Well, I don't want Germany to play against Qatar. Okay, In terms of quality Qatar is mediocre.. The keeper is great, the defense is good as well but can't keep the concentration the whole match. The attack doesn't impress me.
But everbody who watched handball competitions through the year know that often the host team is privileged by the referees especially if the host team is a "important" handball nation or one which is rich (Qatar)... I think there is much corruption going on there. So I see a danger of getting cheated.
But apart of that aspect I like Germany's route. If we keep this level we most likely reach the semi final.
Egypt (probably our opponent in Round of 16) is an unpleasant opponent but they have lack of quality. Then in quarter final we would probably play against Qatar ... if everything goes legal, we will win again. Then we probably get knocked out, but to be in top 4 would be fantastic.
However, we've not beaten Argentina yet... First win that match and then we can "celebrate" about this relatively easy route. After we beat some top teams we may not underestimate the underdogs
In these day I often think on Denmark football team in the Euro 1992. When they won the tournament although they actually didn't qualify. Of course Germany won't win this Handball world cup but I see a similarity between these two sides.
But after Denmark won the cup nobody everbody was happy for them and afaik nobody said things like "unfair", "scandalous" or called theam cheaters. In case of German team however I often hear or read negative statements from abroad. Probably because we are Germany and not an underdog team... Actually it's not our "fault" that the IHF decide to dismiss Australia and that we take the free place... but we try to make the best out of it and to raise the level of this competition.
If people have the opinion that it would have been positive for the world cup if there were an Australian side that concedes 40 goals every match, I'm okay with it. But I think the most people wanna see high-level handball and not a bunch of amateurs
Now we are in the run for the first three spots, which would mean evading Spain in the 1/8-final most likely. I am not happy that Slovenia lost. I would rather play Qatar, Brazil and Belarus (they are now out), rather than them. Anyway, should we beat Croatia, we can take that first place and rest against Austria. Croatia is the strongest opponent in the group, so it will be interesting to see what good or bad can come out of that game. 
