1979 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
| 1979 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup | |
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| Website | FINA event site |
1980 → | |
The International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Merced, United States, from June 29 to July 1, 1979.[1] The five participating teams played a round robin to decide the first ever winner of the event.
Results Matrix
 USA
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 NED
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 AUS
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 CAN
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 NZL
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
6 – 6 | 8 – 7 | 7 – 4 | 12 – 2 | |
 Netherlands |
6 – 6 | 5 – 3 | 3 – 7 | 13 – 2 | |
 Australia |
7 – 8 | 3 – 5 | 15 – 4 | 12 – 1 | |
 Canada |
4 – 7 | 7 – 3 | 4 – 15 | 6 – 1 | |
 New Zealand |
2 – 12 | 2 – 13 | 1 – 12 | 1 – 6 |
Final standings
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States
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7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 19 | +14 |
| 2. | Netherlands
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5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 18 | +9 |
| 3. | Australia
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4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 |
| 4. | Canada
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4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 26 | -5 |
| 5. | New Zealand
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0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 43 | -37 |
Final ranking
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References
- ^ FINA. September 2019. p. 67. Archived(PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.