2026 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

2026 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
League	FINA Water Polo World Cup
Sport	Water polo
Duration	7 April – 26 July
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The 2026 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup will be the 19th edition of the tournament. It will run from 7 April to 25 July 2026. ^{[1] [2]} The super final will be held in Sydney, Australia.

The top three teams will qualify for the 2027 World Aquatics Championships.

Format

There will be two divisions. The top-five teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2, together with the host Australia, will 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

Division 1

Tournament details
Host country	Greece
Venue	1
Dates	6–12 April
Teams	8
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	290 (24.17 per match)

Division 1 will be held in Alexandroupolis, Greece between 6 and 12 April 2026. ^[6]

The teams are split into two pools of four teams, with the top two-teams forming a new group, same with the bottom two-teams. The top five teams advance to the super final. ^[7]

Referees

For Division 1, the following referees were selected for the tournament. ^[8] The referees represent 10 countries including 8 participating countries along with 2 neutral officials from Slovenia and Japan.

• Jakov Blaskovic
• Konstantinos Vasileiou
• Norbert Ercse
• Raffaele Colombo
• Chisato Kurosaki
• Michiel Zwart
• Pavle Kis
• Boris Margeta
• Pau Segurana
• Levon Dermendjian

All times are local (UTC+3).

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	2	1	0	0	36	33	+3	8	Group C
2	Greece	3	2	0	0	1	42	39	+3	6
3	Serbia	3	1	0	0	2	40	39	+1	3	Group D
4	Netherlands	3	0	0	1	2	33	40	−7	1

Source: Microplustiming
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 April 2026 14:00	Report	Serbia	15–11	Netherlands	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Pau Segurana (ESP)
		Score by quarters:5–4, 2–2, 4–4, 4–1
		Martinović 5	Goals	Van den Burg 3

6 April 2026 18:00	Report	Hungary	13–12	Greece	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Levon Dermendjian (USA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 3–5, 4–3, 3–2
		Vigvári 4	Goals	Gkillas, Papanastasiou 3

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7 April 2026 14:00	Report	Netherlands	11–11 PSO: 4–5	Hungary	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Pau Segurana (ESP), Jakov Blašković (CRO)
		Score by quarters:4–3, 0–3, 3–2, 4–3
		four players 4	Goals	Fekete, Nagy 3

7 April 2026 18:00	Report	Greece	16–15	Serbia	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–7, 6–3, 3–1
		Argyropoulos 6	Goals	Martinović 4

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8 April 2026 14:00	Report	Serbia	10–12	Hungary	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Pau Segurana (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 3–5, 3–1
		Lukić 3	Goals	Vigvári 4

8 April 2026 18:00	Report	Netherlands	11–14	Greece	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Levon Dermendjian (USA), Jakov Blašković (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 2–2, 2–4
		De Weerd 3	Goals	Argyropoulos 7

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	0	40	29	+11	9	Group C
2	Spain	3	2	0	0	1	39	30	+9	6
3	Croatia	3	1	0	0	2	37	34	+3	3	Group D
4	United States	3	0	0	0	3	23	46	−23	0

Source: Microplustiming
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 April 2026 16:00	Report	Italy	12–10	Spain	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Norbert Ercse (HUN), Konstantions Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 3–3, 5–3
		Carnesecchi, Di Somma 3	Goals	Sanahuja 4

6 April 2026 20:15	Report	Croatia	16–7	United States	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwart (NED)
		Score by quarters:4–1, 5–1, 4–3, 3–2
		Brubnjak, Fatović 3	Goals	Saveljic 3

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7 April 2026 16:00	Report	Spain	14–10	Croatia	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Pavle Kiš (SRB)
		Score by quarters:4–3, 5–2, 2–2, 3–3
		Granados 4	Goals	Butic, Pavlić 3

7 April 2026 20:15	Report	United States	8–15	Italy	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Norbert Ercse (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 0–3, 4–5, 1–3
		Irving 3	Goals	Campopiano, Ferrero 3

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8 April 2026 16:00	Report	Italy	13–11	Croatia	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Pavle Kiš (SRB)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 5–6, 4–2, 2–2
		Gratta 3	Goals	Bonev 3

8 April 2026 20:15	Report	Spain	15–8	United States	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 5–2, 6–1, 2–2

Second round

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Super final
2	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 9 April 2026. Source: Microplustiming
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]

9 April 2026 17:30	Report	Italy	–	Greece	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

9 April 2026 19:45	Report	Hungary	–	Spain	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

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11 April 2026 17:30	Report	Hungary	–	Greece	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

11 April 2026 19:45	Report	Italy	–	Spain	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

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12 April 2026 13:00	Report	Spain	–	Greece	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

12 April 2026 15:00	Report	Hungary	–	Italy	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Super final
2	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 9 April 2026. Source: Microplustiming
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]

9 April 2026 13:30	Report	Serbia	–	United States	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

9 April 2026 15:30	Report	Croatia	–	Netherlands	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

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11 April 2026 13:30	Report	Croatia	–	United States	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

11 April 2026 15:30	Report	Serbia	–	Netherlands	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

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12 April 2026 09:00	Report	Serbia	–	Croatia	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

12 April 2026 11:00	Report	Netherlands	–	United States	"Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis

Division 2

Division 2

Tournament details
Host country	Malta
Venue	1
Dates	7–13 April
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	644 (29.27 per match)

Division 2 will be held in Malta between 7 and 13 April 2026. ^[6]

The teams are sorted in one league phase, playing three games based on ranking. The top 16 teams of the standings will advance to the knockout stage, where the top-two teams will qualify for the super final. ^{[7] [10]}

All times are (UTC+2).

League phase

Standings

Teams are ranked by strength of schedule before the other tiebreakers are used. ^[11]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	2	2	0	0	0	31	19	+12	6	Round of 16
2	Montenegro	2	2	0	0	0	48	11	+37	6
3	Neutral Athletes B [a]	2	2	0	0	0	31	16	+15	6
4	Romania	2	2	0	0	0	42	14	+28	6
5	Australia	2	2	0	0	0	31	24	+7	6
6	Portugal	2	2	0	0	0	51	14	+37	6
7	Turkey	2	2	0	0	0	45	23	+22	6
8	Germany	1	1	0	0	0	22	15	+7	3
9	Malta (H)	2	1	0	0	1	31	22	+9	3
10	France	2	1	0	0	1	39	26	+13	3
11	China	2	1	0	0	1	29	24	+5	3
12	Argentina	2	1	0	0	1	31	27	+4	3
13	Ukraine	2	1	0	0	1	37	34	+3	3
14	Georgia	2	0	1	0	1	28	29	−1	2
15	Slovakia	2	1	0	0	1	22	22	0	3
16	Kazakhstan	2	0	0	0	2	13	46	−33	0
17	Brazil	2	0	0	1	1	22	37	−15	1
18	Slovenia	2	0	0	0	2	23	35	−12	0
19	South Africa	2	0	0	0	2	12	53	−41	0
20	Singapore	2	0	0	0	2	14	46	−32	0
21	Hong Kong	2	0	0	0	2	13	50	−37	0
22	Great Britain	2	0	0	0	2	17	38	−21	0
23	Poland	1	0	0	0	1	7	26	−19	0
24	Japan [b]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2026. Source: Microplustiming
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
Notes:

1. In accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russian Federation. They instead participated as "Neutral Athletes B (NAB)" and under the World Aquatics flag.
2. Japan withdrew before the tournament.

Day 1

7 April 2026 10:00	Report	Romania	14–9	Slovakia	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: German Moller (ARG), Eurico Silva (POR)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 3–4, 4–3, 4–0
		Georgescu, Iudean 4	Goals	Furman 3

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7 April 2026 10:00	Report	Georgia	16–17	Turkey	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Hendrik Schopp (GER), Lazar Anđelić (SRB)
		Score by quarters:5–4, 3–3, 5–8, 3–2
		Dadvani, Vasic 4	Goals	Düzenli 5

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7 April 2026 11:30	Report	Canada	18–7	Singapore	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Dasch Barber (RSA), Róbert Prelovský (SVK)
		Score by quarters:6–1, 4–2, 3–3, 5–1
		Pozaric 5	Goals	Rajandra 2

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7 April 2026 13:00	Report	Germany	22–15	Slovenia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Massimo Angileri (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 5–5, 6–5, 6–2, 5–3
		Strelezkij 6	Goals	Ažbe, Štromajer 3

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7 April 2026 13:00	Report	South Africa	7–25	Portugal	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Wang Leilei (CHN), Franky Chiu (HKG)
		Score by quarters: 1–7, 0–6, 2–5, 4–7
		Neser, Welton 2	Goals	Martins 5

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7 April 2026 15:00	Report	China	17–8	Great Britain	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Evan Andrews (CAN), Tomaž Kavčič (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 5–2, 5–2
		Yang 5	Goals	Powell, Nesbitt 2

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7 April 2026 15:00	Report	Brazil	7–10	Neutral Athletes B	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 0–3, 3–2, 2–4
		Vergara 6	Goals	Merkulov, Zakirov 3

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7 April 2026 16:30	Report	Montenegro	27–6	Kazakhstan	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Gabor Djevi (AUS), Gökhan Ciğer (TUR)
		Score by quarters:7–0, 8–2, 5–2, 7–2
		Gojković 5	Goals	Madimar 2

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7 April 2026 17:00	Report	Argentina	26–6	Hong Kong	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Yuri Maciel (BRA), Yurii-Danylo Fedun (UKR)
		Score by quarters:5–3, 7–0, 6–1, 8–2
		Camnasio 6	Goals	Cheng, Cheung 2

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7 April 2026 18:00	Report	Australia	15–12	Malta	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 6–3, 5–2, 2–3
		Constantin-Bicari 4	Goals	Camilleri, Nagaev 3

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7 April 2026 19:00	Report	France	27–13	Ukraine	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Janusz Gottschalk (POL)
		Score by quarters:5–3, 9–2, 4–4, 9–4
		Vernoux 8	Goals	Ashanin, Dzhura 4

Day 2

8 April 2026 10:00	Report	Great Britain	9–21	Neutral Athletes B	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Hendrik Schopp (GER), Janusz Gottschalk (POL)
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–4, 4–8, 3–6
		Blenkinship, R. Powell 3	Goals	three players 4

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8 April 2026 11:00	Report	Ukraine	24–7	Hong Kong	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Wang Leilei (CHN), Tomaž Kavčič (SLO)
		Score by quarters:6–3, 7–1, 8–2, 3–1
		Dzhura 6	Goals	Ching, Cheng H. 2

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8 April 2026 11:30	Report	Georgia	12–12 PSO:5–3	Brazil	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Evan Andrews (CAN), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
		Score by quarters:4–3, 2–1, 2–3, 4–5
		Jakhaia 3	Goals	R. Vergara 5

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8 April 2026 13:00	Report	China	12–16	Australia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dasch Barber (RSA)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 3–4, 4–5, 2–5
		Chen 4	Goals	Byrnes 8

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8 April 2026 13:00	Report	Portugal	26–7	Poland	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Yuri Maciel (BRA), Gökhan Ciğer (TUR)
		Score by quarters:4–2, 6–1, 7–1, 9–3
		Martins, Rodrigues 7	Goals	Grabiński, Krakowiak 2

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8 April 2026 15:00	Report	Romania	28–5	South Africa	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Yurii-Danylo Fedun (UKR), Róbert Prelovský (SVK)
		Score by quarters:8–1, 9–2, 5–1, 6–1
		Georgescu 5	Goals	Neser 2

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8 April 2026 15:00	Report	Slovenia	8–13	Slovakia	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Siniša Matijašević (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–2, 2–5, 3–4
		Štromajer 5	Goals	Tkáč 4

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8 April 2026 16:30	Report	Turkey	28–7	Singapore	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Gabor Djevi (AUS), Franky Chiu (HKG)
		Score by quarters:7–1, 6–0, 8–4, 7–2
		Yutmaz 8	Goals	Lee C., Rajandra 2

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8 April 2026 17:00	Report	Argentina	5–21	Montenegro	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Eurico Silva (POR), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–8, 2–5, 1–4
		Camnasio 3	Goals	Moskov, Radović 4

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8 April 2026 18:00	Report	Malta	19–7	Kazakhstan	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), German Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters:4–2, 4–2, 8–2, 3–1
		Nagaev 5	Goals	Akhmetov, Shonzhigitov 2

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8 April 2026 19:00	Report	France	12–13	Canada	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura Referees: Lazar Anđelić (SRB), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 2–2, 3–5, 4–4
		Vernoux 4	Goals	three players 3

Day 3

9 April 2026 10:00	Report	Australia	–	Singapore	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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9 April 2026 11:00	Report	Germany	–	Hong Kong	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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9 April 2026 11:30	Report	Canada	–	Portugal	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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9 April 2026 13:00	Report	Georgia	–	Slovenia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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9 April 2026 13:00	Report	South Africa	–	Neutral Athletes B	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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9 April 2026 15:00	Report	China	–	Turkey	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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9 April 2026 15:00	Report	Brazil	–	Kazakhstan	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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9 April 2026 16:30	Report	Montenegro	–	Great Britain	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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9 April 2026 17:00	Report	Argentina	–	Ukraine	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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9 April 2026 18:00	Report	Romania	–	Malta	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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9 April 2026 19:00	Report	France	–	Poland	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

10 April

Seed 1

11 April

Seed 16

10 April

Seed 8

12 April

Seed 9

10 April

Seed 4

11 April

Seed 13

10 April

Seed 5

13 April

Seed 12

10 April

Seed 2

11 April

Seed 5

10 April

Seed 7

12 April

Seed 10

10 April

Third place

Seed 3

11 April

13 April

Seed 14

10 April

Seed 6

Seed 11

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	12 April
					13 April
	12 April
					Seventh place
					13 April

Ninth place bracket

	9–16th place quarterfinals				9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place
	11 April
					12 April
	11 April
									13 April
	11 April
					12 April
	11 April
									Eleventh place
									13 April

13th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place
	12 April
					13 April
	12 April
					15th place
					13 April

17th place bracket

	17–24th place quarterfinals				17–20th place semifinals				17th place
	10 April
	Seed 17
					11 April
	Seed 24
	10 April
	Seed 20
									12 April
	Seed 21
	10 April
	Seed 18
					11 April
	Seed 23
	10 April
									19th place
	Seed 19
									12 April
	Seed 22

21st place bracket

	21st–24th place semifinals				21st place
	11 April
					12 April
	11 April
					23rd place
					12 April

Round of 16

10 April 2026 09:00	Seed 1	–	Seed 16	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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10 April 2026 10:00	Seed 7	–	Seed 10	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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10 April 2026 11:00	Seed 2	–	Seed 15	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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10 April 2026 11:30	Seed 8	–	Seed 9	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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10 April 2026 13:00	Seed 3	–	Seed 14	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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10 April 2026 15:00	Seed 4	–	Seed 13	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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10 April 2026 17:00	Seed 5	–	Seed 12	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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10 April 2026 19:00	Seed 6	–	Seed 11	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

17–24th place quarterfinals

10 April 2026 13:00	Seed 17	–	Seed 24	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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10 April 2026 16:00	Seed 18	–	Seed 23	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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10 April 2026 17:30	Seed 19	–	Seed 22	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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10 April 2026 19:00	Seed 20	–	Seed 21	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

9–16th place quarterfinals

11 April 2026 10:00	LRO1	–	LRO2	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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11 April 2026 11:30	LRO3	–	LRO4	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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11 April 2026 17:00	LRO5	–	LRO6	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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11 April 2026 19:00	LRO7	–	LRO8	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

Quarterfinals

11 April 2026 13:00	WRO1	–	WRO2	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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11 April 2026 16:00	WRO3	–	WRO4	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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11 April 2026 17:30	WRO5	–	WRO6	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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11 April 2026 19:00	WRO7	–	WRO8	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

21st–24th place semifinals

11 April 2026 09:00	LQF1	–	LQF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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11 April 2026 11:00	LQF3	–	LQF4	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

17–20th place semifinals

11 April 2026 13:00	WQF1	–	WQF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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11 April 2026 15:00	WQF3	–	WQF4	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

13–16th place semifinals

12 April 2026 17:00	LQF1	–	LQF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

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12 April 2026 19:00	LQF3	–	LQF4	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

9–12th place semifinals

12 April 2026 10:00	WQF1	–	WQF2	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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12 April 2026 11:30	WQF3	–	WQF4	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

5–8th place semifinals

12 April 2026 13:00	LQF1	–	LQF2	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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12 April 2026 16:00	LQF3	–	LQF4	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

Semifinals

12 April 2026 17:30	WQF1	–	WQF2	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

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12 April 2026 19:00	WQF3	–	WQF4	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

23rd place game

12 April 2026 09:00	LSF1	–	LSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

21st place game

13 April 2026 13:00	WSF1	–	WSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

19th place game

12 April 2026 11:00	LSF1	–	LSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

17th place game

12 April 2026 15:00	WSF1	–	WSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

15th place game

13 April 2026 08:30	LSF1	–	LSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

13th place game

13 April 2026 10:00	WSF1	–	WSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

Eleventh place game

13 April 2026 11:30	LSF1	–	LSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

Ninth place game

13 April 2026 13:00	WSF1	–	WSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

Seventh place game

13 April 2026 14:30	LSF1	–	LSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

Fifth place game

13 April 2026 16:00	WSF1	–	WSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

Third place game

13 April 2026 17:30	LSF1	–	LSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

Final

13 April 2026 19:00	WSF1	–	WSF2	Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura

Super final

2026 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Venue	1
Dates	23–26 July
Teams	8

The tournament will take place between 22 and 26 July 2026 in Sydney, Australia. ^[2]

Teams

•   Australia
•   Greece
•   Hungary
•   Italy
•   Spain

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	23 July
					25 July
	23 July
									26 July
	23 July
					25 July
	23 July
									Third place
									26 July

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	25 July
					26 July
	25 July
					Seventh place
					26 July

Quarterfinals

23 July 2026	TBD	–	TBD	Sydney

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23 July 2026	TBD	–	TBD	Sydney

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23 July 2026	TBD	–	TBD	Sydney

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23 July 2026	TBD	–	TBD	Sydney

5–8th place semifinals

25 July 2026	LQF1	–	LQF2	Sydney

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25 July 2026	LQF3	–	LQF4	Sydney

Semifinals

25 July 2026	WQF1	–	WQF2	Sydney

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25 July 2026	WQF3	–	WQF4	Sydney

Seventh place game

26 July 2026	LSF1	–	LSF2	Sydney

Fifth place game

26 July 2026	WSF1	–	WSF2	Sydney

Third place game

26 July 2026	LSF1	–	LSF2	Sydney

Final

26 July 2026	WSF1	–	WSF2	Sydney

Final standings

Rank [1]	Team
4
5
6
7
8

See also

• 2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

References

1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
2. "Sydney Set to Host the Men's and Women's Water Polo World Cup Finals in 2026". worldaquatics.org. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
3. "New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League". total-waterpolo.com. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
4. "Water polo calendar shake-up breathes life into World Aquatics World Cup season". fina.org. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
5. "Rules & Regulations 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
6. "Host cities confirmed for the 2026 World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup season". worldaquatics.com. 29 December 2025.
7. "World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup 2026 Draw sets Road to Sydney". worldaquatics.com. 20 February 2026.
8. "World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup / 2026 – WWR – World Waterpolo Referee Association". WWR – World Waterpolo Referee Association – WWR – World Waterpolo Referee Association. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
9. "Competition regulations" (PDF). worldaquatics.org. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
10. https://sport.timesofmalta.com/2026/04/07/world-aquatics-mens-world-cup-division-ii-under-way-at-national-pool-and-cottonera-sc/
11. "Rules and Regulations" (PDF). worldaquatics.org. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.