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Serbia defeated Olympic champion Croatia 11-4 in the water polo world championship final on Saturday.

Andrija Prlainovic led Serbia with three goals in the one-sided victory in which Croatia was outshot 19-12.

Croatia actually led 2-0 midway through the first quarter, then Serbia scored six unanswered goals, putting victory beyond Croatia's reach.

Greece won the bronze-medal match against Italy, taking the penalty shootout 4-2 after the game finished 7-7 in regulation time.

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