Women's Water Polo FINA Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2021

[Benolympique 2,398]

France the same, we are going to get a beating by our transalpine neighbors

[Dnl 691]

7 minutes ago, Benolympique said:

France the same, we are going to get a beating by our transalpine neighbors

so in 4 years it will be payback time

[Cobi 981]

It is going to be very fun to follow this tournament with Spain already qualified. I think that Hungary and the Netherlands will take the 2 spots, but Italy and Greece might surprise them.

[Benolympique 2,398]

2 minutes ago, Dnl said:

so in 4 years it will be payback time

in water polo, 6 countries dominate the sport for women, the usa, italy, hungary, spain , russia and netherlands

[hckošice 14,835]

15 minutes ago, Dnl said:

Yep and let me add that it was the first time in 3 or 4 years that water polo is even aired here ,  the coach of the Women’s National team declared that this team is building itself to Paris 2024 and that we do not need to expect anything 

wow. well, that is already something.

here we will have some water polo (Highlights of a match or at best shortened replay) when the Tokyo M tournament Gold medal match will be played... so to say about the medialization of this sport here... the fact is that beside the group  of die hard fans and Olympics fans no one even know about this tournament for example, which is trully sad.

 

Obviously the difference of level, depth quality and popularity of this sport in general between HUN, ITA, NED and even GRE to the rest of participants is so extremely big that any game not finishing by a blowout may be considered as good result for you or us for example

[Benolympique 2,398]

2 minutes ago, hckosice said:

wow. well, that is already something.

here we will have some water polo (Highlights of a match or at best shortened replay) when the Tokyo M tournament Gold medal match will be played... so to say about the medialization of this sport here... the fact is that beside the group  of die hard fans and Olympics fans no one even know about this tournament for example, which is trully sad.

 

Obviously the difference of level, depth quality and popularity between HUN, ITA, NED and even GRE to the rest of participants is so extremely big that any game not finishing by a blowout may be considered as good result for you or us for example

in your opinion who will have the 2 tickets: i would like to see italy and the netherlands

[Benolympique 2,398]

I am very angry with the place of South Africa, given that once again 2 very high level teams will be on the square as for women's footbal (Germany) or volley * ball (Germany and especially the serbia !!!) hockey 'pakistan for men or even women's handball (denmark) we must review the qualification system by giving quotas by continent in a logical way!

[hckošice 14,835]

11 minutes ago, Benolympique said:

in your opinion who will have the 2 tickets: i would like to see italy and the netherlands

NED for sure, ITA at home will somehow benefit from this as they usually do...

 

but if you ask me who I want to qualify, then there no other option than HUN.

 

I mean there no other bigger much unlucky athlete or country at the Olympic Games in this entire world than the womens water polo team.

 

For god sake let them win that Bronze ! I mean yeah Beijing 2008 happened, well hard luck, but it happens in sport, however London 2012 was already the peak of frustration and irony of the destiny...but then came Rio and oh dear that last second Russian equalizer was like a slap to any sport justice, followed by the neverending penalty shootout as the last nail in the coffin

[Vektor 3,326]

The one thing that deeply irritates me is that it will all depend on one match. Why can't they just have another round-robin with the Top4 teams? That would be by far the best way to decide the last two spots. 

[Vektor 3,326]

7 minutes ago, hckosice said:

NED for sure, ITA at home will somehow benefit from this as they usually do...

 

but if you ask me who I want to qualify, then there no other option than HUN.

 

I mean there no other bigger much unlucky athlete or country at the Olympic Games in this entire world than the womens water polo team.

 

For god sake let them win that Bronze ! I mean yeah Beijing 2008 happened, well hard luck, but it happens in sport, however London 2012 was already the peak of frustration and irony of the destiny...but then came Rio and oh dear that last second Russian equalizer was like a slap to any sport justice, followed by the neverending penalty shootout as the last nail in the coffin

The women's water polo team is cursed, just like the men's handball team (5 4th places from 1936, 1980, 1988, 2004, 2012, no medal). It's karma for dominating men's water polo with 9 gold medals.