Marie Mahé, Media365, published on Friday, July 21, 2023 at 3:40 p.m.

This Friday, at the World Championships in Fukuoka, the French men’s water polo team defeated Canada (15-11) in their final group match. The Blues play Australia in the Round of 16.

The French men’s water polo team ends on a good note. This Friday, during the 2023 World Cup currently taking place near Fukuoka in Japan, the Blues, led in particular by Ugo Croustillat, voted best player of this game, Mehdi Marzouki or even Emil Bjorch, defeated Canada (15-11) in their third and final group match. The start of the game was quite close and the Canadians even led by two points. At the end of the first quarter, the Habs were still in the lead (5:3). Which was also the case at halftime (10-7). Before continuing their momentum at the end of the third and penultimate quarters (13-9). In the end, this second win in three games already played (15-11) was officially confirmed.

France expects Australia

At the end of that encounter, Croustillat, captain of the Blues and resident of CN Marseille, reacted on the French Swimming Federation’s official website: “We were a little too sucked into our cages, which put us quite a bit on top and quite a bit behind. We had a lot of suspensions and it took us a lot of time to adapt to the restructuring, which allowed us to consolidate our defense. We reached the goal, we won today. Overall, we still mastered the game. Then we will analyse.” , but we could have avoided conceding a few goals and scored easier.” The French finished second in Group B, officially confirming their place in the play-offs of this competition. Along with Canada, which finished third. First up is Italy, which qualifies directly for the quarter-finals. Finally, the eliminated nation is China. In the round of 16, the French team will face Australia, third in Group A, in an attempt to secure a place in the quarter-finals of this World Cup. This meeting will take place this Sunday at 6:30 a.m. French time.