2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship

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2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship
2024 European Water Polo Championships logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates4–16 January
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,067 (22.23 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Granados
(21 goals)
Best player Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Granados
Best goalkeeper Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Bijač
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The 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 36th edition of the tournament, held in Dubrovnik and Zagreb, Croatia from 4 to 16 January 2024. [1] Originally, Israel had been selected as host and the competition was slated to be held in Netanya, from 3 to 16 January 2024. [2] [3] [4] [5] Due to security concerns after the breakout of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, LEN announced the Championship would be hosted elsewhere. [6]

Contents

Host selection

The championship was originally going to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel between 7 and 21 October 2023 (although it would still be called the 2024 European Championship). [5] [7] But on 31 March 2023, it was moved to the Israeli city of Netanya and rescheduled for 3 to 16 January 2024 at the Wingate Institute Olympic swimming pool. [2] [8] [3] This decision was made to reduce the travel costs for the participating teams and make sure there was only one stoppage during the season instead of two (due to the 2024 World Aquatics Championships being held in February 2024).

However, after the 2023 Israel–Hamas war broke out, LEN said they would monitor the situation on 12 October. [9] But on 2 November, LEN announced that the tournament would not be hosted in Israel. [6] [10]

After that announcement, Budapest, Belgrade, Berlin, Romania (city not known) and Zagreb had been reported as possibly interested in hosting the championships [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Croatia was announced as the host on 17 November, with Dubrovnik and Zagreb as venues. [1] Croatia became the first country to host the men's championships twice in a row.

Format

This was the first edition with teams sorted into two Divisions, based on the last edition and the qualifiers. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other eight teams Division 2. Both divisions were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group of Division 1 advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the other two teams from each group played against one of the top two sides from each group in Division 2 in a play-off round. Starting with quarterfinals onward, the regular knock-out system was used. [17] [18]

Qualification

Sixteen teams competed at the main event.

All sixteen teams from 2022 qualified again.

EventDateLocationQuotasNation(s)
Host13 May 20221Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
2022 European Championship 29 August – 10 September Flag of Croatia.svg Split 8Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Qualifiers 23–25 June 2023Various7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

Venues

This tournament marked the first time that the championships was held in more than one venue, with Dubrovnik and Zagreb hosting games. The latter hosted the games from the quarter finals onwards.

Dubrovnik Zagreb
Bazen u Gružu
Capacity: 2,500
Bazen Mladost
Capacity: 2,000
Gruski bazen.JPG Bazeni Mladost Zagreb.jpg

Draw

The draw was held on 12 September 2023 in Netanya, Israel. [17] [20]

Division 1

The pots for Division 1 were decided by the rankings of the 2022 European Championship

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of France.svg  France

Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia

Division 2

The seeding for Division 2 was decided by who finished first and second in the qualifiers (excluding Israel).

Pot 1Pot 2

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia

Squads

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 24 November 2023. [21]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Division 1

Group A

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 320103227+57 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (H)311103227+56
3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 30201333524 Playoffs
4Flag of France.svg  France 30012233181
Source: LEN
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
4 January 2024
17:00
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg2019Flag of France.svg  France Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 3–2, 3–3   PSO:10–9
Matković 3Goals Vernoux 4
4 January 2024
20:15
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1214Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Tamás Kovács Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–2, 2–2, 1–3  PSO: 3–5
four players 2Goals Bukić, Fatović 2

6 January 2024
17:45
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1214Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Tamás Kovács Csatlós (HUN), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–4, 3–2, 3–4
three players 3Goals Granados 5
6 January 2024
20:15
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg127Flag of France.svg  France Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters:3–1, 3–1, 4–3, 2–2
Burić 3Goals Vernoux 3

8 January 2024
17:45
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg96Flag of France.svg  France Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–2, 3–1, 2–2
Granados, Perrone 3Goals Crousillat 2
8 January 2024
20:15
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1513Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–1, 3–4, 3–2   PSO:4–2
Đ. Radović 3Goals Marinić Kragić, Žuvela 3

Group B

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 320013326+76 [a] Quarterfinals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 320014223+196 [a]
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 320013632+46 [a] Playoffs
4Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 300032555300
Source: LEN
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:
  1. 1 2 3 Hungary 3 Pts, +3 GD; Italy 3 Pts, +2 GD; Greece 3 Pts, −5 GD
4 January 2024
17:00
Report Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg522Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Tomislav Copić (CRO), Peter Radič (SVK)
Score by quarters: 0–5, 2–6, 0–6, 3–5
Pjesivac 2Goals Di Fulvio, Fondelli 5
4 January 2024
19:00
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg810Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 3–2, 2–3
Fekete 3Goalsfour players 2

6 January 2024
17:00
Report Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg1115Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Tomislav Copić (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–4, 6–4, 0–2
Akhvlediani 3Goals Nagy 4
6 January 2024
19:00
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg815Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Pau Segurana Ferré (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 2–5, 2–3
Vlachopoulos 3Goals Di Somma 5

8 January 2024
17:00
Report Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg918Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Ruben Garcia (SUI)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–6, 3–3, 1–4
Jelaca 6Goalsthree players 3
8 January 2024
19:00
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg105Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Pau Segurana Ferré (ESP)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 3–0, 4–3, 3–1
Fekete 3Goalsfive players 1

Division 2

Group C

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 330005711+469 Playoffs
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 320013835+36
3Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 310023050203 Classification round
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 300032049290
Source: LEN
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 January 2024
17:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg221Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Pau Segurana Ferré (ESP), Ruben Garcia (SUI)
Score by quarters:6–0, 5–0, 5–1, 6–0
Radulović 4Goals Gros 1
5 January 2024
19:00
Report Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1813Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Rik Evers (NED)
Score by quarters:6–5, 3–4, 6–2, 3–2
Chiru 5Goals Galea, Muscat Melito 4

7 January 2024
17:00
Report Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1311Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Rik Evers (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–3, 3–2, 5–1
Gialanze 4Goals Gros 4
7 January 2024
19:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg146Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Peter Radič (SVK)
Score by quarters:3–2, 5–2, 2–2, 4–0
Radulović 4Goalsthree players 2

9 January 2024
17:00
Report Germany  Flag of Germany.svg148Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Ruben Garcia (SUI)
Score by quarters:6–3, 3–2, 3–1, 2–2
three players 3Goals Goldschmidt 3
9 January 2024
19:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg214Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Rik Evers (NED), Tomislav Copić (CRO)
Score by quarters:5–0, 6–1, 5–1, 5–2
Milojević 4Goalsfour players 1

Group D

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 330003320+139 Playoffs
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 320014825+236
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 31002243283 Classification round
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 300031947280
Source: LEN
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 January 2024
17:45
Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg117Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Massimo Angileri (MLT), Eurico Silva (POR)
Score by quarters:5–2, 0–1, 2–2, 4–2
Marek Tkáč 4Goals Kadivec 3
5 January 2024
20:15
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg812Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–3, 3–4, 1–2
De Weerd, Ten Broek 2Goals Fulea 4

7 January 2024
17:45
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg135Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Tal Shildan (ISR)
Score by quarters:6–1, 2–2, 2–1, 3–1
Georgescu 3Goalsfive players 1
7 January 2024
20:15
Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg617Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Eurico Silva (POR)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–4, 2–3, 0–5
Baláž 3Goals Ten Broek 4

9 January 2024
17:45
Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg78Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Tal Shildan (ISR)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–3, 3–2, 0–2
Baláž, Marek Tkáč 2Goals Fulea 4
9 January 2024
20:15
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg237Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Massimo Angileri (MLT), Eurico Silva (POR)
Score by quarters:7–2, 4–1, 8–3, 4–1
Ten Broek, Van der Weijden 5Goals Stefanović 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Play-offsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
12 January
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (PSO)10 (5)
 
10 January
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 10 (4)
 
Flag of France.svg  France 10
 
14 January
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 14
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 11
 
 
12 January
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 13
 
11 January
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 15
 
16 January
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 10
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11
 
 
12 January
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 24
 
11 January
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 11
 
14 January
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 18
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4 Third place
 
 
12 January16 January
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7
 
10 January
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 8 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 10
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5
 

Playoffs

10 January 2024
18:30
Report France  Flag of France.svg1014Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Pau Segurana Ferré (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 1–3, 3–5
Vernoux 3Goals Drašović, Mandić 4

10 January 2024
20:15
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg105Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters:3–1, 3–2, 4–1, 0–1
Ukropina 3Goals Strelezkij 3

11 January 2024
17:00
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1510Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Tamás Kovács Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters:5–3, 4–2, 3–3, 3–2
Genidounias 5Goals Te Riele 4

11 January 2024
19:00
Report Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg1118Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–5, 2–3, 5–5
Vasić 3Goals Georgescu 5

13–16th place bracket

 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
11 January
 
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 15
 
13 January
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 14
 
11 January
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 10
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 10
 
 
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8
 
15th place
 
 
13 January
 
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 12 (4)
 
 
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta (PSO)12 (5)

13–16th place semifinals

11 January 2024
17:45
Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg159Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Rik Evers (NED)
Score by quarters:4–2, 1–3, 4–0, 6–4
Furman 6Goals Goldschmidt 4

11 January 2024
20:15
Report Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg108Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Siniša Matijašević (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–3, 2–1, 2–2
Troppan 4Goals Cutajar 4

15th place game

13 January 2024
11:15
Report Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1617Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Eurico Silva (POR), Peter Radič (SVK)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–1, 2–2, 3–5  PSO: 4–5
Goldschmidt 3Goals Muscat 6

13th place game

13 January 2024
13:30
Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1410Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Tal Shildan (ISR), Massimo Angileri (MLT)
Score by quarters:3–2, 4–2, 3–4, 4–2
Baláž 5Goals Lah, Troppan 3

9–12th place bracket

 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
13 January
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 16
 
15 January
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9
 
Flag of France.svg  France 12
 
13 January
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 6
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 15
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10
 
Eleventh place
 
 
15 January
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10

9–12th place semifinals

13 January 2024
15:45
Report France  Flag of France.svg169Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters:4–2, 4–3, 4–2, 4–2
Vernoux 5Goals Muller 3

13 January 2024
18:00
Report Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg1510Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Rik Evers (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–4, 2–3, 7–1
Vasić 5Goals Strelezkij 4

Eleventh place game

15 January 2024
17:45
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1610Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters:5–2, 6–5, 3–2, 2–1
Koopman, Van der Weijden 4Goals Chiru 5

Ninth place game

15 January 2024
20:15
Report France  Flag of France.svg126Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Referees:
Rik Evers (NED), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters:2–1, 3–1, 3–3, 4–1
Vernoux 5Goals Akhvlediani, Dzikhtsiarenka 2

Quarterfinals

12 January 2024
15:00
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1514Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Pau Segurana Ferré (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 4–3, 1–2  PSO:5–4
Vi. Vigvári 4Goalsfour players 2

12 January 2024
16:30
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg247Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Tomislav Copić (CRO)
Score by quarters:6–2, 4–2, 7–1, 7–2
Granados 6Goals Belenyesi 2

12 January 2024
18:30
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg138Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 4–0, 4–2
Marinić Kragić 4Goals Argyropoulos, Papanastasiou 2

12 January 2024
20:15
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg148Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 5–0, 3–1, 3–3
Di Somma 4Goals Đ. Radović 2

5–8th place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
14 January
 
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 10
 
16 January
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 12
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 15
 
14 January
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 10
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 11
 
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 18
 
Seventh place
 
 
16 January
 
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 18
 
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7

5–8th place semifinals

14 January 2024
15:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1012Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Tamás Kovács Csatlós (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters:5–3, 2–4, 1–1, 2–4
Mandić 3Goals Fountoulis, Genidounias 3

14 January 2024
20:15
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1118Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Ruben Garcia (SUI), Tomislav Copić (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–5, 2–4, 3–5
Georgescu 3Goals Đ. Radović 4

Seventh place game

16 January 2024
15:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg187Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters:5–1, 3–2, 4–1, 6–3
Lazić, Mandić 4Goals Vranceanu 2

Fifth place game

16 January 2024
18:30
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1510Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Tamás Kovács Csatlós (HUN), Pau Segurana Ferré (ESP)
Score by quarters:6–2, 2–3, 1–2, 6–3
Genidounias 4Goalsthree players 2

Semifinals

14 January 2024
16:30
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg74Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters:2–1, 2–0, 1–0, 2–3
Granados, Perrone 2Goals Condemi 2

14 January 2024
18:30
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg811Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2, 4–3, 2–4
Nagy, Vi. Vigvári 3Goals Marinić Kragić 3

Third place game

16 January 2024
16:30
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg712Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–4, 1–2, 3–2
Vi. Vigvári 3Goals Echenique, Fondelli 3

Final

16 January 2024
20:15
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1011Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters:5–3, 2–3, 3–2, 0–3
Bukić 4Goals Granados, Sanahuja 3

Final standings

Spain qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as the highest ranked team not yet qualified for the event. Croatia, Montenegro and Romania secured the three remaining European tickets to the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

Awards and statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank [23] NameGoalsShots%
1 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Granados 214745
2 Flag of France.svg Thomas Vernoux 203754
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Mandić 193456
4 Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Genidounias 172959
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lars ten Broek 163053
Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Radulović 3348
Flag of Germany.svg Denis Strelezkij 4734
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mart van der Weijden 152658
Flag of Hungary.svg Vince Vigvári 3839
Flag of Romania.svg Vlad Georgescu 3938
Flag of Malta.svg Jake Muscat Melito 4434

Awards

The awards were announced on 16 January 2024. [24]

PositionPlayer
Best goalkeeper Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Bijač
Most Valuable Player Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Granados

Marketing

On 7 December 2023, the Croatian Water Polo Federation announced the logo for the event. [25] Logo was inspired by Croatian interlace and slogan of the championship was: "Waves of Unity". [25]

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