Norway has been in eight straight european CHAMPIONSHIPS finals, by team missed was in 2000 when Hungary defeated Ukraine in the final.
Of them, Norway has won six.
To be forced to play for a fifth place finish is not at all what Norway had expected, the disappointment is great and the players have at times received harsh criticism at the same time as landslagledningen felt pressured.
lost Norway with 32-33 against Germany and it really big fiasco was the match against Romania which ran across Norway with the figures 23-31.
Three final storsegrar held on to take Norway to the semi-finals, but Romania took the place thanks to better goal difference in mutual matches.
Norway has been playing up something terrific, ” says Henrik Signell. It is, of course, that good old Norway, which might not be felt again in the beginning of the tournament. They have really impressed, but we also have the same trend even if we don’t have mashed the law, as Norway has done in the last matches. It will be tough of course, Norway is good.
“I forgot,” says Signell happily.
Sweden final against Norway with a 31-28, first mästerskapssegern against Norway in seven years, and Henrik Signell hope for a favorite in the replay.
” I don’t think Norway wants to lose to us again, they are probably full of revanschlust. On the one hand for the match, and because they are in roughly the same situation as we are. They are so professional that they will go in for the full in this match.
Even if Norway started storspela is Signell optimistic, not least after Sweden’s victory against the reigning OLYMPIC champions Russia and the tied result against the world champions France.
” We’ve made two really good matches and feel that we want to finish with a win, possibly a OLYMPIC qualifying at stake, we do not know but it may be so.
Miss, the goals and the yellow jackets – this is the Swedish EM-trip