Men’s U20 WP Europeans: Croatia retains the title and completes 2026 sweep
The Croats did it. They retained their European title in the top age-group category and also completed a historical sweep of all gold medals on offer this summer at the men’s age-group majors. Just like their U16 and U18 boys, the U20 side triumphed too after a hard-fought battle with Spain where the Croatians dominated […]
Men’s U20 WP Europeans, Division 1: NAB team finish atop
The Neutral Athletes B team clinched the Division One title after beating Israel in a hard-fought battle, though they kept the game under control in the second half. Poland edged out Belgium with a shootout win to claim the bronze medal. The match began the same way as the NAB team’s semi, the rival, this […]
Men’s U20 WP Europeans: Spain and Croatia cruise to the final
The semi-finals lacked the usual drama as Spain trounced Montenegro and Croatia routed Italy in the penultimate day at the Men’s U20 European Water Polo Championships Division Elite tournament in Varna. Both sides stormed an early four-goal lead and never looked back. Semi-finals Spain v Montenegro 15-10 Spain showed no mercy against the Montenegrins and […]
Men’s U20 WP Europeans, Division 1: Israel to face NAB in the final
The two undefeated sides, Israel and the Neutral Athletes B team will clash for the gold medal at the Men’s U20 European Water Polo Championships Division One tournament in Oeiras. Their semis couldn’t have been any more different – Israel had to erase a four-goal deficit against Poland to win a hard-fought battle, while the […]
Men’s U20 WP Europeans: Montenegro survive epic shootout, Croatia edge Serbia
Quarter-final day in the Division Elite at the Men’s U20 European Water Polo Championships in Varna delivered plenty of drama. Spain and Italy booked their semi-final spots with convincing wins over Hungary and Germany, while Croatia edged Serbia by a single goal in a thrilling 14-13 battle. The biggest drama came in the last quarter-final, […]
Men’s U20 WP Europeans, Division 1: Israel and the NAB Team remain unbeaten
Israel and the team of the Neutral Athletes B finished atop in the respective groups in the Division One tournament in Oeiras at the Men’s U20 European Championship. Belgium and Poland joined them as runners-up, so these four sides are set to contest the semi-finals. Israel enjoyed a smooth run in the Group Stage, and […]
Men’s U20 WP Europeans: Malta almost stunned Montenegro
It was crossover day in the Division Elite at the Men’s U20 European Water Polo Championships in Varna. First division sides made no mistake, though reached the quarter-finals in different paths. Hungary and Croatia both clinched big wins, while Montenegro had to dig really deep to overcome a two-goal deficit in the fourth period against […]
Men’s U20 WP Europeans: Spain, Greece and Serbia join Italy in the quarters
Italy and Spain topped the respective groups in the first division and Greece and Serbia both pulled off a big win to advance to the quarter-finals in the second place, while the other four, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro and Germany need to play in the crossovers. From the lower division, Turkiye and the Netherlands emerged as […]
Oeiras 2026: Hungary U20s crowned European champions after edging epic shootout with Spain
After an end-to-end, epic gold medal final, it took eleven rounds of penalties to separate Hungary and Spain. The Spaniards had two chances to seal a fourth consecutive crown in the shootout, but missed their fifth and ninth efforts to give the Magyars another chance – and they took it amidst dramatic scenes. Goalkeeper Luca […]
Oeiras 2026: Hungary and Spain set for another gold-medal showdown at Women’s U20 European Water Polo Championships
Spain and Hungary will meet in the European Championships final for a third successive time after both sides triumphed in their respective semis in Oeiras on Thursday. In the 2022 and 2024 editions, when the competition was contested at U19 level, Spain lifted the trophy on both occasions. So, the Magyars will be hoping it’s […]
