2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
League	FINA Water Polo World Cup
Sport	Water polo
Duration	18 December 2024 – 20 April 2025
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The 2025 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup will be the 18th edition of the tournament. It will run from 18 December 2024 to 20 April 2025. ^{[1] [2]}

Format

There are two divisions. In Division 1 eleven teams and in Division 2 twelve teams will play. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 compete in the super final. ^{[3] [4]} A win gives a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalties one and a loss after regular time zero points. ^[5]

Division 1

2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Romania
Venue(s)	1
Dates	7–12 January
Teams	11 (from 3 confederations)

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

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 7 January 2025. 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. ^[8]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 7 January 2025. 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. ^[8]

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Romania (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 7 January 2025. 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. ^[8]
(H) Host

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 7 January 2025. 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. ^[8]

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	10 January
					11 January
	10 January
									12 January
	10 January
					11 January
	10 January
									Third place
									12 January

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	11 January
					12 January
	11 January
					Seventh place
					12 January

Division 2

2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
Venue(s)	1
Dates	18–21 December
Teams	12 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	408 (29.14 per match)

The draw was held on 31 October 2024. The tournament will be played in Istanbul, Turkey between 18 and 21 December 2024. ^[6] The top two of each group advance to the quarterfinals and the top-two finishers of the tournament will play in the super final. ^[9]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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. ^[8]
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
		Mehrikohneshahri 4	Goals	Veklyuk 8

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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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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. ^[8]

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

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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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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. ^[8]

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

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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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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. ^[8]
(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

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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, 6–2
		Caner 4	Goals	S. Hessels, Te Riele 5

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	20 December
	Iran
					21 December
	Portugal
	20 December
	Netherlands
									21 December
	Malta
	20 December
	China
					21 December
	Ukraine
	20 December
									Third place
	Germany
									21 December
	Slovakia

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	21 December
					21 December
	21 December
					Seventh place
					21 December

Ninth place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place
	19 December
	South Africa	9
					20 December
	Great Britain	15
					Great Britain
	19 December
					Turkey
	Singapore	10
	Turkey	26
					Eleventh place
					20 December
					South Africa
					Singapore

Quarterfinals

20 December 2024 16:00

Report

Iran

–

Portugal

Maltepe University, Istanbul

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20 December 2024 17:30

Report

China

–

Ukraine

Maltepe University, Istanbul

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20 December 2024 19:00

Report

Germany

–

Slovakia

Maltepe University, Istanbul

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20 December 2024 20:30

Report

Netherlands

–

Malta

Maltepe University, Istanbul

9–12th place semifinals

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

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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

21 December 2024 09:00

LQF1

–

LQF2

Maltepe University, Istanbul

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21 December 2024 10:30

LQF3

–

LQF4

Maltepe University, Istanbul

Semifinals

21 December 2024 12:00

WQF1

–

WQF2

Maltepe University, Istanbul

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21 December 2024 13:30

WQF3

–

WQF4

Maltepe University, Istanbul

Eleventh place game

20 December 2024 10:00

Report

South Africa

–

Singapore

Maltepe University, Istanbul

Ninth place game

20 December 2024 11:30

Report

Great Britain

–

Turkey

Maltepe University, Istanbul

Seventh place game

21 December 2024 16:00

LSF1

–

LSF2

Maltepe University, Istanbul

Fifth place game

21 December 2024 17:30

WSF1

–

WSF2

Maltepe University, Istanbul

Third place game

21 December 2024 19:00

LSF1

–

LSF2

Maltepe University, Istanbul

Final

21 December 2024 20:30

WSF1

–

WSF2

Maltepe University, Istanbul

Super final

2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	1
Dates	18–20 April
Teams	8

The tournament will take place between 18 and 20 April 2025. ^[2]

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
									Third place

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
					Seventh place

Final standings

Rank [1]	Team
4
5
6
7
8

See also

• 2025 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

References

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