2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

There were two divisions. In Division 1 eleven teams and in Division 2 twelve teams played. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 competed in the super final.^[4][5] A win gave a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalties one and a loss after regular time zero points.^[6]

2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Romania
Venue	1
Dates	6–12 January
Teams	11 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	717 (27.58 per match)
Top scorers	Bernat Sanahuja (19 goals)

The draw was held on 31 October 2024. The tournament will be played in Bucharest, Romania between 6 and 12 January 2025.^[7] The top two of each group advance to the quarterfinals, with the top six finishers advancing to the super final.^[8] It was originally going to be held in Novi Sad, Serbia but for unknown reasons, it was changed to Romania's capital.^[9]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	2	2	0	0	0	27	21	+6	6	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	2	1	0	0	1	24	23	+1	3	Crossovers
3	France	2	0	0	0	2	21	28	−7	0

6 January 2025 20:00	Report	Spain	11–12	Hungary	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Ante Bura (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–2, 1–4, 5–2
		Sanahuja 5	Goals	Manhercz 6

7 January 2025 15:00	Report	Hungary	15–10	France	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 6–0, 3–3, 5–4
		Vigvári 5	Goals	three players 2

8 January 2025 17:00	Report	France	11–13	Spain	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Mihai Bălănescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 2–2, 2–5
		Vernoux 3	Goals	Sanahuja 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	2	2	0	0	0	35	23	+12	6	Quarterfinals
2	Montenegro	2	1	0	0	1	26	33	−7	3	Crossovers
3	Serbia	2	0	0	0	2	28	33	−5	0

7 January 2025 16:30	Report	Montenegro	10–18	Greece	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–7, 3–2, 1–7
		three players 2	Goals	Argyropoulos 4

8 January 2025 09:00	Report	Greece	17–13	Serbia	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–4, 3–2, 6–4
		Kakaris 4	Goals	Martinović 5

8 January 2025 18:30	Report	Serbia	15–16	Montenegro	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Ante Bura (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–5, 7–5, 4–2
		Gladović, Lukić 4	Goals	Moskov, Radović 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	2	2	0	0	0	29	24	+5	6	Quarterfinals
2	Japan	2	1	0	0	1	33	31	+2	3
3	Romania (H)	2	0	0	0	2	19	26	−7	0	Crossovers

6 January 2025 18:30	Report	Japan	17–19	United States	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–6, 5–3, 6–4, 4–6
		five players 3	Goals	Irving 5

7 January 2025 18:00	Report	United States	10–7	Romania	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Vuk Milović (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–2, 4–2
		Ohl 3	Goals	Vancsik 2

8 January 2025 20:00	Report	Romania	12–16	Japan	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Vuk Milović (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–6, 4–4, 2–4
		Colodrovschi 5	Goals	Adachi 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	1	1	0	0	0	13	11	+2	3	Quarterfinals
2	Georgia	1	0	0	0	1	11	13	−2	0	Crossovers

7 January 2025 19:30	Report	Croatia	13–11	Georgia	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 5–2, 4–2, 2–2
		Kharkov 5	Goals	three players 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Serbia	2	2	0	0	0	39	18	+21	6
10	Romania (H)	2	1	0	0	1	21	35	−14	3
11	France	2	0	0	0	2	26	33	−7	0

10 January 2025 13:00	Report	Serbia	21–6	Romania	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Ante Bura (CRO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 2–2, 4–1, 9–2
		Radulović 6	Goals	Belényesi 2

11 January 2025 13:00	Report	Serbia	18–12	France	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Ante Bura (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 6–3, 5–4, 3–4, 4–1
		Martinović, Radulović 3	Goals	Bouet 4

12 January 2025 13:00	Report	Romania	15–14	France	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–5, 3–4, 4–3
		Iudean 5	Goals	three players 3

Crossovers

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

10 January

Hungary

21

9 January

Georgia

10

Georgia

24

11 January

Romania

12

Hungary

20

Greece

10

10 January

Greece

20

Japan

16

12 January

Hungary

9

Spain

15

10 January

United States

7

9 January

Montenegro

15

Montenegro

18

11 January

France

13

Montenegro

8

Spain

15

Third place

10 January

12 January

Croatia

14

Greece

17

9 January

Spain

15

Montenegro

10

Spain

14

Serbia

9

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	11 January
	Georgia	18
					12 January
	Japan	19
					Japan	8
	11 January
					Croatia	20
	United States	6
	Croatia	15
					Seventh place
					12 January
					Georgia	17
					United States	12

9 January 2025 16:00	Report	Spain	14–9	Serbia	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–1, 5–2, 3–4
		Sanahuja 5	Goals	Lukić 5

9 January 2025 17:30	Report	Montenegro	18–13	France	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 6–3, 4–5, 5–1
		Ćetković, Gardašević 5	Goals	Bouet 3

9 January 2025 19:00	Report	Georgia	24–12	Romania	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Julien Bourges (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 6–7, 3–2, 9–1
		Akhvlediani 8	Goals	Georgescu 5

10 January 2025 14:30	Report	Hungary	21–10	Georgia	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Vuk Milović (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 4–1, 5–1, 6–6
		Ekler 5	Goals	Pjesivac, Shushiashvili 3

10 January 2025 16:00	Report	Greece	20–16	Japan	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
		Score by quarters: 5–5, 4–5, 7–1, 4–5
		three players 4	Goals	Inaba 6

10 January 2025 17:30	Report	United States	7–15	Montenegro	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Mihai Bălănescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–3, 1–3, 3–4
		Ohl 3	Goals	Moskov 4

10 January 2025 19:00	Report	Croatia	14–15	Spain	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 5–4, 2–3, 4–3
		Kharkov 3	Goals	Biel, Valls 4

11 January 2025 14:30	Report	Georgia	18–19	Japan	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Julien Bourges (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–5
		Akhvlediani, Pjesivac 4	Goals	Inaba 4

11 January 2025 16:00	Report	United States	6–15	Croatia	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–7, 0–3, 1–2, 2–3
		six players 1	Goals	Marinić Kragić 4

11 January 2025 17:30	Report	Hungary	20–10	Greece	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 5–3, 4–2, 6–2
		four players 3	Goals	ten players 1

11 January 2025 19:00	Report	Montenegro	8–15	Spain	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–2, 1–5, 5–4
		Ćetković, Perković 2	Goals	Daura 5

12 January 2025 14:30	Report	Georgia	17–12	United States	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Ante Bura (CRO), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 5–4, 4–3, 3–2, 5–3
		three players 3	Goals	Ohl 4

12 January 2025 16:00	Report	Japan	8–20	Croatia	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Mihai Bălănescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–5, 1–5, 3–7
		Watanabe 3	Goals	Kharkov, Marinić Kragić 4

12 January 2025 17:30	Report	Greece	17–10	Montenegro	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 7–1, 4–3, 3–4
		Argyropoulos, Kalogeropoulos 4	Goals	Matković 4

12 January 2025 19:00	Report	Hungary	9–15	Spain	Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Vuk Milović (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–4, 2–3, 5–4
		three players 2	Goals	Granados 8

2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Montenegro
Venue	1
Dates	11–13 April
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Spain
Runners-up	Greece
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	364 (30.33 per match)
Top scorers	Álvaro Granados (17 goals)

The tournament took place between 11 and 13 April 2025 in Podgorica, Montenegro.^{[2][12][13][14]}

Originally, venues in Budva and Kotor were earmarked to organise the event,^[15] however, this was changed and the event was held at the Morača Sports Center in Montenegro's capital, Podgorica.

Podgorica		Podgorica
		Morača Sports Center
		Capacity: 6,000

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	11 April
	Hungary	21
					12 April
	Netherlands	11
					Hungary	14
	11 April
					Greece	18
	Greece	20
									13 April
	Japan	10
									Greece	14
	11 April
									Spain	16
	Spain	22
					12 April
	Germany	9
					Spain	19
	11 April
					Croatia	14			Third place
	Montenegro	11
									13 April
	Croatia	12
									Hungary (PSO)	14 (4)
									Croatia	14 (3)

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	12 April
	Netherlands	20
					13 April
	Japan	15
					Netherlands	14
	12 April
					Montenegro	15
	Germany	15
	Montenegro	19
					Seventh place
					13 April
					Japan	11
					Germany	16

All times are local (UTC+2).

11 April 2025 14:00	Report	Spain	22–9	Germany	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: György Kun (HUN), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 7–3, 4–2, 7–2
		Granados 6	Goals	Bozic 3

11 April 2025 16:10	Report	Hungary	21–11	Netherlands	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Božo Đurašković (MNE), Tomislav Copić (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 6–4, 5–2, 6–2, 4–3
		four players 3	Goals	Ten Broek 3

11 April 2025 18:20	Report	Greece	20–10	Japan	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Gernot Häntschel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 7–4, 3–3, 4–2, 6–1
		Argyropoulos, Kalogeropoulos 4	Goals	Watanabe 5

11 April 2025 20:30	Report	Montenegro	11–12	Croatia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Andreja Stanojević (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–2, 3–4, 2–4
		Matković 3	Goals	Fatović 6

12 April 2025 14:00	Report	Netherlands	20–15	Japan	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: György Kun (HUN), Xevi Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–5, 7–4, 4–4
		S. Hessels 4	Goals	Inaba 5

12 April 2025 16:10	Report	Germany	15–19	Montenegro	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Tomislav Copić (CRO), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 4–8, 4–3, 4–3
		Strelezkij 5	Goals	Gardašević, Moskov 3

12 April 2025 18:20	Report	Hungary	14–18	Greece	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Andreja Stanojević (SRB), Peter de Jong (NED)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–3, 2–5, 4–6
		Manhercz 4	Goals	Argyropoulos 5

12 April 2025 20:30	Report	Spain	19–14	Croatia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Gernot Häntschel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 8–6, 6–3, 3–2, 2–3
		Granados 7	Goals	Bašić, Žuvela 3

13 April 2025 14:00	Report	Japan	11–16	Germany	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Božo Đurašković (MNE), Peter de Jong (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–5, 4–3, 3–4
		Inaba 3	Goals	Bozic 5

13 April 2025 16:10	Report	Netherlands	14–15	Montenegro	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–4, 4–5, 4–5
		Van der Weijden 5	Goals	Radović 3

13 April 2025 18:20	Report	Hungary	18–15 (PSO)	Croatia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Andreja Stanojević (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 4–2, 3–4  PSO: 4–1
		Manhercz 3	Goals	Fatović 4

13 April 2025 20:30	Report	Greece	14–16	Spain	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: György Kun (HUN), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–6, 2–4, 4–4
		Argyropoulos 5	Goals	Granados 4