Hungary Wins FINA Men’s Junior Water Polo World Championship Title

LOS ALAMITOS, California, August 26. HUNGARY walked away with the championship hardware from the FINA Men's Junior Water Polo World Championships held in Southern California this past week.

In the gold-medal contest, Hungary claimed a hard-fought, 9-6, victory over Italy with a balanced attack led by Denes Varga's hat trick. Meanwhile, Niccolo Figari shouldered most of the load for the Italians with four goals.

In the bronze-medal match, Croatia upended Serbia, 12-8. Meanwhile, Australia thumped the United States, 14-4, for fifth-place honors as Nicholas O'Halloran connected four times in the dominant victory. In the seventh/eighth-place contest, Spain overpowered Germany, 12-4, with Oscar Aguilar and Gonzalo Lopez-Escribano leading the way with three tallies each.

Greece edged France, 9-8, for ninth place as the Greeks rode the shoulders of Andreas Miralis, who tickled the twine five times to lead all-scorers in the match. In the 11th/12th tilt, Japan knocked off Slovakia in a high-scoring affair, 17-10. Akira Yanase paced Japan's offense with five goals.

In other action, Canada trimmed Brazil, 10-7, for 13th place, while Argentina squeaked by Egypt, 9-8, for 15th place. New Zealand rolled Mexico, 8-3, for 17th place, while Iran conquered Columbia, 12-5, for 19th. Lastly, Singapore drubbed Jamaica, 16-5, for 21st, while Kuwait defeated Puerto Rico, 8-6, for 23rd.

Results
Gold/Silver: Hungary 9, Italy 6
Bronze/Fourth: Croatia 12, Serbia 8
Fifth/Sixth: Australia 14, United States 4
Seventh/Eighth: Spain 12, Germany 4
Ninth/10th: Greece 9, France 8
11th/12th: Japan 17, Slovakia 10
13th/14th: Canada 10, Brazil 7
15th/16th: Argentina 9, Egypt 8
17th/18th: New Zealand 8, Mexico 3
19th/20th: Iran 12, Columbia 5
21st/22nd: Singapore 16, Jamaica 5
23rd/24th: Kuwait 8, Puerto Rico 6

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