2024 Women's European Water Polo Championship

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2024 Women's European Water Polo Championship
Logo of 2024 European Women's Water Polo Championships2.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–13 January
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Fourth placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,091 (22.73 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Keszthelyi
Flag of Romania.svg Alina-Ioana Olteanu
Flag of Germany.svg Belen Vosseberg
(21 goals each)
Awards
Best player Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Ortiz
Best goalkeeper Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laura Aarts
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The 2024 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament. It was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands from 5 to 13 January 2024. [1] It was scheduled to be held in Netanya, Israel, But the competition was taken away from Israel for security reasons after the Gaza war commenced. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] This edition was the first one to be played by 16 teams. [7]

Contents

The Netherlands won their sixth title, after a finals win over Spain, while Greece captured the bronze medal and qualified for the 2024 Olympics. [8]

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] [9] 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. [10] [7] 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 Gaza war broke out, LEN said they would monitor the situation on 12 October. [11] But on 2 November, LEN announced that the tournament would not be hosted in Israel. [3] [12]

After that announcement, Budapest, Eindhoven and Zagreb were reported as possibly interested in hosting the championships. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

On 17 November, Eindhoven was announced as the host city for the tournament. [1] The last time Eindhoven hosted the event was in 2012.

Expansion

During the 2022 European Championships, Israeli media said that the 2024 edition would expand to 16 teams. [18] On 31 March 2023, LEN officially announced the expansion to 16 teams, alongside the format change. [19] [7] [20] [21]

Format

This was the first edition where the teams were 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 to the quarterfinals, while the other teams met the top-two sides from each group of Division 2 in a play-off round. After that, a knock-out system was used. [22] [23]

Qualification

16 teams were able to compete at the main event. They were broken up as follows:

All 12 that participated in 2022 qualified. Of the beneficiaries of the expansion, Bulgaria made their debut. Of the returnees, Czech Republic, Great Britain and Turkey returned after last qualifying in 1997, 2014 and 2018 respectively.

EventDateLocationQuotasNation(s)
Host13 May 20221Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
2022 European Championship 29 August – 10 September Flag of Croatia.svg Split 7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Qualifiers 23–25 June 2023Various8Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Venue

Similar to 2012, the Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion was used for the entire competition. [25]

Eindhoven
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion
Capacity: 2,065 [26]
Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion Eindhoven.JPG

Draw

The draw was held on 12 September 2023 in Netanya, Israel. [22] [27]

Division 1

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

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia

Division 2

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

Pot 1Pot 2

Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 24 November 2023. [28]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Division 1

Group A

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (H)330005327+269 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 320014935+146
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 310024030+103 Playoffs
4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 300031666500
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
5 January 2024
19:00
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg246Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Ivanka Raković Krstonošić (SRB), Anne Grandin (FRA)
Score by quarters:5–2, 6–2, 7–1, 6–1
Keuning, Rogge 4Goals Brnetić, J. Butić 2
5 January 2024
20:30
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1214Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Juan Carlos Colominas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–2, 4–3, 2–5
three players 3Goals Giannopoulou 4

6 January 2024
16:00
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg258Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters:5–4, 7–1, 6–1, 7–2
Elliniadi, Xenaki 5Goals Glas, Janković 2
6 January 2024
19:00
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1411Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Philip Uhlig (GER)
Score by quarters:4–1, 1–3, 5–4, 4–3
Rogge 4Goals Garda, Keszthelyi 3

7 January 2024
18:30
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1510Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters:4–3, 5–1, 2–3, 4–3
Van de Kraats 5Goalsthree players 2
7 January 2024
20:00
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg172Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Martina Kuníková (SVK), Ivo Mareš (CZE)
Score by quarters:5–1, 6–0, 3–1, 3–0
Garda, Leimeter 4Goals Janković, Rozić 1

Group B

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330005323+309 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 320014031+96
3Flag of France.svg  France 31002303773 Playoffs
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 300032658320
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
15:00
Report Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1120Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Diana Dutilh (NED), Ivo Mareš (CZE)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 2–7, 2–4, 5–3
Yaacobi 4Goals Palmieri 4
5 January 2024
16:30
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg178Flag of France.svg  France Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Philip Uhlig (GER)
Score by quarters:4–1, 4–2, 4–3, 5–2
Crespí 3Goals Hertzka 3

6 January 2024
17:30
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg126Flag of France.svg  France Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters:4–0, 2–3, 4–1, 2–2
Bianconi 3Goals Bouloukbachi 3
6 January 2024
20:30
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg227Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Ivanka Raković Krstonošić (SRB), Sara Kontek (CRO)
Score by quarters:5–2, 5–3, 8–2, 4–0
Ortiz 5Goals Yaacobi 5

7 January 2024
15:30
Report Israel  Flag of Israel.svg816Flag of France.svg  France Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Juan Carlos Colominas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–5, 1–3, 2–4
Yaacobi 2Goalsthree players 3
7 January 2024
17:00
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg148Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Diana Dutilh (NED), Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters:5–1, 3–3, 3–2, 3–2
Forca 5Goals Giustini 3

Division 2

Group C

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 330004314+299 Playoffs
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 32001273696
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 310022535103 Classification round
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 300032232100
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
09:00
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1213Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Martina Kuníková (SVK), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–1, 3–6, 4–5
Olteanu 7Goals Holá 4
5 January 2024
10:30
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg136Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 5–0, 4–3
Milićević 5Goals Buralı 2

6 January 2024
12:00
Report Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg910Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Juan Carlos Colominas (ESP), Aleksandar Nestorov (BUL)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 1–2, 4–1
Kuş 5Goals Holá 3
6 January 2024
13:30
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg415Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Diana Dutilh (NED), Anne Grandin (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–4, 2–4, 0–3
Melnychuk 3Goals Milićević 3

7 January 2024
09:00
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg97Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Sara Kontek (CRO), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
Score by quarters:4–2, 2–3, 3–2, 0–0
Olteanu 4Goals Kuş 5
7 January 2024
10:30
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg154Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), Ioana Feica-Prodan (ROU)
Score by quarters:3–1, 4–0, 4–1, 4–2
Milićević 4Goals Hlavatá 3

Group D

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 330004319+249 Playoffs
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 320014731+166
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 310024032+83 Classification round
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 300032371480
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
12:00
Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg712Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Sara Kontek (CRO), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–3, 3–2, 3–2
Mešterová 2Goals Rogers 3
5 January 2024
13:30
Report Germany  Flag of Germany.svg299Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE), İlkin Çakmakoğlu (TUR)
Score by quarters:10–2, 9–1, 5–3, 5–3
Vosseberg 6Goals Gesheva 4

6 January 2024
09:00
Report Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg619Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Ioana Feica-Prodan (ROU), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–6, 2–4, 2–4
Dimitrova 3Goals Falvey 5
6 January 2024
10:30
Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1012Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), İlkin Çakmakoğlu (TUR)
Score by quarters:3–2, 4–4, 1–4, 2–2
Sedlaková 4Goals Vosseberg 4

7 January 2024
12:00
Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg238Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Philip Uhlig (GER), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters:6–2, 4–2, 6–2, 7–2
Mešterová, Sedláková 5Goalsfour players 2
7 January 2024
13:30
Report Germany  Flag of Germany.svg612Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Ivanka Raković Krstonošić (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–3, 3–5, 2–1
Vosseberg 2Goals Falvey, Turner 4

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Play-offsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
9 January
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 17
 
8 January
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 6
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 11
 
11 January
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 8
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5
 
 
9 January
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 15
 
8 January
 
Flag of France.svg  France 7
 
Flag of France.svg  France 14
 
13 January
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8
 
 
9 January
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25
 
8 January
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9 (4)
 
11 January
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (PSO)9 (5)
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6 Third place
 
 
9 January13 January
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7
 
8 January
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 27
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4
 

Playoffs

8 January 2024
16:00
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg118Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Diana Dutilh (NED), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 2–1, 5–1
J. Butić 4Goals Milićević 4

8 January 2024
17:30
Report Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1314Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Philip Uhlig (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 3–3, 1–1   PSO: 4–5
Kordonskaia, Sasover 2Goals Falvey 3

8 January 2024
19:00
Report France  Flag of France.svg146Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Martina Kuníková (SVK)
Score by quarters:4–1, 5–2, 4–2, 1–1
Bouloukbachi 5Goals Rieck 3

8 January 2024
20:30
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg274Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), İlkin Çakmakoğlu (TUR)
Score by quarters:7–2, 6–2, 8–0, 6–0
three players 4Goals Hlavatá 2

13–16th place bracket

 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
8 January
 
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 10
 
9 January
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 13
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7
 
8 January
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3
 
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 6
 
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 18
 
15th place
 
 
9 January
 
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 18
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 10

13–16th place semifinals

8 January 2024
12:00
Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1013Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
Score by quarters:5–2, 1–4, 2–3, 2–4
Mešterová 3Goals Kuş 6

8 January 2024
13:30
Report Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg618Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Ivanka Raković Krstonošić (SRB), Ivo Mareš (CZE)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 2–7, 2–3, 1–2
Gesheva, Rumenova 2Goals Olteanu 7

15th place game

9 January 2024
09:00
Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1810Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Ioana Feica-Prodan (ROU), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
Score by quarters:5–3, 4–1, 5–3, 4–3
Kačková, Sedláková 4Goals Dimitrova 4

13th place game

9 January 2024
10:30
Report Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg73Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), Ivo Mareš (CZE)
Score by quarters:1–0, 2–0, 2–0, 2–3
Kuş 3Goals Olteanu 2

9–12th place bracket

 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
9 January
 
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 12
 
11 January
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 12
 
9 January
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 13
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 18
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5
 
Eleventh place
 
 
11 January
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 15
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 12

9–12th place semifinals

9 January 2024
12:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1211Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE), İlkin Çakmakoğlu (TUR)
Score by quarters:5–1, 2–4, 3–5, 2–1
five players 2Goals Plotz 4

9 January 2024
13:30
Report Israel  Flag of Israel.svg185Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Aleksandar Nestorov (BUL)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–0, 4–1, 7–1
Bogachenko 7Goals Holá 2

Eleventh place game

11 January 2024
12:00
Report Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1512Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Sara Kontek (CRO), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–4, 3–3, 6–1
G. Deike, Vosseberg 5Goalsfour players 2

Ninth place game

11 January 2024
13:30
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1213Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Martina Kuníková (SVK), Anne Grandin (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–1, 2–4, 3–5
five players 2Goals Bogachenko 4

Quarterfinals

9 January 2024
16:00
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg176Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Philip Uhlig (GER)
Score by quarters:5–2, 4–3, 3–0, 5–1
Camus, Peña 4Goals Rozić 2

9 January 2024
17:30
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg256Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Ivanka Raković Krstonošić (SRB), Sara Kontek (CRO)
Score by quarters:7–1, 8–2, 3–1, 7–2
Rogge 5Goals Perkins, Turner 2

9 January 2024
19:00
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg157Flag of France.svg  France Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Diana Dutilh (NED), Martina Kuníková (SVK)
Score by quarters:3–1, 3–4, 4–1, 5–1
Ninou 4Goals Daulé 2

9 January 2024
20:30
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1211Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Juan Carlos Colominas (ESP), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters:4–2, 3–3, 4–4, 1–2
Bianconi 4Goals Garda 4

5–8th place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
11 January
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 10
 
13 January
 
Flag of France.svg  France 12
 
Flag of France.svg  France 3
 
11 January
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 14
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 January
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 9
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11

5–8th place semifinals

11 January 2024
16:00
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1012Flag of France.svg  France Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Juan Carlos Colominas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 2–4, 3–2
J. Butić 4Goals Hertzka, Vernoux 3

11 January 2024
17:30
Report Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg521Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Diana Dutilh (NED), Ivo Mareš (CZE)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–4, 1–4, 2–6
Rogers 2Goals Keszthelyi 5

Seventh place game

13 January 2024
16:00
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg911Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters:2–1, 2–1, 4–5, 1–4
J. Butić 3Goals Turner 4

Fifth place game

13 January 2024
17:30
Report France  Flag of France.svg314Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Ivanka Raković Krstonošić (SRB), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–4, 0–2, 2–3
three players 1Goals Keszthelyi 6

Semifinals

11 January 2024
19:00
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg135Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters:4–1, 1–1, 4–1, 4–2
Forca 3Goals Xenaki 3

11 January 2024
20:30
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg76Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Philip Uhlig (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 2–2, 2–1
three players 2Goalssix players 1

Third place game

13 January 2024
19:00
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg76Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Diana Dutilh (NED), Juan Carlos Colominas (ESP)
Score by quarters:3–1, 1–0, 1–1, 2–4
Asimaki 2Goals Bianconi 2

Final

13 January 2024
20:30
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg78Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters:2–1, 1–4, 2–1, 2–2
Ortiz 2Goals Joustra, Van der Sloot 2

Final standings

Greece qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as the highest ranked team not yet qualified for the event. Greece, France and Great Britain secured the three remaining European tickets to the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

Awards and statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank [29] NameGoalsShots%
1 Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Keszthelyi 214448
Flag of Romania.svg Alina-Ioana Olteanu 4844
Flag of Germany.svg Belen Vosseberg 3757
4 Flag of Turkey.svg Kübra Kuş 204643
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Milićević 3951
6 Flag of Israel.svg Maria Bogachenko 163546
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toula Falvey 2857
Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztina Garda 2759
Flag of Slovakia.svg Monika Sedlaková 2857
10 Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Butić 155030

Awards

The awards were announced on 13 January 2024. [30]

PositionPlayer
Best goalkeeper Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laura Aarts
Most Valuable Player Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Ortiz

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