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WATER POLO
July 20-July 22
Nassau County Goodwill Games Swimming and Diving Center-East Meadow, N.Y.
Defending Olympic and world water polo champion Spain will seek another international title when it faces three of the world’s most dominant teams-USA, Russia and Italy-at this summer’s Goodwill Games. Water polo, scheduled for July 20-22, will take place at the brand new Nassau County Goodwill Games Swimming and Diving Center.
FORMAT:
- Each team plays each other in a round-robin preliminary (three matches each)
- Top two teams from round-robin compete for the gold medal
- Third and fourth place teams from round-robin compete for the bronze medal
July 20 - 8:30pm-11:00pm
Russia vs. Spain
USA vs. Italy
July 21
Session 1, 1:00pm-3:30pm
Russia vs. Italy
USA vs. Spain
Session 2, 7:30pm-10:00pm
Italy vs. Spain
USA vs. Russia
July 22 - 7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30 - Bronze medal game
9:00 - Gold medal game
HIGHLIGHTS OF WATER POLO AT THE GOODWILL GAMES
- 1994: Russia defeated Germany to win the gold medal, while Italy defeated Spain to win the bronze.
- 1990: Yugoslavia captured the gold medal in the final round against the Soviet Union. Hungary defeated Spain to win the bronze.
- 1986: The Soviet Union defeated the United States in the gold medal game.