Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Kazan 2015 - Water polo - Men - Gold medal match - 215.JPG
Team Serbia celebrates after the gold medal match
Tournament details
Venue(s)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (in Kazan host cities)
Dates27 July – 8 August
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (5th title)
Runner-upFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Third placeFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Fourth placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored869 (18.1 per match)
Attendance55,994 (1,167 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Alexandr Axenov
(22 goals) [1]
Best player Flag of Serbia.svg Duško Pijetlović [2]
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Participating teams

AfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceania
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Groups formed

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia

Format

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams and played a round-robin. The best placed team advanced to the quarterfinal, while the second-and third best team advanced to the playoffs. The last placed team played in placement games for place 13–16. From the quarterfinals on, a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The losers of the playoffs and quarterfinals played in placement games to determine their final position.

Contents

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 33003917+226Advanced to quarterfinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32012520+54Advanced to playoffs
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3012242951
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 30121234221
Source: SportResult.com [ dead link ]
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.
27 July 2015
09:30
Report [ dead link ] Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg127Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kazan
Attendance: 507
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters:4–2, 6–2, 1–0, 1–3
four players 2Goals Conway 3
27 July 2015
10:50
Report [ dead link ] Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg99Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Kazan
Attendance: 700
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–1, 3–4, 1–0
Perrone 4Goals Dong Tao, Zhang Chufeng 3

29 July 2015
20:10
Report [ dead link ] China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg28Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kazan
Attendance: 240
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 0–3, 1–1, 1–1
Tan Feihu 2Goals McElroy 3
29 July 2015
21:30
Report [ dead link ] Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg109Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Kazan
Attendance: 230
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters:4–2, 4–2, 1–2, 1–3
Sukno 3Goalsthree players 2

31 July 2015
17:30
Report [ dead link ] Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg171Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Kazan
Attendance: 874
Referees:
Daniel Flahive (AUS), Masoud Rezvani (IRI)
Score by quarters:4–1, 5–0, 7–0, 1–0
three players 3Goals Zhang Chufeng 1
31 July 2015
20:10
Report [ dead link ] Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg610Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kazan
Attendance: 230
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–3, 2–3, 1–1
Silva 2Goals Boyd, McElroy 2

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 33003731+66Advanced to quarterfinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32012826+24Advanced to playoffs
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3102282802
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3003233180
Source: SportResult.com [ dead link ]
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.
27 July 2015
12:10
Report [ dead link ] Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1110Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 883
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–1, 3–2, 2–3
Afroudakis 3Goalsfour players 2
27 July 2015
18:50
Report [ dead link ] United States  Flag of the United States.svg76Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Kazan
Attendance: 1,932
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters:3–1, 1–2, 2–2, 1–1
Azevedo, Cupido 3Goals Bugaychuk 3

29 July 2015
09:30
Report [ dead link ] Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1110Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kazan
Attendance: 839
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 4–3, 3–1
Fountoulis 4Goalsthree players 2
29 July 2015
18:50
Report [ dead link ] Russia  Flag of Russia.svg69Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 2,350
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–5, 3–1, 2–2
Kholod 3Goals Giorgetti 2

31 July 2015
18:50
Report [ dead link ] Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1511Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Kazan
Attendance: 2,285
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters:5–2, 3–2, 5–3, 2–4
Fountoulis 4Goals Nagaev 3
31 July 2015
21:30
Report [ dead link ] United States  Flag of the United States.svg119Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 214
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–2, 2–1, 2–2
Vavić 3Goals Di Fulvio 4

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 33005213+396Advanced to quarterfinals
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 32013424+104Advanced to playoffs
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 31021737202
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 30031746290
Source: SportResult.com [ dead link ]
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.
27 July 2015
13:30
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg106Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kazan
Attendance: 913
Referees:
Masoud Rezvani (IRI), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters:6–2, 1–2, 1–1, 2–1
E. Le Roux, P. Le Roux 3Goals Yañez 3
27 July 2015
17:30
Report [ dead link ] Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg145Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Kazan
Attendance: 1,180
Referees:
Joseph Peila (USA), Cory Williams (NZL)
Score by quarters:4–0, 3–0, 5–2, 2–3
Hárai 4Goals Ushakov 2

29 July 2015
10:50
Report [ dead link ] Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg157Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kazan
Attendance: 1,016
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters:5–2, 3–3, 5–1, 2–1
Axenov, Pekovich 4Goals Yañez 3
29 July 2015
12:10
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg417Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Kazan
Attendance: 1,127
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–3, 2–4, 1–5
Molyneux 2Goals Dén. Varga 5

31 July 2015
09:30
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg314Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Kazan
Attendance: 884
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–3, 1–5, 1–2
three players 1Goals Axenov 5
31 July 2015
10:50
Report [ dead link ] Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg214Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kazan
Attendance: 1,065
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters:6–2, 3–1, 6–1, 6–0
Dén. Varga 5Goals López 2

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 33004026+146Advanced to quarterfinals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31112419+53Advanced to playoffs
3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 31112926+33
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30032345220
Source: SportResult.com [ dead link ]
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.
27 July 2015
20:10
Report [ dead link ] Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg118Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Kazan
Attendance: 2,279
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters:2–1, 4–2, 3–4, 2–1
Filipović 3Goalsthree players 2
27 July 2015
21:30
Report [ dead link ] Japan  Flag of Japan.svg410Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kazan
Attendance: 2,287
Referees:
Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–2, 1–3, 1–3
four players 1Goals Campbell 3

29 July 2015
13:30
Report [ dead link ] Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg55Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Kazan
Attendance: 313
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 1–1, 3–1
Younger 3Goals Janović 2
29 July 2015
17:30
Report [ dead link ] Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg199Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kazan
Attendance: 1,016
Referees:
Masoud Rezvani (IRI), Stephane Roy (CAN)
Score by quarters:2–1, 6–2, 5–3, 6–3
Nikić 6Goals Okawa, Takei 3

31 July 2015
12:10
Report [ dead link ] Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg109Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kazan
Attendance: 890
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Georgios Stacridis (GRE)
Score by quarters:3–2, 2–2, 1–4, 4–1
three players 2Goals Younger 3
31 July 2015
13:30
Report [ dead link ] Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1016Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Kazan
Attendance: 640
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–5, 2–5, 4–3
Takei 4Goals Ivović, Radović 4

Knockout stage

Serbian team with gold medal on a Serbian stamp RS053-15.jpg
Serbian team with gold medal on a Serbian stamp
Croatian team won the silver medal Kazan 2015 - Water polo - Men - Gold medal match - 031.JPG
Croatian team won the silver medal
Championship bracket
Playoffs
2 August
Quarterfinals
4 August
Semifinals
6 August
Final
8 August
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 10
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 8 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 4
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 12Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (pen.)10 (5)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10 (3)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (pen.)7 (5)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7 (4)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 11
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6 Third place
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 10
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 12Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (pen.)7 (4)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7 (2)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 11
 
8 August
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 10
 
6 August
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 13
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9
 
Seventh place game
 
 
8 August
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
4 August
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9
 
6 August
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 7
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (pen.)7 (5)
 
4 August
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7 (3)
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 16
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
6 August
 
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 11
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
2 August
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 10 (1)
 
4 August
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (pen.)10 (4)
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 9
 
2 August
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 13
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14
 
15th place game
 
 
4 August
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 16
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 9

Playoffs

2 August 2015
13:30
Report [ dead link ] Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg28Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 269
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 1–2, 0–3
Kudaba, Torakis 1Goals Giorgetti, Gitto 2

2 August 2015
17:30
Report [ dead link ] Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg37Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kazan
Attendance: 2,090
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 1–1, 1–3
three players 1Goals Mann 3

2 August 2015
18:50
Report [ dead link ] Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg812Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Kazan
Attendance: 2,896
Referees:
Joseph Peila (USA), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters:3–2, 2–3, 1–5, 2–2
Gubarev 3Goals Brguljan, Janović 3

2 August 2015
20:10
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg117Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kazan
Attendance: 213
Referees:
Ni Shi Wei (CHN), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–6, 0–2, 0–4
E. Le Roux 1Goals Younger 4

Quarterfinals

4 August 2015
17:30
Report [ dead link ] Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg104Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Kazan
Attendance: 1,769
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA)
Score by quarters:1–0, 3–0, 3–3, 3–1
Muslim 3Goals Klikovac 3

4 August 2015
18:50
Report [ dead link ] Greece  Flag of Greece.svg77Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kazan
Attendance: 1,996
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters:1–0, 1–3, 3–1, 2–3  PSO:5–4
Fountoulis, Genidounias 2Goals Younger 3

4 August 2015
20:10
Report [ dead link ] Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg78Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 693
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 1–2, 2–3
Dán. Varga 3Goals Di Fulvio, Luongo 2

4 August 2015
21:30
Report [ dead link ] Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg127Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kazan
Attendance: 455
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters:4–2, 3–3, 2–1, 3–1
Pijetlović 4Goals Bonanni 2

13th–16th place semifinals

2 August 2015
10:50
Report [ dead link ] China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1010Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Kazan
Attendance: 2,263
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Masoud Rezvani (IRI)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–4, 2–1, 3–3   PSO: 1–4
Tan Feihu 4Goalsfour players 2

2 August 2015
12:10
Report [ dead link ] Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg614Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kazan
Attendance: 218
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–2, 2–4, 2–4
Carabantes, Demarchi 3Goals Takei 4

9th–12th place semifinals

4 August 2015
12:10
Report [ dead link ] Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg97Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Kazan
Attendance: 421
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–0, 2–3, 1–2
Conway 4Goals Axenov 3

4 August 2015
13:30
Report [ dead link ] Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg165Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 213
Referees:
Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters:7–3, 2–2, 3–0, 4–0
Vrlic 5Goalsfive players 1

5th–8th place semifinals

6 August 2015
15:30
Report [ dead link ] Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg118Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kazan
Attendance: 1,500
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters:4–1, 1–1, 4–4, 2–2
Janović 4Goalsthree players 2

6 August 2015
17:00
Report [ dead link ] Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg139Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kazan
Attendance: 645
Referees:
Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters:4–2, 3–2, 2–2, 4–3
Hárai 4Goals Azevedo, Bonanni 3

Semifinals

6 August 2015
20:30
Report [ dead link ] Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1010Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Kazan
Attendance: 2,486
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters:3–1, 2–3, 3–2, 2–4  PSO:5–3
four players 2Goals Vlahopoulos 3

6 August 2015
22:00
Report [ dead link ] Italy  Flag of Italy.svg610Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Kazan
Attendance: 1,859
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–4, 2–1, 2–1
Fondelli 2Goals S. Mitrovic 3

15th place game

4 August 2015
09:30
Report [ dead link ] China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg169Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kazan
Attendance: 753
Referees:
Joseph Peila (USA), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters:6–2, 3–4, 4–2, 3–1
Dong Tao 4Goals Yanez 5

13th place game

4 August 2015
10:50
Report [ dead link ] Russia  Flag of Russia.svg913Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kazan
Attendance: 821
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Masoud Rezvani (IRI)
Score by quarters:4–3, 1–3, 2–5, 2–2
Bychkov 3Goals Okawa 3

Eleventh place game

6 August 2015
10:50
Report [ dead link ] Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg117Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters:4–2, 1–2, 2–1, 4–2
Axenov 7Goals P. Le Roux 3

Ninth place game

6 August 2015
12:10
Report [ dead link ] Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg77Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Kazan
Attendance: 308
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 2–3, 2–1   PSO:5–3
Conway, Kubada 2Goals Delgado 3

Seventh place game

8 August 2015
14:00
Report [ dead link ] Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg610Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kazan
Attendance: 1,677
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters:3–2, 0–2, 1–4, 2–2
Younger 2Goals Azevedo 4

Fifth place game

8 August 2015
15:30
Report [ dead link ] Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg109Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Kazan
Attendance: 2,365
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 2–2, 4–4
Ivović 3Goalsthree players 2

Third place game

8 August 2015
20:30
Report [ dead link ] Greece  Flag of Greece.svg77Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 2,165
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters:1–0, 2–2, 4–4, 0–1  PSO:4–2
Vlahopoulos 3Goals Aicardi, Figlioli 2

Final

8 August 2015
22:00
Report [ dead link ] Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg411Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Kazan
Attendance: 2,575
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–3, 2–2, 0–4
Sukno 2Goals Prlainović 3

Final ranking

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [4]

Gojko Pijetlović
Dušan Mandić
Živko Gocić (c)
Sava Ranđelović
Miloš Ćuk
Duško Pijetlović
Slobodan Nikić
Milan Aleksić
Nikola Jakšić
Filip Filipović
Andrija Prlainović
Stefan Mitrović
Branislav Mitrović

Head coach:
Dejan Savić

Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia [5]

Josip Pavić (c)
Damir Burić
Antonio Petković
Luka Lončar
Maro Joković
Luka Bukić
Petar Muslim
Andro Bušlje
Sandro Sukno
Fran Paškvalin
Anđelo Šetka
Paulo Obradović
Marko Bijač

Head coach:
Ivica Tucak

Flag of Greece.svg  Greece [6]

Konstantinos Flegkas
Emmanouil Mylonakis
Georgios Dervisis
Konstantinos Genidounias
Ioannis Fountoulis
Kyriakos Pontikeas
Christos Afroudakis (c)
Evangelos Delakas
Konstantinos Mourikis
Christodoulos Kolomvos
Alexandros Gounas
Angelos Vlachopoulos
Stefanos Galanopoulos

Head coach:
Thodoris Vlachos

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player [2]
Best Goalscorer
All-Tournament Team [2] [7]

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United States competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

The women's water polo tournament at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Kazan, Russia from 26 July to 7 August 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serbia at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Serbia competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kazakhstan at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Kazakhstan competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

The men's water polo tournament at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Budapest, Hungary from 17 to 29 July 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australia at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Australia competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serbia at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Serbia is scheduled to compete at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 14 July to 30 July.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament</span>

The men's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan began on 25 July and ended on 8 August 2021. It was held at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. It was the 27th official appearance of the tournament, which was not held in 1896 and was a demonstration sport in 1904 but otherwise had been held at every Olympics.

The men's water polo tournament at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Gwangju, South Korea from 15 to 27 July. This was the eighteenth time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Italy at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Italy competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Russia competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

The United States competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hungary at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Hungary competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

The men's water polo tournament at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships was held from 21 June to 3 July 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. This was the 19th time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

The United States competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greece at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Greece competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spain at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Spain competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July.

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