2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
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The 2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fifth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the
FINA World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in
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Preliminary round

Three teams from each pool advanced to the semifinal round. The semifinal round hosts (Spain and the United States) were guaranteed qualification, as was the Super Final host (Greece).


Group A


Group B


Group C


Group D


Semifinal round

Three teams from each pool advanced to the final round. The final round hosts (Greece) were guaranteed qualification.


Group A


Group B


Super Final


Group round

The top two teams advanced to the final, while the other four played for bronze.


3rd to 6th place playoffs


5th place match


Bronze medal match


Gold medal match


Final ranking


Awards


References


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