LDOG

Poland-Colombia is now esentially a match just to avoid elimination. The loser is out but the winner won't be in much better position: they will still need to beat their next opponent to qualify. If they just tie, then depends by what score: -with 0-0 or 1-1 they will have to beat Senegal/Japan by 2 goals in last Match. -with 3-3 or more, they will just need to win the last match. -with 2-2 there could be Fair Play shenanigans involved. EDIT: actually no Fair play, Colombia or Poland would qualify by h2h result in this case.

Last few years Brazil always rises up the level against Argentina. Also, we don't have Diego Simonet here and his brother Sebastián is also half injured and may not play. I know Brazil doesn't have starting goalie, but player by player the rest of the team is superior to ours.

After goal difference and goals for, yes it does. Example: that group in 1994 with México, ireland, Italy and Norway. All equal in 4 points and goal difference, México finished top because of goals scored, Norway last for the same reason and Ireland above Italy because they won the match between them.

Seems like Greenland got nuuked.

It's not confirmed but I would assume so. I don't see IHF so generous as to give 2 quota for the olympics to the weakest continent.

As long as Cuba doesn't play or doesn't manage to gather their best players, yes.

Yeah, my guess is that SA gets 2 and NA&caribbean 1. So Chile would be the biggest loser in this. No idea how olympic qualification will be managed in the next cycle.

He means the World War, I think.

There is a big power struggle between the north and the south of the continent right now. The new IHF wants to promote handball in north america and is openly fighting south american confederation. This is the last panamerican championship as we know it, from 2020 onwards we'll have two different tournaments for WCh qualification.

It's obviously Italian. There seems to be some Italian diaspora there, I remember also Thomas Ravelli.

Great, anti-football teams always deserve to lose.

México can't lose to this swedish team. They don't have a clue how to score a goal.

Btw Belgium will play England knowing the results of Brazil and Germany. They should definitely throw that game if Brazil finish 1st and Germany 2nd, to have a quite softer way to semis.

For me the best team is still Brazil, they completely outplayed the opponents, they are only missing efficacy. Belgium played two of the most weak teams and their defense looks sketchy. Croatia is playing ok, but they played two teams that basically did everything to lose.

I want to kill myself already.

What? Does he have literally any relation to that country? As far as i recall they don't even have a pro league for him to play in.

We beat you 2-0 and without Messi

That is Yoandri Leal.

This is becoming a joke. Now only remains Simón. Who wants him? Any bids?

I predicted Croatia win actually. But only 2-1.... Well, nothing unexpected for me. This is not a mentally stable team. Starting from the coach and the goalkeeper (literally everyone in Argentina wanted the substitute Armani to start, but the coach chose Caballero "because he's good with the feet" yeah...). The match after 1-0 was anecdotic, it was over right there, these guys are very confused and have very little resistance to frustration. Stuff like what happened with Icardi and such doesn't matter, it would be the same result because the problem is at a more basic level than x or y player.

In Argentina we are very worried because there are 5 argentinian coaches in this WC and so far all of them together have won just 1 point (Sampaoli with us)

Not a single one of them is argentinian

You don't follow Argetina closely. Higuaín can't play with Agüero, Di María has been absolutely awful for the last 30 games more or less and Dybala is also bad for nt and plays the same as Messi. Honestly, my only complain for the coach today is not starting Pavón. I think that is a big mistake.

In Buenos Aires at least they usually work as street merchants and some of them wear their national team shirt. They also come up in the news sometimes because many of them sell illegal merchandise and the city government wants to shut down their business (not only them do this though).

Russia 8 goals in 2 matches? Russia??? Someone go catch those urine samples right now.