At the World Water Polo Championships in Fukuoka, the United States beat Canada 13-10 in the round of 16, so it will meet Hungary in the quarterfinals on Tuesday morning.
| The United States had a tougher time than expected, but they beat Canada and will meet Hungary in the quarterfinals (Photo: Getty Images) |
Although the United States trailed 3-1 in the first quarter, Canada kept the game close for a long time. Canada never led during the game, so the Americans deserved to win by three goals, 13-10. Thus, the United States qualified, and will meet the Hungarian national team in the quarter-finals on Tuesday morning.
In a big surprise, the Croatian national team, the European Championship holder, lost to the Montenegrin national team with a score of 13-12, failing to qualify for the quarter-finals.
The Croats, who were in the same group with the Hungarians – who lost to Zulte Varga's team 12-10 – won the first quarter in a great battle, but then “ran behind the result”, and although they managed to equalize, in the end the Mountaineers prevailed. the black.
The Serbian team confirmed the paper model, and confidently won over the host Japanese team. The Italians, silver medalists at last year's World Championships in Hungary, await the Serbs in the quarter-finals.
The two teams that qualify for the World Cup finals will qualify for next year's Olympic Games in Paris.
Sunday 23 July
To qualify for the quarter-finals
United States-Canada 13-10 (3-1, 3-4, 2-1, 5-4)
France vs Australia 11-8 (4–0, 2–5, 4–2, 1–1)
Montenegro-Croatia 13-12 (2–3, 3–0, 4–5, 4–4)
Serbia and Japan 16-10 (3-3, 3-2, 7-2, 3-3)
Tuesday 25 July
Quarter final
08.00: Greece and Montenegro
09.30: Italy and Serbia
11.00: Hungary-United States
12.30: Spain – France
