Men’s World League Super Final – Fun Facts

by Vanda Orosz - 2019-06-242019-06-240

Now that the World League is over, we have collected some fun facts of the tournament. the top scorer was Japan's Inaba Yusuke with 26 goals. The Hungarian national team scored 73 goals, and received 61. team Spain's goalkeeper, Lopez Pinedo scored a goal for Spain that you can watch

Men’s World League Super Finals – And the winner is …

by Vanda Orosz - 2019-06-232019-06-230

This was the last day and final match of the Men's World League Super Finals. It was almost known from the beginning that Croatia and Serbia would meet some time during the tournament, and this happened to be the Finals today. They are both the best teams, and their game

Men’s World League Super Finals – Croatia in the Finals

by Vanda Orosz - 2019-06-222019-06-230

Croatia and Spain were the last teams to compete today in Belgrade. Spain finished first in Group A, and Croatia finished second after Serbia in Group B, so this game was expected to be a tough one. Both teams showed a great performance, but now Croatia overcame Spain and proceeded

Men’s World League Super Finals – Croatia defeats Japan and gets into semifinals

by Levente Bagi - 2019-06-212019-06-210

It was no surprise that the Croats were able to defeat the Japanese team during the quarterfinal round of the Men's World League, but Japan has fought hard all the way until the end and they have nothing to be ashamed of either. The first and last quarters were rather

Men’s World League Super Finals Day 4 – Schedule

by Vanda Orosz - 2019-06-212019-06-210

Today marks the fourth day of the FINA Men's World League Super Finals tournament. It is no longer possible for the teams to make mistakes; their target should be to win the matches as the following rounds are based on "sudden death." With that being said, if a team loses

Men’s World League Super Finals Day 3 – Croatia turns the tides and wins against Australia

by Levente Bagi - 2019-06-202019-06-200

Australia defeated Croatia in the quarterfinals of last year's FINA World Cup. The teams have met again on Day 3 of the World League's group stages where winning was equally important for both of them since victory possibly meant the first (or at least second) position on Group B's table. Just

Men’s World League Super Finals 2019 Day 2 – Expected Tough Game, Difficult Win for Serbia

by Vanda Orosz - 2019-06-192019-06-190

Today marked the Preliminary Round Day 2 for the Men's World League Super Final in Belgrade. The last match was between Croatia and Serbia. The game was as difficult as it sounds. The first two quarters of the game were mainly about stealing each other's ball and saving the opponent's shots. There

Men’s World League Super Finals 2019 – Croatia starts competition with a confident victory

by Levente Bagi - 2019-06-182019-06-180

The 2019 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Super Finals has finally begun. Eight national teams are going to compete for the trophy and with it, the qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The first three days of the competition are all about the group matches which will decide the

Men’s World League Super Finals – Meet the Teams: Croatia

by Vanda Orosz - 2019-06-132019-06-180

After the independence of Croatia, the national water polo team competed at its first tournament and also its first finals at the 1993 Mediterranean Games, followed by the 1993 European Championships where Croatia won 5th place. Croatia has since became an Olympic champion (2012), double World champion (2007, 2017) and European champion

Men’s World League Super Finals 2019 starts next week!

by Levente Bagi - 2019-06-112019-06-180

After the ladies showed off their talents in last week's Women's World League Super Finals, now it's time for the gentlemen to do the same. The stakes are just as high this time around as the winnier of the tournament will get qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.