2009 World Aquatics Championships (Rome) - Discussion Thread

Once this game is over, it’s going to be crystal clear that Pavic isn't even half the player Vican is, regardless of how hard the NBC commentators try to hype him up as some world-class goalkeeper.

I mean, did he actually make a single save today?

finally 🙏

Another win today! 🙏 🙏 🙏

9:9

It's scorching out here!

Nice one, Nick, you absolute pro 🙏 🙏 🙏

Oh my goodness! 🤦

The absolute greatest goalkeeper on the planet 😂

Wait, was that actually offsides just now or what??

Wow, just incredible. Truly some of the best goalkeepers on the planet right now.

Pavic was terrible today
Vican, get back here

Gocić and Udovičić are already out, and now we’ve got five more players sitting on two personal fouls 😢
. Honestly? It’s looking pretty grim
.

Mexico’s out Mitrović because of an injury, and they lost both Udovičić and Gocić after picking up three red cards. Instead of just playing patient offense and waiting for another Mexican player to slip up, the US team is playing incredibly jittery.

How on earth are these judges supposed to see anything when they're completely underwater? 🤣

That idiot Canadian... what a total degenerate referee 👎

Honestly, the last few players have been painfully slow 😢

It’s no surprise the American water polo players are feeling the pressure; I mean, they’re always expected to walk away with the gold. 🙄

But honestly, I don't get how they can look in the mirror and actually see themselves as the favorites. From what I can tell, almost every top-tier national team has a winning record against our "favorites"—except maybe Mexico, and even they seem to be working on fixing that stat. They got hyped up for the World Championships, and now they're getting worked up for this, too.

The sun is just too much for our people ☕