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By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no other way to say it: the water polo world was turned upside down Thursday night when Croatia\u2014due either to relentless determination OR bad refereeing\u2014shocked Serbia and beat the Olympic, European and World champs 12-11. Not only was it the first loss for Serbia at a major championship in more than three years, it was their first loss to their bitterest rivals in seven.<\/p>\n

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The world did NOT stop spinning on its axis; today Serbs went out and beat Greece 11-8 in the bronze match in a contest that was never really in doubt. Afterwards, Serbian captain Filip Filipovic<\/strong> stayed and answered questions for almost 30 minutes in the Media Zone (and spoke w\/your correspondent; more on that in a later post). Conspicuously absent? Serbian head coach Dejan Savic<\/strong>. According to the Serbian media rep, Savic will speak to the media at the team hotel (if we\u2019re lucky).<\/p>\n

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Croatian Coach Ivica Tucak. Photo Courtesy: Beeldboot.nl\\Gertjan Kooij<\/p><\/div>\n

In case you missed it<\/a>, Ivica Tucak<\/strong> the Croatian coach, took advantage of the Thursday’s win to call out all the doubters (and there were many of us)\u2014albeit in Croatian (luckily I had access to a translator). There\u2019s no question in my mind that Tucak is one of the true characters in the sport. He\u2019s brash, opinionated and not afraid to speak his mind\u2014which is great!<\/p>\n

He also was willing on Tuesday to speak English, where he told me\u2014BEFORE the contest with Serbia\u2014\u201cI think we can beat them.\u201d<\/p>\n

And they did, in what FINA\u2019s website<\/a> cited as \u201cone of the best games maybe in the history of water polo.\u201d Perhaps that’s a bit heavy on the hyperbole; no matter, it was a fantastic contest and set up a compelling match-up with a Hungarian team which is riding a wave of emotion. Of course both teams must hope that the moment is not too large; for Croatia a let down is their biggest foe, while the Hungarians literally have the hopes of a nation on their shoulders.<\/p>\n

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True Hungarian fans! Photo Courtesy: M. Randazzo<\/p><\/div>\n

Practically everyone I encounter on Margaret Island is wearing some sort of reference to their fandom. Shirts, oil stick, decals, wigs, hats\u2014anything and everything has been pasted with the red, white and green of Hungary. In many ways it\u2019s an impressive testament to this country\u2019s embrace of the sport. However, even their coach, Tamas Marcz<\/strong> has admitted that his teams was not expected to get this far. Plus, it\u2019s hard to bet against a Croatian team that\u2014as one correspondent pointed out\u2014takes advantage of every single mistake. The Hungarians, in particular their animated goalie Victor Nagy<\/strong>, have played spectacularly well. BUT, they\u2019ve had luck as well\u2014just ask the Greek team; in the third period of the semifinal, with Hungary nursing a one-, then two-goal lead they hit the post on four separate possessions.<\/p>\n

No matter the outcome, the match tonight at the Alfr\u00e9d Haj\u00f3s Swimming Complex<\/strong> promises to be a great moment for the sport (and I’ll leave it to others to decide it’s significance…).<\/p>\n

Because of the passion for this game, there is a market\u2014not legal\u2014for tickets. The match is a sell-out, so they only way to get in is to find someone who will resell (not so easily done, as I\u2019m told) OR be a VIP. On the latter issue, rumor has it that the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orb\u00e1n,<\/strong> will be in attendance. That will be interesting because the venue is relatively small and there\u2019s already a pronounced police presence around the arena. Plus, the VIP area is pretty wide open; all of this will likely ratchet up the excitement even more.<\/p>\n

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Object of desire?! Photo Courtesy: M. Randazzo<\/p><\/div>\n

From what I can tell, the market for a good seat in the arena is topping out at 150,000 Forint; before anyone thinks that\u2019s a Hamilton-sized mark-up<\/a> (the face value is 5,000 Forint); the exchange rate is approximately 260 Forint to the dollar, so we\u2019re talking almost $600 dollars.<\/p>\n

If you WANT a ticket you\u2019ll have to be resourceful; from what I can tell there\u2019s not a StubHub<\/strong> Hungary, though select private Facebook sites will permission you in if you\u2019re looking to buy.<\/p>\n

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Flags everywhere! Photo Courtesy: M. Randazzo<\/p><\/div>\n

I ran into a couple of folks on Margaret Island who were looking to buy tickets\u2014they asked that they not be photographed with their signs (who knows how scalpers are treated); one prospective buyer said he was willing to pay 50,000 Florint\u2014or 10 x face value\u2014for a ticket.<\/p>\n

I did happen to speak yesterday with a fan and her family at the Hungarian women\u2019s match (where Hungary won 10-8 over Italy to place fifth). Kodaly Mady<\/strong> said it was her first time ever at a water polo match.<\/p>\n

The most impressive part of her story was that she, her husband and their two children cut short their vacation in Balaton\u2014about an hour and a half from Budapest\u2014to support their team. They don\u2019t have a ticket for tonight so they\u2019ll do what thousands of Hungarians will: watch the match on TV.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, there appears to be no American venue to watch it live BUT the new Olympic Channel <\/a>currently has a replay of the U.S. Women\u2019s win over Spain, so perhaps they’ll post a replay of the men’s final.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: M. Randazzo<\/p><\/div>\n

By the way, the U.S. women WON! For more on that check out my recap<\/a> (and please note the stunning pictures by Gertjan Kooij<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Finally, your correspondent DOES try to get into the local scene; I took the opportunity to be photographed with Lili<\/strong>, one of the two mascots of the 2017 FINA Aquatics Championships. Please note that her male counterpart Lali<\/strong> is nowhere to be seen at the Haj\u00f3s pool. Perhaps he\u2019ll be able to scalp a ticket for tonight\u2019s match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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