{"id":533522,"date":"2023-07-25T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T01:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=533522"},"modified":"2023-07-25T18:00:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T01:00:41","slug":"worlds-water-polo-u-s-mens-comeback-falls-short-in-quarterfinals-loss-to-hungary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/worlds-water-polo-u-s-mens-comeback-falls-short-in-quarterfinals-loss-to-hungary\/","title":{"rendered":"Worlds Water Polo: U.S. Men\u2019s Comeback Falls Short in Quarterfinals Loss to Hungary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Worlds Water Polo: U.S. Men\u2019s Comeback Falls Short in Quarterfinals Loss to Hungary<\/strong><\/p>\n

A fourth-quarter rally by the United States men\u2019s water polo team fell just short Tuesday in Fukuoka, the U.S. dropping its quarterfinal to Hungary, 13-12.<\/p>\n

The loss eliminates the U.S. from medal contention. It will take on France on Thursday in a fifth-to-eighth place classification match.<\/p>\n

The U.S. scored five of the game\u2019s last seven goals. But a 4-0 run by Hungary between the third and fourth quarter gave it a big enough lead to advance to the semifinal, taking on Spain Thursday. Particularly back-breaking was a pair of goals by Gergo Zalanki<\/strong> in the final 2:15 of the third that, mixed with a turnover and an offensive foul, turned an 8-7 game into a 10-7 Hungary lead.<\/p>\n