Jamina Roberts and Nathalie Hagman's national team careers are coming to an end. After Sunday's European Championship qualifying match against Lithuania, the handball stars are handing over to a new generation. "It may feel different when you stand there on Sunday, but from the time the decision was made until today, it has felt right and good," says Jamina Roberts.
SportsVeterans Nathalie Hagman, 34, and Jamina Roberts, 35, have both made their mark on the national team. The duo will retire from the Blue and Yellow after the European Championship qualifiers in April.
SportsThe Swedish women's handball World Cup was over even before the match with Angola. It was noticeable. The match in the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund was not a PR party for Swedish handball. Angola won 26–24. We need to make changes and a fresh start, says national team captain Tomas Axnér.
SportsThe big loss against Norway did not affect Sweden's hopes of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals in practice. But emotionally it was a punch in the gut. You leave with a feeling of shame, says veteran Jamina Roberts.
SportsThe women's handball team fell to Brazil 27–31 and are already in a bad position in the fight to reach a World Cup quarter-final. The loss means that Sweden will only take two points with them to the intermediate round in Dortmund.
SportsSweden fought their way to a victory against Ukraine. A bit quietly, Jamina Roberts passed the milestone of 700 national team goals. I found out about it kind of during the match, says the national team star.
SportsSweden started the European Championship qualification in the best possible way – at least in terms of results. After a somewhat hesitant start, it ultimately became a comfortable 33–25 win against Ukraine. It should be more than eight against Ukraine, it should be eight goals in each half, at least, says national team captain Tomas Axnér.
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