Without any doubt whatsoever - Balic is the greatest genius in the history of handball. I'm not even sure handball is as fun since Balic stopped playing.
I had the pleasure of playing against Balic at the 2005 world championships in Tunisia. It was a incredible experience getting to see him perform his magic right in front of my eyes
I think that was the first time in history of handball that the "home" team was robbed in the finals 2009...I will never forget that match! Shame on you IHF!
@RA Zone oh god, it is an habit now. The Croatians are always robbed every time they lose a game, every time! But when they win one, it is fully deserved right? Lol. It is becoming a meme now, along with all the racist comments from the same people over and over. Very pathetic.
Karabatic era la estrella de la gran selección de Francia, donde por detrás de él tenía un gran equipo con jugadores como Dinart, J. Fernández, T. Omeyer, Luc Abaló, Daniel Narcisse, Guigou y tantos otros. Balic, en ese sentido, no estaba rodeado de tantas estrellas.
Balić and Karabatić both from Croatia....only one plays for his country 🇭🇷🔥❤️🔥...and the other chose another country to represent 🇲🇫...But both are Croats... above all Croatia 🤾🏻🏐🇭🇷🙏🏻✝️🔥❤️🔥
Croatian dad and Serbian mum, and he grew up in France and he is French. He could legitimately play for one of these three countries. His choice and he is amazingly successful.
@@sengchan7713 well he said it was hard to choose between parents, dad s Croatia and mum s Serbia.. pretty sad.. that means parents are not sailing on the same ship.. and it is so stressful for the kids, they feel lost in the middle of everything..parents should know that our decisions empact on kids so much..and think twice when they choose a partner for a life..
don't get it twisted, France did have the upper hand on Croatia, however, Ivano Balić has been named the best handball player in history of the sport in the year 2010 by the IHF (international Handball Federation). Karabatić was an amazing player, however, there is no one better than the Croatian.
Wel..l. Who is better team in 2025? Who is a star player? I say, Go Kuzma! Croatia for a gold over fierce rival France! Some great Handball we have so far from both teams.
What a great idea to make a documentary about French-Croatian rivalry in French production with French handball player as a host in French language. Objectivity at its finest. P.S. Nikola Karabatic is not the best handball player ever. That’s like you say Gareth Bale is best footballer ever, great player but definitely not the best…
Balic is better passer no doubt about it, amazing talent, but Karabatic is better because the level of offense and defence is never seen before. He can play both. Thats where he is better, end there is no one to compare with in this category. So at the end again, Balic is talented more in a creative way, but the fact that Nikola can be best offensive player, and play best defence in the same game, that puts him above, also Nikola won everything numerous times.
It depends what are you looking for in players...is it medals and MVP awards or something else.. Balić has joke in his game like Ronaldinho in football...and i enyoj when im watching that kind of players..that kind of players are not playing only for him self or team his playenig for as..becouse of that ..RESPECT..also...Balić before he started training handball he traned basket ball at his yonger age
Balic es un genio, pero Karabatic es el jugador mas completo que he visto jamas. Defiende, ataca, tira del equipo, es muy duro,reparte juego, golea.... Jugador total
Just for the record... Karabatić is also from Croatia... from Trogir... he just decided to play for France... two of the best in the world and both Croatians....🇭🇷🤾🏻🏐🥇🏆❤️🔥
Heureusement que le hand européen est suivi par une majorité croate... Si tout ceux qui jugeaient le niveau des 2 de manière objective tout le monde reconnaîtrait que niko' est bien meilleur et bien plus complet. Balic est un magicien c'est vrai. Un joueur de légende. Mais le meilleur de tous les temps c'est niko y a pas photo
@RA Zone Where did I say in my comment that he was the best in the world please? Go on, show me. Whether you like him or not, Karabatic's achievements are impressive, 3 Olympics, 4 world championships, 3 euros, and 3 times best player. Is it something we're just going to disavow?
Si les deux joueurs de ex Yougoslavie krabatic origine ex Yougoslavie si pas un français comme vous Jackson Richardson et les autres joueurs originaux African
Balic was never a dirty player...
Lol une racaille croate point barre
Yeah yeah
Vječni rivali forever rivals
This Richardson also was magic player
Without any doubt whatsoever - Balic is the greatest genius in the history of handball.
I'm not even sure handball is as fun since Balic stopped playing.
yes maybe but for me karabatic even vujovic balic was magic but he mised something complex he is,nt so much titled you know that
Balic was Special, but Karabatic is just so complete
You don't like handball
@@dusanbogunovic6148 samo si srbin
Ivano push handball to next level ,the best special stile of player
Ivano Balić always play smart! 🔥💪🇭🇷
😂
The rivalry of two of the greatest ever, presented by one of the greatest ever.
I had the pleasure of playing against Balic at the 2005 world championships in Tunisia. It was a incredible experience getting to see him perform his magic right in front of my eyes
Whats your name
@@tomo24 I played for Australia so I got to see him score a lot over me lol
@@kassdabass From the game list you must be Abuhamed Kassem I suppose, scored 2 goals that game against the finalist!
@@HartLotta well done 😂
1:44- Jordan is Balić of basketball
Balic was the best of all time
NK is the GOAT 👍
@@pascalwill2401 Balić has the title of best handball player ever,nk doesnt.
I think that was the first time in history of handball that the "home" team was robbed in the finals 2009...I will never forget that match! Shame on you IHF!
Or you can just admit that France was better team,Croatia never won European championship
Was it robbed only because Croatia lost?
@RA Zone dont act like half of your national team dosent come from bosnia
@RA Zone oh god, it is an habit now. The Croatians are always robbed every time they lose a game, every time! But when they win one, it is fully deserved right? Lol. It is becoming a meme now, along with all the racist comments from the same people over and over. Very pathetic.
@@Misica11000 or you can stop hating because Serbia is trash in all the sports?😂😂
Fantastic videos! Please give us more 😀
Balić is to handball what Ronaldinho is to football ! Sports are loved because of such players .
Karabatić is from Trogir, Balić from Split, distance 16 km.
I can not be objectiv about this because i am from Croatia... yeah Karabatić is GREAT... Richardson WOW....but still Balić is the GOAT for me👍🏻
Nowadays, for atrack to Balic's neck, Karabatic would gain at least 2 minute penalty or even red card.
To me Jackson Richardson is the bet player in history, he made handball evolve like no one else. The speed of the game changed thanks to him.
Balic GOAT
Just imagine now that Croatia have now less then 4 mil. cirizens.
Legends 😍💓💪
Balic is the best!
Balić is the greatest, however, both are from Croatia :D One just played for France
Balic the pele or messi in handball
Ronaldinho**
Karabatic era la estrella de la gran selección de Francia, donde por detrás de él tenía un gran equipo con jugadores como Dinart, J. Fernández, T. Omeyer, Luc Abaló, Daniel Narcisse, Guigou y tantos otros. Balic, en ese sentido, no estaba rodeado de tantas estrellas.
i wish i would have been able to see these players in their prime
Balić and Nikola Karabatić are boat croats❤
Ivano pozz is Sarajeva 🇧🇦🇧🇦❤️❤️
Only time ever that home team was robbed was this tournament because Croatia is small and poor such a shame for EHF and sport
Best two players in the history of handball are ivano balic and mikkel hansen
Balić and Karabatić both from Croatia....only one plays for his country 🇭🇷🔥❤️🔥...and the other chose another country to represent 🇲🇫...But both are Croats... above all Croatia 🤾🏻🏐🇭🇷🙏🏻✝️🔥❤️🔥
Croatian dad and Serbian mum, and he grew up in France and he is French. He could legitimately play for one of these three countries. His choice and he is amazingly successful.
@@sengchan7713 well he said it was hard to choose between parents, dad s Croatia and mum s Serbia.. pretty sad.. that means parents are not sailing on the same ship.. and it is so stressful for the kids, they feel lost in the middle of everything..parents should know that our decisions empact on kids so much..and think twice when they choose a partner for a life..
don't get it twisted, France did have the upper hand on Croatia, however, Ivano Balić has been named the best handball player in history of the sport in the year 2010 by the IHF (international Handball Federation). Karabatić was an amazing player, however, there is no one better than the Croatian.
Great players
Ivano najbolji GOAT
They have one thing in common: both are Croatian...
Omeyer was the main guy who made France strong not Karabatic
Wel..l. Who is better team in 2025? Who is a star player? I say, Go Kuzma! Croatia for a gold over fierce rival France! Some great Handball we have so far from both teams.
What a great idea to make a documentary about French-Croatian rivalry in French production with French handball player as a host in French language. Objectivity at its finest.
P.S. Nikola Karabatic is not the best handball player ever. That’s like you say Gareth Bale is best footballer ever, great player but definitely not the best…
If we compare to recent football players
Balic is Zidane of handball
Karabatic is Modric of handball
Balic is better passer no doubt about it, amazing talent, but Karabatic is better because the level of offense and defence is never seen before. He can play both. Thats where he is better, end there is no one to compare with in this category. So at the end again, Balic is talented more in a creative way, but the fact that Nikola can be best offensive player, and play best defence in the same game, that puts him above, also Nikola won everything numerous times.
Sensacionales ambos. Gustandome un poco más Balic. Pero creo que D. MEM va tras sus pasos.
Ivano balic is an artiste, cz he Never use his hand to Block deffenders when he attacks, like karabatic,
Balić NO1
me encantaba el portero de croacia por esa epoca estaba como una cabra se ronpia la cabeza con los postes de la porteria
Croatia Denmark and France are the 3 greatest handball countries of all time.
They should talk each other on Serbo-Croatian
Song name in the video?
It depends what are you looking for in players...is it medals and MVP awards or something else.. Balić has joke in his game like Ronaldinho in football...and i enyoj when im watching that kind of players..that kind of players are not playing only for him self or team his playenig for as..becouse of that ..RESPECT..also...Balić before he started training handball he traned basket ball at his yonger age
two croatians. both from town Split.
Balic es un genio, pero Karabatic es el jugador mas completo que he visto jamas. Defiende, ataca, tira del equipo, es muy duro,reparte juego, golea.... Jugador total
Just for the record... Karabatić is also from Croatia... from Trogir... he just decided to play for France... two of the best in the world and both Croatians....🇭🇷🤾🏻🏐🥇🏆❤️🔥
@@Sinj-rh9di iz Nisa je ne Trogira
@angelsrain5 otac mu je Hrvat....
@@Sinj-rh9di to znam, svejedno Nikola se rodio u Nisu.
Both of them have Dalmatian temperament due to their ancestry🤣
Balic is still king today
Karabatic isnt even close. Plus Karabatic ain´t even frenchman....
Both of them croatians
par contre mon ptit Jackson va falloir penser a articuler sur quelque mots😉😉
Heureusement que le hand européen est suivi par une majorité croate... Si tout ceux qui jugeaient le niveau des 2 de manière objective tout le monde reconnaîtrait que niko' est bien meilleur et bien plus complet. Balic est un magicien c'est vrai. Un joueur de légende. Mais le meilleur de tous les temps c'est niko y a pas photo
Karabatić is half croat
@@Croat955 but he chose to live in France. That's life.
@@todo_esta_aqui1936 still he has croatian genes
@@Croat955 genes doesn't matter. If you chose to live and fight for another country, it's your choice. This is the same for the goat.
@@todo_esta_aqui1936 yes they matters
Karabatic sounds realy realy France....
BALIĆ IS THE BEST PLAYER
Croatia, Napoleon ,thing
Baluc ist goat
Jackson était un génie sur le terrain mais il est nul derrière un micro !
Kobe vs Lebron
Serb end croat 😂💪
Both croat. Niko father is croat and mother is serb.
@@rejubarchgliasis1830 Born in Serbia, Nikola Karabatić 😉
@@wolf8918 born in croatia lol
@@wolf8918 nikola Tesla born in Croatia, a Croat😉
@@wolf8918 You need some tractor 🚜 winner boy ?
Anyway Croatian play the best hanball Karabatić is also Croatian
Both are Croatian by the way..
Karabatic à jamais le meilleur
Balic>
Balić is better
I pley for his club balič metličić
Titles in career
Balic: 17
Karabatic: 71
Richardson ne sait pas lire ou quoi ?
Nikola Rabatic 😂
KarabatiĆ's father is Croatian.
Stop saying karabatic is french… hes not!
Off course he s french ask him i m sure he will answers you
Balić way better
Karabatic has more gold medals than Croatia and Denmark combined, two of the best handball nations. He is definitely in the history of the sport.
@RA Zone Where did I say in my comment that he was the best in the world please? Go on, show me. Whether you like him or not, Karabatic's achievements are impressive, 3 Olympics, 4 world championships, 3 euros, and 3 times best player. Is it something we're just going to disavow?
@@MrRikouz nikola is half croat half serb
@@Croat955 and full French
@@MrRikouz sure like half of your team
had
Croatia got robbed in the finals.
😅😅😅 everytime croatia lost against france and it is often they cry that it was a robbery the refrees were bad ect they found excuses it s funny
Karabatic is not french he is half croat half serb
The best was Jackson.
Si les deux joueurs de ex Yougoslavie krabatic origine ex Yougoslavie si pas un français comme vous Jackson Richardson et les autres joueurs originaux African
Jícha is better than both.
Karabatić is not franch man for sure, hee is only born in France...
My Fault he is born in Serbia
@@djovanimudanovic3300 on je pola hrvat pola srbin
Nisam ni reko šta je samo sam reko da nije francuz kao što kažu na snimku, kao i 80% francuske
@@davidjonek5306 a izgleda ko turcin...
Kara= old turk word for black
Now look at Karabatic
Big robbery yeasterday
Elaborate. Please.
Two Croatian guys
karabatic is more completed and much win them balic