Water polo at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
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The women's water polo tournament at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 1 April 2007.[1]
The women's tournament was won by the United States, who beat Australia 6–5 in the final game.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russian Federation | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
 Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
 Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 2 |
 People's Republic of China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 0 |
| 19 March 2007 | |||
| China | – | Spain | 7–15 (3–6, 1–5, 3–2, 0–2) |
| Russia | – | Germany | 18–11 (4–0, 7–3, 2–3, 5–5) |
| 21 March 2007 | |||
| China | – | Russia | 8–16 (1–1, 1–6, 5–5, 1–4) |
| Germany | – | Spain | 6–15 (3–4, 1–5, 1–5, 1–1) |
| 23 March 2007 | |||
| China | – | Germany | 4–11 (0–4, 0–2, 0–2, 4–3) |
| Russia | – | Spain | 12–7 (2–1, 4–1, 2–1, 4–4) |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 34 | 6 |
 Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
 Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
 Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 52 | −45 | 0 |
| 19 March 2007 | |||
| Brazil | – | Puerto Rico | 13–2 (3–1, 2–1, 3–0, 5–0) |
| Canada | – | Australia | 4–5 (1–0, 1–2, 2–2, 0–1) |
| 21 March 2007 | |||
| Canada | – | Brazil | 6–3 (2–0, 1–1, 1–1, 2–1) |
| Puerto Rico | – | Australia | 1–26 (0–6, 1–5, 0–7, 0–8) |
| 23 March 2007 | |||
| Canada | – | Puerto Rico | 13–4 (3–0, 2–1, 5–2, 3–1) |
| Brazil | – | Australia | 3–11 (2–6, 0–1, 1–2, 1–2) |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States of America | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
 Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 0 |
| 19 March 2007 | |||
| Greece | – | Kazakhstan | 11–5 (3–1, 3–1, 4–2, 1–1) |
| Netherlands | – | USA | 7–9 (1–1, 2–2, 2–4, 2–2) |
| 21 March 2007 | |||
| USA | – | Kazakhstan | 13–5 (2–2, 2–1, 5–1, 4–1) |
| Greece | – | Netherlands | 14–7 (3–2, 3–0, 5–2, 3–3) |
| 23 March 2007 | |||
| Greece | – | USA | 6–8 (3–2, 1–3, 0–2, 2–1) |
| Netherlands | – | Kazakhstan | 14–7 (5–2, 3–2, 6–1, 0–2) |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 5 |
 Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 5 |
 New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 1 |
 Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 1 |
| 19 March 2007 | |||
| Cuba | – | New Zealand | 7–7 (3–3, 0–1, 2–1, 2–2) |
| Italy | – | Hungary | 8–8 (3–2, 2–3, 3–2, 0–1) |
| 21 March 2007 | |||
| Hungary | – | New Zealand | 17–7 (2–1, 5–0, 4–4, 6–2) |
| Cuba | – | Italy | 5–17 (1–5, 1–5, 1–3, 2–4) |
| 23 March 2007 | |||
| Cuba | – | Hungary | 4–19 (1–3, 1–4, 1–3, 1–9) |
| Italy | – | New Zealand | 21–9 (3–3, 8–2, 4–1, 6–3) |
Final round
Finals
| Play-off 25 March 2007 | Quarterfinals 27 March 2007 | Semifinals 29 March 2007 | Final 31 March 200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russian Fed.
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greece
| 9 | Greece
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand
| 5 | Russian Fed.
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands
| 6 | Italy
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 7 | Australia
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain
| 13 | Spain
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil
| 9 | USA
| 10 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary
| 11 | Russian Fed.
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany
| 10 | Canada
| 9 | Hungary
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
5th–8th place
| 5th–8th place | 5th/6th place | |||||
| 29 March 2007 – 11:40 AEST | ||||||
| Greece | 9 | |||||
| 31 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | ||||||
| Italy | 10 | |||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||
| 29 March 2007 – 16:00 AEST | ||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| Spain | 6 | |||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||
| 7th/8th place | ||||||
| 31 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | ||||||
| Greece | 9 | |||||
| Spain | 11 | |||||
9th–12th place
| 9th–12th place | 9th/10th place | |||||
| 27 March 2007 – 11:40 AEST | ||||||
| Brazil | 14 | |||||
| 29 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | ||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| 27 March 2007 – 13:00 AEST | ||||||
| Netherlands | 11 | |||||
| Germany | 6 | |||||
| Netherlands | 8 | |||||
| 11th/12th place | ||||||
| 29 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | ||||||
| New Zealand | 9 | |||||
| Germany | 11 | |||||
13th–16th place
| 13th–16th place | 13th/14th place | |||||
| 25 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | ||||||
| People's Republic of China | 12 | |||||
| 27 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 4 | |||||
| People's Republic of China | 9 | |||||
| 25 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 12 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 10 | |||||
| Cuba | 7 | |||||
| 15th/16th place | ||||||
| 27 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 9 | |||||
| Cuba | 11 | |||||
Medallists
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
Lauren Wenger (USA)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Elizabeth Armstrong (USA)
- Top Scorer
Blanca Gil (ESP) — 20 goals