Water polo worlds: the Blues finish at the foot of the podium

Les Bleus, à l'image d'Ugo Croustillat, on tout donné. MAXPPP – YURI KOCHETKOV

The French men's team lost (14-10) against Spain in the match for the bronze medal of the World Championships on Saturday in Doha.

The French men's water polo team lost (14-10) against Spain in the match for the bronze medal of the World Championships. world, Saturday in Doha.

Novices at this stage of the competition, the Blues made a lot of mistakes and were already down by five goals at the break (9-4). The gap then increased to six goals in the third quarter.

Meet you in Paris

No doubt not completely recovered from their disillusionment in the semi-finals, a cruel defeat on penalties against Croatia, the French never really managed to express themselves in the during the match. Florian Bruzzo's players will still have to wait to win the first world medal in French water polo.

Despite this defeat, the Blues still achieved the best result in their history by reaching the top four of the tournament, five months before the Paris Olympic Games.