Croatia vs. Germany 1/21/19 7:17 PM Malte Müller-Michaelis Speaking of colleagues: A special greeting goes to ARD colleague Alexander Bommes, who is obviously inspired by our live ticker for his coverage. At least he has commented on an entry by his colleague Henrik Bahlmann, whom he probably did not understand. But you hear that the five euros have since been paid. Thank you for putting it to Jan. Croatia vs. Germany 1/21/19 7:16 PM Tim Beyer By the way, today there are 19,250 spectators - and they are just waving their flags, some gossips are already warm. It's definitely very, very loud. Colleague Jan Göbel left next to me has already put on the cap as a precaution. Croatia vs. Germany 1/21/19 7:15 PM Malte Müller-Michaelis Also nice (sic!). The colleagues from ZDF already tune their very own soundtrack. Fortunately, the public broadcasting mission does not include neutral and professionally-distanced sports coverage. Or does it? Who wants to read the Rundfunkstaatsvertrag? Honestly, not me. And if even compulsory fees pay, then at least for a bit of German truism, right? Croatia vs. Germany 1/21/19 7:13 PM Tim Beyer Hello, Malte. I have to disappoint you, "DeHöhner" we have already dealt with. The Cologne goes by the motto: The best comes in the beginning. Consequently, we are now at Mark Forster. Croatia vs. Germany 1/21/19 7:09 PM Malte Müller-Michaelis The World Handball Championship slowly but surely turns into the home stretch. And the German national team has put in a good position for the final spurt. More precisely: With a victory against Croatia, the DHB selection can make the early semi-final defeat clear. But, beware: If Christian Prokop's team lose the second major round game, the Croats would pass in the table. So it's about a lot. So much so that my colleague Tim Beyer has set aside the gossip in the Köln-Arena and leads me through the evening live with me. Of course, that makes me happy. Hello, Tim, good evening to Cologne. The most important question right at the beginning: which song of "De Höhner" is currently being played with 700 decibels and sung by 15,000 people? Show more Ticker Liveblog Software