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There\u2019s one more shot to qualify for teams on the outside looking in of the 2020 Tokyo men\u2019s water polo tournament. It will take place at the Zwemcentrum Rotterdam in the Netherlands second-largest city and one of the European Union\u2019s economic centers.<\/p>\n

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With possibly four spots available, as many as 12 teams will travel to Rotterdam for the 2020 Men’s Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament, which will take place from March 22-29. Currently ten teams are confirmed: Argentina, Brasil, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Montenegro, Russia, Georgia and host Holland.<\/p>\n

There are two spots for teams that do not qualify for at the Asian Qualification Tournament, which will be held from February 12-16 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. China, Iran and South Korea will join host and favorite Kazakhstan at this competition, where one team will book an Olympic berth.<\/p>\n

It is virtually certain that Croatia will qualify in Rotterdam; the failure of Head Coach Ivica Tucak\u2019s<\/strong> squad to advance to the finals at the 18th FINA World Water Polo Championships last summer in Gwangju, South Korea and at the 34th LEN European Championships. In both tournaments\u2014the most important international competition after the Olympics\u2014the Croatians would have clinched a Tokyo berth just by advancing to both finals.<\/p>\n

[2020 European Water Polo Championship Finals: A Spanish Affair with Hungarian Men, Russian Women<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

But, one-goal losses to Spain in the semifinals of both FINA Worlds and the European Championships denied Tucak an opportunity to focus on preparation for Tokyo, rather than fighting to book a berth. If\u2014really when\u2014the Croatians qualify, it will be the Eastern European country\u2019s seventh-straight trip to the Olympics. They won gold as recently as 2012; in 2016 they were silver medalists after losing to arch-rival Serbia 11-7.<\/p>\n

[Tokyo Bound! Decisive Win Over Canada in Pan Am Water Polo Final Gives USA Men Gold, 2020 Olympics Berth<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Greeks and Montenegrins are also favored to advance; both advanced to the knockout round in the 2016 Games in Rio. This begs the question of why teams like Georgia and Germany will participate. It also leads to speculation why Argentina, Brasil and Canada\u2014who lost out to the American men at the 2019 Pan American Games\u2014would invest in the training and travel costs for a competition that they are all decided underdogs.<\/p>\n

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American men victorious at 2019 Pan Ams. Photo Courtesy: Enrique Cuneo<\/p><\/div>\n

South Africa, as the only representative from Africa, is guaranteed a spot. But it\u2019s virtually certain the South Africans\u2014which has not sent a men\u2019s water polo team to the Olympics since the 1960 Games in Rome\u2014will not go, leaving an opening for one of the next tier of teams to join the Tokyo draw.<\/p>\n

Whoever does claim the remaining spots in Rotterdam will join defending Olympic champion Serbia, host country Japan, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Spain, the United States and the qualifier from Asia for the men\u2019s tournament. It will take place at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center from July 26 to August 9, when the men\u2019s final will take place.<\/p>\n

When they all do finally assemble, teams might find that issues persist with the venue. An investigation by the Asahi Shimbun<\/em> turned up asbestos concerns at the Tatsumi Swimming Center. Tokyo government officials have vowed to fix the problem<\/a> before competition begins.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s qualification tournament will be held in Trieste, Italy from March 8 – 15.<\/p>\n

For more information on the men’s tournament, click here<\/a> for more information from FINA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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