2022 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

Last updated September 15, 2023

2022 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
League	FINA Water Polo World League
Sport	Water polo
Duration	8 January – 27 July 2022
Number of games	66
Number of teams	18
Super Final
Finals champions	Italy (1st title)
Runners-up	United States
Finals MVP	Giacomo Cannella
FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons
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The 2022 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 20th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament.

Contents

European qualification round
First round
Second round
Final ranking
Intercontinental Cup
Group stage
Knockout stage
Super Final
Teams
Preliminary round
Knockout stage 2
Final ranking 2
References
External links

Italy won the title for the first time after a win over the United States.^[1]

European qualification round

The draw for the European qualification round was conducted in Lausanne, Switzerland on 17 November 2021.^[2]

First round

Each team played one home and one away game. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group advanced to the second round.^[3]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	2	2	0	0	0	30	20	+10	6	Second round		—	14–9	—
2	Montenegro	2	0	0	0	2	20	30	−10	0	Second round		11–16	—	—
3	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn		—	—	—

Source: FINA

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	2	2	0	0	0	30	22	+8	6	Second round		—	14–11	—
2	Spain	2	1	0	0	1	27	21	+6	3	Second round		—	—	16–7
3	Germany	2	0	0	0	2	18	32	−14	0			11–16	—	—

Source: FINA

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	2	2	0	0	0	30	18	+12	6	Second round		—	12–9	—
2	Italy	2	1	0	0	1	31	15	+16	3	Second round		—	—	22–3
3	Slovakia	2	0	0	0	2	12	40	−28	0			9–18	—	—

Source: FINA

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	2	2	0	0	0	23	20	+3	6	Second round		—	—	11–9
2	Greece	1	0	0	0	1	11	12	−1	0	Second round		11–12	—	—
3	Russia ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	0	0	0	1	9	11	−2	0	Excluded		—	—	—

Source: FINA
Notes:

↑ Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[4]

Second round

28–30 April 2022, Podgorica, Montenegro

The top three teams, alongside host France, played at the World League Super Final.^[5]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	28 April 2022

	Croatia	6
					29 April 2022
	Italy	8
					Italy	9
	28 April 2022
					Montenegro	7
	France	10
									30 April 2022
	Montenegro	11
									Italy	9
	28 April 2022
									Serbia	12
	Hungary	9
					29 April 2022
	Spain	10
					Spain	10
	28 April 2022
					Serbia	11			Third place
	Serbia	13
									30 April 2022
	Greece	6
									Montenegro	10

									Spain	15

5th–8th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game

	29 April 2022

	Croatia	13
					30 April 2022
	France	12
					Croatia	9
	29 April 2022
					Hungary	14
	Hungary	14

	Greece	13
					Seventh place game

					30 April 2022

					France	12

					Greece	18

Final ranking

	Qualified to the Super Final

Rank	Team
	Serbia
	Italy
	Spain
4	Montenegro
5	Hungary
6	Croatia
7	Greece
8	France

Intercontinental Cup

7–13 March 2022, Lima, Peru ^[6]

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	4	0	1	0	70	48	+22	13	Qualified to the Super Final		—	—	18–19^Pen.	—	14–5	16–4
2	United States	5	4	0	0	1	69	45	+24	12			11–12	—	—	14–9	—	—
3	Canada	5	2	2	0	1	70	59	+11	10			—	9–10	—	11–10	17–16^Pen.	—
4	Brazil	5	2	0	0	3	61	51	+10	6			9–10	—	—	—	12–11	21–5
5	Argentina	5	1	0	1	3	58	60	−2	4			—	7–13	—	—	—	19–4
6	Colombia	5	0	0	0	5	26	91	−65	0			—	8–21	5–14	—	—	—

Source: FINA

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final

	12 March

	Australia	11
					13 March
	Brazil	6
					Australia	6
	12 March
					United States	7
	United States	10

	Canada	9
					Third place

					13 March

					Brazil	11

					Canada	8

Classification

	Fifth place game

	12 March

	Argentina	15

	Colombia	8

Super Final

2022 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	22–27 July
Teams	8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches	24
Goals scored	517 (22 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Giacomo Cannella (16 goals)
Best player	Giacomo Cannella
Best goalkeeper	Hugo Fontani

Teams

As host country

France

Qualified teams

Invited teams

Montenegro

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	0	41	33	+8	8
2	Montenegro ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	1	0	1	1	32	25	+7	4
3	Serbia	3	1	0	0	2	37	43	−6	3
4	Australia	3	1	0	0	2	26	35	−9	3

Source: FINA
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.
Notes:

↑ Montenegro replaced Brazil, who withdrew.^[7]

22 July 2022 16:00	Report	Australia	10–13	Spain	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–4, 2–4, 3–2
		Byrnes, Edwards 3	Goals	Barroso Macarro 4

22 July 2022 18:00	Report	Serbia	8–16	Montenegro	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 0–5, 3–3, 2–5
		Martinović, Stojanović 2	Goals	Mršić 6

23 July 2022 14:00	Report	Australia	9–8	Montenegro	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 3–4, 3–1
		Pavillard 5	Goals	Averka 2

23 July 2022 16:00	Report	Serbia	15–20	Spain	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
		Score by quarters:5–4, 5–5, 4–5, 1–6
		Vučinić 5	Goals	four players 3

24 July 2022 16:00	Report	Serbia	14–7	Australia	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
		Score by quarters:4–3, 3–1, 2–3, 5–0
		Subotić 4	Goals	Edwards 3

24 July 2022 18:00	Report	Montenegro	10–12	Spain	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 4–1, 2–3, 0–3 PSO: 2–4
		Radović 3	Goals	Barroso Macarro, Cabañas 2

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States	3	2	0	1	0	42	36	+6	7
2	Italy	3	2	0	0	1	35	26	+9	6
3	France (H)	3	1	1	0	1	34	31	+3	5
4	Canada	3	0	0	0	3	26	44	−18	0

Source: FINA
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.
(H) Host

22 July 2022 14:00	Report	Italy	17–5	Canada	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
		Score by quarters:3–1, 5–2, 4–0, 5–2
		Di Somma 5	Goals	D'Souza 2

22 July 2022 20:00	Report	United States	17–19	France	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters:4–3, 3–5, 2–2, 5–4 PSO: 3–5
		Hallock 4	Goals	Vernoux 4

23 July 2022 18:00	Report	United States	15–13	Canada	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters:6–3, 4–1, 3–4, 2–5
		Dodd, Irving 3	Goals	D'Souza 4

23 July 2022 20:00	Report	Italy	9–8	France	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 3–2, 1–1
		Cannella 4	Goals	eight players 1

24 July 2022 14:00	Report	Italy	9–13	United States	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 2–5, 3–1
		three players 2	Goals	Stevenson 3

24 July 2022 20:00	Report	Canada	8–12	France	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 3–3, 1–4
		Djerkovic, Gardijan 2	Goals	Vernoux 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	25 July

	Spain	13
					26 July
	Canada	6
					Spain	8
	25 July
					Italy	9
	Italy	14
									27 July
	Serbia	7
									Italy	13
	25 July
									United States	9
	Montenegro	9
					26 July
	France	12
					France	15
	25 July
					United States	16			Third place
	United States	12
									27 July
	Australia	11
									Spain	11

									France	8

Quarterfinals

25 July 2022 14:00	Report	Serbia	7–14	Italy	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 2–4, 1–4
		Subotić 2	Goals	Damonte, Di Somma 3

25 July 2022 16:00	Report	Spain	13–6	Canada	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 4–0, 5–1
		Barroso Macarro, Paul García 3	Goals	Gardijan, Halajian 2

25 July 2022 18:00	Report	Australia	11–12	United States	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 2–4, 5–4, 2–3
		Pavillard 5	Goals	Irving 3

25 July 2022 20:00	Report	Montenegro	9–12	France	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters:3–1, 2–4, 1–4, 3–3
		Mršić 3	Goals	three players 3

5th–8th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game

	26 July

	Canada	4
					27 July
	Serbia	12
					Serbia	8
	26 July
					Montenegro	6
	Montenegro	9

	Australia	6
					Seventh place game

					27 July

					Canada	9

					Australia	13

5–8th place semifinals

26 July 2022 14:00	Report	Montenegro	9–6	Australia	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 1–1, 3–1
		Averka 4	Goals	six players 1

26 July 2022 16:00	Report	Serbia	12–4	Canada	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters:2–0, 3–1, 5–2, 2–1
		Martinović, Stojanović 3	Goals	Cote 3

Seventh place game

27 July 2022 14:00	Report	Australia	13–9	Canada	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters:3–1, 1–2, 6–3, 3–3
		Negus 4	Goals	D'Souza 4

Fifth place game

27 July 2022 16:00	Report	Montenegro	6–8	Serbia	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 1–2, 3–3
		Matković 3	Goals	Vučinić 3

Semifinals

26 July 2022 18:00	Report	Italy	9–8	Spain	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 2–2, 2–3
		Cannella 3	Goals	García, Sanahuja 2

26 July 2022 20:00	Report	France	15–16	United States	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 5–4, 3–4, 5–3
		Marzouki 4	Goals	Irving 5

Third place game

27 July 2022 18:00	Report	France	8–11	Spain	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 2–4, 2–2
		three players 2	Goals	Tahull 3

Final

27 July 2022 20:00	Report	United States	9–13	Italy	Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 2–3, 1–6, 4–3
		Bowen 4	Goals	three players 3

Final ranking

Rank	Team
1	Italy
2	United States
3	Spain
4	France
5	Serbia
6	Montenegro
7	Australia
8	Canada

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