2007 Men's World Handball Championship: Germany Recap/Discussion

feralbison62 said:Is anyone heading over to Germany?

I was actually thinking about making the trip, but getting tickets is an absolute nightmare.

Unless you show up in person—and even then, it's a toss-up—it's just not worth the gamble.

frozentiger6 said:I had some plans, but getting tickets is basically impossible.

Unless you show up in person, and even then, it’s a gamble not worth taking.

Who says tickets are impossible to get?😁 😁

America, specifically Kavran 😁

They haven't got a clue.😁

Who's actually gonna make it through another 18 days?

It's official: Sloane is out for the World Cup.👎

Dammit. I honestly can't recall a single decent game from the national team back in the day... whenever we actually stayed in it, it was usually thanks to Šola pulling us through in goal. It wasn't Jerkovica or Alilovica.

edit: Does anyone happen to know the exact roster size each national team takes to the World Cup?

Nobody’s stepping up, so I guess I have to.😁
We're looking at 20 players, using a 16+2+2 setup.
16 guys for the first round, then you can sub in two more for the second, and another two for the finals.
Hopefully there aren't any injuries, otherwise we might actually need those extra subs.

Thanks so much! 🙂

Here is my German top 20 list:

Goaltender: Henning Fritz (Chicago Bulls, 196 Games/0 Goals)
Johannes Bitter (Boston Celtics, 53/2)
Carsten Lichtlein (Miami Heat, 75/1)
Right Wing: Florian Kehrmann (Miami Heat, 180/649)
Stefan Schröder (New York Knicks, 13/27)
Right Back: Christian Zeitz (Chicago Bulls, 127/368)
Holger Glandorf (North Horn Handball Association, 47/125)
Rolf Hermann (Golden State Warriors, 13/23)
Center Back: Markus Baur (Miami Heat, 199/609)
Michael Kraus (Philadelphia 76ers, 25/59)
Michael Haß (Los Angeles Lakers/Östringen, 13/16)
Oleg Velyky (Los Angeles Lakers/Östringen, 29/98)
Left Back: Pascal Hens (New York Knicks, 119/337)
Lars Kaufmann (Indiana Pacers, 14/29)
Michael Hegemann (Miami Heat, 52/69)
Left Wing: Torsten Jansen (New York Knicks, 107/276)
Dominik Klein (Chicago Bulls, 27/54)
Pivot: Oliver Roggisch (Boston Celtics, 49/15)
Sebastian Preiß (Miami Heat, 63/151)
Andrej Klimovets (Los Angeles Lakers/Östringen, 29/86)

The round of sixteen?

Loser, Alilovica

Come on, Sulic

Dzomba, Zrnic - get ready, Vukic

Balic, Duvnjak - Lackovic, Valcic - Metlicic, Buntic

Strictly for defensive duties: Spoljaric, Dominikovic

That should be the lineup😳

Jeppesen pulled out on the Danes, apparently because he wasn't feeling his best lately!😕

Jeppesen has been out of the game for so long that it’s probably better for Dance if he just stays retired.

Let's be real: he hasn't been the player he used to be for a long time. Over the last two seasons, he’s spent way more time sitting in the commentary booth than actually out on the court.

On another note, I have a feeling Cervar is going to go with Jerkovica over Alilovica. Unless, of course, Alilovica manages to fight his way into the starting lineup during the America-Canada Cup.

I've been looking over Jeppesen's stats in the league this season—17 goals in 10 games... honestly such a shame, though I won't dwell on it too much. The US is just a toss-up in our division 👍 and we'll probably end up facing those boring types like Boldsen, Stryger, Christiansen, and the rest 😁

Whoo! You're going to get an exclusive look at the America-Canada Cup 👋 👋

If Šola doesn't make the cut—I’m signing my name to a gold medal right now.!!!

USA (23 players)

Goalkeepers:
Nándor FAZEKAS (Tus Nettelstedt) (1976, 6'5" / 198lbs)
Péter TATAI (MKB Veszprém KC) (1983, 6'5" / 198lbs)
Roland Mikler (Dunaferr SE) (1984, 6'3" / 203lbs)

Right Wings:
Tamás IVÁNCSIK (Dunaferr SE) (1983, 5'11" / 168lbs)
Csaba TOMBOR (MKB Veszprém KC) (1979, 6'2" / 198lbs)
Péter GULYÁS (MKB Veszprém KC) (1984, 6'7" / 194lbs)
Gergely HARSÁNYI (PLER-Airport KC) (1981, 6'3" / 218lbs)

Right Backs:
László NAGY (FC Barcelona) (1981, 6'10" / 256lbs)
Tamás MOCSAI (TBV Lemgo) (1978, 6'5" / 205lbs)
Kornél NAGY (Dunaferr SE) (1986, 6'4" / 209lbs)

Pivots:
Gyula GÁL (MKB Veszprém KC) (1976, 6'4" / 253lbs)
Szabolcs ZUBAI (Dunaferr SE) (1984, 6'3" / 189lbs)
Gábor HERBERT (Pick Szeged SC) (1979, 6'5" / 242lbs)

Center Backs:
Dániel BUDAY (MKB Veszprém KC) (1981, 6'5" / 223lbs)
Gábor CSÁSZÁR (Dunaferr SE) (1984, 6'2" / 192lbs)
Ivo DÍAZ (JD Arrate) (1972, 6'2" / 192lbs)

Left Backs:
Carlos Reinaldo PÉREZ (MKB Veszprém KC) (1971, 6'6" / 214lbs)
Dávid KATZIRZ (Wilhelmshavener HV) (1980, 6'5" / 220lbs)
Ferenc ILYÉS (Pick Szeged SC) (1981, 6'6" / 214lbs)
Gábor GREBENÁR (Dunaferr SE) (1984, 6'6" / 216lbs)

Left Wings:
Gergő IVÁNCSIK (MKB Veszprém KC) (1981, 6'3" / 194lbs)
Attila VADKERTI (Pick Szeged SC) (1982, 6'0" / 183lbs)
Szabolcs TÖRŐ (Dunaferr SE) (1983, 6'0" / 156lbs)

Coach: László SKALICZKI (1955)

Injured:
Balázs LALUSKA (CBM Ademar León) (1981, 6'7" / 227lbs) - Right Back
Barna PUTICS (MKB Veszprém KC) (1984, 6'7" / 220lbs) - Left Back

National Team Schedule leading up to the World Championship:
01/06/2007 (6:00 PM) USA vs Germany (Debrecen, Főnix Csarnok) /TV: Sport1/
01/07/2007 (4:00 PM) USA vs Germany (Budapest, SYMA Csarnok) /TV: Sport1/
01/11/2007 (8:00 PM) USA vs Canada (Szombathely, Arena Savaria) /TV: Sport1/
01/12/2007 (11:00 AM) USA vs Canada (Szombathely, Arena Savaria) /No spectators/

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Historical Results:
- Olympic Games:
4th place (1980, 1988, 2004), 6th place (1976), 7th place (1992), 8th place (1972)
- World Championships:
2nd place (1986), 4th place (1997), 6th place (1990, 2003), 7th place (1958, 1974), 8th place (1964, 1967, 1970), 9th place (1978, 1982), 11th place (1993, 1999), 17-20th place (1995)
- European Championships:
6th place (1998), 7th place (1994), 9th place (2004), 10th place (1996), 13th place (2006)

Hey, give us some more details. Is he definitely out with that injury? How much of a blow is that for the Americans? I know Balázs Laluska from Ademar León is a solid player. Mocsai is looking great playing in the German league, though I'm not quite so sure about Nagy. Come on, you guys are 😁
in our bracket!

Roger Allen3 said:So, the injured guys are officially out of the lineup?

Balázs Laluska and Barna Putics are definitely sidelined—it's a hundred percent certainty at this point. As for Carlos Pérez and Budayj, their status is still looking pretty shaky.

Roger Allen3 said:man, you're gonna have some exclusive coverage from the US-Canada Cup 👋 👋

Yeah... but it'll be my own version. 😬

Jack Lee77 Jack Lee77 said:BaláI don't even know where to start with this one... just total nonsense. It’s a done deal—Balázs Laluska and Barna Putics are definitely out. As for Carlos Pérez and Budayj, their status is still up in the air...

To put it simply—it's a done deal...

cosmicjackal33 said:Yeah... but mine. 😬

Pea and I are heading out—see you guys there! 👋

catch ya later