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2025 World Aquatics Men's U20 Water Polo Championships

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2025 World Aquatics Men's U20 Water Polo Championships
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The 2025 World Aquatics Men's U20 Water Polo Championships was the 23rd edition of the men's U20 Water Polo Championship. The tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 14 to 21 June 2025.[3] Hungary were the defending champions but lost to United States in the semifinals.

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Spain won the tournament by defeating the United States in the finals.[4]

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Teams

Venue

The venue is the Bazen Mladost in Zagreb.[5]

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Format

The 20 teams were divided into two divisions. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other twelve teams Division 2. Division 1 were split into two groups of four teams while Division 2 was split into four groups of three. The top two teams from each group of Division 1 advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the other two teams from each group played against one of the group winners from each group in Division 2 in the crossover round. Starting with quarterfinals onward, the regular knock-out system was used.

Referees

On 30 April 2025, the following referees were announced as officiating the championship.[7]

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Group stage

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The draw took place on 14 April 2025.[8]

Division 1

Group A

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
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14 June 2025
16:30
Report Hungary  1810  Montenegro Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Rastko Prlic (SRB),Ralf Mueller (GER)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 7–2, 4–3, 3–2
Leinweber 5 Goals Stupar, Janovic 3
14 June 2025
18:00
Report United States  1019  Croatia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Georgios Polychronopoulos (GRE), Daniel Sava Bartels (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–6, 2–2, 1–6, 3–5
Dodd 4 Goals Jerkovic 5

15 June 2025
16:30
Report United States  1213  Hungary Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Alex Marquez Mas (ESP), Felipe Giroldo (BRA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–1, 2–6, 4–4
Dodd, Carcarey 3 Goals Lugosi 3
15 June 2025
18:00
Report Croatia  1514  Montenegro Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Yang Pang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 2–2, 5–5, 3–2
Pavlić 8 Goals Markovic 4

16 June 2025
16:30
Report United States  1610  Montenegro Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Alex Marquez Mas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 4–1, 3–3, 4–1
Schneider 4 Goals Perov, Markovic 2
16 June 2025
18:00
Report Hungary  1511  Croatia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jorge Agustin Pinski (ARG), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–2, 3–5, 5–3
Balogh 4 Goals Pavlić 4

Group B

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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
14 June 2025
15:00
Report Greece  1918  Italy Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Soma Kovacs (HUN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 5–2, 6–4, 4–8
Bitsakos 5 Goals Gullotta 5
14 June 2025
19:30
Report Serbia  1314  Spain Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Lucky Letshabo (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 5–3, 2–5
Krstic 5 Goals Porcar, Faiges 3

15 June 2025
15:00
Report Greece  2021  Serbia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Ante Bura (CRO), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 6–2, 2–3, 3–3
Georgaras 5 Goals Krstic 5
15 June 2025
19:30
Report Italy  1316  Spain Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Levon Dermendjian (USA), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 4–3, 3–7
Marini 4 Goals Aguirre 5

16 June 2025
15:00
Report Serbia  1412  Italy Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Levon Dermendjian (USA), Soma Kovacs (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 4–3, 5–2, 1–2
Gladovic 3 Goals Cora 4
16 June 2025
19:30
Report Greece  1718  Spain Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Daniel Sava Bartels (AUS), Veselin Miskovic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 5–5, 4–2, 5–6
Spachits 5 Goals Aguirre 7

Division 2

Group C

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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
14 June 2025
08:00
Report Brazil  256  South Africa Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jorge Agustin Pinkski (ARG), Martin Murray (CAN)
Score by quarters: 7–2, 4–3, 7–1, 7–0
Wulfhorst 6 Goals Field 2

15 June 2025
12:30
Report Germany  301  South Africa Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jorge Patino Rincon (COL), Martin Murray (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 11–0, 5–0, 11–0
Janke 4 Goals Garreau 1

16 June 2025
11:00
Report Brazil  918  Germany Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Yang Pang (CHN), Georgios Polychronopoulos (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–3, 2–4, 3–6
Wulfhorst 3 Goals Taubert 4

Group D

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
14 June 2025
09:30
Report Kazakhstan  1211  New Zealand Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Jorge Patino Rincon (COL)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 3–2, 4–5, 4–4
Akimbay 4 Goals Phillips 3

15 June 2025
08:00
Report Iran  1513  New Zealand Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Daniel Sava Bartels (AUS), Jorge Agustin Pinski (ARG)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 3–4, 2–3, 4–3
Shams 8 Goals Rodgers 3

16 June 2025
12:30
Report Kazakhstan  916  Iran Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Martin Murray (CAN), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–7, 3–4, 3–4
Madimar 5 Goals Golestanirad 4

Group E

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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
14 June 2025
11:00
Report Colombia  1116  Australia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Hatem Gaber (EGY), Felipe Giroldo (BRA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–6, 3–6, 4–3
Zuluaga Moreno 5 Goals Zachary 4

15 June 2025
09:30
Report Argentina  1119  Australia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Shahrooz Sharifian (IRN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–5, 4–6, 2–6
Teijeiro 6 Goals Stewart, Magasanik 4

16 June 2025
08:00
Report Colombia  513  Argentina Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Ralf Mueller (GER), Ante Bura (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–6, 1–2, 2–3
Arias 2 Goals Tejeiro, Rivera 3

Group F

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
14 June 2025
12:30
Report Canada  206  Singapore Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Shahrooz Sharifian (IRN), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–0, 4–1, 7–3
Marquez 4 Goals six players 1

15 June 2025
11:00
Report China  138  Singapore Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Lucky Letshabo (RSA), Ralf Mueller (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 7–1, 3–3, 0–2
Wanxiang, Ouyang, Cai 3 Goals Goh 3

16 June 2025
09:30
Report Canada  1213  China Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Rastko Prlic (SRB), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–5, 5–2, 2–3
Marquez 5 Goals Y. Yang
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Classification round

Group G

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
17 June 2025
08:00
Report Brazil  148  New Zealand Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jorge Patino Rincon (COL), Lucky Letshabo (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–1, 4–2, 1–3
Romanholi, Diaz, Wulfhorst 3 Goals Keshvara, Schuler 2
17 June 2025
09:30
Report Argentina  1412  Singapore Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters: 6–5, 3–4, 4–0, 1–3
Deluca, Tejeiro 3 Goals Ong 5

18 June 2025
08:00
Report Argentina  814  Brazil Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Martin Murray (CAN), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 0–0, 0–3, 5–5
Teijeiro 3 Goals Martinelli, Martins 3
18 June 2025
09:30
Report Singapore  1312  New Zealand Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jorge Patino Rincon (COL), Veselin Miskovic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–3, 5–4, 4–4
Ong 4 Goals Rodgers 4

19 June 2025
08:00
Report Brazil  1813  Singapore Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Lucky Letshabo (RSA), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 3–2, 4–3, 5–5
Diaz, Da Silva 4 Goals Gom, Ong 4
19 June 2025
09:30
Report Argentina  1510  New Zealand Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Rastko Prlic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 6–4, 3–3
Conti 5 Goals Rodgers 4

Group H

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
17 June 2025
15:00
Report South Africa  67  Kazakhstan Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jorge Agustin Pinski (ARG), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 2–2, 4–4, 0–0
Smith, Young 2 Goals Madimar 3
17 June 2025
16:30
Report Colombia  1117  Canada Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Shahrooz Sharifian (IRN), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–6, 2–3, 4–5
Jaramillo 4 Goals Hachem 4

18 June 2025
11:00
Report Colombia  218  South Africa Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Shahrooz Sharifian (IRN), Levon Dermendjian (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–4, 6–0, 6–2
Quintero, Jaramillo 3 Goals Young, Flinn, Pearce 2
18 June 2025
12:30
Report Canada  1511  Kazakhstan Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Hatem Gaber (EGY), Daniel Sava Bartels (AUS)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–5, 4–3, 3–1
Kharmastov, Hachem 3 Goals Akimbay 4

19 June 2025
11:00
Report South Africa  1021  Canada Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Jorge Agustin Pinski (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–7, 3–5, 3–5
Garreau, Field 3 Goals Marquez 5
19 June 2025
12:30
Report Colombia  1315  Kazakhstan Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Yang Pang (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–5, 5–5, 4–2
Zuluaga Moreno 4 Goals Akimbay 5

Placement matches

Thirteenth place game

21 June 2025
09:30
Report Brazil  178  Canada Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–1, 3–3, 5–2
Wulfhorst 4 Goals Marquez 3

Fifteenth place game

21 June 2025
08:00
Report Argentina  147  Kazakhstan Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Lucky Letshabo (RSA), Felipe Giroldo (BRA)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–0, 3–2, 4–3
Teijeiro 5 Goals Akimbay, Madimar 2

Seventeenth place game

20 June 2025
09:30
Report Singapore  1821  Colombia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Martin Murray (CAN), Levon Dermandjian (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 6–2, 3–7, 3–3  PSO: 1–4
Ong 6 Goals Zuluaga Moreno, Olano 6

Nineteenth place game

20 June 2025
08:00
Report New Zealand  1516  South Africa Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Shahrooz Sharifian (IRN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–4, 4–3, 3–3  PSO: 2–3
Phillips 5 Goals Young 5
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Knockout stage

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Crossover 1

The four advancing teams from Division 2 played each in a crossover match. The winners of both ties play a fourth place team while the losers play a team that placed third.

17 June 2025
18:00
Report Iran  622  Germany Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Yang Pang (CHN), Rastko Prlic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–6, 1–6, 3–6
Shams 3 Goals Hoffman 4
17 June 2025
19:30
Report Australia  198  China Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Ralf Mueller (GER), Felipe Giroldo (BRA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 9–1, 4–1, 1–3
Magasanik 5 Goals Huang, C. Li 2

Brackets

Main bracket

 
Crossover 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
18 June
 
 
 Australia6
 
19 June
 
 Italy17
 
 Hungary13
 
 
 Italy10
 
 
20 June
 
 
 Hungary16
 
18 June
 
 United States18
 
 Germany10
 
19 June
 
 Montenegro11
 
 Spain23
 
 
 Montenegro9
 
 
21 June
 
 
 United States11
 
18 June
 
 Spain14
 
 China6
 
19 June
 
 Greece27
 
 Croatia14
 
 
 Greece11
 
 
20 June
 
 
 Spain13
 
18 June
 
 Croatia11 Third place game
 
 Iran5
 
19 June21 June
 
 United States23
 
 Serbia14 (4) Hungary8
 
 
 United States14 (5)  Croatia13
 
 
 
 

Crossover 2

18 June 2025
15:00
Report Iran  523  United States Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
David Couper (NZL), Ante Bura (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–5, 0–3, 3–8
five players 1 Goals Stanley 4
18 June 2025
16:30
Report China  627  Greece Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Felipe Giroldo (BRA), Soma Kovacs (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–8, 2–6, 2–8
six players 1 Goals Angelopoulos 6
18 June 2025
18:00
Report Germany  1011  Montenegro Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Rastko Prlic (SRB), Georgios Polychronopoulos (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–4, 1–2, 3–2
Hofmann 3 Goals Matijasveic, Nikaljevic, Perov 2
18 June 2025
19:30
Report Australia  617  Italy Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Alex Marquez Mas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–4, 1–6, 1–4
Tucker 2 Goals Giacomone, Lo Re 4

Quarterfinals

19 June 2025
15:00
Report Hungary  1310  Italy Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Alex Marquez Mas (ESP), Ante Bura (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–2, 5–3, 2–2
Leinweber 5 Goals Gulloata, Giacomone 2
19 June 2025
16:30
Report Spain  239  Montenegro Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Soma Kovacs (HUN), Ralf Mueller (GER)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 8–4, 4–0, 6–3
Flaque, Perrone 4 Goals Stupar 3
19 June 2025
18:00
Report Croatia  1411  Greece Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Levon Dermendjian (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–2, 5–1, 6–3
Toncinic 4 Goals Chatzis 4
19 June 2025
19:30
Report Serbia  1819  United States Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Georgios Polychronnpoulos (GRE), Veselin Miskovic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–5, 3–2, 5–3  PSO: 4–5
Dokanovic 3 Goals Dodd 8

Semifinals

20 June 2025
18:00
Report Hungary  1618  United States Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Georgios Polychronnpoulos (GRE), Veselin Miskovic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–5, 3–3, 3–6
Leinweber 7 Goals Dodd 6
20 June 2025
19:30
Report Spain  1311  Croatia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Daniel Sava Bartels (AUS)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 1–3, 2–3, 5–2
Aguirre 5 Goals Pavlić 6

Third place game

21 June 2025
18:00
Report Hungary  813  Croatia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Alex Marquez Mas (ESP), Levon Dermendjian (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–4, 1–2, 3–3
Cseh 3 Goals Penava, Pavlić 4

Final

21 June 2025
19:30
Report United States  1114  Spain Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Daniel Sava Bartels (AUS), Veselin Midkovic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 6–2, 1–3, 3–6
Ohl 3 Goals Porcar 6

5th place bracket

 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
20 June
 
 
 Italy16
 
21 June
 
 Serbia21
 
 Serbia21
 
20 June
 
 Montenegro14
 
 Montenegro13 (8)
 
 
 Greece13 (7)
 
Seventh place game
 
 
21 June
 
 
 Italy10
 
 
 Greece12

5th–8th place semifinals

20 June 2025
15:00
Report Italy  1621  Serbia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Soma Kovacs (HUN), Ante Bura (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–4, 5–6, 5–7
Giacomone, Tringali, Cora 4 Goals Novakovic 5
19 June 2025
16:30
Report Montenegro  2120  Greece Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Yang Pang (CHN), Alex Marquez Mas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 5–5, 2–2  PSO: 8–7
Janovic 4 Goals Bitsakos 4

Seventh place game

21 June 2025
15:00
Report Italy  1012  Greece Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Ralf Mueller (GER), Rastko Prlic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 1–4, 4–2
Giacomone 3 Goals three players 3

Fifth place game

21 June 2025
16:30
Report Serbia  2114  Montenegro Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Yang Pang (CHN), Georgios Polychronnpoulos (GRE)
Score by quarters: 6–5, 5–3, 6–4, 4–2
Kojic 4 Goals Stupar 6

9th place bracket

 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
20 June
 
 
 Iran13
 
21 June
 
 Australia17
 
 Australia12
 
20 June
 
 Germany13
 
 China2
 
 
 Germany20
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
21 June
 
 
 Iran11
 
 
 China13

9th–12th place semifinals

20 June 2025
11:00
Report Iran  1317  Australia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Jorge Patino Rincon (COL)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–4, 5–3, 4–5
Shams 4 Goals Tucker, Magasanik 4
20 June 2025
12:30
Report China  220  Germany Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
David Couper (NZL), Felipe Giroldo (BRA)
Score by quarters: 1–8, 0–3, 1–5, 0–4
Huang, Tang 1 Goals Simic, Hofmann 4

Eleventh place game

21 June 2025
11:00
Report Iran  1113  China Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Soma Kovacs (HUN), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 3–6, 4–3
Shams 6 Goals Wanxiang 3

Ninth place game

21 June 2025
12:30
Report Australia  1213  Germany Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Jorge Agustin Pinski (ARG), Ante Bura (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–4, 3–3, 5–3
Brown, Martin 3 Goals Taubert 4
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Final standings

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Awards

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All star Team

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Squads

  •  Croatia (host):[2] Mauro Ivan Čubranić, Mauro Prkoča, Ante Jerković, Maro Šušić, Dominik Obuljen, Gabrijel Burburan, Ivuša Burđelez, Karlo Dragošević, Amar Fajković, Luka Penava, Viktor Tončinić, Vlaho Pavlić, Jakov Ćosić, Mislav Čurković, Jan Bušić. Selector: Zoran Bajić.

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