This section tabulates the heads of qualification in a form suitable to be filled in as events progress. The full qualification rules [1] for water polo published by AQUA contain intricate conditions too lengthy for inclusion in Wikipedia. |
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The men's qualification for the Olympic water polo tournament occurred between July 2023 and February 2024, allocating twelve teams for the final tournament. As the host nation, France reserved a direct spot each for the men's team. [2] [3]
The remainder of the total quota was attributed to the eligible NOCs through a tripartite qualification pathway. First, the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for 17 to 29 July in Fukuoka, Japan, produced the winners and runners-up of the men's water polo tournament qualifying for Paris 2024. Five more quota places were awarded to the highest-ranked eligible NOC at each of the continental meets (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) approved by World Aquatics. If any of the continental qualifying tournaments did not occur within the qualifying period, the vacant spot was entitled to the highest-ranked eligible NOC from a respective continent at the succeeding edition of the Worlds. [3]
The last batch of quota places was assigned to the four highest-ranked eligible NOCs at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar to complete the twelve-team field for the Games. [2] [3]
Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
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2023 World Aquatics Championships | 17–29 July 2023 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
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2022 Asian Games | 2–7 October 2023 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2023 Pan American Games | 30 October – 4 November 2023 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2024 European Championships | 4–16 January 2024 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2024 World Aquatics Championships | 5–17 February 2024 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() |
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2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa | ![]() | |||
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Oceania | 1 | ![]() | ||
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation | 1 | ![]() | ||
Total | 12 |
The winner and the runner-up of the men's water polo tournament at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan obtained a ticket for Paris 2024. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 6 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 58 | −45 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 6 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 6 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 65 | −38 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 5 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 92 | −71 | 0 |
Playoffs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
25 July | ||||||||||||||
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23 July | ||||||||||||||
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27 July | ||||||||||||||
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25 July | ||||||||||||||
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23 July | ||||||||||||||
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29 July | ||||||||||||||
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25 July | ||||||||||||||
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23 July | ||||||||||||||
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27 July | ||||||||||||||
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25 July | 29 July | |||||||||||||
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23 July | ||||||||||||||
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5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
27 July | ||||||
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29 July | ||||||
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27 July | ||||||
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Seventh place game | ||||||
29 July | ||||||
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9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
25 July | ||||||
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27 July | ||||||
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Eleventh place game | ||||||
27 July | ||||||
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13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
23 July | ||||||
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25 July | ||||||
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23 July | ||||||
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15th place game | ||||||
25 July | ||||||
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The highest-ranked eligible NOC from each of the five continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) secured a quota place for Paris 2024. If any of the continental qualifying tournaments did not occur within the qualifying period, the vacant spot was entitled to the highest-ranked eligible NOC from a respective continent at the succeeding edition of the Worlds. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 23 | +34 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 76 | −54 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 23 | +37 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 58 | −38 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 63 | −45 | 0 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
5 October | ||||||||||
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6 October | ||||||||||
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5 October | ||||||||||
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7 October | ||||||||||
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5 October | ||||||||||
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6 October | ||||||||||
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5 October | ||||||||||
![]() | 14 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
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7 October | ||||||||||
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Rank | Country |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 4 | Playoffs |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | Playoffs |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | +46 | 9 | Playoffs |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 3 | Classification round |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 9 | Playoffs |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 3 | Classification round |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 0 |
Play-offs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
12 January | ||||||||||||||
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10 January | ||||||||||||||
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14 January | ||||||||||||||
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12 January | ||||||||||||||
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11 January | ||||||||||||||
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16 January | ||||||||||||||
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12 January | ||||||||||||||
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11 January | ||||||||||||||
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14 January | ||||||||||||||
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12 January | 16 January | |||||||||||||
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10 January | ||||||||||||||
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Rank [6] | Team |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 18 | +64 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 18 | +53 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 57 | −41 | 0 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
2 November | ||||||||||
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3 November | ||||||||||
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2 November | ||||||||||
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4 November | ||||||||||
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2 November | ||||||||||
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3 November | ||||||||||
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2 November | ||||||||||
![]() | 22 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
![]() | 28 | |||||||||
4 November | ||||||||||
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5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
3 November | ||||||
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4 November | ||||||
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3 November | ||||||
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Seventh place | ||||||
4 November | ||||||
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The top four teams, the top African team and the top Oceanian team of the men's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar obtained a ticket for Paris 2024. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 6 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 79 | −61 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 6 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 5 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 7 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 86 | −79 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
Playoffs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
13 February | ||||||||||||||
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11 February | ||||||||||||||
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15 February | ||||||||||||||
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13 February | ||||||||||||||
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11 February | ||||||||||||||
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17 February | ||||||||||||||
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13 February | ||||||||||||||
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11 February | ||||||||||||||
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15 February | ||||||||||||||
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![]() | 11 (5) | Third place | ||||||||||||
13 February | 17 February | |||||||||||||
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11 February | ||||||||||||||
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5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
15 February | ||||||
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17 February | ||||||
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15 February | ||||||
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Seventh place game | ||||||
17 February | ||||||
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9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
13 February | ||||||
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15 February | ||||||
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13 February | ||||||
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Eleventh place game | ||||||
15 February | ||||||
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13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
11 February | ||||||
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13 February | ||||||
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11 February | ||||||
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15th place game | ||||||
13 February | ||||||
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The 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Belgrade, Serbia.
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.
The women's water polo tournament at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Budapest, Hungary from 16 to 28 July 2017.
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.
The women's water polo tournament at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships was held from 14 to 26 July.
The 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 34th edition of the major European water polo tournament for national teams. It was held at the Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 to 26 January 2020.
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.
The women's water polo tournament at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships is held from 20 June to 2 July 2022. This is the 15th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986.
The United States competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July.
Hungary competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July.
Italy competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July. Having clinched the final in men's water polo, for the first time it has won at least one medal in every discipline.
South Africa competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July.
Brazil competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 17 June to 3 July 2022.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July.
Spain competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July.
The water polo tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 27 July to 11 August. Preliminary water polo matches will occur at Paris Aquatic Centre, with the final playoffs staged at the iconic Paris La Défense Arena. Similar to the previous edition, twenty-two teams will compete against each other in their respective tournaments.
The women's qualification for the Olympic water polo tournament occurred between July 2023 and February 2024, allocating ten teams for the final tournament. As the host nation, France reserved a direct spot each for the women's team.
The men's water polo tournament at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held from 17 to 29 July 2023. This was the 20th time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.
The women's water polo tournament at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held from 16 to 28 July 2023. This was the 16th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986. Netherlands won their second title after defeating Spain in the final.
The women's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 4 to 16 February 2024 in Doha. This was the 17th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986.