The 14th edition of the 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 held in
Oradea,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
from July 27 to August 1, 2010.
Format
8 teams qualified for the 2010 FINA World Cup. They were split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a
Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals. The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement matches.
Groups
Preliminary round
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Group A
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Group B
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Knockout round
Championship
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
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Final
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5th–8th playoffs
5th–8th semifinals
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7th place playoff
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5th place playoff
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Final standings
* Serbia, Croatia, Spain, United States and Romania qualified for the
2011 World Aquatics Championships
The 14th FINA World Championships () were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synch ...
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Individual awards
*Best Player
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*Best Goalkeeper
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*Best Scorer
** — 17 goals
References
External links
Official site
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FINA Water Polo World Cup
International water polo competitions hosted by Romania
July 2010 sports events in Romania