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Thanks to Didier Dinart the French were stronger in the Finals. Dinart has certainly meant a lot, since he is the best defensive player.
On the other hand, the Croatian selector, Cervar, didn’t chose the left wing, Hrvatin, among the 14 players, instead of him played Goran Sprem. France had the first attack and it was immediately evident that Onesta tried to surprise the opponents. In the back line instead of Narcisse started G. Gill, so Karabatic started on the left back. |
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Ciudad snatch the trophy with brilliant last 10 minutes in Veszprém. |
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France won the final gold medal on offer at the Beijing Olympics by beating Iceland in the men's handball final. |
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| Spain won Olympic handball bronze with a hard-fought 35-29 victory over Croatia.
Both teams played a gritty game, slicing in goals and wheedling through gaps in the defence in a tussle that had no time for aesthetics. |
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Denmark are the new champions of Europe with victory against heroic Croatia. |
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| France beat Germany by ten goals and take third place. |
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Hand-Ball.org, before the impossibility of thousands of fans to the handball, decides to televise LIVE match in through TVU Networks the the Final Euro 2008 (Norway) |
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| Lackovic decides in a thrilling endgame: 24:23 against France.
When the final whistle was blown, all Croatian players were dancing on the court, the French players collapsed to the floor in disappointment: Croatia won the first semi-final against the title holders with a 24:23 victory. |
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| A play-off win for Sweden against Norway and direct qualification to the World Championship. |
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| Bitter hero as Germany advance to semis, Sweden through to Olympic qualification. |
