The Australian men's water polo team have suffered a heart-breaking quarter-final loss to tournament surprise Brazil at the FINA World League Super Finals in Bergamo, Italy.
The Aussie Sharks led at the first two breaks but couldn't match the much improved South Americans in the second half, going down 9-8 and tumbling into the playoffs for fifth to eighth.
It was a disappointing result for the Australians who had shown indications in this tournament that they could match it with the world's best, if inconsistently.
Brazil opened the tournament by upsetting defending Olympic champions Croatia and are into their first semi-final at this level of international competition.
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