The 2023 Men's
FINA Water Polo World Cup
The FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo tournament, organized by FINA and featuring eight men's national teams. It was established in 1979, initially taking place on odd years. Since 2002 it is held every four years, in ...
was the 17th edition of the tournament. It ran from 8 March to 2 July 2023.
The Super final took place between 30 June and 2 July 2023 in
Los Angeles
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, United States.
From this year on, the tournament was replacing the
FINA Water Polo World League
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.
Spain won their first title after defeating Italy in the final.
Format
There were two divisions. In Division 1, the top twelve teams from the
World Championships
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played. They played all matches in March in Zagreb and Podgorica. All other teams could have signed up in Division 2, in which each continent hosted a qualification tournament. The top two teams from each of those tournaments played in an intercontinental tournament. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 competed in the super final, held from 30 June to 2 July 2023.
At the end of the tournament, the last-ranked team was relegated to Division 2 and the winner of Division 2 moved to Division 1 for the following year. A win gave a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalites one and a loss after regular time zero points.
Division 1
The draw was held on 1 December 2022. Group A played their tournament in
Zagreb
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, Croatia and Group B in
Podgorica, Montenegro between 8 and 14 March 2023.
Group A
''All times are local (
UTC+1
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Group B
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Division 2
The draw was held on 13 April 2023. The tournament took place in
Berlin
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, Germany between 5 and 7 May 2023.
''All times are local (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
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Group A
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Group B
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Classification games
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Crossover
The winners qualified for the super final.
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Super final
The tournament took place at the
University of Southern California
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in
Los Angeles
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, United States between 30 June and 2 July 2023.
The quarterfinal matchups were announced on 7 May 2023.
Bracket
Fifth place bracket
''All times are local (
UTC−7).''
Quarterfinals
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5th–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
See also
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2023 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
The 2023 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the 18th edition of the tournament. It ran from 11 April to 25 June 2023. The Super final took place between 23 and 25 June 2023 in Long Beach, United States.
From this year on, the tournament was rep ...
References
External links
FINA Official siteRules and Regulations 2023
{{FINA Water Polo World Cup
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Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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