# 18U 2026 World Championship **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [June 28, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484 "2026-06-28T18:05:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wp2024](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a5b964/32.png) [@wp2024](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/wp2024)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/1 "2026-06-28T18:05:40Z")
I watched snippets of the team’s second game against Italy. Italy secured the silver medal two years ago in the 16U competition. The USA emerged victorious with a score of 17-10, which is a significant achievement. More importantly, the team demonstrated remarkable teamwork and exceptional water polo skills. The Italian team, and hopefully many others in the later stages, failed to find an effective solution to Tyler Anderson. I was very proud to witness the team’s performance and the high level of water polo they showcased. The future looks promising for USA Water Polo! ---
**Author:** ![H2Opolo10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@H2Opolo10](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/H2Opolo10)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/2 "2026-06-28T19:23:45Z")
Anyone willing to provide a link to box scores? I don’t know why I can never seem to find it on the world aquatics website. When I click the score it shows the rosters but not the stats for the games. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![wp2024](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a5b964/32.png) [@wp2024](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/wp2024)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/3 "2026-06-28T19:43:52Z")
> **[Competition Results | World Aquatics Official](https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/5137/world-aquatics-men-s-u18-water-polo-championships-2026/results?event=ead90d44-7845-4fcd-bea0-02e4f9b3e6ea&unit=group-b)** > > The latest results for World Aquatics Men’s U18 Water Polo Championships 2026 - Portugal. ---
**Author:** ![WPWednesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@WPWednesday](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/WPWednesday)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/4 "2026-06-28T21:09:05Z")
> **[World Aquatics Waterpolo World Cup 2026](https://results.microplustimingservices.com/WorldAquatics/2026/WP/PortugalU18/#/schedule-bydate/ASM?event=1)** ---
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/5 "2026-06-30T18:17:47Z")
> **[USA Men Close Group Play At Youth World Championship With 15-6 Loss To Spain...](https://usawaterpolo.org/news/2026/6/29/mens-youth-national-team-usa-men-close-group-play-at-youth-world-championship-with-15-6-loss-to-spain.aspx)** > > Rio Maior, Portugal - June 29 - The USA Men's Youth National Team closed out group play at the World Aquatics Youth World Championship with a 15-6 loss to Spain. ---
**Author:** ![cmbreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c4cdca/32.png) [@cmbreeze](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/cmbreeze)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/6 "2026-07-02T17:14:59Z")
[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/6/62d107aceed1cebcc77cf63355b070fffa42d6f1.jpeg "USA vs HUN | Quarter-Final 4 | Day 6 | World Aquatics Men's U18 Water Polo Championships 2026") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ2Qh7yFTyA) USA v HUN in the QF. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/7 "2026-07-02T18:08:10Z")
7 minutes left in the game. USA up 3 over Hungary. ---
**Author:** ![cmbreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c4cdca/32.png) [@cmbreeze](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/cmbreeze)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/8 "2026-07-02T18:48:43Z")
That was a wild finish . . . Next up, MNE. ---
**Author:** ![Gibson](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/gibson/32/316_2.png) [@Gibson](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Gibson)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/9 "2026-07-02T21:15:02Z")
Great game. Looking at the stats, there is wide range in shooting efficiency on this team. 40% is about as low as you can go as a team and expect to win consistently. During the extended stretch (about half of the game) where they scored most of their goals (between 6:42 of Q2 through 6:12 of Q4), they were 10 for 16 on shooting (63%) during the rest of the time, they were 2 for 13 (15%). 30% of the shots so far have come from 5 shooters averaging 25%. In the Spain game, those guys were 3 for 11 (27%). In the Hungary game, 2 for 6. Fewer shots from low percentage shooters seems like a good strategy. ---
**Author:** ![SDKraken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@SDKraken](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/SDKraken)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/10 "2026-07-02T22:45:12Z")
The defense during the aforementioned stretch was great. During that stretch, the boys had excellent spacing, shot-blocking, close-out and recovery into zone, 2Md positioning and trapping. Very little of that ends up in the stat book. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/11 "2026-07-02T23:00:01Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/1/1b9a053fd65815e20dc188ca0f23008f3d327f85.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SpinLob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@SpinLob](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/SpinLob)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/12 "2026-07-02T23:25:42Z")
That field block in the 4th! ---
**Author:** ![WPolo9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@WPolo9](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/WPolo9)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/13 "2026-07-03T01:33:40Z")
It was one of the best blocks I have seen 🙌🏼 ---
**Author:** ![JMSSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@JMSSD](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/JMSSD)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/14 "2026-07-03T04:01:50Z")
Jett showed up big in that game! ---
**Author:** ![H2Opolo10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@H2Opolo10](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/H2Opolo10)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/15 "2026-07-03T04:17:31Z")
Only got to see parts of the 3rd and 4th quarters. From what I saw the passing looked really clean and everyone looked like a threat and had strong shots. That was a huge field block to close it out! Great game! ---
**Author:** ![WPpops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7cd45c/32.png) [@WPpops](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/WPpops)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/16 "2026-07-03T05:40:10Z")
It is worth noting the coaching adjustments after the start. The players did great, but the change in the plan early turned it around when it looked like it could get away from the team early. ---
**Author:** ![Getit2theset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@Getit2theset](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Getit2theset)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/17 "2026-07-03T18:24:25Z")
Great performance by Team USA! Came out ready to play from the first whistle. Shared the ball, executed on both offense and defense, and outcoached MNE. And certainly not to take anything away from our boys, but MNE came out like they were expecting to just roll the ball out there and win. Once the US came out and made it clear they weren’t going quietly, they never got it together. Excited for our best finish ever in this championship! ---
**Author:** ![cmbreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c4cdca/32.png) [@cmbreeze](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/cmbreeze)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/18 "2026-07-03T19:01:31Z")
Anderson was a hard man to deal with, and the squad picked up every opportunity to score. Great work all around. ---
**Author:** ![WPolo9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@WPolo9](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/WPolo9)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/19 "2026-07-03T21:41:42Z")
Hard to stop the big man! Kids are playing great and they have a chance to bring gold home​🙏🤞 ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484/20 "2026-07-04T18:15:40Z")
[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/b/b611fe748686d5e4b4361d6aff57318f4480dc1a.jpeg "USA vs CRO | Gold-Medal Match | World Aquatics Men's U18 Water Polo Championships 2026") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZwsOLm1ylU) [Next page](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/18u-2026-world-championship/2484.md?page=2)