The Serbian women’s water polo team (players under 16) will participate in the World Championship, which will be held in Zagreb, starting on July 25th. <\/p>\n\n
24 national teams will compete in the championship, and the title will be defended by the Spanish national team, which triumphed at the previous championship, held two years ago in Manisa, Turkey.<\/p>\n\n
All national teams will compete in the same group in the first phase, and over the course of four rounds, each national team will face teams of varying quality \u2014 two potentially stronger and two potentially weaker teams. The eight best teams will then directly qualify for the quarterfinals, while the remaining national teams will play for 9th to 24th place. A total of 84 matches will be played during the championship. <\/p>\n\n
The Serbian national team lineup: Jana Peji\u0107, Vanja \u0110uric, Luna Stanisi\u0107, Milica Pavi\u0107, Anastazija Ilic, Nevena Milosavljevic, Masha \u0106uk, Dunja Lov\u010devi\u0107, \u0110ur\u0111ina Arsenijevic, Nina Pekovic, Ivona \u017delali\u0107, Milica Markovic, Andjela Konjevic and Mila Jani\u0107ijevic.<\/p>\n\n
Coaching staff: Daniela \u0106uk, coach; Aleksandar Pavlovi\u0107, assistant coach; Robert \u0160imon, assistant coach; Dragana Ivkovi\u0107, physiotherapist; Novica Todosijevi\u0107, team manager.<\/p>\n\n
National team coach Daniela \u0106uk stated before the start of the World Cup:<\/p>\n\n
“We have had seven weeks of very high-quality and intensive preparations behind us, during which we went through all phases of the training process as planned. Through a large number of training sessions and international sparring matches, we had the opportunity to check where we are currently and to further improve the team. I believe that we arrived at the World Championship well prepared and that we will give our maximum in every match. Our goal is to be disciplined and courageous and to raise the level of our game day by day, and the final placement will be the result of everything we show in the pool.” <\/p>\n\n
The schedule of the Serbian national team in the first phase of the competition:<\/p>\n\n
\u2022 July 25 at 11.30: Serbia – Spain
All matches will be broadcast on the official World Aquatics YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n
You can watch the first round match between Serbia and Spain at the following link:<\/p>\n\n