The French water polo team can dream of the title.
To do this, it will first have to get rid of Croatia, silver medalist in 2016 at the Olympic Games, in the semi-final of the World Cup this Thursday in Qatar.
Before taking on his biggest challenge at the head of the Blues, coach Florian Bruzzo does not want to get carried away.
“We have to focus on ourselves and see how we can improve,” he says.
We will try to prepare well to beat Croatia, a team we have never beaten.
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Fallers of Hungary in the quarter-final, the best nation in the world, the French players achieved a feat by winning 11-10.
The team's star Thomas Vernoux was exceptional by scoring 5 goals against the Hungarians.
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The player from the Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille will be the number 1 weapon for the Blues.
At 21, he is establishing himself as one of the stars of this World Cup in Qatar.
“He is talented with a work ethic that is well above average and has extraordinary physical, physiological and mental qualities… He is an extraterrestrial,” Florian Bruzzo declared to Le Parisien.
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🇫🇷 YES GENTLEMEN!
The French water polo team qualifies for the semi-finals of the World Championships for the first time in its history!
🤩 Major performance from our tricolors who win 10-11 against Hungary!
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Less than six months before the Olympics, the French team is asserting its ambitions while its best result at the World Cup was 6 place last year.
The semi-final against Croatia will be followed from 3:30 p.m. live on the
France Télévisions platform
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The other poster will pit Spain against Italy at 2 p.m.