Unprofessional Handball Final Report

UGHHHH.

The world final handball match- Denmark vs. France just ended and France won in over time. I'm going to give a totally unprofessional and knowledgeable recap of the highlights (??) of the game for those of you in the states who are dying to be filled in to my new favorite sport.

Coming to Denmark, I had absolutely no idea that handball was a professional sport or an important piece of culture to any countries. Oops. I figured it was like racket ball or squash. NOPE! ITS WAY MORE AWESOME. It seems to me that handball is a mix of basketball and soccer but with more player-to-player contact. The way the teams move up and down the space is like basketball, but the ball looks like a soccer ball and there is a goal as opposed to a net.

So, for those of you in the states who missed the big game, here are my incredibly important and highly critical observations of the second half:

1. The French goalie is very good at making his body into an X shape
2. The best part of the game is when they shoot because of how intense the players get as they leap into the air and throw the ball
3. The Danish goalie has huge hands
4. Handball players are extremely good looking. Mostly the Danish ones.
   
5. My host mother likes to play solitaire on her phone while the game is on, until it gets intense, and then she cannot sit down.
   
6. With five seconds left in the game, Denmark shoots and scores to tie it up and put them into overtime
7. One of the main French players with an annoying beard definitely had a hickey
8. The Danish goalie is incredible. And actually blocked a penalty shot. Amazing.
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10. Why did they play a techno version of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song?
11. And France ended up winning by 2. Damn it.
    

I think I've decided to drop everything and play handball for the rest of my life. Or drop everything and follow the Danish men and woman's teams around. Gooo Denmark!