Oeiras 2026: Hungary, Italy, Spain and Netherlands surge through to semifinals
Hungary roared back to beat Neutral Athletes B in the opening quarterfinal of the Women’s U20 European Water Polo Championships in Portugal on Wednesday. The Magyars were later joined in the semis by the Netherlands, who shut Greece out in the third quarter to help seal a narrow victory. Italy took a while to overcome […]
Joint Integrity review underway into alleged betting irregularities at Belgrade European Water Polo Championships
Allegations of irregular betting activities during the European Water Polo Championships held in Belgrade in January are currently under review. European Aquatics wishes to underline that it treats all matters related to integrity in sport with the utmost seriousness. For reasons of transparency and to safeguard the reputation of water polo, the Integrity Units of […]
Funchal 2026: Dutch delight as Netherlands secure second successive European crown with epic shootout victory
The Netherlands continued their dominance on the continental stage by retaining their European title with a sensational shootout victory in Thursday’s final against Hungary. Having been crowned champions in Eindhoven two years ago, the Dutch repeated the feat in Madeira to secure back-to-back wins. Laura Aarts was the hero, decisively saving Rita Keszthelyi’s penalty in […]
Funchal 2026: Israel, Netherlands and Italy book their place in the next phase at European Championships
The highlight of the day was no doubt the battle between Israel and Great Britain in Group D. A place in the top eight was at stake, and it was Israel who took it with a game to spare, thanks to a mix of outstanding defending and clinical finishing. It was also the perfect revenge […]
Funchal 2026: European Water Polo Championships Day 2 match previews
Match previews, Day 2 – Tuesday 27 January(Local times shown) Group D9:00 Netherlands v Switzerland • This clash will be the first time these two teams have met at the European Championships. • Fifth-place finishes for the reigning European champions Netherlands at the past two World Championships suggest some vulnerability, but few would bet against them […]
Belgrade 2026: Serbia crowned European champions after defensive masterclass against Hungary
Serbia won their third successive European crown on home soil with a dominant display against Hungary on Sunday night in Belgrade. After an even first half against the battling Hungarians, the hosts started to pull away, with their excellent defence restricting their rivals to just two goals in the last 16 minutes. When Djordje Lazic […]
Belgrade 2026: European Water Polo Championships final preview
Men’s European Water Polo Championships, Belgrade 2026 Match previews, Day 16 – Sunday 25 January(local times shown) Final 20:30 Serbia v Hungary • The 2026 final is a clash between the two most successful nations in the championships’ history. Hungary top the medal rankings with 13 titles and with 26 medals (7 silver, 6 bronze), while […]
Belgrade 2026: Hungary and Serbia to clash for European gold after winning epic semi-final clashes
Hungary were the first team to book their place in Sunday’s gold medal game after a defensive masterclass and some clinical man-up finishing saw them sweep Greece aside. The Greeks started brightly, leading 3-1 in the opening minutes, but the Magyars successfully shut down their rivals’ attack, while firing in eight of their nine shots […]
Belgrade 2026: European Water Polo Championships semi-final previews
Men’s European Water Polo Championships, Belgrade 2026 Match previews, Day 14 – Friday 23 January(local times shown) Semi-final 17:00 Greece v Hungary • Greece are the only unbeaten team left in the tournament, they have won all of their six matches so far – the Hungarians had one defeat, against Serbia, besides five wins. • Both […]
Belgrade 2026: Spain overpowers Croatia to secure 5th place at European Championships
Netherlands, France, Montenegro and Spain all finished their European Championships campaigns on a high. Netherlands demolished Türkiye, France edged past Georgia, Montenegro outclassed Romania, and a fresher Spain looked far hungrier than Croatia, who seemed to still be feeling the effects of their devastating loss to Italy on Thursday evening. Interestingly, in the end, all […]
