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The 2026 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup is the 19th season of the event. It runs from 7 April to 25 July 2026.[1][2] The super final will be held in Sydney, Australia.

LeagueFINA Water Polo World Cup
SportWater polo
Duration7 April – 26 July
Quick facts League, Sport ...
2026 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
LeagueFINA Water Polo World Cup
SportWater polo
Duration7 April – 26 July
Super Final
FINA Water Polo World Cup seasons
2027 →
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The top three teams will qualify for the 2027 World Aquatics Championships.

Format

There will be two divisions. The top five teams of Division 1 and the top two teams from Division 2, together with the host Australia, will 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

Quick facts Tournament details, Host country ...
Division 1
Tournament details
Host country Greece
Venue1
Dates6–12 April
Teams8
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored583 (24.29 per match)
Top scorersGreece Stylianos Argyropoulos
(24 goals)
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Division 1 was held in Alexandroupolis, Greece between 6 and 12 April 2026.[6]

The teams were split into two pools of four teams, with the top two teams forming a new group, same with the bottom two teams. The top five teams advanced to the super final.[7]

Referees

For Division 1, the following referees were selected for the tournament.[8] The referees represent 10 countries including 8 participating countries along with 2 neutral officials from Slovenia and Japan.

All times are local (UTC+3).

Preliminary round

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 2 1 0 0 36 33 +3 8 Group C
2  Greece 3 2 0 0 1 42 39 +3 6
3  Serbia 3 1 0 0 2 40 39 +1 3 Group D
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 1 2 33 40 −7 1
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Source: Microplustiming
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.[9]
6 April 2026
14:00		 Report Serbia  15–11  Netherlands "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Pau Segurana (ESP)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 2–2, 4–4, 4–1
Martinović 5 Goals Van den Burg 3
6 April 2026
18:00		 Report Hungary  13–12  Greece "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Levon Dermendjian (USA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–5, 4–3, 3–2
Vigvári 4 Goals Gkillas, Papanastasiou 3
7 April 2026
14:00		 Report Netherlands  11–11
PSO: 4–5		  Hungary "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Pau Segurana (ESP), Jakov Blašković (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 0–3, 3–2, 4–3
four players 4 Goals Fekete, Nagy 3
7 April 2026
18:00		 Report Greece  16–15  Serbia "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–7, 6–3, 3–1
Argyropoulos 6 Goals Martinović 4
8 April 2026
14:00		 Report Serbia  10–12  Hungary "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Pau Segurana (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 3–5, 3–1
Lukić 3 Goals Vigvári 4
8 April 2026
18:00		 Report Netherlands  11–14  Greece "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Levon Dermendjian (USA), Jakov Blašković (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 2–2, 2–4
De Weerd 3 Goals Argyropoulos 7

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 0 40 29 +11 9 Group C
2  Spain 3 2 0 0 1 39 30 +9 6
3  Croatia 3 1 0 0 2 37 34 +3 3 Group D
4  United States 3 0 0 0 3 23 46 −23 0
Close
Source: Microplustiming
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.[9]
6 April 2026
16:00		 Report Italy  12–10  Spain "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Norbert Ercse (HUN), Konstantions Vasileiou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 3–3, 5–3
Carnesecchi, Di Somma 3 Goals Sanahuja 4
6 April 2026
20:15		 Report Croatia  16–7  United States "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–1, 4–3, 3–2
Brubnjak, Fatović 3 Goals Saveljic 3
7 April 2026
16:00		 Report Spain  14–10  Croatia "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Pavle Kiš (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 5–2, 2–2, 3–3
Granados 4 Goals Butic, Pavlić 3
7 April 2026
20:15		 Report United States  8–15  Italy "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Norbert Ercse (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 0–3, 4–5, 1–3
Irving 3 Goals Campopiano, Ferrero 3
8 April 2026
16:00		 Report Italy  13–11  Croatia "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Pavle Kiš (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 5–6, 4–2, 2–2
Gratta 3 Goals Bonev 3
8 April 2026
20:15		 Report Spain  15–8  United States "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 5–2, 6–1, 2–2
Sanahuja 3 Goals Saveljic 3

Second round

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 0 1 0 40 32 +8 7 Super final
2  Italy 3 2 0 0 1 40 39 +1 6
3  Greece 3 1 1 0 1 41 37 +4 5
4  Hungary 3 0 0 0 3 28 41 −13 0
Close
Source: Microplustiming
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.[9]
9 April 2026
17:30		 Report Italy  16–14  Greece "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Pavle Kiš (SRB)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 3–6, 2–2, 5–2
three players 3 Goals Kalogeropoulos, Nikolaidis 4
9 April 2026
19:45		 Report Hungary  9–13  Spain "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Levon Dermendjian (USA), Jakov Blašković (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–7, 1–1, 2–2
Nagy 2 Goals Sanahuja 4
11 April 2026
17:30		 Report Greece  16–10  Hungary "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Jakov Blašković (CRO), Pau Segurana (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 5–3, 2–4, 5–3
four players 3 Goals three players 2
11 April 2026
19:45		 Report Italy  12–16  Spain "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Pavle Kiš (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 5–3, 2–1, 3–6
Cassia 3 Goals Granados 5
12 April 2026
13:00		 Report Spain  11–11
PSO: 2–4		  Greece "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Jakov Blašković (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–4, 2–3, 4–3
Gomila 4 Goals Argyropoulos 4
12 April 2026
15:00		 Report Italy  12–9  Hungary "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Levon Dermendjian (USA), Pavle Kiš (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 5–3, 2–1
Gratta 3 Goals Szalai, Vigvári 2

Group D

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 0 41 26 +15 9 Super final
2  Serbia 3 1 0 0 2 34 37 −3 3[a]
3  United States 3 1 0 0 2 37 42 −5 3[a]
4  Netherlands 3 1 0 0 2 32 39 −7 3[a]
Close
Source: Microplustiming
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.[9]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Serbia 3 Pts, +2 GD; United States 3 Pts, +1 GD; Netherlands 3 Pts, −3 GD.
9 April 2026
13:30		 Report Serbia  12–14  United States "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Norbert Ercse (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–5, 4–4, 4–4
Gladović 3 Goals R. Dodd 5
9 April 2026
15:30		 Report Croatia  12–8  Netherlands "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Konstantions Vasileiou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 3–2, 4–3
Brubnjak, Fatović 3 Goals three players 2
11 April 2026
13:30		 Report Croatia  18–12  United States "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–3, 7–3, 3–4
Žuvela 5 Goals Irving 4
11 April 2026
15:30		 Report Serbia  16–12  Netherlands "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Norbert Ercse (HUN), Konstantions Vasileiou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–4, 6–1, 3–5
Jakšić 5 Goals Ten Broek 3
12 April 2026
09:00		 Report Serbia  6–11  Croatia "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–3, 2–2, 2–1
Jakšić, Martinović 2 Goals Kharkov 4
12 April 2026
11:00		 Report Netherlands  12–11  United States "Demosthenes Michalentzakis" Swimming Pool, Alexandroupolis
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 3–3, 3–2
Van der Weijden 5 Goals C. Dodd 3

Division 2

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Division 2
Tournament details
Host country Malta
Venue1
Dates7–13 April
Tournament statistics
Matches played73
Goals scored2,101 (28.78 per match)
Top scorersFrance Thomas Vernoux
Argentina Carlos Camnasio
(36 goals)
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The Division 2 tournament was held in Msida, Malta, between 7 and 13 April 2026.[6]

The teams are sorted in one league phase, playing three games based on ranking. The top 16 teams of the standings advanced to the knockout stage, where the top two teams qualified for the super final.[7][10]

All times are (UTC+2).

League phase

Standings

Teams are ranked by average Tournament Performance Index (TPI) points, calculated using the margin of victory/defeat and the strength of opposition, before the other tiebreakers are used.[11]

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Neutral Athletes B[a] 3 3 0 0 0 62 27 +35 85.3 Round of 16
2  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 48 25 +23 84.5
3  Australia 3 3 0 0 0 58 30 +28 84.1
4  Montenegro 3 3 0 0 0 82 15 +67 83
5  Romania 3 3 0 0 0 56 23 +33 82.1
6  Germany 2 2 0 0 0 56 20 +36 75.6
7  Turkey 3 2 0 1 0 57 35 +22 72.5
8  France 3 2 0 0 1 68 35 +33 69.3
9  Portugal 3 2 0 0 1 57 31 +26 68.7
10  Georgia 3 1 1 0 1 52 36 +16 65.7
11  China 3 1 1 0 1 41 36 +5 65.3
12  Argentina 3 2 0 0 1 46 41 +5 64.6
13  Malta (H) 3 1 0 0 2 40 36 +4 61.4
14  Slovakia 2 1 0 0 1 22 22 0 60.2
15  Ukraine 3 1 0 0 2 51 49 +2 57
16  Brazil 3 1 0 1 1 34 30 +4 54.1
17  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 0 3 21 61 −40 43
18  Singapore 3 0 0 0 3 20 73 −53 39.8
19  Poland 2 0 0 0 2 16 55 −39 38.8
20  Slovenia 3 0 0 0 3 30 49 −19 38.7
21  Great Britain 3 0 0 0 3 21 82 −61 38.6
22  Hong Kong 3 0 0 0 3 18 84 −66 36.6
23  South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 23 84 −61 33.4
—  Japan[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Close
Source: Microplustiming
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Strength of opposition; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference.[9]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. [a]
    In accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russian Federation. They instead participated as "Neutral Athletes B (NAB)" and under the World Aquatics flag.
  2. [b]
    Japan withdrew before the tournament.

Day 1

7 April 2026
10:00		 Report Romania  14–9  Slovakia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
German Moller (ARG), Eurico Silva (POR)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 4–3, 4–0
Georgescu, Iudean 4 Goals Furman 3
7 April 2026
11:00		 Report Georgia  16–17  Turkey Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Lazar Anđelić (SRB)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 3–3, 5–8, 3–2
Dadvani, Vasić 4 Goals Düzenli 5
7 April 2026
11:30		 Report Canada  18–7  Singapore Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Róbert Prelovský (SVK)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 4–2, 3–3, 5–1
Pozaric 5 Goals Rajandra 2
7 April 2026
13:00		 Report Germany  22–15  Slovenia Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Massimo Angileri (MLT)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 6–5, 6–2, 5–3
Strelezkij 6 Goals Ažbe, Štromajer 3
7 April 2026
13:00		 Report South Africa  7–25  Portugal Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Wang Leilei (CHN), Franky Chiu (HKG)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 0–6, 2–5, 4–7
Neser, Welton 2 Goals Ramos 5
7 April 2026
15:00		 Report China  17–8  Great Britain Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Evan Andrews (CAN), Tomaž Kavčič (SLO)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 5–2, 5–2
Yang Y. 5 Goals K. Powell, Nesbitt 2
7 April 2026
15:00		 Report Brazil  7–10   Neutral Athletes B Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 0–3, 3–2, 2–4
R. Real 6 Goals Merkulov, Zakirov 3
7 April 2026
16:30		 Report Montenegro  27–6  Kazakhstan Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Gabor Boros (AUS), Gökhan Ciğer (TUR)
Score by quarters: 7–0, 8–2, 5–2, 7–2
Gojković 5 Goals Madimar 2
7 April 2026
17:00		 Report Argentina  26–6  Hong Kong Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Yuri Maciel (BRA), Yurii-Danylo Fedun (UKR)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 7–0, 6–1, 8–2
Camnasio 6 Goals Cheng, Cheung 2
7 April 2026
18:00		 Report Australia  15–12  Malta Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 6–3, 5–2, 2–3
Constantin-Bicari 4 Goals Camilleri, Nagaev 3
7 April 2026
19:00		 Report France  27–13  Ukraine Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Janusz Gottschalk (POL)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 9–2, 4–4, 9–4
Vernoux 8 Goals Ashanin, Dzhura 4

Day 2

8 April 2026
10:00		 Report Great Britain  9–21   Neutral Athletes B Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Janusz Gottschalk (POL)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–4, 4–8, 3–6
Blenkinship, R. Powell 3 Goals three players 4
8 April 2026
11:00		 Report Ukraine  24–7  Hong Kong Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Wang Leilei (CHN), Tomaž Kavčič (SLO)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 7–1, 8–2, 3–1
Dzhura 6 Goals Ching, Cheng H. 2
8 April 2026
11:30		 Report Georgia  12–12
PSO: 5–3		  Brazil Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Evan Andrews (CAN), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–1, 2–3, 4–5
Jakhaia 3 Goals R. Real 5
8 April 2026
13:00		 Report China  12–16  Australia Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dasch Barber (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 4–5, 2–5
Chen 4 Goals Byrnes 8
8 April 2026
13:00		 Report Portugal  26–7  Poland Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Yuri Maciel (BRA), Gökhan Ciğer (TUR)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 6–1, 7–1, 9–3
Lopes, Ramos 7 Goals Grabiński, Krakowiak 2
8 April 2026
15:00		 Report Romania  28–5  South Africa Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Yurii-Danylo Fedun (UKR), Róbert Prelovský (SVK)
Score by quarters: 8–1, 9–2, 5–1, 6–1
Georgescu 5 Goals Neser 2
8 April 2026
15:00		 Report Slovenia  8–13  Slovakia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Siniša Matijašević (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–2, 2–5, 3–4
Štromajer 5 Goals Tkáč 4
8 April 2026
16:30		 Report Turkey  28–7  Singapore Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Gabor Boros (AUS), Franky Chiu (HKG)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 6–0, 8–4, 7–2
Yutmaz 8 Goals Lee C., Rajandra 2
8 April 2026
17:00		 Report Argentina  5–21  Montenegro Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Eurico Silva (POR), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–8, 2–5, 1–4
Camnasio 3 Goals Moskov, Radović 4
8 April 2026
18:00		 Report Malta  19–7  Kazakhstan Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–2, 8–2, 3–1
Nagaev 5 Goals Akhmetov, Shonzhigitov 2
8 April 2026
19:00		 Report France  12–13  Canada Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Lazar Anđelić (SRB), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 3–5, 4–4
Vernoux 4 Goals three players 3

Day 3

9 April 2026
10:00		 Report Australia  27–6  Singapore Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Yuri Maciel (BRA), Janusz Gottschalk (POL)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 8–1, 5–2, 8–1
Glanznig 6 Goals Goh W. 3
9 April 2026
11:00		 Report Germany  34–5  Hong Kong Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 11–0, 8–1, 8–1, 7–3
Andruszkiewicz, Chiru 6 Goals Ching 3
9 April 2026
11:30		 Report Canada  17–6  Portugal Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Gabor Boros (AUS), Tomaž Kavčič (SLO)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 4–1, 7–3, 0–1
Pozaric 4 Goals Ramos 3
9 April 2026
13:00		 Report Georgia  24–7  Slovenia Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Gökhan Ciğer (TUR)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Jakhaia 6 Goals three players 2
9 April 2026
13:00		 Report South Africa  11–31   Neutral Athletes B Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–8, 4–8, 3–7, 2–8
Neser 5 Goals Balakirev 7
9 April 2026
15:00		 Report China  12–12
PSO: 4–1		  Turkey Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
German Moller (ARG), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 2–1, 3–5, 2–2
Chen 5 Goals Colak, Düzenli 4
9 April 2026
15:00		 Report Brazil  15–8  Kazakhstan Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Franky Chiu (HKG)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 4–3, 5–3, 5–2
R. Real 4 Goals Shakenov 5
9 April 2026
16:30		 Report Montenegro  34–4  Great Britain Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Wang Leilei (CHN), Róbert Prelovský (SVK)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 8–1, 10–0, 11–2
Radović 6 Goals four players 1
9 April 2026
17:00		 Report Argentina  15–14  Ukraine Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Evan Andrews (CAN), Massimo Angileri (MLT)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 5–3, 3–4, 3–3
Camnasio 6 Goals Labyk 5
9 April 2026
18:00		 Report Romania  14–9  Malta Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Lazar Anđelić (SRB)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–3, 2–0, 3–4
Georgescu 4 Goals Nagaev 5
9 April 2026
19:00		 Report France  29–9  Poland Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Eurico Silva (POR)
Score by quarters: 8–1, 8–3, 8–2, 5–3
De Reviers, Vernoux 4 Goals Kędzior 3

Final phase

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
10 April
 
 
1
 Neutral Athletes B		16
 
11 April
 
16
 Brazil		10
 
1
 Neutral Athletes B		13
 
10 April
 
8
 France		14
 
8
 France		23
 
12 April
 
9
 Portugal		9
 
8
 France		11
 
10 April
 
4
 Montenegro		15
 
4
 Montenegro		23
 
11 April
 
13
 Malta		6
 
4
 Montenegro		14
 
10 April
 
5
 Romania		8
 
5
 Romania		21
 
13 April
 
12
 Argentina		11
 
4
 Montenegro		19
 
10 April
 
10
 Georgia		17
 
2
 Canada		13
 
11 April
 
15
 Ukraine		17
 
15
 Ukraine		9
 
10 April
 
10
 Georgia		20
 
7
 Turkey		12
 
12 April
 
10
 Georgia		19
 
10
 Georgia		19
 
10 April
 
6
 Germany		13 Third place
 
3
 Australia		18
 
11 April13 April
 
14
 Slovakia		9
 
3
 Australia		11
8
 France		6
 
10 April
 
6
 Germany		14
6
 Germany		8
 
6
 Germany		14
 
 
13
 China		8
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
12 April
 
 
1
Neutral Athletes B		12
 
13 April
 
5
 Romania		16
 
5
 Romania		11 (3)
 
12 April
 
3
 Australia (PSO)		11 (5)
 
15
 Ukraine		15
 
 
3
 Australia		21
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 April
 
 
1
Neutral Athletes B		w/o
 
 
15
 Ukraine

Ninth place bracket

 
9–16th place quarterfinals9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
          
 
11 April
 
 
16
 Brazil		14
 
12 April
 
9
 Portugal		9
 
16
 Brazil		12
 
11 April
 
13
 Malta		13
 
13
 Malta		16
 
13 April
 
12
 Argentina		15
 
13
 Malta		12
 
11 April
 
2
 Canada		14
 
2
 Canada		15
 
12 April
 
7
 Turkey		14
 
2
 Canada		14
 
11 April
 
14
 Slovakia		12 Eleventh place
 
14
 Slovakia		16
 
13 April
 
13
 China		13
 
16
 Brazil		13
 
 
14
 Slovakia		12
 

13th place bracket

 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
12 April
 
 
9
 Portugal		15
 
13 April
 
12
 Argentina		20
 
12
 Argentina		13
 
12 April
 
7
 Turkey		11
 
7
 Turkey		22
 
 
13
 China		19
 
15th place
 
 
13 April
 
 
9
 Portugal		13
 
 
13
 China		15

17th place bracket

 
17–23rd place quarterfinals17–20th place semifinals17th place
 
          
 
 
 
 
11 April
 
 
17
 Kazakhstan		13
 
10 April
 
20
 Slovenia		18
 
20
 Slovenia		13
 
12 April
 
21
 Great Britain		10
 
20
 Slovenia		11
 
10 April
 
19
 Poland		7
 
18
 Singapore		16
 
11 April
 
23
 South Africa		10
 
18
 Singapore		10
 
10 April
 
19
 Poland		18 19th place
 
19
 Poland		20
 
12 April
 
22
 Hong Kong		11
 
17
 Kazakhstan		14
 
 
18
 Singapore		11
 

21st place bracket

 
21st–23rd place semifinal21st place
 
      
 
 
 
 
12 April
 
 
21
 Great Britain		18
 
11 April
 
23
 South Africa		8
 
23
 South Africa		23
 
 
22
 Hong Kong		22
 

Round of 16

10 April 2026
10:00		 Report Turkey  12–19  Georgia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–5, 2–5, 3–7
Caner 5 Goals Vasić 4
10 April 2026
11:00		 Report Neutral Athletes B 16–10  Brazil Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Gabor Boros (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 5–3, 4–3
Dereviankin 4 Goals R. Real 4
10 April 2026
11:30		 Report France  23–9  Portugal Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Janusz Gottschalk (POL), Yurii-Danylo Fedun (UKR)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–4, 4–1, 7–3
Bouet 6 Goals Lopes, Ramos 2
10 April 2026
13:00		 Report Australia  18–9  Slovakia Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Franky Chiu (HKG)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 6–3, 5–3, 3–1
Mercep 5 Goals Furman 3
10 April 2026
15:00		 Report Canada  13–17  Ukraine Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Massimo Angileri (MLT), Róbert Prelovský (SVK)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 5–4, 4–3, 2–5
Côté, Gardijan 3 Goals Ashanin 4
10 April 2026
17:00		 Report Romania  21–11  Argentina Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 6–3, 6–2, 4–3
Neamtu 6 Goals Camnasio 5
10 April 2026
18:00		 Report Montenegro  23–6  Malta Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Wang Leilei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–0, 7–3, 4–2
Moskov 6 Goals J. Cachia 2
10 April 2026
19:00		 Report Germany  14–8  China Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Eurico Silva (POR), Tomaž Kavčič (SLO)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 6–0, 2–2, 4–3
Metten 4 Goals Lyu, Yang S. 2

17–23rd place quarterfinals

10 April 2026
13:00		 Report Singapore  16–10  South Africa Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Evan Andrews (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 6–1, 4–3, 4–4
M. Goh 4 Goals three players 2
10 April 2026
15:00		 Report Poland  20–11  Hong Kong Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Lazar Anđelić (SRB), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 5–5, 4–2, 6–2
Grabiński 5 Goals Cheng 4
10 April 2026
16:30		 Report Slovenia  13–10  Great Britain Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Gökhan Ciğer (TUR)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 5–1, 3–2, 5–5
three players 3 Goals R. Powell 4

9–16th place quarterfinals

11 April 2026
11:30		 Report Slovakia  16–13  China Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dasch Barber (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–6, 6–4, 3–1
Furman 6 Goals Cai, Chen 4
11 April 2026
17:00		 Report Brazil  14–9  Portugal Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Wang Leilei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–4, 5–1, 0–2
Oliveira, R. Real 3 Goals Ramos 3
11 April 2026
19:00		 Report Canada  15–14  Turkey Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Yurii-Danylo Fedun (UKR), Franky Chiu (HKG)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 5–5, 5–2, 4–2
Merrill 4 Goals Caner 4
11 April 2026
19:30		 Report Malta  16–15  Argentina Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Siniša Matijašević (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–4, 4–4, 4–4
Nagaev 7 Goals Tilatti 4

Quarterfinals

11 April 2026
13:00		 Report Neutral Athletes B 13–14  France Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Eurico Silva (POR), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–6, 2–2, 6–4
Merkulov 4 Goals Vernoux 8
11 April 2026
15:00		 Report Ukraine  9–20  Georgia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Lazar Anđelić (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–5, 1–5, 2–7
Ashanin 3 Goals Dadvani 5
11 April 2026
16:30		 Report Australia  11–14  Germany Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Massimo Angileri (MLT), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–4, 2–2, 1–5
Byrnes 4 Goals Strelezkij 6
11 April 2026
18:00		 Report Montenegro  14–8  Romania Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Gabor Boros (AUS), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 6–2, 2–2, 4–1
Gojković 5 Goals Iudean, Neamtu 2

21st–23rd place semifinal

11 April 2026
11:00		 Report South Africa  23–22  Hong Kong Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Janusz Gottschalk (POL), Gökhan Ciğer (TUR)
Score by quarters: 7–4, 6–7, 5–8, 5–3
Neser 6 Goals Cheng 8

17–20th place semifinals

11 April 2026
13:00		 Report Kazakhstan  13–18  Slovenia Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Róbert Prelovský (SVK), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–1, 5–7, 4–6
Shakenov 6 Goals Štromajer, Troppan 4
11 April 2026
15:00		 Report Singapore  10–18  Poland Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Tomaž Kavčič (SLO), Evan Andrews (CAN)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–4, 2–6, 2–5
M. Goh, Lok 3 Goals Maciejewski 6

13–16th place semifinals

12 April 2026
17:00		 Report Portugal  15–20  Argentina Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Róbert Prelovský (SVK), Franky Chiu (HKG)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–5, 3–7, 5–5
P. Sousa 6 Goals Camnasio 7
12 April 2026
19:00		 Report Turkey  22–19  China Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Evan Andrews (CAN), Dasch Barber (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 8–3, 5–6, 5–5
Düzenli 9 Goals Chen 6

9–12th place semifinals

12 April 2026
11:30		 Report Canada  14–12  Slovakia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Lazar Anđelić (SRB), Gabor Boros (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–1, 3–6, 3–1
Côté 4 Goals Furman 7
12 April 2026
19:30		 Report Brazil  12–13  Malta Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Tomaž Kavčič (SLO), Janusz Gottschalk (POL)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–3, 3–5, 3–3
P. Real 3 Goals Nagaev 5

5–8th place semifinals

12 April 2026
13:00		 Report Neutral Athletes B 12–16  Romania Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–4, 2–4, 7–3
Usov, Zakirov 3 Goals Georgescu 5
12 April 2026
15:00		 Report Ukraine  15–21  Australia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Siniša Matijašević (MNE)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–6, 2–8, 3–3
Ashanin, Labyk 4 Goals Mercep 6

Semifinals

12 April 2026
16:30		 Report France  11–15  Montenegro Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–6, 2–2, 4–3
Vernoux 7 Goals Moskov 6
12 April 2026
18:00		 Report Georgia  19–13  Germany Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
German Moller (ARG), Eurico Silva (POR)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–3, 5–1, 6–6
Akhvlediani 4 Goals Bozic 4

21st place game

12 April 2026
11:00		 Report Great Britain  18–8  South Africa Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 5–1, 6–3
K. Powell 4 Goals three players 2

19th place game

12 April 2026
13:00		 Report Kazakhstan  14–11  Singapore Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Gökhan Ciğer (TUR), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–2, 3–1, 2–5
Shakenov 3 Goals M. Goh 5

17th place game

12 April 2026
15:00		 Report Slovenia  11–7  Poland Cottonera Indoor Pool, Fgura
Referees:
Yurii-Danylo Fedun (UKR), Wang Leilei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 2–1, 4–3
Lipnik 3 Goals Kowalewski 2

15th place game

13 April 2026
09:00		 Report Portugal  13–15  China Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Gabor Boros (AUS), Tomaž Kavčič (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 5–2, 4–4, 1–3
Ramos 5 Goals Chen 7

13th place game

13 April 2026
10:30		 Report Argentina  13–11  Turkey Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Massimo Angileri (MLT)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 5–3, 3–1, 1–4
Camnasio 6 Goals five players 2

Eleventh place game

13 April 2026
12:00		 Report Brazil  13–12  Slovakia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Hendrik Schopp (GER), Dasch Barber (RSA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 3–4, 5–2
Andrade 4 Goals Furman 4

Ninth place game

13 April 2026
13:30		 Report Malta  12–14  Canada Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Róbert Prelovský (SVK), Siniša Matijašević (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–4, 3–2, 7–3
Nagaev, Valletta 3 Goals O'Donnell 4

Seventh place game

13 April 2026[note 1]
15:00		 Report Neutral Athletes B 5–0  Ukraine Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida

Fifth place game

13 April 2026
16:30		 Report Romania  11–11
PSO: 3–5		  Australia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Evan Andrews (CAN), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–2, 1–2, 2–4
Neamtu 3 Goals Byrnes, Mercep 3

Third place game

13 April 2026
18:00		 Report France  6–8  Germany Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
German Moller (ARG), Lazar Anđelić (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–0, 1–3, 2–3
Vernoux 2 Goals Hofmann, Metten 2

Final

13 April 2026
19:30		 Report Montenegro  19–17  Georgia Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Eurico Silva (POR)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 2–6, 4–3, 7–4
Matković 6 Goals Akhvlediani 5

Super final

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2026 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
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Host country Australia
Venue1
Dates23–26 July
Teams8
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored120 (30 per match)
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The tournament will take place between 23 and 26 July 2026 in Sydney, Australia.[2]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 July
 
 
 Spain18 (3)
 
25 July
 
 Australia (PSO)18 (5)
 
 Australia
 
23 July
 
 Hungary
 
 Hungary16
 
26 July
 
 Croatia11
 
 
 
23 July
 
 
 
 Italy18
 
25 July
 
 Georgia12
 
 Italy
 
23 July
 
 GreeceThird place
 
 Greece14
 
26 July
 
 Montenegro13
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
24 July
 
 
 Spain
 
25 July
 
 Croatia
 
 
 
24 July
 
 
 
 Georgia
 
 
 Montenegro
 
Seventh place
 
 
25 July
 
 
 
 
 
 

All times are local (UTC+10).

Quarterfinals

23 July 2026
15:00		 Report Italy  18–12  Georgia Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–3, 6–3, 5–4
Condemi, Ferrero 3 Goals Adeishvili, Dadvani 3
23 July 2026
16:45		 Report Greece  14–13  Montenegro Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters: 7–3, 2–3, 3–4, 2–3
Argyropoulos 4 Goals Gojković 5
23 July 2026
18:30		 Report Spain  18–18
PSO: 3–5		  Australia Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney
Referees:
Božo Ðuraškovic (MNE), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 5–6, 5–4, 2–5
Sanahuja 7 Goals Mercep 6
23 July 2026
20:15		 Report Hungary  16–11  Croatia Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 4–3, 4–2, 3–1
Fekete, Vigvári 4 Goals Ćurković, Pavlić 2

5–8th place semifinals

24 July 2026
15:00		 Report Spain  –  Croatia Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney
24 July 2026
16:45		 Report Georgia  –  Montenegro Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Semifinals

25 July 2026
18:30		 Report Australia  –  Hungary Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney
25 July 2026
20:15		 Report Italy  –  Greece Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Seventh place game

25 July 2026
15:00		 LPSF1 – LPSF2 Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Fifth place game

25 July 2026
16:45		 WPSF1 – WPSF2 Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Third place game

26 July 2026
14:30		 LSF1 – LSF2 Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Final

26 July 2026
18:00		 WSF1 – WSF2 Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Final standings

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  1. [1]
    The game was counted as a 5–0 walkover win for NAB.

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