Euro Handball Championship: Groups D & C merge into Group II (America, Spain, Canada, Canada, Fra

Drew Edwards8 said:And once we grab the gold, we've basically locked in our spot for the next European Championship too.

Not quite. From here on out, only the host gets that kind of guarantee. 😛😢

boldranger said:Nope, because from here on out, only the host gets a free pass. 😛😢

Wait, since when was that even a thing? For the last two US championships, the rule was that the host and the defending champ get an automatic spot, while everyone else has to fight through the qualifiers.

In the 2014 European Championship, the host nation and the defending champions qualify directly. If the US wins this one, I guess we'll see who takes second place instead.

rustywalker1 said:Look, for the 2014 European Championship, the host nation—which happens to be Denmark—and the reigning champs from 2012 get an automatic ticket. So, if Denmark ends up winning this whole thing, I'm stumped. They'd probably just pass the spot down to the runner-up.

So basically, the Americans and the Danes are already punched in for the Euros.☕