Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–17 February
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)

The men's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships will be held from 5 to 17 February 2024 in Doha. This will be the 21st time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.[1]

Qualification

Of the qualified teams, fourteen returned from 2023. Romania qualified for the first time in eleven years, while Brazil qualified after withdrawing from 2023. Canada and Argentina were the only teams that failed to make this edition but made 2023.

Event Dates Hosts Quota Qualifier(s)
2023 World Cup8 March – 2 July 2023United States Los Angeles2 Spain
 Italy
2023 World Championships17–29 July 2023Japan Fukuoka4 Hungary
 Greece
 Serbia
 France
2022 Asian Games2–7 October 2023China Hangzhou3 Japan
 China
 Kazakhstan
2023 Pan American Games30 October – 4 November 2023Chile Santiago2 United States
 Brazil
2024 European Championship4–16 January 2024Croatia Dubrovnik/Zagreb3 Croatia
 Montenegro
 Romania
African selection——1 South Africa
Oceanian selection——1 Australia
Total16

Schedule

All times are local (UTC+3).[2]

Date Time Round
5 February 202409:00Preliminary round
7 February 2024
9 February 2024
11 February 202409:00Play-offs/Placement matches
13 February 202409:00Quarterfinals/Placement matches
15 February 202409:00Semifinals/Placement matches
17 February 202410:00Finals

Draw

The draw was held on 7 November 2023.[3][4]

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Hungary
 Greece
 Spain
 Serbia		  Italy
 France
 Croatia[upper-alpha 1]
 United States		  Montenegro[upper-alpha 2]
 Romania[upper-alpha 3]
 Brazil
 Australia		  Japan
 China
 Kazakhstan
 South Africa
  1. ↑ Team known as Europe 1 at the time of the draw.
  2. ↑ Team known as Europe 2 at the time of the draw.
  3. ↑ Team known as Europe 3 at the time of the draw.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
3  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13–16th place semifinals
First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
5 February 2024
09:00		 Croatia  –  Australia Aspire Dome, Doha
5 February 2024
10:30		 South Africa  –  Spain Aspire Dome, Doha
7 February 2024
19:00		 Spain  –  Croatia Aspire Dome, Doha
7 February 2024
20:30		 Australia  –  South Africa Aspire Dome, Doha
9 February 2024
16:00		 Australia  –  Spain Aspire Dome, Doha
9 February 2024
17:30		 South Africa  –  Croatia Aspire Dome, Doha

Group B

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
3  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13–16th place semifinals
First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
5 February 2024
12:00		 China  –  Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
5 February 2024
13:30		 Brazil  –  France Aspire Dome, Doha
7 February 2024
09:00		 France  –  China Aspire Dome, Doha
7 February 2024
10:30		 Greece  –  Brazil Aspire Dome, Doha
9 February 2024
19:00		 Greece  –  France Aspire Dome, Doha
9 February 2024
20:30		 Brazil  –  China Aspire Dome, Doha

Group C

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13–16th place semifinals
First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
5 February 2024
16:00		 Japan  –  Serbia Aspire Dome, Doha
5 February 2024
17:30		 Montenegro  –  United States Aspire Dome, Doha
7 February 2024
12:00		 United States  –  Japan Aspire Dome, Doha
7 February 2024
13:30		 Serbia  –  Montenegro Aspire Dome, Doha
9 February 2024
09:00		 Serbia  –  United States Aspire Dome, Doha
9 February 2024
10:30		 Montenegro  –  Japan Aspire Dome, Doha

Group D

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
3  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13–16th place semifinals
First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
5 February 2024
19:00		 Italy  –  Kazakhstan Aspire Dome, Doha
5 February 2024
20:30		 Romania  –  Hungary Aspire Dome, Doha
7 February 2024
16:00		 Hungary  –  Italy Aspire Dome, Doha
7 February 2024
17:30		 Kazakhstan  –  Romania Aspire Dome, Doha
9 February 2024
12:00		 Kazakhstan  –  Hungary Aspire Dome, Doha
9 February 2024
13:30		 Romania  –  Italy Aspire Dome, Doha

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
13 February
 
 
1A
 
11 February
 
 
 
2C
 
15 February
 
3D
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13 February
 
 
1B
 
11 February
 
 
 
3C
 
17 February
 
2D
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13 February
 
 
1C
 
11 February
 
 
 
2A
 
15 February
 
3B
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
 
13 February17 February
 
 
1D 
 
11 February
 
  
 
3A
 
 
2B
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
15 February
 
 
 
 
17 February
 
 
 
 
 
15 February
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seventh place game
 
 
17 February
 
 
 
 
 
 
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
13 February
 
 
 
 
15 February
 
 
 
 
 
13 February
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
15 February
 
 
 
 
 
 
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
11 February
 
 
4A
 
13 February
 
4B
 
 
 
11 February
 
 
 
4C
 
 
4D
 
15th place game
 
 
13 February
 
 
 
 
 
 

Playoffs

11 February 2024
12:00		 2A – 3B Aspire Dome, Doha
11 February 2024
16:00		 3A – 2B Aspire Dome, Doha
11 February 2024
17:30		 2C – 3D Aspire Dome, Doha
11 February 2024
19:00		 3C – 2D Aspire Dome, Doha

Quarterfinals

13 February 2024
16:00		 1A – WPO3 Aspire Dome, Doha
13 February 2024
17:30		 1B – WPO4 Aspire Dome, Doha
13 February 2024
19:00		 1C – WPO1 Aspire Dome, Doha
13 February 2024
20:30		 1D – WPO2 Aspire Dome, Doha

13–16th place semifinals

11 February 2024
09:00		 4A – 4B Aspire Dome, Doha
11 February 2024
10:30		 4C – 4D Aspire Dome, Doha

9–12th place semifinals

13 February 2024
09:00		 LPO1 – LPO3 Aspire Dome, Doha
13 February 2024
10:30		 LPO2 – LPO4 Aspire Dome, Doha

5–8th place semifinals

15 February 2024
12:00		 LQF1 – LQF2 Aspire Dome, Doha
15 February 2024
14:30		 LQF3 – LQF4 Aspire Dome, Doha

Semifinals

15 February 2024
16:00		 WQF1 – WQF2 Aspire Dome, Doha
15 February 2024
17:30		 WQF3 – WQF4 Aspire Dome, Doha

15th place game

13 February 2024
09:00		 LSF1 – LSF2 Aspire Dome, Doha

13th place game

13 February 2024
10:30		 WSF1 – WSF2 Aspire Dome, Doha

Eleventh place game

15 February 2024
09:00		 LSF1 – LSF2 Aspire Dome, Doha

Ninth place game

15 February 2024
10:30		 WSF1 – WSF2 Aspire Dome, Doha

Seventh place game

17 February 2024
10:00		 LSF1 – LSF2 Aspire Dome, Doha

Fifth place game

17 February 2024
11:30		 WSF1 – WSF2 Aspire Dome, Doha

Third place game

17 February 2024
16:00		 LSF1 – LSF2 Aspire Dome, Doha

Final

17 February 2024
17:30		 WSF1 – WSF2 Aspire Dome, Doha

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ↑ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Schedule" (pdf). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "World Champs Water Polo Draw: All you need to know!". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Clash between reigning Olympic and world champions opens World Championships in Doha". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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