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    Their national pride was at an all-time low when they played the Russians in the second-to-last game in their event at the summer Olympics. The Russians, known for their recent invasion, were hated. But the Russians gave up four goals in a firece, bloody battle, and lost. Which team won what is the most famous game in the sport's history, and then went on to win the gold medal the next day?

    Question #118423. Asked by Datsmeharse. (Oct 28 10 3:25 PM)


    lout62001

    		Hungary beat the Soviet Union in the semi-finals of the Water Polo event in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. The Games were simultaneous with the Hungarian Revolution.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_polo_at_the_Summer_Olympics#Medal_table

    Oct 28 10, 4:11 PM
    Datsmeharse

    		Hungary is correct, though Wikipedia is incorrect in that it wasn't a semi-final match, the championship round was played in a round-robin format, the Hungary-USSR match just happened to be the penultimate match. My apologies for referring to the Soviets specifically as Russians, though the majority of their team was Russian.

    Oct 28 10, 9:51 PM

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