Water polo at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Qualification

• The host nation
• The best 2 teams in the 2012 World League not already qualified as the host nation
• The best 4 teams in the 2012 Olympics not already qualified as the host nation or from the World League
• The best 3 teams in the 2012 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
• The best 2 teams in the 2013 Americas Qualification Tournament not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
• The best 2 teams from Asia not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
• The best team from Africa not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
• The best team from Oceania not already qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics
• If no team enters from a continent or if a team qualified as the host nation, from the World League, or from the Olympics does not enter, then each vacancy shall be filled by the next highest placed team from the continental qualification tournament with the following rotation: Americas, Europe, Host Continent, Asia, Oceania and Africa.

  Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

5th–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking and awards

• : Attila Decker, Viktor Nagy, Bence Bátori, Krisztián Bedő, Ádám Decker, Miklós Gór-Nagy, Balázs Hárai, Norbert Hosnyánszky, Norbert Madaras, Márton Szivós, Dániel Varga, Dénes Varga, Márton Vámos

• Dénes Varga

• Sandro Sukno / Aleksandar Ivović – 20 goals

• Viktor Nagy

• Viktor Nagy – Goalkeeper
• Duško Pijetlović – Centre forward
• Pietro Figlioli
• Aleksandar Ivović
• Mlađan Janović
• Sandro Sukno
• Dénes Varga