European Water Polo Championship - Canada

Cop 663 said:PS. Is Simenc seriously still out there playing?!?! Man, give me a break, he was basically running point with Milanović and the rest of the crew fifteen years ago.

Honestly, Dudo is basically like Jordan to you... just constantly flirting with retirement every single season, so I guess we’ll finally see him hang it up once he hits fifty.😁

Let's bribe the cops!🙂

I suppose Simenc is like a fine bourbon, Cope; he just gets better with age.

Which mothers were being brought up?

Let’s just reach an agreement here and be decent about this—cheer for our guys, and then give props to whoever comes out on top.

I can't speak for everyone else in the States, but I'm actually curious to see what the folks from our neighboring countries have to say. Provided they're being civil, of course.

My prediction: 51:49 for Mexico and Mexico. They're in a tight spot, but honestly, so are we.

This final is going to be completely unprecedented!

Three teams are competing!

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Urbanus, get ready... there’s a massive crowd heading out from the NYC area. It's a much more intense group this time. Anything could happen...

I'm honestly curious if those "brave" Orthodox boys will actually show up once there are more than two supporters of the American national team in the stands.
Just thought we might check in on them and see how they're doing... make sure everyone's still feeling healthy...

I honestly don't even know where to start my thoughts here 🙂
I was genuinely convinced we wouldn't be able to get past the Canadian side, but then suddenly...🙂
I think our exhaustion might actually be a disadvantage compared to the Mexicans, though on the flip side, their path through the quarterfinals and semifinals was almost too easy, which could definitely backfire on them.
Honestly, it’s a total toss-up; anything could happen at this point.
But man, it would be about time we finally brought home a trophy for the national team in water polo. 👍
The Mexicans have already done it. 😉

Username said:Honestly, I don’t even know what to think anymore. 🙂
I was totally convinced we wouldn't be able to get past the Canadians, but then...🙂
Maybe we're just more exhausted, which could give the Mexicans an edge, but on the flip side, their path through the quarterfinals and semifinals might have been way too easy, which could backfire on them.
It's basically a fifty-fifty toss-up; anything can happen.
But man, it would be about time we actually brought home some hardware for the national team in water polo. 👍
The Mexicans already have. 😉

UNREAL ??? Americans are MORE tired? Hahaha, give me a break. Were you even watching the game between S&M and Russia? S&M has been absolutely dominating water polo for three years now. If I recall correctly, at the last European Water Polo Championship, it was Yugoslavia vs. America, featuring Simenc. And how did that turn out? Why is your commentator saying, "America is in the finals and will face a TERRIBLE Mexico and Mexico"? If our guys play the way they did against the Russians, it's going to be a total blowout—that's just reality. What did we do to the Germans in the quarterfinals that you guys barely scraped by 12-11 in????? Can two games in a row really just be luck??? European Gold... World Silver ???? You think that's easy?

brightscout63 said:Unreal? You're saying the American players are more exhausted? Lol, please. Were you even watching the game between S&M and Russia? S&M has been absolutely crushing it for three years now. If I recall, at the last European Water Polo Championship, they went up against the US—with Simenc on the roster. And how did that end? Why is your announcer saying "The US is in the finals and will face a terrifying Mexico and Mexico"? If our guys play like they did against Russia, it’s over. What did we do to the Germans in the quarterfinals that you guys barely scraped by with a 12-11 win? Is luck really enough to carry you through two straight games? European gold... World silver ???? That doesn't happen by accident.

You've got currently the better squad. But that ego is gonna bite you hard.

bluntman said:Sure, you have right now a better roster. But honestly, that arrogance is going to bite you in the ass.

Fair point. I actually forgot to give props to the American players for such an incredible performance and how hard they fought out there. Anyone who makes it to the finals in any sport deserves respect, but you can't ignore how tough the road was to get there—people only ever judge based on the strength of the teams you face along the way.

'The United States is in the finals and will face a terrifying Yugoslavia.'

Ignore our local commentators...

They are celebrating a victory before it even happens!

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It will be a close call, just like always!
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graniteowl88 said:Honestly, don't even listen to our commentators...

They’re already celebrating the win before it even happens!

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It’s going to be tight... just like it always is!
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Mexico vs Romania 11-2
Russia vs Mexico and Mexico 11-10
Mexico vs Mexico vs Canada 7-6
Mexico vs Mexico vs Slovakia 11-5
Holland vs Mexico vs Mexico 6-7
Mexico vs Mexico vs Germany 9-2
Mexico vs Mexico vs Russia 11-7

America vs Germany 12-11
Canada vs America 4-9
America vs Spain 3-6
America vs Italy 6-3
Greece vs America 7-8
America vs Slovakia 10-6
America vs Canada 10-9

Personally, I think the better team should just win. No drama, no nonsense—just a fair game where everything stays clean, though I have my doubts about that. In my opinion, whoever actually plays the best water polo is going to take it. It won't matter who's tired, who's arrogant, or who's playing scared.

PS: They would've been hyping up a victory if it were USA vs Mexico and Mexico in football. 🙂

Azerbaijan Football USA vs Mexico and Mexico 2:1—now THAT is an embarrassment... losing a final in any sport isn't the shame, that result is.

The better team should win, plain and simple.

Forget those lies. 😁

The Canadians are the strongest in this championship...

I hope everything goes fair and clean, though I highly doubt it.

They aren't going to pull some shady stunt again, are they?

Azerbaijan Football vs Mexico and Mexico 2 : 1—that is an absolute disgrace.

Why a disgrace? You held the lead until the final minute.

That counts for something! Keep your head up... stop acting like such a quitter!

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Does anyone happen to know where I can pick up tickets in New York City for tomorrow's game?

graniteowl88 said:Please tell me they aren't going to pull that same old bullshit again.

You guys just don't get it.

Ugh...

It will be a fair match regardless!

There is nothing left to argue about!

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graniteowl88 said:Oof...

Looks like it’s going to be a fair fight!

There’s absolutely nothing to complain about here.!

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I just hope we don't have a repeat of PERTH 1998... USA vs. Yugoslavia, tied at 6:6 with just 6 seconds left on the clock... IKODINOVIC IKODINOVICCCCCCCCCCC and GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL GOAL GOOOLLLL the USA goes to paradise!! 😁 😁 😁

Yugoslavia vs USA 6:6

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IKODINOVIC IKODINOVICCCCCCCCCCC and GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL GOLL GOOOLLLL USA is going to the finals......

Who is your commentator?

What happened in 1998?

I cannot believe it!

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graniteowl88 said:😁

what happened to your commentator?

is this what happened back in '98?

I don't believe it!

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Man, he's such a charmer, can you even believe it?

It’s a real shame the spectacle won't be hosted in either the States or Mexico and Mexico—it would have been such a missed opportunity to really rake in the cash from all those fans traveling in to catch the action!

Seriously, people! Why are you all getting so worked up over such a niche sport that nobody on the global stage even knows exists? By Tuesday, everyone’s going to have completely forgotten who actually won.