2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

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2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
LeagueFINA Water Polo World Cup
SportWater polo
Duration18 December 2024 – 20 April 2025
Super Final
FINA Water Polo World Cup seasons
2027 →

The 2025 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup will be the 18th edition of the tournament. It will run from 18 December 2024 to 20 April 2025.[1][2]

Format

There are two divisions. In Division 1 eleven teams and in Division 2 twelve teams will play. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 compete in the super final.[3][4] A win gives a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalties one and a loss after regular time zero points.[5]

Division 1

2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFile:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Venue(s)1
Dates7–12 January
Teams11 (from 3 confederations)

The draw was held on 31 October 2024. The tournament will be played in Bucharest, Romania between 7 and 12 January 2025.[6] The top two of each group advance to the quarterfinals, with the top six finishers advancing to the super final.[7]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 File:Flag of France.svg France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 7 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[8]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 7 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[8]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 7 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[8]
(H) Host

Group D

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 7 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[8]

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 January
 
 
 
 
11 January
 
 
 
 
 
10 January
 
 
 
 
 
12 January
 
 
 
 
 
10 January
 
 
 
 
 
11 January
 
 
 
 
 
10 January
 
 Third place
 
 
 
12 January
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
11 January
 
 
 
 
12 January
 
 
 
 
 
11 January
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seventh place
 
 
12 January
 
 
 
 
 
 

Division 2

2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFile:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Venue(s)1
Dates18–21 December
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)

The draw was held on 31 October 2024. The tournament will be played in Istanbul, Turkey between 18 and 21 December 2024.[6] The top two of each group advance to the quarterfinals and the top-two finishers of the tournament will play in the super final.[9]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[8]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[8]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[8]

Group D

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.[8]
(H) Host

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Super final

2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)1
Dates18–20 April
Teams8

The tournament will take place between 18 and 20 April 2025.[2]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final standings

Rank[1] Team
File:Gold medal icon.svg
File:Silver medal icon.svg
File:Bronze medal icon.svg
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5
6
7
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See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "World Aquatics unveils competition hosts for 2025 Water Polo World Cup season". worldaquatics.org. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. "New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League". total-waterpolo.com. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. "Water polo calendar shake-up breathes life into World Aquatics World Cup season". fina.org. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. "Rules & Regulations 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "World Cup 2025 – groups". total-waterpolo.com. 31 October 2024.
  7. "Draw results for the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup Division 1 Tournaments". worldaquatics.org. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 "Competition regulations" (PDF). worldaquatics.org. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  9. "Draw results from the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup Division 2 Tournaments". worldaquatics.org. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.