France lost on penalties to Croatia in the World Water Polo Championships semi-final. The French will play for bronze against Spain on Saturday morning (9:30 a.m.

in France) Coach Florian Bruzzo hopes that his players will think about the game, not about the stakes. “It’s quite easy to re-mobilize when you have a goal behind it,” says Bruzzo. France will play Italy in the final in Doha (Qat) on Sunday.