The 1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the eleventh World Cup. The 11th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup were held in Sydney, Australia from September 28 to October 3, 1999.

Teams

The top eight teams from the previous World Aquatic Championship have qualified.

Seeding

Following ranking of the 1998 World Championship

Groups

Preliminary round

GROUP A

*Tuesday 28 September 1999 *Wednesday 29 September 1999 *Thursday 30 September 1999

GROUP B

*Tuesday 28 September 1999 *Wednesday 29 September 1999 *Thursday 30 September 1999

5th–8th place semifinals

*Saturday 2 October 1999

Semi-finals

*Saturday 2 October 1999

Seventh place

*Sunday 3 october 1999

Fifth place

*Sunday 3 october 1999

Third place

*Sunday 3 october 1999

Final

*Sunday 3 october 1999
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Final ranking

*''Hungary, Italy and Spain qualified for the

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. Croatia also qualified, although the team was not even at the World Cup, having finished ninth at last year's World Swimming Championships in Perth, Australia, missing the eight-team cut-off for the World Cup. But by finishing second at the recent

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and the fact that Hungary downed Olympic and World Champion Spain 8-4 in the medal semi-final, Croatia claimed the European continental berth.''

Individual awards

*Most Valuable Player **??? *Best Goalkeeper **??? *Topscorer ** – 11 goals

Squads

* Péter Biros *

Rajmund Fodor Rajmund Fodor (born 21 February 1976 in Szeged) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed ''Rajmi'', and made his debut for the national team in 199 ...

Tamás Kásás Tamás Kásás (; born 20 July 1976) is a retired Hungarian water polo player. Kásás is often described as the best defensive player of his era, if not the best overall. He is known for his ability to spring out of the water and block shots, ...

Gergely Kiss Dr. Gergely "Gergő" Kiss (born 21 September 1977) is a Hungarian former water polo player. He was considered to be one of the best left-handed water polo players of his time. Kiss is one of six male athletes who won three Olympic gold meda ...

Zoltán Kósz Zoltán Kósz (born 26 November 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Kosz also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th. He is nickna ...

* Tamás Marcz * Tamás Molnár *

Barnabás Steinmetz Barnabás Steinmetz (born 6 October 1975 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed ''Barney'' and ''Sema'', and made his debut for the n ...

* Zoltán Szécsi * Frank Tóth * Zsolt Varga *

Attila Vári Attila Vári (born 26 February 1976 in Budapest), nicknamed ''Doki'', is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Vári began his athletic career with modern pentath ...

* Balázs Vincze Head coach: *

Dénes Kemény Dénes Kemény (born 14 June 1954) is a former Hungary, Hungarian water polo player who was the trainer and president of the Hungary men's national water polo team from 1997 to 2012. During his reign the Hungarian team won at least a medal in 2 ...

Alberto Angelini Alberto Angelini (born 28 September 1974) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). He was a member of the men's national team that cl ...

Alessandro Calcaterra Alessandro Calcaterra (born 26 May 1975) is an Italian water polo player, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the b ...

* Roberto Calcaterra * Leonardo Binchi *

Marco Gerini Marco Gerini (born 5 August 1971) is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic medalists in water polo ...

* Alberto Ghibellini * Enrico Mammarella * Andrea Mangiante * Francesco Postiglione * Stefano Tempesti *

Carlo Silipo Carlo Silipo (born 10 September 1971) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2004. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain, he won bronze with the men's n ...

* Leonardo Sottani * Antonio Vittorioso Head coach: *

Ratko Rudić Ratko Rudić (born 7 June 1948) is a retired Croatian water polo coach and a former water polo player. , he has won 38 medals as a coach at major events, making him the most successful water polo coach in history, and second most successful team ...

* Daniel Ballart *

Manuel Estiarte Manel Estiarte Duocastella (born October 26, 1961, in Manresa) is a Spanish former water polo player born in Manresa, a municipality in Barcelona, Spain. He is currently a member of Pep Guardiola's technical staff at Manchester City. He is usual ...

* Carlos García * Pedro Francisco García * Salvador Gómez * Miguel Ángel González * Gabriel Hernández Paz * Gustavo Marcos *

Iván Moro Iván Moro Fernández (born 25 December 1974 in Madrid) is a water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed for his native country in ...

Sergi Pedrerol Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé (born 16 December 1969 in Molins de Rei, Catalonia) is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years ea ...

* Iván Pérez *

Jesús Rollán Jesús Miguel Rollán Prada (4 April 1968 – 11 March 2006) was a water polo goalkeeper from Spain who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelon ...

Jordi Sans Jordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan (born August 3, 1965 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Four years ear ...

Head coach: *

Juan Jané Juan Jané (born 31 May 1953) is a Spanish water polo player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. See also * Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic champions in men's wate ...

References

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