{"id":595132,"date":"2024-08-09T07:45:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T14:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=595132"},"modified":"2024-08-09T20:55:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T03:55:43","slug":"olympic-mens-water-polo-u-s-falls-short-of-serbia-in-semi-will-play-for-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-mens-water-polo-u-s-falls-short-of-serbia-in-semi-will-play-for-bronze\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Men\u2019s Water Polo: U.S. Falls Short of Serbia in Semi, Will Play for Bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olympic Men\u2019s Water Polo: U.S. Falls Short of Serbia in Semi, Will Play for Bronze<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United States couldn\u2019t keep up with Serbia on Friday in the semifinals of the Olympic men\u2019s water polo tournament, dropping a 10-6 decision at the Paris La Defense Arena.<\/p>\n

Serbia will battle for its third straight gold medal on Sunday against Croatia, a 9-8 winner over Hungary in the later semifinal. The U.S. will take on Hungary for bronze, hoping for a first medal since silver in Beijing in 2008.<\/p>\n

Serbia\u2019s win guarantees the country a medal at its sixth straight Olympics. Before consecutive golds, Serbia won bronze in 2012 and 2008, silver (as Serbia and Montenegro) in 2004 and bronze (as part of Yugoslavia) in 2000.<\/p>\n