Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament facts for kids
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 5–17 February |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | Aspire Dome (in Doha host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Croatia (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Italy |
Third place | Spain |
Fourth place | France |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 48 |
Goals scored | 1163 (24.23 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Thomas Vernoux (26 goals) |
Best player | Francesco Di Fulvio |
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The men's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 5 to 17 February 2024 in Doha. This was the 21st time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.
Croatia won their third title after a win over Italy.
Contents
Qualification
Of the qualified teams, fourteen returned from 2023. Romania qualified for the first time in eleven years, while Brazil qualified after withdrawing from 2023. Canada and Argentina were the only teams that failed to make this edition but made 2023.
Event | Dates | Hosts | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
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2023 World Cup | 8 March – 2 July 2023 | Los Angeles | 2 | Spain Italy |
2023 World Championships | 17–29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | 4 | Hungary Greece Serbia France |
2022 Asian Games | 2–7 October 2023 | Hangzhou | 3 | Japan China Kazakhstan |
2023 Pan American Games | 30 October – 4 November 2023 | Santiago | 2 | United States Brazil |
2024 European Championship | 4–16 January 2024 | Dubrovnik/Zagreb | 3 | Croatia Montenegro Romania |
African selection | N/A | N/A | 1 | South Africa |
Oceanian selection | N/A | N/A | 1 | Australia |
Total | 16 |
Schedule
All times are local (UTC+3).
Date | Time | Round |
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5 February 2024 | 09:00 | Preliminary round |
7 February 2024 | ||
9 February 2024 | ||
11 February 2024 | 09:00 | Play-offs/Placement matches |
13 February 2024 | 09:00 | Quarterfinals/Placement matches |
15 February 2024 | 09:00 | Semifinals/Placement matches |
17 February 2024 | 10:00 | Finals |
Draw
The draw was held on 7 November 2023.
Seeding
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Hungary Greece Spain Serbia |
Italy France Croatia United States |
Montenegro Romania Brazil Australia |
Japan China Kazakhstan South Africa |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
5 February 2024 09:00 |
South Africa | 5–21 | Spain | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP) |
Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–7, 0–4, 4–4 | ||||
Van Zyl 3 | Goals | Biel, Granados 4 |
5 February 2024 13:30 |
Croatia | 13–8 | Australia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), György Kun (HUN) |
Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–2, 2–2, 2–3 | ||||
six players 2 | Goals | Berehulak, Pavillard 2 |
7 February 2024 13:30 |
Australia | 29–7 | South Africa | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: David Couper (NZL), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP) |
Score by quarters: 6–2, 8–1, 7–1, 8–3 | ||||
Edwards 6 | Goals | Stone 2 |
7 February 2024 19:00 |
Spain | 10–6 | Croatia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 1–0, 4–3 | ||||
Granados 3 | Goals | Fatović 3 |
9 February 2024 13:30 |
Australia | 9–15 | Spain | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 2–4, 2–5 | ||||
Mercep 3 | Goals | three players 3 |
9 February 2024 16:00 |
South Africa | 6–29 | Croatia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Yuri Maciel (BRA) |
Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–7, 3–7, 0–8 | ||||
Tucker 2 | Goals | Marinić Kragić 5 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
5 February 2024 10:30 |
China | 6–24 | Greece | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–6, 3–7, 2–7 | ||||
Xie 2 | Goals | Genidounias 5 |
5 February 2024 12:00 |
Brazil | 11–16 | France | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Andreia Stanojević (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–5, 3–4, 3–4 | ||||
R. Real 5 | Goals | Vernoux 6 |
7 February 2024 09:00 |
France | 16–9 | China | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Andreia Stanojević (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–2, 2–1, 7–3 | ||||
Vernoux 6 | Goals | Chen Z. 3 |
7 February 2024 10:30 |
Greece | 23–4 | Brazil | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 6–3, 4–0, 6–0, 7–1 | ||||
Fountoulis 4 | Goals | Pires 2 |
9 February 2024 19:00 |
Greece | 13–12 | France | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Zhang Liang (CHN) |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 3–2, 3–4 | ||||
four players 2 | Goals | Marion-Vernoux 4 |
9 February 2024 20:30 |
Brazil | 8–10 | China | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), David Couper (NZL) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 1–3, 2–4 | ||||
Freitas 3 | Goals | Chen Z. 3 |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
5 February 2024 16:00 |
Japan | 10–17 | Serbia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Andrej Franulović (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 1–5, 2–4 | ||||
three players 2 | Goals | Jakšić 4 |
5 February 2024 17:30 |
Montenegro | 16–15 | United States | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–3, 4–3, 2–4 PSO: 5–4 | ||||
three players 2 | Goals | Bowen 5 |
7 February 2024 12:00 |
United States | 18–5 | Japan | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Xavi Buch (ESP), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–0, 4–2, 6–2 | ||||
Hooper 6 | Goals | Ogihara 2 |
7 February 2024 17:30 |
Serbia | 14–6 | Montenegro | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Andrej Franulović (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 5–3, 3–0 | ||||
Mandić 4 | Goals | six players 1 |
9 February 2024 09:00 |
Montenegro | 13–11 | Japan | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 4–0, 4–6 | ||||
Matković 4 | Goals | Watanabe 5 |
9 February 2024 17:30 |
Serbia | 14–12 | United States | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–4, 6–1, 3–4 | ||||
three players 3 | Goals | Daube 4 |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
5 February 2024 19:00 |
Italy | 33–3 | Kazakhstan | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Zhang Liang (CHN), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
Score by quarters: 6–1, 10–1, 8–1, 9–0 | ||||
Cannella, Fondelli 7 | Goals | three players 1 |
5 February 2024 20:30 |
Romania | 8–15 | Hungary | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Xavi Buch (ESP), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–5, 3–2, 1–3 | ||||
Fulea, Georgescu 2 | Goals | Vámos, Zalánki 3 |
7 February 2024 16:00 |
Kazakhstan | 3–25 | Romania | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Zhang Liang (CHN), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–6, 0–5, 1–7 | ||||
three players 1 | Goals | Fulea, Prioteasa 5 |
7 February 2024 20:30 |
Hungary | 15–14 | Italy | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 3–3, 2–2 PSO: 6–5 | ||||
three players 2 | Goals | Di Fulvio 3 |
9 February 2024 10:30 |
Kazakhstan | 1–28 | Hungary | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP) |
Score by quarters: 0–8, 0–5, 0–8, 1–7 | ||||
Yeremin 1 | Goals | Vigvári 5 |
9 February 2024 12:00 |
Romania | 10–16 | Italy | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Lucas Letshabo (RSA) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 2–5, 1–3 | ||||
Georgescu 3 | Goals | Di Fulvio 5 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
- Championship bracket
Playoffs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
13 February | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 15 | |||||||||||||
11 February | ||||||||||||||
Montenegro | 12 | |||||||||||||
Montenegro | 12 | |||||||||||||
15 February | ||||||||||||||
Romania | 9 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 6 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 8 | |||||||||||||
13 February | ||||||||||||||
Greece | 10 | |||||||||||||
11 February | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 11 | |||||||||||||
United States | 12 | |||||||||||||
17 February | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 13 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 11 (2) | |||||||||||||
Croatia (PSO) | 11 (4) | |||||||||||||
13 February | ||||||||||||||
Serbia | 13 | |||||||||||||
11 February | ||||||||||||||
Croatia | 15 | |||||||||||||
Croatia | 22 | |||||||||||||
15 February | ||||||||||||||
China | 4 | |||||||||||||
Croatia | 11 (6) | |||||||||||||
France | 11 (5) | Third place | ||||||||||||
13 February | 17 February | |||||||||||||
Hungary | 10 | Spain | 14 | |||||||||||
11 February | ||||||||||||||
France | 11 | France | 10 | |||||||||||
Australia | 8 | |||||||||||||
France | 11 | |||||||||||||
- 5th place bracket
5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
15 February | ||||||
Montenegro | 10 (3) | |||||
17 February | ||||||
Greece (PSO) | 10 (4) | |||||
Greece | 15 | |||||
15 February | ||||||
Serbia | 11 | |||||
Serbia | 11 | |||||
Hungary | 10 | |||||
Seventh place game | ||||||
17 February | ||||||
Montenegro | 14 (2) | |||||
Hungary (PSO) | 14 (4) |
- 9th place bracket
9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
13 February | ||||||
China | 7 | |||||
15 February | ||||||
Romania | 9 | |||||
Romania | 9 | |||||
13 February | ||||||
United States | 13 | |||||
Australia | 10 | |||||
United States | 16 | |||||
Eleventh place game | ||||||
15 February | ||||||
China | 7 | |||||
Australia | 17 |
- 13th place bracket
13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
11 February | ||||||
South Africa | 5 | |||||
13 February | ||||||
Brazil | 18 | |||||
Brazil | 11 | |||||
11 February | ||||||
Japan | 22 | |||||
Japan | 17 | |||||
Kazakhstan | 4 | |||||
15th place game | ||||||
13 February | ||||||
South Africa | 11 | |||||
Kazakhstan | 10 |
Playoffs
11 February 2024 12:00 |
Croatia | 22–4 | China | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 5–1, 6–1, 6–0 | ||||
Kharkov 4 | Goals | four players 1 |
11 February 2024 16:00 |
Australia | 8–11 | France | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Andreia Stanojević (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 1–2, 1–3 | ||||
Maksimović 2 | Goals | Bouet 4 |
11 February 2024 17:30 |
Montenegro | 12–9 | Romania | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 3–5, 4–1, 2–2, 3–1 | ||||
Averka, Perković 3 | Goals | Fulea 3 |
11 February 2024 19:00 |
United States | 12–13 | Italy | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Xavi Buch (ESP), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 4–4, 4–3 | ||||
Daube 4 | Goals | Di Fulvio, Fondelli 3 |
Quarterfinals
13 February 2024 16:00 |
Spain | 15–12 | Montenegro | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Andrej Franulović (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–5, 5–0, 2–5 | ||||
Perrone 5 | Goals | Mršić 4 |
13 February 2024 17:30 |
Greece | 10–11 | Italy | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–5, 3–2, 2–3 | ||||
Genidounias 3 | Goals | three players 2 |
13 February 2024 19:00 |
Serbia | 13–15 | Croatia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 4–4, 5–5, 1–2, 3–4 | ||||
S. Rašović 3 | Goals | Fatović 4 |
13 February 2024 20:30 |
Hungary | 10–11 | France | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Xavi Buch (ESP), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–1, 1–3, 2–5 | ||||
Zalánki 3 | Goals | Vernoux 5 |
13–16th place semifinals
11 February 2024 09:00 |
South Africa | 5–18 | Brazil | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 4–5, 0–4, 0–3, 1–6 | ||||
Howard 2 | Goals | Freitas, R. Real 4 |
11 February 2024 10:30 |
Japan | 17–4 | Kazakhstan | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Jennifer McCall (USA) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–0, 5–2, 4–0 | ||||
Inaba 3 | Goals | four players 1 |
9–12th place semifinals
13 February 2024 12:00 |
China | 7–9 | Romania | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Andreia Stanojević (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 1–4, 2–2 | ||||
Chen Z., Zhang C. 3 | Goals | Georgescu 3 |
13 February 2024 13:30 |
Australia | 10–16 | United States | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–5, 1–3, 2–4 | ||||
Pavillard 6 | Goals | Bowen, Woodhead 3 |
5–8th place semifinals
15 February 2024 12:00 |
Montenegro | 13–14 | Greece | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Xavi Buch (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 1–2, 4–2 PSO: 3–4 | ||||
Đ. Radović 3 | Goals | Kakaris 3 |
15 February 2024 14:30 |
Serbia | 11–10 | Hungary | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Andrei Franulovic (CRO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–5, 2–1, 2–2 | ||||
S. Rašović 3 | Goals | Zalánki 3 |
Semifinals
15 February 2024 16:00 |
Spain | 6–8 | Italy | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), György Kun (HUN) |
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–3, 1–2, 3–2 | ||||
Larumbe, Munárriz 2 | Goals | three players 2 |
15 February 2024 17:30 |
Croatia | 17–16 | France | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Zhang Liang (CHN) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 3–1, 2–5 PSO: 6–5 | ||||
Fatović 3 | Goals | Bouet 3 |
15th place game
13 February 2024 09:00 |
South Africa | 11–10 | Kazakhstan | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: David Couper (NZL), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN) |
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–3, 1–4, 3–3 | ||||
Swanepoel 4 | Goals | Akhmetov 3 |
13th place game
13 February 2024 10:30 |
Brazil | 11–22 | Japan | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Zhang Liang (CHN), Nóra Debreceni (HUN) |
Score by quarters: 4–6, 2–5, 3–5, 2–6 | ||||
R. Real 3 | Goals | Inaba 7 |
Eleventh place game
15 February 2024 09:00 |
China | 7–17 | Australia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Andreia Stanojević (SRB), Hélène Painchaud (CAN) |
Score by quarters: 2–8, 0–4, 1–4, 4–1 | ||||
Chen Z. 3 | Goals | Maksimović, Mercep 4 |
Ninth place game
15 February 2024 10:30 |
Romania | 9–13 | United States | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), David Couper (NZL) |
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–2, 4–3, 1–3 | ||||
Georgescu 4 | Goals | Bowen, Irving 3 |
Seventh place game
17 February 2024 10:00 |
Montenegro | 16–18 | Hungary | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Andreia Stanojević (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–2, 3–3, 5–5 PSO: 2–4 | ||||
Vujović 4 | Goals | Zalánki 4 |
Fifth place game
17 February 2024 16:00 |
Greece | 15–11 | Serbia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Andrei Franulovic (CRO), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–3, 2–4, 5–2 | ||||
Gkiouvetsis, Kakaris 3 | Goals | Drašović 3 |
Third place game
17 February 2024 11:30 |
Spain | 14–10 | France | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–3, 2–2, 3–4 | ||||
Granados, Sanahuja 4 | Goals | three players 2 |
Final
17 February 2024 17:30 |
Italy | 13–15 | Croatia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 2–3, 4–3 PSO: 2–4 | ||||
Fondelli 5 | Goals | Kharkov 4 |
Final ranking
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Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Awards
The awards were announced on 17 February 2024.
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