The US men went to 2-0 in qualifying for the Water Polo World League after holding off Japan 17-14 in a high scoring game. The US led 4-1 after the first quarter and still held the three point lead after the first half, though by a 9-6 margin. After leading 13-9 going into the fourth Japan made it a bit closer but the US held on. Alex Obert led the US with four goals while John Mann and Bret Bonanni added three goals each. Merrill Moses made seven saves in the win.

The US is the only 2-0 team in the tournament and by going to 3-0 with a win over 1-1 Kazakhstan on Thursday the US would basically lock up a spot in the World League. Kazakhstan has only made the World League once and the US defeated them 17-11 in a knockout match last year.

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