Water polo at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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Water polo at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–24 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Third placeFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Fourth placeFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,280 (26.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Reuel D'Souza
(26 goals)
Awards
Best player Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Granados
Best goalkeeper Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Tzortzatos
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The men's water polo tournament at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships was held from 12 to 24 July 2025. This was the 22nd time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973. [1] Croatia were the defending champions, having beaten Italy in Doha 2024.

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Spain won their fourth title by defeating Hungary in the final. [2]

Qualification

Qualification took place between January 2024 and April 2025, with a mix of international competitions organised by World Aquatics and continental championships held by the regional bodies acting as qualification. Overall, 42 countries took part in qualification. The slot allocation was as follows: [3]

Of the 16 countries that qualified, 14 took part in 2024, with one change coming from Asia where hosts, Singapore, replaced Kazakhstan, marking Singapore's debut in the tournament. Kazakhstan's non-qualification results in them missing out for the first time since 2007. Canada qualified having missed out on the previous edition, while 2024 fourth place finishers, France, failed to qualify for the first time since 2022.

The highest ranked team that failed to qualify was France, ranked 10th, while hosts Singapore are the lowest ranked team participating, ranked 38th.

EventDatesHostsQuotaQualifier(s)
Host nation1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
2024 Summer Olympics 28 July – 11 August 2024 Flag of France.svg Paris 3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2025 World Cup 18 December 2024 – 13 April 2025 Flag of Montenegro.svg Podgorica 3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2025 Asian Championship 25 February – 2 March 2025 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhaoqing 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2024 Pan American Championship 20–26 November 2024 Flag of Colombia.svg Ibagué 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2024 European Championship 4–16 January 2024 Flag of Croatia.svg Dubrovnik/Zagreb 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
African selection1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Oceanian qualification 17–22 April 2025 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Total16

Summary of qualified teams

TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppFirstLastStreakBest placement in tournamentWR [4]
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Hosts9 February 20231stDebut38
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2024 Olympics 9 August 202415th 1994 2024 15Champions (2007, 2017, 2024)1
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 11th 2007 11Champions (2009, 2015)5
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11 August 202422nd 1973 22Fourth place (1986, 1991, 2009)6
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2024 Pan American Championship 23 November 202412th 1986 2Tenth place (2015)10
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25 November 202419th 1973 2023 1Eighth place (2009)13
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2025 Asian Championship 1 March 202512th 1982 2024 3Tenth place (1982)19
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2001 7Ninth place (2022)12
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2025 World Cup 11 April 202519th 1973 8Runners-up (2023)4
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 22nd22Champions (1973, 2003, 2013, 2023)3
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 21st6Champions (1998, 2001, 2022)2
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2024 European Championship [a] 22nd22Champions (1978, 1994, 2011, 2019)7
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 10th 2009 10Runners-up (2013)8
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 13th 1973 2Fifth place (1975)14
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Winner of Oceanian qualification 19 April 202522nd22Fourth place (1998)11
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa African selection6 May 202514th 1994 12Twelfth place (2005, 2019, 2022)25

Final draw

The Final draw was held at 17:00 CET on 7 May 2025 at the World Aquatics' interim headquarters in Budapest, Hungary. [5] [6] [7] The draw was hosted by sports presenter Edit Szalay. Water polo players, Laura Ester and Filip Filipović, alongside World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam and Singaporean Olympian Mark Chay, were the guests who assisted with the draw. [6] The draw started with, in order, pots 4, 3, 2 and 1 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the team within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the schedule). There were no draw restrictions.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 6 May 2025, a day before the draw. [5] For the first time since 2019, a team from outside Europe has been placed in pot 1.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore

Draw

For the first time ever, one of the groups (group C) contained no European teams. [7]

Group A
PosTeam
A1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
A2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
A3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
A4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Group B
PosTeam
B1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
B2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
B3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
B4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Group C
PosTeam
C1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
C2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
C3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
C4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Group D
PosTeam
D1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
D2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
D3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
D4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia

Referees

On 26 April 2025, the following referees were announced as officiating the championship. [8]

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 26 May 2025. [9]

All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 321005822+368 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 320105925+347 Playoffs
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 31002384133
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 300031279670 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
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.
12 July 2025
09:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg273Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Yasser Mehalhel (EGY), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters:8–0, 6–3, 4–0, 9–0
Mandić 6Goalsthree players 1
12 July 2025
20:45
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg517Flag of Italy.svg  Italy OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters:2–1, 0–5, 2–6, 1–5
Neamtu 3Goals Condemi 4

14 July 2025
10:35
Report South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg524Flag of Romania.svg  Romania OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Evan Andrews (CAN), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 1–3, 3–7, 1–6
D. Sneddon 2Goals Georgescu, Iudean 4
14 July 2025
20:45
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1716Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Scott Voltz (USA), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters:3–2, 3–3, 4–4, 3–4  PSO:4–3
Cannella 3Goals Mandić 5

16 July 2025
13:45
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg284Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Evan Andrews (CAN)
Score by quarters:6–1, 9–0, 8–1, 5–2
Cassia, Ferrero 4Goalsfour players 1
16 July 2025
16:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg199Flag of Romania.svg  Romania OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MKD), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters:5–1, 4–1, 5–3, 5–4
Ranđelović 4Goalsthree players 2

Group B

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330004232+109 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 320015034+166 Playoffs
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 310024656103
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 300032440160 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
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.
12 July 2025
16:00
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2216Flag of Japan.svg  Japan OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Scott Voltz (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters:5–3, 6–2, 5–4, 6–7
Granados 5Goals Inaba 5
12 July 2025
17:35
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg186Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters:5–1, 4–0, 3–2, 6–3
Vámos 3Goals Grgurevic 3

14 July 2025
13:45
Report Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1823Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–5, 3–5, 7–8
Adachi, Watanabe 4Goals Vismeg 4
14 July 2025
16:00
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg710Flag of Spain.svg  Spain OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–5, 2–0, 3–1
Pavillard 2Goalsthree players 2

16 July 2025
10:35
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1112Flag of Japan.svg  Japan OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 2–0, 4–6
Power 5Goalsfour players 2
16 July 2025
20:45
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg109Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 2–3, 5–1
Granados 4Goals Angyal, Vigvári 2

Group C

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330006022+389 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 311013735+25 Playoffs
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 310114239+34
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (H)300032467430 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
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.
(H) Host
12 July 2025
10:35
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg918Flag of the United States.svg  United States OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–4, 2–5, 5–6
Oussadou 3Goals Irving 4
12 July 2025
13:45
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg198Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters:4–0, 5–1, 6–3, 4–4
three players 3Goals Rajandra 3

14 July 2025
09:00
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg167Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters:6–1, 2–0, 4–3, 4–3
R. Dodd, Irving 4Goals Farias 3
14 July 2025
19:10
Report Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg1022Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Tamás Kovács (HUN), Mihai Balanescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 5–7, 2–5, 2–4, 1–6
Goh 4Goals D'Souza 7

16 July 2025
09:00
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1819Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Mihai Balanescu (ROU), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters:6–2, 1–3, 3–4, 1–2  PSO: 7–8
Côté, D'Souza 3Goals Andrade 8
16 July 2025
19:10
Report Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg626Flag of the United States.svg  United States OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Ivan Raković (SRB), Yasser Mehalhel (EGY)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–4, 2–10, 2–8
See 2Goals R. Dodd, Irving 4

Group D

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 330004826+229 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 320013430+46 Playoffs
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 310024425+193
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 300031964450 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
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.
12 July 2025
12:10
Report China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg625Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Mihai Balanescu (ROU), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 0–5, 4–7, 1–6
Xie 2Goals Bukić 6
12 July 2025
19:10
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg109Flag of Greece.svg  Greece OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters:5–3, 2–3, 1–1, 2–2
Gardašević, Radović 3Goals Gkillas 3

14 July 2025
12:10
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg265Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters:2–0, 10–0, 6–3, 8–2
Nikolaidis 5Goalsfive players 1
14 July 2025
17:35
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1311Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters:3–2, 2–3, 3–2, 5–4
Bukić, Fatović 3Goals Banićević, Radović 3

16 July 2025
12:10
Report China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg813Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–2, 3–3, 3–5
Chen Z. 3Goalsfour players 2
16 July 2025
17:35
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg910Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters:4–1, 2–4, 1–4, 2–1
Alafragkis, Kalogeropoulos 2Goals Fatović 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
20 July
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11
 
18 July
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 17
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5
 
22 July
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 17
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7 (2)
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (PSO)7 (4)
 
 
20 July
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 14
 
18 July
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 5
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10
 
24 July
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 22
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 15
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 13
 
 
20 July
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9
 
18 July
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 14
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 21
 
22 July
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 18
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 19 Third place
 
 
20 July24 July
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 12Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 16
 
18 July
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 18 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 7
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 11
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8
 
24 July
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 12
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 13
 
22 July
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 19
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 14
 
Seventh place game
 
 
24 July
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
20 July
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 22
 
22 July
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (PSO)16 (4)
 
20 July
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 16 (3)
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 18
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
22 July
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 16
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
18 July
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4
 
20 July
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16
 
18 July
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 8
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 21
 
15th place game
 
 
20 July
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13
 
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 14

Playoffs

18 July 2025
16:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2114Flag of Japan.svg  Japan OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters:5–2, 4–3, 9–3, 3–6
Vapenski 4Goalsthree players 3

18 July 2025
17:35
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1115Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–2, 3–3, 2–4
Georgescu 4Goals Burián 3

18 July 2025
19:10
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg517Flag of Greece.svg  Greece OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Dasch Barber (RSA)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–5, 2–5, 3–5
Real 2Goals Chalyvopoulos, Genidounias 3

18 July 2025
20:45
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1022Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Scott Voltz (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–7, 0–5, 4–5, 3–5
D'Souza, O'Donnell 3Goals Ćetković 5

Quarterfinals

20 July 2025
16:00
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1117Flag of Greece.svg  Greece OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–3, 4–4, 5–4
Bruni 3Goals Argyropoulos 4

20 July 2025
17:35
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg145Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters:4–3, 4–1, 3–0, 3–1
Sanahuja 6Goalsfive players 1

20 July 2025
19:10
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg914Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 2–4, 4–4
three players 2Goalsfour players 2

20 July 2025
20:45
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1218Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 6–6, 1–5, 2–2, 3–5
Butić 4Goals Manhercz 4

13th–16th place semifinals

18 July 2025
09:00
Report South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg427Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Yasser Mehalhel (EGY), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–10, 2–9, 0–3
four players 1Goalsthree players 4

18 July 2025
10:35
Report Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg821Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Mihai Balanescu (ROU), Evan Andrews (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 3–6, 1–5, 3–4
Lok 2Goals Chen Z. 6

9th–12th place semifinals

20 July 2025
12:10
Report Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2211Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Scott Voltz (USA)
Score by quarters:7–1, 7–4, 4–3, 4–3
Inaba 5Goals Real 3

20 July 2025
13:45
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1812Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters:5–1, 3–3, 5–4, 5–4
Iudean 5Goals D'Souza 4

5th–8th place semifinals

22 July 2025
16:00
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg812Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–4, 1–2, 4–3
Di Fulvio, Di Somma 2Goals Vukotić 4

22 July 2025
20:00
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg914Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–5, 5–3, 2–4
C. Dodd, Vavic 2Goals Burić 3

Semifinals

22 July 2025
17:35
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg911Flag of Spain.svg  Spain OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 1–0, 3–1   PSO: 2–4
Genidounias, Gkillas 2Goals Sanahuja 3

22 July 2025
21:35
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1819Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 5–2, 4–8, 6–3
Mandić 6Goals Fekete, Manhercz 4

15th place game

20 July 2025
09:00
Report South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1314Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Mihai Balanescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–7, 4–3, 3–3, 4–1
Sneddon 3Goals Goh 3

13th place game

20 July 2025
10:35
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg169Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters:5–2, 3–1, 5–3, 3–3
Power 5Goals Chen Z. 3

Eleventh place game

22 July 2025
09:00
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1116Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters:3–1, 2–4, 1–5, 5–6
Guimarães 5Goals D'Souza 7

Ninth place game

22 July 2025
10:35
Report Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2019Flag of Romania.svg  Romania OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Scott Voltz (USA)
Score by quarters:8–1, 4–3, 2–8, 2–4  PSO:4–3
Inaba 5Goals Georgescu, Neamțu 3

Seventh place game

24 July 2025
16:00
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg98Flag of the United States.svg  United States OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 2–2, 2–2
Di Somma, Ferrero 2Goals R. Dodd 3

Fifth place game

24 July 2025
20:00
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1319Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Scott Volz (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–2, 2–8, 5–6
Gardašević 3Goals Zuvela 5

Third place game

24 July 2025
17:35
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg167Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 6–0, 3–3, 5–2
Kalogeropoulos, Papanikolaou 2Goals Martinović 4

Final

24 July 2025
21:35
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1513Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 2–1, 2–4, 6–3
Sanahuja, Granados 5Goals Burián 3

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

RankNameGoals [12] Shots%
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Reuel D'Souza 264558
2 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Inaba 234947
Flag of Montenegro.svg Dušan Banićević 4058
4 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Granados 215240
5 Flag of Spain.svg Bernat Sanahuja 204248
6 Flag of Romania.svg Vlad-Luca Georgescu 173549
Flag of Japan.svg Taiyo Watanabe 3746
8 Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Bukić 162662
Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Neamțu 2759
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Andrade 153839
Flag of the United States.svg Ryder Dodd 3345
Flag of Montenegro.svg Filip Gardašević 3642
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Power 2658

Awards

The awards were announced on 24 July 2025. [2]

All-star team
Goalkeeper Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Tzortzatos
Field player Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Reuel D’Souza
Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Granados
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Inaba
Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Mandić
Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztián Manhercz
Flag of Greece.svg Stylianos Argyropoulos
Other awards
Most Valuable Player Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Granados
Best Goalkeeper Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Tzortzatos

Notes

  1. Due to time constraints, no European qualification took place so the results from the 2024 European Championship were used to decide the three teams who qualified from Europe.

References

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  3. "Water polo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2024.
  4. https://www.worldaquatics.com/water-polo/rankings?gender=M
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  6. 1 2 "Draw results revealed for Singapore 2025 Water Polo Tournaments". World Aquatics. 7 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 Curcic, Ivan (7 May 2025). "Draw for World Championships: Title-holder in toughest group".
  8. "WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS SINGAPORE 2025 – WWR – World Waterpolo Referee Association".
  9. "Match Schedules Released for Men's and Women's Water Polo Tournaments at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025". World Aquatics. 26 May 2025.
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  12. Top scorers