Handball

Croatia cut it close in the second half after a 6-goal deficit at halftime but it wasn't enough to grab a point against World Champions France. The French would remain undefeated in the tournament, defeating Croatia 30-27 on home soil to oust the Cowboys from the Euro Handball tournament. Croatia will now play in the 5th place game against the Czech Republic on Friday, the … [Read more...] about France Breaks Croatian Hearts Again, Oust Cowboys From Euro Handball

The Croatian handball team handled business Saturday night in Zagreb, defeating Norway 32-28 in the second to last match of group stage. Anything but a victory would have saw Croatia fall short of a semifinal berth; where they still control their own destiny. The Cowboys have an off day Monday when France plays Serbia and Sweden plays Belarus. Croatian fans will be rooting for … [Read more...] about Croatia Handle Norway, Face World Champions France Next

After cruising through Serbia in the opening match of Euro Handball 2018 and running away from Iceland in the second half Sunday, the Croatian Cowboys lost their first match Tuesday night in Split to Sweden. Croatia was never in the match as the Swedes kept a 4-5 goal gap the entire 60 minutes. Croatia already booked a spot in the Main Round, which will take place in Zagreb, … [Read more...] about Cowboys Lose 35-31 To Sweden, Will Have Tough Road To Semis

 WATCH MATCH LIVE! After a huge opening win against Serbia Friday night in Split, the Croatian Cowboys will face Iceland Sunday at 2:30PM (ET) in the second group match of Euro 2018 Handball. Croatia is hosting the tournament and will take on an Iceland side which defeated Sweden 26-24 in their first game. The winner of the Croatia/Iceland game will book their spot to … [Read more...] about Croatia Defeat Iceland 29-22 At Euro Handball To Stay Perfect

Croatia will be hosting the Euro 2018 Handball tournament starting Friday, January 12th and ending with the championship game on Sunday, January 28th in Zagreb. The Croatian 'Cowboys', as they have been nicknamed, open up in Split at the Spaladium against Serbia on Friday in their Group A opener. Sweden and Iceland round out the other two teams in the … [Read more...] about Croatia Crush Serbia 32-22 In Euro Handball Opener

Croatia came back in the 2nd half to take the lead against Norway after trailing 12-10 at the break, but could not find a goal in the last five minutes of the match which would ultimately lead to an extra time session with the match notched up at 22-22 after 60 minutes. But what happened at the end of regulation was true drama. Croatia was awarded a penalty with no time … [Read more...] about Cowboys Crumble In Paris

Handball is a tricky sport for most of us, especially in the diaspora. In North America, we don't play it growing up (or ever for that matter), but then again, we love all things Croatian; and Croatia has always been pretty damn good at the sport. So naturally, we follow it, try to learn the game and cheer on our boys when they go deep into tournaments. Well, that … [Read more...] about Croatian Cowboys Hold Off Spain In Quarterfinal Win

After going a perfect 5-0 in the group stage of the 2015 World Handball Championships in Qatar, the Croatian Cowboys were given the ultimate scare this past Sunday against Brazil in the round of 16. In a match they were supposed to comfortably dominate, Croatia went down early, trailing 4th place Group A team Brazil 15-13 at halftime. However, Croatia dug deep in the second … [Read more...] about Cowboys to face Poland in quarters after Brazilian scare