In Friday's semifinal, the Greek national team fell to Hungary by a score of 15-12. Greece showed early promise, building a lead with sharp attacking play across the first two quarters in a tense, high-stakes battle at the Belgrade Arena. Hungary, however, turned the tide decisively from the third period onward, regaining composure and capitalizing on key moments to establish and protect a three-goal cushion through the finish.
Hungary advances to Sunday's gold-medal final (facing the winner of Serbia vs. Italy). For Coach Theodoros Vlachos' squad, the focus now shifts to the bronze-medal match on Sunday at 17:00 local time, where Greece will take on Italy—the loser of the other semifinal.
This sets up a rematch with Italy, whom Greece previously faced in the second phase of the tournament. A podium finish would cap a solid campaign for the Greeks, who remained competitive against one of water polo's perennial powerhouses.
(Photo: Darko Vojinovic/Reuters – Greece goalkeeper Panagiotis Tzortzatos attempts to block a shot from Hungary’s Szilard Jansik during the semifinal clash.)
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