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The men's volleyball title in Atlanta '96 for was chosen as the best and most memorable sportsmoment in the last century in our country. And I'm guessing if you include this century, this sportsmoment 'wins' again. So I voted for The Netherlands!

Second round nrs 1-4 A against nrs 1-4 B. And C with D?

I am happy that the Netherlands won against Montenegro, but it is not really a victory that counts. Montenegro no longer played for anything. Nevertheless, the feeling prevails that the Netherlands has failed against Germany and Spain, while winning was really possible. But congratulations to Montenegro, Denmark and Norway. One of them qualifies for the OS and the other two are sure of an OQT.

Yesterday's referees were a disgrace too. Netherlands scored a clear goal in the last second, but the referees disallowed the goal of Polman. Today again; the last penalty for Montenegro ... why? Things are very complicated now for . No semifinals and probably the fifth or sixth place in the poule, because I expect to win against . We expected a lot more after the crucial win in the first match against .

If continue to play like they did yesterday against , we will finish 12th. In all those years I've seen handball from the Dutch team, this was by far the worst match. The players have zero confidence at the moment, which is pretty strange, because they played good against .

Poor Poland. Spain and Germany of course ended with the result both teams going ahead. And a pretty good match from against . Sadly lost and plenty of room for improvement. On to the game against .

Correct. Montenegro is playing very strong, especially in front of the home crowd. Germany has also played well in recent months. Spain is really disappointing. Group II is going to be a tough one.

Normally Probably And one out of But all depends on the draw of next year's world championships and the composition of the OQT's.

I really didn't expect this. It proves once again that sport is not a science. I gave nothing more for Denmark's chances after the defeat to Slovenia. Certainly not because they recently lost to the Netherlands twice. Nice that it remains exciting in group I.

I agree. It's really bad.

Surprising win for Poland against Spain . Will be difficult for Spain to reach the main round. France with a very convincing performance against Romania. For me the French team is the big favorite for the ECh-title now.

Apologies :-)

Unfortunately, the tension is a bit off in groups A and B. After today's results, you don't have to be a fortune teller to predict that Norway and Sweden will make it to the semi-finals. There is more tension in groups C and D.

Hungary was a nightmare tonight. I didn't expect a loss against Croatia at all, although Croatia is the number four of the last ECh. At least Hungary will go to the main round. Against Denmark and Slovenia they are not without a chance.

Well, what can I say about it? A very nervous match from , but a very important first win. It wasn't very strong offensively, and played well too. remains the big favorite in this group, especially after today's games. I can breathe again. Against I expect a more comfortable Dutch win.

Unbelievably nervous for the opening game of the Netherlands tonight. We miss a lot of big names, but we still want to make it to the top 8. Unfortunately a difficult draw with France, Romania, Germany, Montenegro and Spain, but who knows, the team may surprise. I envy you, @Vektor. An evening without nerves seems wonderful to me. Hungary again tomorrow.

It's really strange, because Hungary always wins all youth tournaments. Then you also expect a lot of prizes at senior level. By the way, 10 minutes left to win the win against Switzerland. I hope with you.

Well, winning against Switzerland is not that hard. You can have a little more confidence in your team. Recently they beat Romania, which is very good team.

and maybe . I expect many close matches. But Norway, Denmark and France (already qualified as the host nations) are the greatest favourites in my opinion to win the ECh-title.

Harrie Lavreysen with a WCh-title again. What a phenomenal rider. But I'm afraid this was his last, because the Israeli Jakovlev will dominate men's sprinting from now on.

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I hope to see Kim Polling back in competition. In my opinion she has a better chance to win a global gold in the -70kg. This tournament was a disaster for Dutch judo.

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Het viel mij nog mee dat ik er niet alleen zat. Maar hoop wel dat het de komende dagen voller zal zijn. Ik ga niet snel nog een keer naar een volleybalwedstrijd toe. Zo'n volksmenner die de hele tijd allerlei dansjes en handbewegingen en 'My block, my block' opdringt, is niets voor mij. Ik kom daar voor de sport. Helaas begrijp ik ook dat mensen zich tegenwoordig niet meer zelf kunnen vermaken (ook al zitten ze bij een WK volleybal) en dus hoort het 'vermaak' er allemaal bij. De laatste drie sets waren redelijk van Nederland, maar het vertekent wel, want Argentinië was echt heel erg zwak. Dus mijn voorspelling blijft dat ze er tegen de laatste drie tegenstanders vrij hard af zullen gaan.