The European Water Polo Championship in Belgrade has reached its final stage, Serbia, Italy, Hungary and Greece are fighting for the title of the best on the old continent. Who will be the new champion of Europe?
Yesterday's victory of Italy over Croatia reserved the last place in the semi-finals of the European Water Polo Championship. Four national teams - Serbia, Italy, Hungary and Greece - are fighting for the title of European champion, which have shown the most in the previous part of the competition.
Serbia came out of Group E, the second part of the competition, as the first, which was known even before the end of the last round. The second position in the table was determined by the replay of the final from 2020 and the duel Hungary and Spain, from which the Hungarians again emerged victorious.
On the other hand, in Group F the first place was also known much earlier, because Greece secured the semi-finals with great performances. The match for the last place among the top four and the duel with Serbia ended yesterday, a little after 19:00, since it was known that it would be Italy.
The first semi-final match is scheduled for tomorrow (January 23) at 5:00 p.m., while the match between the Serbian national team is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.
Who is the main favorite?
The Spanish national team was the main favorite to win the gold in Belgrade before the start of the tournament, at least according to the bookies. The reigning European and world champion ended his participation before the semi-finals.
According to everything shown, Serbia and Greece are considered the main favorites, with slight nuances in who is first and who is second. Behind the leading duo, which before the start of the championship was behind Spain, is Hungary, while the least chances are given to the Italians.
However, it is not an easy task for Serbia. The Italian national team has had only one defeat since the beginning of the championship, and that was against the Greeks, who are going to the semi-finals with maximum performance.
The final match, scheduled for January 25 at 8:30 p.m., can be a real water polo blockbuster.
Serbia has been waiting for the gold of the European Championship since 2018. Two years later Hungary were champions in Budapest, their first European gold in the 21st century and their 13th in total.
The Greek national team has never been the champion of the old continent in its history, while Italy has been waiting for the gold ever since 1995.
Great interest in the finish
There was huge interest in the final of the European Water Polo Championship in Belgrade, as the tickets for the semi-final match of Serbia and the final were sold out in less than 30 minutes.
As soon as the match between the water polo players of Italy and Croatia ended, we were just waiting for the official information that the tickets for the semi-finals are on sale again, and then the demand on the online platform for buying tickets, Tickets.rs, exploded.
Photo: Tanjug Detail from the stands at the Serbia match
In just half an hour, there were no more tickets for the Serbia match, but also those for the final day. For the semi-final match between Hungary and Greece, on the other hand, there are still tickets available, although the vast majority of them are for the so-called level 400.
The cheapest ticket for the semi-finals is RSD 1.700, and the most expensive VIP ticket is RSD 6.000 per session. For the final day, it was necessary to allocate from 3.000 to 8.000 dinars for both games.
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