1995 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
| 1995 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Super Final | |
The 1995 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the ninth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Atlanta, United States as test event for the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] 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 World Aquatic Championship have qualified.
Seeding
Following ranking of the 1994 World Championship
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (1) |
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (3) |
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (5) |
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (7) |
Groups
Preliminary round
GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | +5 | Semi-finals |
| 2. | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | –1 | Semi-finals |
| 3. | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | –3 | 5th–8th place |
| 4. | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | –1 | 5th–8th place |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 6 – 7 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
| Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 5 – 6 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 11 – 8 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 5 – 4 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 7 – 4 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia |
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 6 – 5 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
GROUP B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 18 | +11 | Semi-finals |
| 2. | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 3. | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 5th–8th place |
| 4. | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 34 | –12 | 5th–8th place |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 11 – 9 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 6 – 10 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 7 – 7 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 11 – 8 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 4 – 5 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 12 – 5 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
5th–8th place semifinals
- Saturday 16 September 1995
| Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 9 – 7 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 5 – 3 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
Semi-finals
- Saturday 16 September 1995
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 6 – 5 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 11 – 6 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
Seventh place
- Sunday 17 september 1995
| Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 13 – 8 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
Fifth place
- Sunday 17 september 1995
| Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 2 – 7 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Third place
- Sunday 17 september 1995
| Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 10 – 8 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
FINAL
- Sunday 17 september 1995
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 10 – 11 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
Final ranking
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
