1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Appearance
1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
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League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
Sport | Water polo |
Duration | 27 april - 01 may |
Super Final | |
Finals champions | United States |
Runners-up | Greece |
The 1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the tenth edition of
Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.Teams
The top eight teams from the previous Olympic Games have qualified.
Teams | Qualified as |
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Greece |
Host (6th 1996 Olympics Games) |
Seeding
Following ranking of the 1996 Olympics Games
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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United States (7) Yugoslavia (8)
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Groups
Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round
GROUP A
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
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1. | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 14 | +10 | Semi-finals |
2. | Russia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | +3 | Semi-finals |
3. | Croatia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 24 | –8 | 5th–8th place |
4. | Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | –5 | 5th–8th place |
- Tuesday 27 May 1997
Hungary | 11 – 6 | Croatia |
Yugoslavia | 9 – 7 | Russia |
- Wednesday 28 May 1997
Hungary | 10 – 5 | Yugoslavia |
Russia | 10 – 5 | Croatia |
- Thursday 29 May 1997
Croatia | 5 – 3 | Yugoslavia |
Hungary | 3 – 3 | Russia |
GROUP B
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
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1. | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | +4 | Semi-finals |
2. | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | +3 | Semi-finals |
3. | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | –3 | 5th–8th place |
4. | Spain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 25 | –4 | 5th–8th place |
- Tuesday 27 May 1997
United States | 10 – 7 | Spain |
Greece | 6 – 4 | Italy |
- Wednesday 28 May 1997
United States | 7 – 6 | Italy |
Greece | 7 – 6 | Spain |
- Thursday 29 May 1997
Italy | 8 – 8 | Spain |
United States | 8 – 8 | Spain |
5th–8th place semifinals
- Saturday 31 May 1997
Croatia | 9 – 10 | Spain |
Italy | 10 – 9 | Yugoslavia |
Semi-finals
- Saturday 31 May 1997
Hungary | 4 – 8 | Greece |
United States | 9 – 8 | Russia |
Seventh place
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Croatia | 5 – 6 | Yugoslavia |
Fifth place
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Spain | 5 – 9 | Italy |
Third place
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Hungary | 10 – 7 | Russia |
FINAL
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Greece | 5 – 8 | United States |
Final ranking
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References
- ^ FINA. September 2019. p. 25. Archived(PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.