The 2022 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 35th running of the tournament. It was held in the

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in Split, Croatia from 29 August to 10 September 2022. Croatia won their second title by defeating Hungary in the final, meanwhile Spain beat Italy to secure the bronze medal.

Venues

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announced on 28 August 2020 that Split, Croatia would host the 2022 edition of the competition. All games will be played at the

Qualification

Sixteen teams were able to compete at the main event. They are broken up as follows: * The host nation * The top seven teams from the

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not already qualified as host nation * Final eight from the qualifiers. Russia was excluded due to the

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Format

The sixteen teams were split in four groups with four teams each. From there on, a knockout system was used. The first classified team of each group directly qualified for the quarterfinals, the second and third teams played each other in cross group format to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Draw

The draw was held in Budapest on 23 April 2022.

Squads

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Placement games

13–16th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals

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15th place game

13th place game

Knockout stage

Bracket

Playoffs

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9–12th place bracket

9–12th place semifinals

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Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Quarterfinals

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5–8th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards and statistics

Top goalscorers

Awards

The awards were announced on 9 September 2022.

References

External links

Official website
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