XIII World Aquatics Championships: Swimming and Water Polo (Rome 2009)

USA vs Germany 7-7 🍿

1-0 Varga - 2-0 Kis - 2-1 Politze - 2-2 Schlotterbeck - 2-3 Savić
3-3 Hosnyanszky
4-3 Madaras - 5-3 Biros - 5-4 Mackeben
6-4 Hosnyanszky - 6-5 Politze - 6-6 Savić - 7-6 Hosnyanszky - 7-7 Stamm

frozentiger6 said:Oh please, the Mexicans actually let 😵

Congrats to the players; this was quite a surprise. It’s more about how they played than the actual score.

There is a difference between letting it happen and being this obvious. They practically stopped playing in the third quarter. Usually, guys like that fold the moment they face an Australian opponent they were trying to intimidate.
Remember when the Mexicans tuned up against the Americans? 🤣
Anyway, kudos to our guys for a solid performance.

Germany plays the Dachshunds the day after tomorrow once Canada wraps up their match, and then we'll finally know exactly how many goals they need to clinch the top spot in the group.

American-Italian vs German-Mexican?

All that's left is for the Australians to take down the Mexicans:

American-Italian vs German-Austrian?

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Terry Fisher2 said:Germany plays their match against the badgers the day after Canada finishes theirs, which will reveal exactly how many goals they need to clinch first place in the group.

American-Italian vs German-Mexican?

All that's left is for the Australians to take on the Mexicans:

American-Italian vs German-Austrian?

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hehe 👍

So, does this mean the Canadians are running away from us in the semifinals?

frozentiger6 said:So, the Canadians are avoiding us in the semifinals?

Most likely.

Tough luck 😁 ...Germany is going to have a hard time putting up a 10-point lead against Canada; they've actually got a solid core of players this time...

but things are heating up on a different front 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Romania just took down Italy 🙏🙏🙏

betting on Romania at those odds 🙏

1-0 Mistrangelo - 1-1 Kadar - 2-1 Felugo
3-1 Giorgetti - 3-2 Negrean - 3-3 Diaconu
4-3 Mangiante - 4-4 Guiman - 5-4 Gallo
5-5 Diaconu - 5-6 Dina

The current setup:

Canada vs Mexico/Italy
vs
America vs Romania/Australia

USA vs Mexico/Canada
vs
Spain vs Germany/Bra,Kin

Maybe the Mexicans could cook up a miracle and somehow dodge the Australians. Then they’d skip playing at home against the Canadians and end up facing the Romanians and us instead. Honestly, though? Doubtful. After another loss like that, their fans would skin them alive—plus, they already dropped one to Canada in a friendly.

Worst case scenario right now? A bronze medal match against Spain.

Honestly, this whole competition format is just a total headache...🙄

Terry Fisher2 said:Maybe the Mexicans could whip up a decent result against the Australians. If they did, they might manage to dodge both the home team and the Canadians, heading instead toward the Romanians and us... though I have my doubts. After another loss like that, the local fans would probably tear them apart, and besides, they did manage to beat Canada in that friendly match recently.

Let's go, Mexico... although playing the French just doesn't sit right with me. It’s true they’ve been perennial underachievers, but they always seemed to find a way to give us trouble. Plus, our current national team feels a bit mentally unprepared for matches of this magnitude... still, I want to believe in this new generation. There really is potential there if things click...

There’s plenty of potential here, really... if only our coach wasn't such an absolute jerk.☕ Honestly, I'd be perfectly content just walking away with a bronze medal.

results:
(13/65) open water swimming / 6.2 miles Women: 1. United Kingdom, 2. Russia, 3. Italy, 4. Venezuela, 5. Germany, 6. Netherlands
(14/65) synchronized swimming / free program, combo: 1. Spain, 2. China, 3. Canada, 4. Italy, 5. Japan, 6. Ukraine
(15/65) open water swimming / 6.2 miles Men: official results still pending
Water Polo (M):
group A: Hun - Germany: 7-7, RSA - Canada: 1:12
group B: Brazil - China: 5-9, Mexico - USA: 5-11
group C: Spain - Australia: 13-10, Kazakh - Mexico: 3-20
group D: USA - Mexico: 13-6, Romania - Italy: 6-5

Medal standings after Day 6 of the World Championships (Top 6; 14/65):
01.) 04 -- 05 -- 05 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 China
02.) 04 -- 02 -- 00 -- 00 -- 02 -- 01 Russia
03.) 02 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 01 United Kingdom
04.) 01 -- 03 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 01 Spain
05.) 01 -- 00 -- 01 -- 01 -- 02 -- 01 Australia
06.) 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 02 -- 01 Germany
07.) 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 Mexico
08.) 00 -- 02 -- 00 -- 00 -- 02 -- 01 USA
09.) 00 -- 01 -- 03 -- 03 -- 00 -- 01 Canada
10.) 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 Greece
11.) 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 Italy
12.) 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 Malaysia
13.) 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 Brazil
13.) 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 South Africa
15.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 03 -- 00 Japan
16.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 Venezuela
17.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 02 Ukraine
18.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Chile
18.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 France
18.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Netherlands

Terry Fisher2 said:Canada - Germany 7-7 🍿

A real masterpiece of dramatic irony... ☕ 😁

I was pulling for the Germans; honestly, what a fantastic result.

Terry Fisher2 said:Canada - Germany 7-7

I honestly can't bring myself to believe this wasn't a fixed result. I've tried to look at it objectively, but I just can't make it work in my head...

Results:
(15/65) Open Water Swimming / 6.2 miles Men's: 1. Germany, 2. USA, 3. USA, 4. Italy, 5. Belgium, 6. Greece
(16/65) Synchronized Swimming / Solo Free Program: 1. Russia, 2. Spain, 3. Italy, 4. Canada, 5. Japan, 6. Ukraine
(17/65) Diving / Men's 3m: 1. China, 2. USA, 3. Canada, 4. China, 5. Brazil, 6. Mexico
Water Polo (Women's):
Group A: Uzbekistan vs. Hun: 5-18, China vs. Italy: 10-11
Group B: Russia vs. Kazakh: 23-4, USA vs. Greece: 12-8
Group C: New Zealand vs. Australia: 4-14, Canada vs. South Africa: 20-5
Group D: Germany vs. Netherlands: 6-8, Brazil vs. Spain: 6-12

Medal standings after Day 7 of the World Championships (Top 6; 17/65):
01.) 05 -- 05 -- 05 -- 02 -- 00 -- 00 China
02.) 05 -- 02 -- 00 -- 00 -- 02 -- 01 Russia
03.) 02 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 01 United Kingdom
04.) 02 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 02 -- 01 Germany
05.) 01 -- 04 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 01 Spain
06.) 01 -- 00 -- 01 -- 01 -- 02 -- 01 Australia
07.) 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Mexico
08.) 00 -- 04 -- 01 -- 00 -- 02 -- 01 USA
09.) 00 -- 01 -- 04 -- 04 -- 00 -- 01 Canada
10.) 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Greece
11.) 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Italy
12.) 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 Brazil
12.) 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 Malaysia
14.) 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 South Africa
15.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 04 -- 00 Japan
16.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 Venezuela
17.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 03 Ukraine
18.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 Belgium
19.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Chile
19.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 France
19.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Netherlands

Mexico vs. Australia 8:8

My take on the game... it felt almost like we were trying to lose, though I suppose we failed at that...
Regardless, we're sitting in second place in the group. It looks like we’ll probably face the Wolverines next, assuming they can pull off a win against Mexico...

You guys played terribly. Honestly, thank god you managed to crush the Kazakhs, otherwise that draw would have been an absolute disaster.

northerncanyon54 said:That game felt like we were actively trying to lose, yet somehow failed miserably at it...

It’s an interesting tournament, isn't it? It seems like everyone is doing their absolute best to drop games against the underdogs, though they can't quite manage to pull it off. 😂

1:30 PM HUN - RSA (TV: ESPN) I'm hoping for a nail-biter win. 😁

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I’m looking over this tournament bracket right now, and honestly, it feels pretty much irrelevant what happens in our matchup against South Africa. 😢

Let's go, Germany!

Jack Lee77 said:It’s an interesting tournament so far. It feels like everyone is trying their hardest to lose to an underdog, yet somehow, they just can't quite manage it... 😂

1:30 PM HUN vs RSA (TV: ESPN) I'm hoping for a narrow win here... 😁

it's funny how things go... when the big organizations pushed this sport to the absolute brink of collapse... all that's left is for some national team's anchor to sink and drag the whole tournament under...
just look at what happened over in South Africa, for instance... 😉