2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup


The 16th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup were be held in Berlin, Germany from September 11 to September 16, 2018. Like the final tournament of the 2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League all matches were contested in the Europasportpark swimming pool.

Format

8 teams qualified for the 2018 FINA World Cup. They were split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals. The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement matches.

Groups

Squads

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

5–8th place

Quarterfinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final standings

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Top goalscorers

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Individual awards