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I think it's desperation, Brazil is under a lot of pressure with the recent results, and against Argentina maybe he wanted to show something to the fans. But I agree that it was quite exaggerated. 
 
Now I'll have to endure another week of "if Neymar was there it would be different"... 

His fifth medal this season. Much better than I expected, since he had been out for a year.
Definitely good expectations for 2026, but after the world championship I need to calm down.

I said that Portugal would beat Germany.
 
 

I said that Portugal would beat Germany.
 
 

It's a shame, because the rest of the team has a lot of quality. Yesterday, I haven't seen France play such an uncreative game in a long time. The plays were always the same, through the center, but it seemed like the goalkeeper was always caught off guard. With a good goalkeeper, you could have easily won the match.

It's a shame, because the rest of the team has a lot of quality. Yesterday, I haven't seen France play such an uncreative game in a long time. The plays were always the same, through the center, but it seemed like the goalkeeper was always caught off guard. With a good goalkeeper, you could have easily won the match.

This is a very good question, and the simple answer is ..YES ..they always like that and even the old GK legends (Elrouby, Elnakeeb, Ayman Salah..etc) they were below average worldwide (locally they were the greatest) … the main question is …why?
I am an ex-handball GK in Egypt and later played also in England for Reading Lions handball club, so what I am going to say about Egyptian GKs are not speculations but that was our real life and still.
 
Why I was a GK ..simply because I was left wing number 3 in the team, and by luck during some cooling break I was playing shot out with friend and saved all, then the coach decided to keep me in goal for this training session ..then forever. You are not good enough as a player, you are very slow, you are very fat, you are not talented those are the main reasons in why a person becomes handball GK.  Since I was 8 till 23 yrs old when I stopped playing  in  for work reasons I (we) never ever had a specialised GK coach!! ..even the special training to improve our skills was usually ruined by players when the coach is focusing how they are not scoring more than focus on our movements and style. Handball GKs usually memorised the players, those players I am playing with them in the training or even the opponents I see them 4-5 times every season, I perfectly memorise their movements and shots, but that shouldn’t be your normal style, you should have plans for unknown players, how to block the angles, how to synchronise with the block to get one side and to let them block the other side, when you block the close angle and leave the wide one and vice versa. When I was in England (which is not a strong or even average team), all GKs went to GK workshop with whom?? Omeyer ..the legend French handball GK .. I was listening to some advices which I never heard about in my life. Where was that when I was young and able to improve, unfortunately nothing.
 
Sorry for talking to much but I am really disappointed and I know    will never win a major title or medal without a good GK ..imagine if Egypt in Olympics or last 3 Wch has Landin or De Vargas or Wolff …at least would  be on the podium couple of times.

If they are not wrong, they first count the points obtained against the teams with equal points, thus eliminating the points obtained against Slovenia, Argentina and Cape Verde. Then you have to see the goal difference in the matches of the three nations and  not the total GD

I have a feeling that Portugal will beat Germany.

Honestly, not even in my wildest dreams would I have expected a result like this. Historic victories against Norway, Sweden and Spain, and a great game against Portugal. Against Denmark, only a miracle would have been needed for us to win, and I will certainly be rooting for that, but looking ahead to 2028, it is already an excellent result.

Honestly, not even in my wildest dreams would I have expected a result like this. Historic victories against Norway, Sweden and Spain, and a great game against Portugal. Against Denmark, only a miracle would have been needed for us to win, and I will certainly be rooting for that, but looking ahead to 2028, it is already an excellent result.

Honestly, not even in my wildest dreams would I have expected a result like this. Historic victories against Norway, Sweden and Spain, and a great game against Portugal. Against Denmark, only a miracle would have been needed for us to win, and I will certainly be rooting for that, but looking ahead to 2028, it is already an excellent result.

Honestly, not even in my wildest dreams would I have expected a result like this. Historic victories against Norway, Sweden and Spain, and a great game against Portugal. Against Denmark, only a miracle would have been needed for us to win, and I will certainly be rooting for that, but looking ahead to 2028, it is already an excellent result.

Honestly, not even in my wildest dreams would I have expected a result like this. Historic victories against Norway, Sweden and Spain, and a great game against Portugal. Against Denmark, only a miracle would have been needed for us to win, and I will certainly be rooting for that, but looking ahead to 2028, it is already an excellent result.

Brazil, the terror of the Nordics. Denmark, I would be careful if I were you  (Please have mercy ).

Brazil is in the quarterfinals for the first time in the men's competition.

Brazil is in the quarterfinals for the first time in the men's competition.

Brazil, the terror of the Nordics. Denmark, I would be careful if I were you  (Please have mercy ).

Brazil is in the quarterfinals for the first time in the men's competition.

Brazil, the terror of the Nordics. Denmark, I would be careful if I were you  (Please have mercy ).

Amazing see some new Latin NOCs in the pack! Vamos Portugal and Brazil

Incredible match today, for the first time ever Portugal is qualified for a world cup quarterfinals, with group opponents such as Norway, Sweden and Spain (did we ever won Spain before? Don’t think so) and still undefeated!
 
whatever happens this has been the most incredible tournament ever for Portugal. And they still are not headlines in the sporting news at home!!! Let’s hope for tomorrow’s newspapers because today’s win was historical!
 
Im also double happy for the jointed qualification of the Portuguese speaking nations: vamos Brazil! 
 
has small hope for Cape Verde against Argentina but I knew it would be super difficult 
 

Congratulations  
I will watch the game later but great results 

Brazil, the terror of the Nordics. Denmark, I would be careful if I were you  (Please have mercy ).

Brazil, the terror of the Nordics. Denmark, I would be careful if I were you  (Please have mercy ).