Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Venue(s) South Korea (in Gwangju host cities)
Dates15–27 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Italy (4th title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,020 (21.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Montenegro Aleksandar Ivović
(21 goals)
Best playerItaly Francesco Di Fulvio
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The men's water polo tournament at 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.[1]

Italy defeated Spain in the final to win their fourth title, while Croatia won against Hungary to capture the bronze medal.[2]

Participating teams

Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
 South Africa  Brazil
 United States
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 South Korea
 Croatia
 Germany
 Greece
 Hungary
 Italy
 Montenegro
 Serbia
 Spain
 Australia
 New Zealand

Draw

The draw was held on 7 April 2019.[3]

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 6 February 2019.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Serbia
 Australia
 Hungary
 Germany
 Montenegro
 Spain
 Croatia
 Brazil
 Greece
 United States
 Italy
 New Zealand
 South Africa
 Kazakhstan
 Japan
 South Korea

Groups formed

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Greece  Australia  Hungary  Brazil
 Montenegro  Croatia  New Zealand  Germany
 Serbia  Kazakhstan  South Africa  Italy
 South Korea  United States  Spain  Japan

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 3 2 1 0 41 15 +26 5 Quarterfinals
2  Montenegro 3 1 2 0 44 26 +18 4 Playoffs
3  Greece 3 1 1 1 39 22 +17 3
4  South Korea (H) 3 0 0 3 11 72 −61 0
Source: Sportresult
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) Hosts
15 July 2019
08:30
Report Serbia  10–10  Montenegro Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Arkadi Voevodin (RUS), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–2, 2–4, 2–1
S. Rašović 4 Goals four players 2
15 July 2019
09:50
Report South Korea  3–26  Greece Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–7, 1–3, 2–9
Kim D. 2 Goals three players 4

17 July 2019
19:10
Report Greece  10–10  Montenegro Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 4–4, 2–1
three players 2 Goals Janović 3
17 July 2019
20:30
Report Serbia  22–2  South Korea Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Ni Shi Wei (CHN), John Waldow (NZL)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–0, 4–1, 7–0
Jakšić 5 Goals Han H., Lee Seong. 1

19 July 2019
16:30
Report Serbia  9–3  Greece Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–2, 0–0, 3–0
Mandić 4 Goals three players 1
19 July 2019
17:50
Report South Korea  6–24  Montenegro Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–4, 1–8, 3–6
Han H., Lee Seonu. 2 Goals Ivović 6

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 52 16 +36 6 Quarterfinals
2  United States 3 2 0 1 35 35 0 4 Playoffs
3  Australia 3 1 0 2 32 34 −2 2
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 20 54 −34 0
Source: Sportresult
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.
15 July 2019
11:10
Report United States  16–7  Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–2, 3–2, 5–2
Bowen 4[5][6] Goals seven players 1
15 July 2019
12:30
Report Croatia  14–4  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–1, 4–0, 4–2
Vukičević 6 Goals Younger 2

17 July 2019
08:30
Report Australia  17–8  Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–1, 3–4, 5–2
Howden 4 Goals Zhardan 3
17 July 2019
09:50
Report United States  7–17  Croatia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–5, 2–4, 1–4
Ramirez 2 Goals four players 3

19 July 2019
19:10
Report United States  12–11  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Adrian Alxandrescu (ROU), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–3, 2–2, 3–3
Cupido 3 Goals four players 2
19 July 2019
20:30
Report Croatia  21–5  Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–1, 5–1, 5–2
Joković, Šetka 3 Goals five players 1

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 3 0 0 60 20 +40 6 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 57 19 +38 4 Playoffs
3  South Africa 3 0 1 2 16 54 −38 1
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 15 55 −40 1
Source: Sportresult
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.
15 July 2019
16:30
Report South Africa  3–23  Spain Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
John Waldow (NZL), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–5, 1–4, 0–8
Rodda 2 Goals Mallarach 5
15 July 2019
17:50
Report New Zealand  4–24  Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
An Jin-yong (KOR), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–7, 2–6, 1–7
four players 1 Goals Zalánki 4

17 July 2019
11:10
Report Hungary  13–11  Spain Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margenta (SLO), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–4, 3–0, 1–5
Zalánki 3 Goals Granados 3
17 July 2019
12:30
Report South Africa  8–8  New Zealand Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–2, 2–4, 2–2
three players 2 Goals Small 2

19 July 2019
08:30
Report South Africa  5–23  Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), An Jin-yong (KOR)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–5, 0–8, 2–5
Badenhorst
2
Goals Zalánki 5
19 July 2019
09:50
Report New Zealand  3–23  Spain Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 1–5, 1–7, 1–3
three players 1 Goals Barosso 6

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 31 19 +12 6 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 31 25 +6 3 Playoffs
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 27 27 0 3
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 22 40 −18 0
Source: Sportresult
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.
15 July 2019
19:10
Report Brazil  5–14  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 1–2, 0–5, 1–2
Guimarães 2 Goals Luongo 4
15 July 2019
20:30
Report Germany  9–9  Japan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–3, 1–3, 1–1
Stamm 3 Goals Arai 3

17 July 2019
16:30
Report Japan  7–9  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 4–4, 1–2
Arai, Inaba 2 Goals Figlioli 4
17 July 2019
17:50
Report Brazil  8–15  Germany Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–6, 2–2, 4–3
Coutinho 3 Goals Stamm 5

19 July 2019
11:10
Report Brazil  9–11  Japan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–5, 3–3, 3–1
Guimarães 3 Goals Shiga, Yoshida 3
19 July 2019
12:30
Report Germany  7–8  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 3–2, 0–2
Eidner 3 Goals Aicardi, Di Fulvio 2

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
23 July
 
 
 Serbia9
 
21 July
 
 Spain12
 
 Spain15
 
25 July
 
 Japan7
 
 Spain6
 
 
 Croatia5
 
 
23 July
 
 
 Croatia10
 
21 July
 
 Germany8
 
 South Africa5
 
27 July
 
 Germany25
 
 Spain5
 
 
 Italy10
 
 
23 July
 
 
 Hungary10
 
21 July
 
 Australia9
 
 Montenegro11
 
25 July
 
 Australia (PSO)13
 
 Hungary10
 
 
 Italy12 Third place game
 
 
23 July27 July
 
 
 Italy7 Croatia10
 
21 July
 
 Greece6  Hungary7
 
 Greece11
 
 
 United States9
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
25 July
 
 
 Serbia (PSO)17
 
27 July
 
 Germany16
 
 Serbia13
 
25 July
 
 Australia9
 
 Australia9
 
 
 Greece8
 
Seventh place game
 
 
27 July
 
 
 Germany6
 
 
 Greece11
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
23 July
 
 
 Montenegro14
 
25 July
 
 Japan7
 
 Montenegro14
 
23 July
 
 United States15
 
 United States20
 
 
 South Africa3
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
25 July
 
 
 Japan15
 
 
 South Africa5
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
21 July
 
 
 South Korea4
 
23 July
 
 Kazakhstan17
 
 Kazakhstan8
 
21 July
 
 Brazil9
 
 New Zealand8
 
 
 Brazil12
 
15th place game
 
 
23 July
 
 
 South Korea (PSO)17
 
 
 New Zealand16

Playoffs

21 July 2019
14:00
Report Montenegro  11–13  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–2, 4–2, 1–2  PSO: 2–4
Ivović 3 Goals Kayes 4

21 July 2019
15:30
Report Greece  11–9  United States Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–2, 2–2, 3–1
Genidounias 4 Goals three players 2

21 July 2019
17:00
Report Spain  15–7  Japan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–3, 4–2, 6–1
Munarriz
6
Goals Adachi 2

21 July 2019
18:30
Report South Africa  5–25  Germany Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Juan Menéndez (CUB)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–6, 1–9, 2–5
five players 1 Goals Gielen 6

Quarterfinals

23 July 2019
14:00
Report Serbia  9–12  Spain Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–5, 4–3, 2–2
S. Rašović 4 Goals three players 2

23 July 2019
15:30
Report Croatia  10–8  Germany Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–1, 3–3, 3–2
Joković 3 Goals Gielen 3

23 July 2019
17:00
Report Hungary  10–9  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 3–1, 2–2
Vámos, Zalánki 3 Goals four players 2

23 July 2019
18:30
Report Italy  7–6  Greece Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 2–3, 1–0
Di Fulvio, Luongo 2 Goals Genidounias, Gounas 2

13th–16th place semifinals

21 July 2019
10:30
Report South Korea  4–17  Kazakhstan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Daniel Flahive (AUS), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–4, 0–7, 1–2
four players 1 Goals Aubakirov 4

21 July 2019
12:00
Report New Zealand  8–12  Brazil Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Kunihiro Sato (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–6, 2–2, 1–2
Small 3 Goals P. Real, Guimarães 3

9th–12th place semifinals

23 July 2019
11:00
Report Montenegro  14–7  Japan Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–1, 4–3, 3–1
Ivović, Murišić 3 Goals Arai, Inaba 2

23 July 2019
12:30
Report United States  20–3  South Africa Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 8–1, 5–2, 2–0
three players 4 Goals three players 1

5th–8th place semifinals

25 July 2019
14:00
Report Serbia  17–16  Germany Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 2–3, 4–3  PSO: 5–4
Mandić 5 Goals three players 2

25 July 2019
15:30
Report Australia  9–8  Greece Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 3–3, 1–0
Kayes 3 Goals Kapotsis, Kolomvos 2

Semifinals

25 July 2019
17:00
Report Spain  6–5  Croatia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 2–0, 0–3
Mallarach 2 Goals Joković 3

25 July 2019
18:30
Report Hungary  10–12  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1-5, 2-2, 3-3
three players 2 Goals Echenique 4

15th place game

23 July 2019
08:00
Report South Korea  17–16  New Zealand Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 4–5, 3–2  PSO: 5–4
Gwon Y-g 3 Goals Lewis 4

13th place game

23 July 2019
09:30
Report Kazakhstan  8–9  Brazil Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 1–2, 2–2
three players 2 Goals Real 3

Eleventh place game

25 July 2019
09:30
Report Japan  15–5  South Africa Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Juan Menéndez (CUB)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–1, 3–2, 3–1
Inaba, Shimizu 3 Goals Evezard 2

Ninth place game

25 July 2019
11:00
Report Montenegro  14–15  United States Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 6–4, 4–4, 2–3
Ivović 6 Goals Hooper 4

Seventh place game

27 July 2019
14:00
Report Germany  6–11  Greece Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 0–2, 2–5
Stamm 2 Goals Dervisis 3

Fifth place game

27 July 2019
15:30
Report Serbia  13–9  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 3–2, 1–2, 3–4
Ćuk, Rašović 4 Goals Ford, Younger 2

Third place game

27 July 2019
17:00
Report 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Croatia  10–7  Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–2, 4–2
Joković 6 Goals Hárai, Manhercz 2

Final

27 July 2019
18:30
Report 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Spain  5–10  Italy 1st place, gold medalist(s) Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 1–3, 1–2
Perrone 2 Goals Dolce 2

Final ranking

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Italy [7]

Alessandro Campagna

 Spain [8]

 Croatia [9]

Marko Bijač
Marko Macan
Loren Fatović
Luka Lončar
Maro Joković
Hrvoje Benić
Ante Vukičević
Andro Bušlje (c)
Lovre Miloš
Josip Vrlić
Anđelo Šetka
Xavier García
Ivan Marcelić

Head coach:
Ivica Tucak

Awards and statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals[10] Shots %
1 Aleksandar Ivović  Montenegro 21 35 60
2 Maro Joković  Croatia 19 30 63
3 Gergő Zalánki  Hungary 18 39 46
4 Strahinja Rašović  Serbia 16 29 55
5 Joe Kayes  Australia 15 29 52
Luuk Gielen  Germany 34 44
Álvaro Granados  Spain 38 39
Blai Mallarach  Spain 40 38
Alberto Munarriz
 Spain 34 44
10 Marko Stamm  Germany 14 33 42
Dušan Mandić  Serbia 31 45
Johnny Hooper  United States 20 70

Awards

The awards and all-star team were announced on 26 July 2019.[2]

Most Valuable Player
Most Valuable Goalkeeper
Highest Goalscorer
Media All-Star Team

References

External links