Asia: http://teamhandballnews.com/wordpress/2 ... -and-cons/ (Australia and New Zealand are both playing at this one

Africa: http://livetv.sx/enx/competitions/2033/ ... _20180128/
Enjoy!
Synchrony wrote:Wait, Syprzak was the one who shot the penalty?
Bo$ko wrote:I think Hungary is in pot 2 also, as there will be 9 pairs for playoffs?
mikh wrote: The 3 next teams in the Euro will also get their tickets straight.
As defending champions, France, as well as Germany and Denmark as hosts, are already qualified. They will be joined by the champion of the Men's EHF EURO 2018 or the respective best-ranked team in case France, Germany or Denmark win gold.
matt_ wrote:Congratulations to them!It's a pity Japan didn't manage to qualify, but they are still minnows in men's handball, much water in Japanese Sea have to pass, until they will be comparable to women's team.
Scheersberg wrote:Holland was most of the time in the lead by 1-2 goals, they played strucutered and dsiciplined and in the end it was 25-24. Sad that in a arena with a 2.500 capacity only 900 spectators showed up. When Dutch women play a home match the game is sold out even in a 4.000-5.000 arena in a few hours.
Scheersberg wrote:Although the comparison is not fair, Dutch women have a fan base, women like Wester, Polman, Abbingh and Groot have some popularity.
This is contrast with Dutch men handball players.
One can expect that Sweden will qualify, but this was a historical win and gives some hope for the future.
mikh wrote:I was actually expecting Netherlands to win this one. They played consistently well at home against better opposition. Remember that in the previous qualis, they almost beat Hungary at home and pushed Denmark (albeit without Hansen and Landin) for a very tight match.
It's strange because I was talking to other Dutch and they didn't seem as optimistic as me about the prospect of getting a good result at home.
mikh wrote:Simply the fact that they have a plethora of players in the Bundesliga and the investment in a good coach from Iceland means things will evolve in the future and that there is now a genuine interest to develop men handball over there. 3-4 years ago you had a good generation at the U20 WCh and you are sending more and more youth to Germany. Give it some time. It takes more to get your break in men's handball, than in women's.
mikh wrote:About the fan base, they will first need some sort of breakthrough for it to form. The ladies team also played decades in front of half-empty halls before their initial success 4-5 years ago.
About the return match, I think we are safe to assume Sweden will win easily. They are formidable at home and they will make their experience count.
aletem wrote:Well done lovely Macedonians!!! But shame on you, should've been double digits...Anyway, thankfully Gatelis and Mazeika won't be the refs again and giving stupid balls to the Romanians in the return leg. Hoping we can beat them away with 8 goals too.
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And Kire is amazing! He doesn't age!
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