Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
The men's water polo tournament at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships was held 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.
Italy defeated Spain in the final to win their fourth title, while Croatia won against Hungary to capture the bronze medal.
Participating teams
;Africa;Americas
;Asia
;Europe
;Oceania
Draw
The draw was held on 7 April 2019.Seeding
The seedings were announced on 6 February 2019.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Preliminary round
All times are local.Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Bracket
;Championship bracket;5th place bracket
;9th place bracket
;13th place bracket
Playoffs
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Quarterfinals
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13th–16th place semifinals
----9th–12th place semifinals
----5th–8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
----15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
| Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games | |
| Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games as winner of 2019 World League |
| 2019 Men's Water Polo World Champions Italy Fourth title Team roster: Marco Del Lungo, Francesco Di Fulvio, Stefano Luongo, Pietro Figlioli, Edoardo Di Somma, Alessandro Velotto, Vincenzo Renzuto, Gonzalo Echenique, Niccolò Figari, Michaël Bodegas, Matteo Aicardi, Vincenzo Dolce, Gianmarco Nicosia, Head coach: Alessandro Campagna |
Awards and statistics
Top goalscorers
Awards
The awards and all-star team were announced on 26 July 2019.;Most Valuable Player
- Francesco Di Fulvio
;Highest Goalscorer
- Aleksandar Ivović – 21 goals
- Daniel López – Goalkeeper
- Roger Tahull – Centre forward
- Francesco Di Fulvio
- Aleksandar Ivović
- Maro Joković
- Dušan Mandić
- Gergő Zalánki