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Croatia beat an undefeated France side 31-28 in front of a sold out Arena Zagreb Thursday night and will now play in the World Handball Final Sunday in Norway vs. the winner of Denmark/Portugal. Croatia led from start to finish and controlled the entire match; taking a 7-goal lead into halftime. It was a dream game for the Croatian side and fans inside of Arena Zagreb in a … [Read more...] about CROATIA REACH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HANDBALL FINAL! Beat Undefeated France 31-28 In Zagreb!

WHAT. AN. ENDING. IN. ZAGREB! Marin Šipić hits the back of the net with one second left in the match as Croatia beats Hungary 31-30 at Arena Zagreb in front of 15,000+ screaming Croatian fans. The last gasp quarterfinal win now puts Croatia in the World Handball semifinals against France, who defeated Egypt by one goal Tuesday night. The semifinal will take place Thursday … [Read more...] about Croatia Beats Hungary On Buzzer Beater To Book Ticket vs. France In World Handball Semifinal

Game on! Croatia picked up a huge win over Iceland (32-26) Friday night at Arena Zagreb. The result keeps them in contention for a quarterfinal berth and a victory over Slovenia Sunday will get them there. The Croatian Cowboys will play all games in Zagreb on their current path until the eventual Final of the 2025 World Handball Championships; switching over to Norway. … [Read more...] about Croatia Win Huge Over Iceland To Keep World Handball Dream Alive

The Croatian national handball squad will be disappointed with their 28-24 loss to Egypt Saturday night in Zagreb to end the preliminary round of the 2025 world handball championships.On top of that, they will be without key players Cindrić and Duvnjak due to huge injury blows. Croatia will just about have to go perfect in their final three group stage matches against Cape … [Read more...] about Croatian Cowboys Must Shake Off Injuries, Loss To Egypt Going Into ‘Main Round’ Group Play At 2025 World Handball Championships

Croatia has clinched their spot in the main round of the Euro's on Tuesday thanks to a 31-25 win against Romania. While Croatia were able to walk away with a comfortable 6 goal cushion to end the match things were not always pretty. For most of the first half Croatia looked lethargic, allowing a far worse Romania side to keep the game within a goal or two. It took Croatia until … [Read more...] about Croatia Advance To Main Round And Top Their Preliminary Group After Defeating Romania

Croatia headed into Sunday's clash with Austria as clear favorites. The Cowboys had lit up last Euro's runners-up -- Spain -- in a thrilling 39-29 victory. Croatia's attack was ruthless against Spain on Friday but faced a far stiffer opponent in Austria. So far this tournament, Goran Perkovac and Croatia's main strategy has been quick transition handball. Croatia opened the … [Read more...] about Croatia Forced To Split Points In Disappointing 28-28 Draw With Austria

Croatia kickstarted their Euro 2024 campaign off with a dominant win over Spain. Croatia finished the match with a commanding 10-goal lead over last European Championship's runners-up; winning 39-29. Friday's victory over Spain ended a massive drought against the Spaniards, marking their first victory against them since the World Championships in 2019. The Spanish denied … [Read more...] about Croatia Steamrolls Spain In European Handball Championship Opening Match

As expected, the Croatian Cowboys’ 2023 World Championships ended today after a 43-32 win against Bahrain, which unfortunately leaves them trailing both Denmark and Egypt in the final group standings, with only two teams advancing. Croatia put up an admirable fight after their opening day 9-goal loss to Egypt, but were always going to need a minor miracle to advance given the … [Read more...] about Croatia Defeat Bahrain 43-32 In Their World Handball Championships Finale, Finish 9th