2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

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2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
League FINA Water Polo World Cup
Sport Water polo
Duration21 April – 25 July
Super Final
FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup seasons
2027 →

The 2026 Women's FINA Water Polo World Cup will be the 20th edition of the tournament. It will run from 21 April to 25 July 2026. [1] [2] The super final will be held in Sydney, Australia.

Contents

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

Format

There will be two divisions. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 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 countryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Venue1
Dates1–6 May
Teams8

Division 1 will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands between 6 and 12 April 2026. [6]

Teams

Division 2

Division 2
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
Venue1
Dates21–26 April

Division 2 will be held in Malta between 21 and 26 April 2026. [6]

See also

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. 1 2 "Host cities confirmed for the 2026 World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup season". worldaquatics.com. 29 December 2025.
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