2026 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
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Sports season
| 2026 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Duration | 7 April – 26 July |
| Super Final | |
| FINA Water Polo World Cup seasons | |
2027 → | |
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.
The top three teams will qualify for the 2027 World Aquatics Championships.
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
International handball competition
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Greece |
| Venue | 1 |
| Dates | 6–12 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 583 (24.29 per match) |
| Top scorers | Stylianos Argyropoulos (24 goals) |
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.
Jakov Blašković
Konstantinos Vasileiou
Norbert Ercse
Raffaele Colombo
Chisato Kurosaki
Michiel Zwart
Pavle Kiš
Boris Margeta
Pau Segurana
Levon Dermendjian
All times are local (UTC+3).
Preliminary round
Group A
| 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 |
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]
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
| 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 |
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]
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
| 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 |
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]
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
| 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] |
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:
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:
| 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
International handball competition
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Malta |
| Venue | 1 |
| Dates | 7–13 April |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 73 |
| Goals scored | 2,101 (28.78 per match) |
| Top scorers |  Thomas Vernoux Carlos Camnasio(36 goals) |
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]
| 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 |
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:
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:
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 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 April | 13 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 semifinals | Fifth 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 quarterfinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth 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 semifinals | 13th 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 quarterfinals | 17–20th place semifinals | 17th 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 semifinal | 21st 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
International handball competition
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia |
| Venue | 1 |
| Dates | 23–26 July |
| Teams | 8 |
The tournament will take place between 22 and 26 July 2026 in Sydney, Australia.[2]
Teams
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Spain | ||||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| Georgia | ||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Hungary | ||||||||||
| 26 July | ||||||||||
| Croatia | ||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Italy | ||||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| Montenegro | ||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||
| Greece | ||||||||||
| 26 July | ||||||||||
| Australia | ||||||||||
Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 25 July | ||||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| 25 July | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 26 July | ||||||
Quarterfinals
| 23 July 2026 | TBD | – | TBD | Sydney |
| 23 July 2026 | TBD | – | TBD | Sydney |
| 23 July 2026 | TBD | – | TBD | Sydney |
| 23 July 2026 | TBD | – | TBD | Sydney |
5–8th place semifinals
| 25 July 2026 | LQF1 | – | LQF2 | Sydney |
| 25 July 2026 | LQF3 | – | LQF4 | Sydney |
Semifinals
| 25 July 2026 | WQF1 | – | WQF2 | Sydney |
| 25 July 2026 | WQF3 | – | WQF4 | Sydney |
Seventh place game
| 26 July 2026 | LSF1 | – | LSF2 | Sydney |
Fifth place game
| 26 July 2026 | WSF1 | – | WSF2 | Sydney |
Third place game
| 26 July 2026 | LSF1 | – | LSF2 | Sydney |
Final
| 26 July 2026 | WSF1 | – | WSF2 | Sydney |
Final standings
| Rank[1] | Team |
|---|---|
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ The game was counted as a 5–0 walkover win for NAB.
References
- 1 2 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Sydney Set to Host the Men's and Women's Water Polo World Cup Finals in 2026". worldaquatics.org. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ "New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League". total-waterpolo.com. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ↑ "Water polo calendar shake-up breathes life into World Aquatics World Cup season". fina.org. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ↑ "Rules & Regulations 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- 1 2 "Host cities confirmed for the 2026 World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup season". worldaquatics.com. 29 December 2025.
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- ↑ "Rules and Regulations" (PDF). worldaquatics.org. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
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