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2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

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2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
LeagueFINA Water Polo World Cup
SportWater polo
Duration18 December 2024 – 13 April 2025
Super Final
Finals champions Spain
  Runners-up Greece
FINA Water Polo World Cup seasons
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The 2025 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was the 18th edition of the tournament. It ran from 18 December 2024 to 13 April 2025.[1][2]

Spain won the final against Greece to capture their second title.[3]

Format

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There were two divisions. In Division 1 eleven teams and in Division 2 twelve teams played. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 competed in the super final.[4][5] A win gave a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalties one and a loss after regular time zero points.[6]

Division 1

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2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Romania
Venue(s)1
Dates6–12 January
Teams11 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored717 (27.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Bernat Sanahuja
(19 goals)

The draw was held on 31 October 2024. The tournament will be played in Bucharest, Romania between 6 and 12 January 2025.[7] The top two of each group advance to the quarterfinals, with the top six finishers advancing to the super final.[8]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 2 2 0 0 0 27 21 +6 6 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 2 1 0 0 1 24 23 +1 3 Crossovers
3  France 2 0 0 0 2 21 28 −7 0
Source: Worldcupwp2025
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[9]
6 January 2025
20:00 		Report Spain  11–12  Hungary Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Ante Bura (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–2, 1–4, 5–2
Sanahuja 5 Goals Manhercz 6
7 January 2025
15:00 		Report Hungary  15–10  France Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 6–0, 3–3, 5–4
Vigvári 5 Goals three players 2
8 January 2025
17:00 		Report France  11–13  Spain Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Mihai Bălănescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 2–2, 2–5
Vernoux 3 Goals Sanahuja 4

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 2 2 0 0 0 35 23 +12 6 Quarterfinals
2  Montenegro 2 1 0 0 1 26 33 −7 3 Crossovers
3  Serbia 2 0 0 0 2 28 33 −5 0
Source: Worldcupwp2025
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[9]
7 January 2025
16:30 		Report Montenegro  10–18  Greece Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–7, 3–2, 1–7
three players 2 Goals Argyropoulos 4
8 January 2025
09:00 		Report Greece  17–13  Serbia Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–4, 3–2, 6–4
Kakaris 4 Goals Martinović 5
8 January 2025
18:30 		Report Serbia  15–16  Montenegro Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Ante Bura (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–5, 7–5, 4–2
Gladović, Lukić 4 Goals Moskov, Radović 3

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 0 29 24 +5 6 Quarterfinals
2  Japan 2 1 0 0 1 33 31 +2 3
3  Romania (H) 2 0 0 0 2 19 26 −7 0 Crossovers
Source: Worldcupwp2025
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[9]
(H) Host
6 January 2025
18:30 		Report Japan  17–19  United States Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 5–3, 6–4, 4–6
five players 3 Goals Irving 5
7 January 2025
18:00 		Report United States  10–7  Romania Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Vuk Milović (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–2, 4–2
Ohl 3 Goals Vancsik 2
8 January 2025
20:00 		Report Romania  12–16  Japan Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Vuk Milović (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–6, 4–4, 2–4
Colodrovschi 5 Goals Adachi 5

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 1 1 0 0 0 13 11 +2 3 Quarterfinals
2  Georgia 1 0 0 0 1 11 13 −2 0 Crossovers
Source: Worldcupwp2025
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[9]
7 January 2025
19:30 		Report Croatia  13–11  Georgia Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 5–2, 4–2, 2–2
Kharkov 5 Goals three players 2

Classification round

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
9  Serbia 2 2 0 0 0 39 18 +21 6
10  Romania (H) 2 1 0 0 1 21 35 −14 3
11  France 2 0 0 0 2 26 33 −7 0
Source: Worldcupwp2025
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[9]
(H) Host
10 January 2025
13:00 		Report Serbia  21–6  Romania Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Ante Bura (CRO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 2–2, 4–1, 9–2
Radulović 6 Goals Belényesi 2
11 January 2025
13:00 		Report Serbia  18–12  France Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Ante Bura (CRO)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 5–4, 3–4, 4–1
Martinović, Radulović 3 Goals Bouet 4
12 January 2025
13:00 		Report Romania  15–14  France Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–5, 3–4, 4–3
Iudean 5 Goals three players 3

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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CrossoversQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
10 January
 
 
 Hungary21
 
9 January
 
 Georgia10
 
 Georgia24
 
11 January
 
 Romania12
 
 Hungary20
 
 
 Greece10
 
 
10 January
 
 
 Greece20
 
 
 Japan16
 
 
12 January
 
 
 Hungary9
 
 
 Spain15
 
 
10 January
 
 
 United States7
 
9 January
 
 Montenegro15
 
 Montenegro18
 
11 January
 
 France13
 
 Montenegro8
 
 
 Spain15 Third place
 
 
10 January12 January
 
 
 Croatia14 Greece17
 
9 January
 
 Spain15  Montenegro10
 
 Spain14
 
 
 Serbia9
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
11 January
 
 
 Georgia18
 
12 January
 
 Japan19
 
 Japan8
 
11 January
 
 Croatia20
 
 United States6
 
 
 Croatia15
 
Seventh place
 
 
12 January
 
 
 Georgia17
 
 
 United States12

Crossovers

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9 January 2025
16:00 		Report Spain  14–9  Serbia Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–1, 5–2, 3–4
Sanahuja 5 Goals Lukić 5
9 January 2025
17:30 		Report Montenegro  18–13  France Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 6–3, 4–5, 5–1
Ćetković, Gardašević 5 Goals Bouet 3
9 January 2025
19:00 		Report Georgia  24–12  Romania Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 6–7, 3–2, 9–1
Akhvlediani 8 Goals Georgescu 5

Quarterfinals

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10 January 2025
14:30 		Report Hungary  21–10  Georgia Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Vuk Milović (SRB)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 4–1, 5–1, 6–6
Ekler 5 Goals Pjesivac, Shushiashvili 3
10 January 2025
16:00 		Report Greece  20–16  Japan Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 4–5, 7–1, 4–5
three players 4 Goals Inaba 6
10 January 2025
17:30 		Report United States  7–15  Montenegro Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Mihai Bălănescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–3, 1–3, 3–4
Ohl 3 Goals Moskov 4
10 January 2025
19:00 		Report Croatia  14–15  Spain Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 5–4, 2–3, 4–3
Kharkov 3 Goals Biel, Valls 4

5–8th place semifinals

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11 January 2025
14:30 		Report Georgia  18–19  Japan Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–5
Akhvlediani, Pjesivac 4 Goals Inaba 4
11 January 2025
16:00 		Report United States  6–15  Croatia Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–7, 0–3, 1–2, 2–3
six players 1 Goals Marinić Kragić 4

Semifinals

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11 January 2025
17:30 		Report Hungary  20–10  Greece Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 5–3, 4–2, 6–2
four players 3 Goals ten players 1
11 January 2025
19:00 		Report Montenegro  8–15  Spain Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–2, 1–5, 5–4
Ćetković, Perković 2 Goals Daura 5

Seventh place game

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12 January 2025
14:30 		Report Georgia  17–12  United States Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Ante Bura (CRO), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 4–3, 3–2, 5–3
three players 3 Goals Ohl 4

Fifth place game

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12 January 2025
16:00 		Report Japan  8–20  Croatia Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Mihai Bălănescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–5, 1–5, 3–7
Watanabe 3 Goals Kharkov, Marinić Kragić 4

Third place game

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12 January 2025
17:30 		Report Greece  17–10  Montenegro Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 7–1, 4–3, 3–4
Argyropoulos, Kalogeropoulos 4 Goals Matković 4

Final

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12 January 2025
19:00 		Report Hungary  9–15  Spain Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Vuk Milović (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–4, 2–3, 5–4
three players 2 Goals Granados 8

Division 2

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2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
Venue(s)1
Dates18–21 December
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored772 (27.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Turkey Selçuk Caner
(25 goals)

The draw was held on 31 October 2024. The tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey between 18 and 21 December 2024.[7] The top two of each group advanced to the quarterfinals and the top-two finishers of the tournament will play in the super final.[10]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 0 0 37 18 +19 6 Quarterfinals
2  Ukraine[a] 2 1 0 0 1 33 24 +9 3
3  South Africa 2 0 0 0 2 12 40 −28 0
Source: Worldcupwp2025
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[9]
Notes:
  1. ^ Ukraine replaced Kazakhstan.
18 December 2024
09:00 		Report South Africa  4–21  Iran Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Âkif Uz (TUR)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 1–3, 2–5, 1–5
four players 1 Goals Yazdankhah 6
18 December 2024
16:00 		Report Iran  16–14  Ukraine Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Ruben Sap (NED), Peter Radič (SVK)
Score by quarters: 4–6, 4–4, 4–2, 4–2
Mehri 4 Goals Veklyuk 8
19 December 2024
10:00 		Report Ukraine  19–8  South Africa Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Âkif Uz (TUR)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 7–1, 3–2, 4–3
Rakitin 6 Goals D. Sneddon 3

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 2 2 0 0 0 32 21 +11 6 Quarterfinals
2  Portugal 2 1 0 0 1 29 23 +6 3
3  Great Britain 2 0 0 0 2 20 37 −17 0
Source: Worldcupwp2025
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[9]
18 December 2024
10:30 		Report Portugal  18–10  Great Britain Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Ruben Sap (NED), Stefan Licari (MLT)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 3–0, 4–5, 6–1
Martins 7 Goals K. Powell 5
18 December 2024
17:00 		Report Great Britain  10–19  China Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Stefan Licari (MLT)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–5, 2–4, 2–4
R. Powell 4 Goals Chen Z. 5
19 December 2024
11:30 		Report China  13–11  Portugal Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 3–2, 2–5, 2–1
Chen Z. 6 Goals four players 2

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 2 2 0 0 0 39 17 +22 6 Quarterfinals
2  Malta 2 1 0 0 1 35 22 +13 3
3  Singapore 2 0 0 0 2 10 45 −35 0
Source: Worldcupwp2025
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[9]
18 December 2024
12:00 		Report Malta  21–7  Singapore Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Yang Pang (CHN), Warren Beuster (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Camilleri 4 Goals C. Loh 3
18 December 2024
20:30 		Report Singapore  3–24  Germany Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Eurico Silva (POR), Babak Hesamian (IRI)
Score by quarters: 0–5, 1–6, 1–5, 1–8
three players 1 Goals Schipper 7
19 December 2024
13:00 		Report Germany  15–14  Malta Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Babak Hesamian (IRI)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–3, 3–5, 4–3
Bozic, Strelezkij 3 Goals Camilleri 5

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 2 2 0 0 0 37 28 +9 6 Quarterfinals
2  Slovakia 2 1 0 0 1 32 38 −6 3
3  Turkey (H) 2 0 0 0 2 32 35 −3 0
Source: Worldcupwp2025
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[9]
(H) Host
18 December 2024
13:30 		Report Netherlands  21–13  Slovakia Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Anna Goncharenko (UKR)
Score by quarters: 6–6, 6–2, 5–2, 4–3
Ten Broek 5 Goals three players 3
18 December 2024
19:00 		Report Slovakia  19–17  Turkey Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 5–7, 4–3, 5–2
Tkáč 7 Goals Caner 7
19 December 2024
14:30 		Report Turkey  15–16  Netherlands Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Eurico Silva (POR)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 3–4, 3–2, 4–6
Caner 4 Goals S. Hessels, Te Riele 5

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
20 December
 
 
 Iran15
 
21 December
 
 Portugal11
 
 Iran7
 
20 December
 
 Netherlands18
 
 Netherlands18
 
21 December
 
 Malta14
 
 Netherlands11
 
20 December
 
 Germany9
 
 China17
 
21 December
 
 Ukraine11
 
 China9
 
20 December
 
 Germany20 Third place
 
 Germany17
 
21 December
 
 Slovakia11
 
 Iran11
 
 
 China12
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
21 December
 
 
 Portugal9
 
21 December
 
 Malta10
 
 Malta15
 
21 December
 
 Slovakia14
 
 Ukraine14
 
 
 Slovakia20
 
Seventh place
 
 
21 December
 
 
 Portugal17
 
 
 Ukraine11

Ninth place bracket

 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
19 December
 
 
 South Africa9
 
20 December
 
 Great Britain15
 
 Great Britain7
 
19 December
 
 Turkey14
 
 Singapore10
 
 
 Turkey26
 
Eleventh place
 
 
20 December
 
 
 South Africa9
 
 
 Singapore13

Quarterfinals

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20 December 2024
16:00 		Report Iran  15–11  Portugal Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 8–3, 2–3
Behzadsabouri, Mehri 3 Goals Martins 4
20 December 2024
17:30 		Report China  17–11  Ukraine Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 4–2, 6–1, 2–4
Chen Y., Chen Z. 4 Goals Veklyuk 4
20 December 2024
19:00 		Report Germany  17–11  Slovakia Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Ruben Sap (NED), Stefan Licari (MLT)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–1, 3–3, 6–4
Hofmann 4 Goals Ďurík 3
20 December 2024
20:30 		Report Netherlands  18–14  Malta Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Âkif Uz (TUR)
Score by quarters: 7–4, 2–3, 7–3, 2–4
Van der Weijden 5 Goals three players 3

9–12th place semifinals

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19 December 2024
18:00 		Report South Africa  9–15  Great Britain Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Ruben Sap (NED), Anna Goncharenko (UKR)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–5, 2–4, 2–6
Watt 3 Goals Gilmour 4
19 December 2024
19:30 		Report Singapore  10–26  Turkey Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Yang Pang (CHN), Peter Radič (SVK)
Score by quarters: 0–9, 3–6, 1–4, 6–7
three players 2 Goals Caner 10

5–8th place semifinals

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21 December 2024
09:00 		Report Portugal  9–10  Malta Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Ruben Sap (NED), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–2, 2–5, 1–1
three players 2 Goals Camilleri 3
21 December 2024
10:30 		Report Ukraine  14–20  Slovakia Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Yang Pang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 5–3, 5–8, 3–5
Gusakov 6 Goals Baláž, Furman 6

Semifinals

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21 December 2024
12:00 		Report Iran  7–18  Netherlands Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 2–4, 1–5, 1–3
Mehri 3 Goals Ten Broek 5
21 December 2024
13:30 		Report China  9–20  Germany Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Âkif Uz (TUR)
Score by quarters: 4–6, 2–6, 3–4, 0–4
Chen Z. 4 Goals Bozic, Gansen 4

Eleventh place game

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20 December 2024
14:30 		Report South Africa  9–13  Singapore Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Peter Radič (SVK), Anna Goncharenko (UKR)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–2, 5–4, 2–3
R. Sneddon 3 Goals six players 2

Ninth place game

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20 December 2024
13:00 		Report Great Britain  7–14  Turkey Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Eurico Silva (POR), Warren Beuster (RSA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–1, 2–3, 3–6
K. Powell 4 Goals Caner, Destici 4

Seventh place game

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21 December 2024
16:00 		Report Portugal  17–11  Ukraine Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Warren Beuster (RSA), Babak Hesamian (IRI)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 6–3, 6–6, 4–2
Rocha 3 Goals four players 2

Fifth place game

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21 December 2024
17:30 		Report Malta  15–14  Slovakia Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Anna Goncharenko (UKR), Eurico Silva (POR)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 7–7, 3–5, 2–2
Cutajar 5 Goals Bielik 5

Third place game

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21 December 2024
19:00 		Report Iran  11–12  China Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Peter Radič (SVK), Stefan Licari (MLT)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 4–1, 3–4
Ghavidel 4 Goals Chen Y. 4

Final

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21 December 2024
20:30 		Report Netherlands  11–9  Germany Maltepe University, Istanbul
Referees:
Âkif Uz (TUR), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–4, 4–4, 1–1
Van der Weijden 5 Goals Hofmann 4

Super final

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2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Montenegro
Venue(s)1
Dates11–13 April
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Spain
Runner-up Greece
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored333 (27.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Álvaro Granados
(17 goals)

The tournament took place between 11 and 13 April 2025 in Podgorica, Montenegro.[2][11]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 April
 
 
 Hungary21
 
12 April
 
 Netherlands11
 
 Hungary14
 
11 April
 
 Greece18
 
 Greece20
 
13 April
 
 Japan10
 
 Greece14
 
11 April
 
 Spain16
 
 Spain22
 
12 April
 
 Germany9
 
 Spain19
 
11 April
 
 Croatia14 Third place
 
 Montenegro11
 
13 April
 
 Croatia12
 
 Hungary (PSO)14 (4)
 
 
 Croatia14 (3)
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
12 April
 
 
 Netherlands20
 
13 April
 
 Japan15
 
 Netherlands14
 
12 April
 
 Montenegro15
 
 Germany15
 
 
 Montenegro19
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 April
 
 
 Japan11
 
 
 Germany16

Quarterfinals

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11 April 2025
14:00 		Report Spain  22–9  Germany Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 7–3, 4–2, 7–2
Granados 6 Goals Bozic 3
11 April 2025
16:10 		Report Hungary  21–11  Netherlands Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
Božo Đurašković (MNE), Tomislav Copić (CRO)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 5–2, 6–2, 4–3
four players 3 Goals Ten Broek 3
11 April 2025
18:20 		Report Greece  20–10  Japan Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Gernot Häntschel (GER)
Score by quarters: 7–4, 3–3, 4–2, 6–1
Argyropoulos, Kalogeropoulos 4 Goals Watanabe 5
11 April 2025
20:30 		Report Montenegro  11–12  Croatia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Andreja Stanojević (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–2, 3–4, 2–4
Matković 3 Goals Fatović 6

5–8th place semifinals

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12 April 2025
14:00 		Report Netherlands  20–15  Japan Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Xevi Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–5, 7–4, 4–4
S. Hessels 4 Goals Inaba 5
12 April 2025
16:10 		Report Germany  15–19  Montenegro Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
Tomislav Copić (CRO), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 4–8, 4–3, 4–3
Strelezkij 5 Goals Gardašević, Moskov 3

Semifinals

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12 April 2025
18:20 		Report Hungary  14–18  Greece Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
Andreja Stanojević (SRB), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–3, 2–5, 4–6
Manhercz 4 Goals Argyropoulos 5
12 April 2025
20:30 		Report Spain  19–14  Croatia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Gernot Häntschel (GER)
Score by quarters: 8–6, 6–3, 3–2, 2–3
Granados 7 Goals Bašić, Žuvela 3

Seventh place game

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13 April 2025
14:00 		Report Japan  11–16  Germany Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
Božo Đurašković (MNE), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–5, 4–3, 3–4
Inaba 3 Goals Bozic 5

Fifth place game

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13 April 2025
16:10 		Report Netherlands  14–15  Montenegro Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–4, 4–5, 4–5
Van der Weijden 5 Goals Radović 3

Third place game

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13 April 2025
18:20 		Report Hungary  14–14  Croatia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Andreja Stanojević (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–4, 2–4, 4–3  PSO: 4–1
Manhercz 3 Goals Fatović 4

Final

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13 April 2025
20:30 		Report Greece  14–16  Spain Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–6, 2–4, 4–4

Final standings

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Rank[1] Team
 Spain
 Greece
 Hungary
4  Croatia
5  Montenegro
6  Netherlands
7  Germany
8  Japan

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "World Aquatics unveils competition hosts for 2025 Water Polo World Cup season". worldaquatics.org. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Spain continues World Cup reign". worldaquatics.org. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ^ "New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League". total-waterpolo.com. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Water polo calendar shake-up breathes life into World Aquatics World Cup season". fina.org. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Rules & Regulations 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ a b "World Cup 2025 – groups". total-waterpolo.com. 31 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Draw results for the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup Division 1 Tournaments". worldaquatics.org. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Competition regulations" (PDF). worldaquatics.org. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Draw results from the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup Division 2 Tournaments". worldaquatics.org. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Montenegro set to host the Men's Water Polo World Cup 2025 Final". worldaquatics.com. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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