the Danes actually have more talent than the Germans—they just took a bit longer to really find their groove...