Water polo at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
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The 1998 Women's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of the women's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organized by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 8 to 16 January 1998 in the Challenge Stadium, and was incorporated into the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[1]
Teams
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 25 | +9 |
| 2 |  Russia |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 28 | +21 |
| 3 |  Australia |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 28 | +22 |
| 4 |  United States |
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 31 | +5 |
| 5 |  Brazil |
3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 44 | −15 |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 69 | −42 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | +33 |
| 2 |  Hungary |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 30 | +18 |
| 3 |  Greece |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 31 | +1 |
| 4 |  Italy |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 33 | +15 |
| 5 |  Spain |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 35 | −20 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 66 | −47 |
Quarter finals
- Wednesday January 14, 1998
| Hungary |
5 – 8 | Australia |
| Canada |
9 – 12 | Italy |
| Netherlands |
9 – 5 | United States |
| Russia |
8 – 6 | Greece |
Semi finals
- Thursday January 15, 1998
| Italy |
10 – 9 | Australia |
| Netherlands |
7 – 5 | Russia |
Finals
Placing matches
- Thursday January 15, 1998 — 11th place
| New Zealand |
9 – 7 | Kazakhstan |
- Thursday January 15, 1998 — 9th place
| Spain |
8 – 4 | Brazil |
- Friday January 16, 1998 — 7th place
| Hungary |
10 – 7 | United States |
- Friday January 16, 1998 — 5th place
| Greece |
10 – 9 | Canada |
Bronze medal match
- Friday January 16, 1998
| Australia |
8 – 5 | Russia |
Final
- Friday January 16, 1998
| Italy |
7 – 6 | Netherlands |
Final ranking
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Italy[1] Carmela Alluci Alexandra Araujo Cristina Consoli Francesca Conti Antonella Di Giacinto Eleonora Gay Melania Grego Stefania Larucci Giusi Malato Martina Micelli Maddalena Musumeci Monica Vaillant Milena Virzi |
Netherlands Karla van der Boon Carla van Usen Ellen Bast Gillian van den Berg Daniëlle de Bruijn Edmée Hiemstra Karin Kuipers Ingrid Leijendekker Petra Meerdink Carla Quint Sandra Scherrenburg Mariëlle Schothans Marjan op den Velde |
Australia |