CroatiaIn the second round of the World Championship for girls under 16 in Zagreb, Croatia's team suffered an expected defeat against Greece. The Greek team was already favored before the match, and they demonstrated their strength by winning convincingly with a score difference of 15 goals. Greece led early in the game, scoring 3:0 within the first four minutes and expanding their lead to 6:1 by halftime. Croatia managed to score only one goal in the final two quarters. On Monday (July 27), Croatia will face Russia in another match at 19:00. Despite international sanctions preventing Russia from participating in competitions for four years, their women's water polo team appears to remain competitive, having recently defeated Italy and South Africa. Meanwhile, in Varazdin, the men's national teams under 16 began a preparatory tournament for the upcoming World Championship in Zagreb. In their opening match, Russia defeated Croatia 9:7, with several Croatian players contributing goals. Serbia then beat the United States 12:11 in the other match of the day.
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