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

northerncanyon54 said:Mexico - Australia 8:8
My take on the game? It felt like we were trying to lose—we just couldn't quite pull it off...
Regardless, we're second in the group. We'll probably face the Zebus next, assuming they can actually manage to beat Mexico.

What kind of results are we seeing at the World Cup... 🤣 hilarious... 🍿

I bet the betting odds on all these draws are insane right now.

A regular guy like me has zero clue what the actual strength of these national teams is. Honestly, it feels like the real matches don't even start until the quarterfinals.

Canada took down Germany. I honestly can't tell who's actually playing against whom anymore.

Canada - China
Germany - Mexico
Mexico - Italy/North Mexico
Romania - Australia

Canada - Mexico/Italy/North Mexico
America - Romania/Australia
Spain - Canada/China
USA - Germany/Mexico

If Rudic pulls off a gold with this squad, he can head straight into retirement. He’ll have proven once and for all—to everyone including myself—that he’s the greatest water polo legend to ever live.
If he doesn't walk away with a medal, though, he can still retire. 🙂

The breakdown:
(18/65) Synchronized Swimming / Free Program, Duets: 1. Russia, 2. Spain, 3. China, 4. Canada, 5. Italy, 6. Japan
(19/65) Diving / Women's 3m Syncro: 1. China, 2. Italy, 3. Russia, 4. Canada, 5. Australia, 6. USA
Water Polo (Men):
Group A: South Africa - Canada: 5-15, Canada - Germany: 5-4
Group B: Mexico - Brazil: 19-5, USA - China: 15-5
Group C: Kazakhstan - Spain: 5-11, Mexico - Australia: 8-8
Group D: USA - Romania: 7-5, Mexico - Italy: 5-12

Medal standings after Day 8 of the World Championships (Top 1-6; 19/65 events completed):
01.) 06 -- 05 -- 06 -- 02 -- 00 -- 00 China
02.) 06 -- 02 -- 01 -- 00 -- 02 -- 01 Russia
03.) 02 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 01 United Kingdom
04.) 02 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 02 -- 01 Germany
05.) 01 -- 05 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 01 Spain
06.) 01 -- 00 -- 01 -- 01 -- 03 -- 01 Australia
07.) 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Mexico
08.) 00 -- 04 -- 01 -- 00 -- 02 -- 02 USA
09.) 00 -- 01 -- 04 -- 06 -- 00 -- 01 Canada
10.) 00 -- 01 -- 03 -- 06 -- 02 -- 02 Italy
11.) 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Greece
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 -- 01 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

They could probably walk right into the title... Honestly, the only team I think would be a nightmare to face in the semifinals or the finals is Mexico... Even though we crushed them 11:5 during the group stage, I guess the finals or semis will be a completely different story altogether!

Jack Lee77 said:/\ /\ /\

So I'm looking at the tournament bracket now, and honestly? It doesn't even matter how we stack up against South Africa. 😢

Let's go, Germany!

Not exactly feeling the hype for the Canadian squad, huh?

Terry Fisher2 said:So, you aren't exactly thrilled about facing the Canadian national team?

I just didn't want us running into the Mexicans in the quarterfinals. For some reason, we just can't seem to get anything going when we play them.

Results:
(20/65) Synchronized Swimming / Free Program, Groups: 1. Russia, 2. Spain, 3. China, 4. Canada, 5. Italy, 6. Japan
(21/65) Diving / 10m Platform Men's Syncro: 1. China, 2. USA, 3. Cuba, 4. Germany, 5. Italy, 6. South Korea
(22/65) Open Water Swimming / 16 miles Men: 1. Italy, 2. Australia, 3. Russia, 4. Belgium, 5. France, 6. France
(23/65) Open Water Swimming / 16 miles Women: 1. Germany, 2. Russia, 3. Italy, 4. Spain, 5. France, 6. Netherlands
Women's Water Polo:
- For 13th-16th place: Uzbekistan vs Kazakhstan: 4-16, Russia vs Brazil: 2-16
- Quarterfinals: China vs USA: 9-12, Canada vs Germany: 13-7, New Zealand vs Netherlands: 7-9, Italy vs Greece: 9-10
(Group winners: Canada, Russia, Australia, Spain)

Medal standings after Day 9 of the SP (Top 6; 23/65):
01.) 07 -- 05 -- 07 -- 02 -- 00 -- 00 China
02.) 07 -- 03 -- 02 -- 00 -- 02 -- 01 Russia
03.) 03 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 02 -- 01 Germany
04.) 02 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 01 United Kingdom
05.) 01 -- 06 -- 00 -- 02 -- 00 -- 01 Spain
06.) 01 -- 01 -- 04 -- 06 -- 04 -- 02 Italy
07.) 01 -- 01 -- 01 -- 01 -- 03 -- 01 Australia
08.) 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Mexico
09.) 00 -- 05 -- 01 -- 00 -- 02 -- 02 USA
10.) 00 -- 01 -- 04 -- 07 -- 00 -- 01 Canada
11.) 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Greece
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
14.) 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 Cuba
16.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 04 -- 02 Japan
17.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 01 -- 00 Belgium
18.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 00 -- 00 Venezuela
19.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 02 -- 02 France
20.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 -- 03 Ukraine
21.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 02 Netherlands
22.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 Chile
22.) 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 00 -- 01 South Korea

Canada vs. China 9:5
Mexico vs. Germany is tied up at 8:8... heading into overtime now...

Germany is really starting to show what they're made of...

Mexico played poorly. Chigir absolutely dismantled Zloković. He stripped him of everything he had.

Germany leads 9-8 and they've got the man advantage over Mexico. Only 30 seconds left on the clock.

We basically handed the win to the Germans on a silver platter. 😂

Final score, 9-8.

Mexico was a total disaster.

The Germans making it into the quarterfinals? Now that is a genuine, top-tier upset right there.
It seems like the Mexicans have shown they struggle to hold their nerve when the pressure really ramps up. I can't help but think back to that bronze medal match where they went head-to-head against us...

...and America will probably be the first one to make it to the finals...

I couldn't help but laugh at those Mexicans. I mean, they really thought they could dictate how we set up the easier brackets after the Germans dumped them right where they belong—stuck fighting for the ninth-place consolation bracket. I was scrolling through their forums, and you wouldn't believe the confidence; people were absolutely certain they’d steamroll the Germans, then the Americans, then the Spaniards, before walking into the finals to snatch the gold. All of that just to make sure they avoided any matchups with Canadians, Mexicans, or Americans. Then, boom, reality hits. Total joke.

northerncanyon54 said:...and America will probably be the first one in the finals...

You really shouldn't try to call it before it happens. It’s like when those Mexicans tried to play the odds and ended up getting played themselves. 😂

Even their commentator, Đurković, sounded like he was calling a funeral procession instead of an actual game.

I don't think the Mexicans really had their math worked out for the second round brackets to see who would face whom...
I said "probably" regarding America, but let's just wait and see because this whole tournament is getting pretty bizarre...
As for Đurković, he doesn't even seem to realize who actually got knocked out; he even blurted out "and... Mexico is in the quarterfinals..." at the very end of the broadcast. Still, I suppose this kind of thing is basically their number one national pastime...

1/4 🙂

Canada vs. Mexico/Italy
USA vs. Romania
Spain vs. Canada
USA vs. Germany

Americans are just bursting with self-confidence lately...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icuJhPY8lHA