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

We need to shut them down, one by one.

For crying out loud. Not only was the test negative, but this whole shady setup has "perfect" timing—sending results a day too late just so Dominikovic can't suit up for the second round. If it were me, I’d hit their federation with a massive fine for being this crooked in the first place.

But hey, no amount of complaining will fix this. Our defensive reinforcement is showing up exactly when we need him most—during the quarterfinals, haha. (The Spanish team probably figured we wouldn't make it past the group stage thanks to that hole in our defense...). Maybe a formal protest to the IHF could actually do something, like getting an emergency roster change approved mid-tournament due to these circumstances.

Mind you, our lovely fair-play stats—you know, having the fewest fouls and suspensions after that game against South Korea—might take a hit once Davor arrives. He can get pretty aggressive. 🙂

edit: unbelievable. Cervar is going to blow it—kicking Losert off the national team and sticking with two goalies... Let's throw Duvnjak in there and see if the kid can pull us through.

It doesn't even matter; we won't even need Davor during the second half of the tournament. When things get critical (quarterfinals, semifinals, the finals😁), he'll be ready to play😎

Canada is out to a 7:2 lead; looks like they’re cruising toward all 4 points while the Czechs get left with nothing.

Appeals? Honestly, this works out perfectly for us... Usually, we just run out of gas during the (semi)finals because we're exhausted, but now our main defensive guy is going to be wound tighter than a spring.

Canada is up 13-3... I'm following it on http://www.tbwsport.com/...how can they seriously not have a livescore on the official tournament websites? Unbelievable.

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The Tunis vs. Iceland match starts at 5:30. Catch the stream here.

btw...

Canada hits the court at 5:30 PM for SLO2, then France takes over on DSF at 7:30 PM...

None of that matters right now since they aren't even in our group🙂

Canada just edged them out 28:25

Canada 4
Spain 2
USA 2
Denmark 0
Russia 0
Czech Republic 0

The Spanish and Russians are up next—now that’s going to be a wild one!

The Americans are leading 12:9... looks like this one is heading in just one direction!

The Germans absolutely crushed the Canadians, treated them like a little kid's rattle. Their defense was basically non-existent. Hens put up 10 goals, and then in the second half, they just kept adding more to the tally... when Hens is the star player for the guys, you already know how this ends.

+4 for the Americans

USA 4
Canada 4
America 2
Denmark 0
Russia 0
Czech Republic 0

Terry Fisher2 said:The Germans absolutely crushed the Canadians—it was like watching a toddler play with a rattle. There was zero defense from the Canadian side. Hens just went on a tear and dropped 10 goals on them, then they really started finding their rhythm in the second half... honestly, when John is playing as the main shooter for the Kozlina squad, you already know how this ends....

Where’d that Canadian guy go? 🤣 🤣

Update after day one of round two:

Spain 4 +10
USA 4 +7
Canada 4 +4
Denmark 0 -3
Russia 0 -9
Czech Republic 0 -9

Iceland 4 +14
Germany 2 +4
Canada 2 +1
France 2 +1
Poland 2 -7
Tunisia 0 -13

Roger Allen3 said:after the first day of round two:

Spain 4 +10
USA 4 +7
Canada 4 +4
Denmark 0 -3
Russia 0 -9
Czech Republic 0 -9

This is roughly how I think the standings will look once the second round wraps up, though the USA and Spain might actually swap places😬 ,or maybe they stay put because let's be honest, for those last two games, they’ll probably just throw in the benchwarmers—you know, guys like Duvan, Sprehm, Anusic, Buntic, and that whole crew who haven't seen any actual playing time lately.

Roger Allen3 said:after day one of the second round:

Spain 4 +10
USA 4 +7
Canada 4 +4
Denmark 0 -3
Russia 0 -9
Czech Republic 0 -9

Iceland 4 +14
Germany 2 +4
Canada 2 +1
France 2 +1
Poland 2 -7
Tunisia 0 -13

If they end up facing John in the quarterfinals, they're in trouble. Kozlina is their only real threat from beyond the arc, and without him, their perimeter game is nonexistent.

frozentiger6 said:If they can just pull John out in the quarterfinals, they might have a chance. Kozlina is their only real threat from deep, and honestly, their perimeter game is terrible.

It won't matter though. They're going to get knocked out anyway.

If we end up being first, we’ll probably head to Poland or maybe Canada... but if we come in second... man, that could get awkward 😬

frozentiger6 said:If they can just manage to draw John in the quarterfinals, they might actually have a shot, because right now Kozlina is their only real threat from beyond the arc and honestly, their perimeter game is absolutely pathetic.

Draw them?🤔 Since when does that even work? Don't the groups cross over based on the standard bracket system where first place takes on fourth and second plays third?

David Taylor13 said:draw them?🤔 Don't they just cross over based on seeds—like first against fourth and second against third?

They damn well do.🙂