Water polo at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
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The women's water polo tournament at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships was held from 11 to 23 July 2025. This was the 18th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986.[1] United States are the defending champions, having beaten Hungary in Doha 2024.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Singapore |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 11–23 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Greece (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Hungary |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 1,286 (26.79 per match) |
| Top scorers | Foteini Tricha (25 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Rita Keszthelyi |
| Best goalkeeper | Ioanna Stamatopoulou |
Greece won their second title by defeating Hungary in the final.[2]
Qualification
Team qualified for 2025 World Aquatics Championships
Team failed to qualify
Team banned from competition
Did not enter
Qualification took place between January 2024 and April 2025, with a mix of international competitions organised by World Aquatics and continental championships held by the regional bodies acting as qualification. Overall, 35 countries took part in qualification. The slot allocation was as follows:[3]
- Host nation: 1 slot
- 2024 Summer Olympics: 3 slots
- 2025 World Cup: 3 slots
- 2025 Asian Championship: 3 slots
- 2024 Pan American Championship: 2 slots
- 2024 European Championship: 3 slots
- African selection: 1 slot
- Oceanian selection: 1 slot
Of the 16 countries that qualified, 13 took part in 2024. Croatia will make their debut at the championship,[4] while Argentina and Japan returns after a one edition absence. Regarding the non qualifiers, Kazakhstan failed to qualify, marking Kazakhstan's first non-qualification since 2005. Having taken part in 2024, Brazil failed to qualify. Surprisingly, 2024 Olympics participants, Canada, didn't enter the 2024 Pan American Championship and thus failed to qualify for the first time ever.
The highest ranked team that failed to qualify was Canada, ranked 8th, while hosts Singapore are the lowest ranked team participating, ranked 22nd.
| Event | Dates | Hosts | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/a | N/a | 1 | Singapore |
| 2024 Summer Olympics | 27 July – 10 August 2024 |  Paris | 3 | Spain Australia Netherlands |
| 2025 World Cup | 14 December 2024 – 20 April 2025 |  Chengdu | 3 | Greece Hungary Italy |
| 2025 Asian Championship | 25 February – 2 March 2025 | Zhaoqing | 2 | China Japan |
| 2024 Pan American Championship | 20–25 November 2024 |  Ibagué | 2 |  Argentina United States |
| 2024 European Championship | 5–13 January 2024 | Eindhoven | 3 |  Croatia France Great Britain |
| African selection | N/a | N/a | 1 |  South Africa |
| Oceanian selection | N/a | N/a | 1 |  New Zealand |
| Total | 16 | |||
Summary of qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | WR[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Singapore |
Host nation | 9 February 2023 | 2nd | 2024 | 2 | Sixteenth place (2024) | 22 | |
| Australia |
2024 Summer Olympics | 8 August 2024 | 18th | 1986 | 2024 | 18 | Champions (1986) | 6 |
| Spain |
14th | 1998 | 13 | Champions (2013) | 1 | |||
| Netherlands |
10 August 2024 | 18th | 1986 | 18 | Champions (1991, 2023) | 2 | ||
| Argentina |
2024 Pan American Championship | 23 November 2024 | 3rd | 2022 | 2023 | 1 | Twelfth place (2022) | 21 |
| United States |
18th | 1986 | 2024 | 18 | Champions (Eight times)[b] | 3 | ||
| China |
2025 Asian Championship | 1 March 2025 | 11th | 2005 | 3 | Runners-up (2011) | 9 | |
| Japan |
7th | 2001 | 2023 | | 1 | Eleventh place (2001, 2003) | 14 | ||
| Greece |
2025 World Cup | 18 April 2025 | 15th | 1998 | 2024 | 15 | Champions (2011) | 5 |
| Hungary |
18th | 1986 | 18 | Champions (1994, 2005) | 4 | |||
| Italy |
16th | 1994 | 16 | Champions (1998, 2001) | 7 | |||
| Croatia |
2024 European Championship[c] | 1st | Debut | 16 | ||||
| France |
9th | 1991 | 2024 | 4 | Eighth place (2022) | 10 | ||
| Great Britain |
5th | 1986 | 2 | Ninth place (1986) | 11 | |||
| New Zealand |
Oceanian Selection | 6 May 2025 | 16th | 1991 | 12 | Seventh place (1991) | 15 | |
| South Africa |
African selection | 10th | 2009 | 10 | Twelfth place (2023) | 19 | ||
Final draw
The Final draw was held at 17:00 CET on 7 May 2025 at the World Aquatics' interim headquarters in Budapest, Hungary.[6][7][8] The draw was hosted by sports presenter Edit Szalay. Water polo players, Laura Ester and Filip Filipović, alongside World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam and Singaporean Olympian Mark Chay, were the guests who assisted with the draw.[7] The draw started with, in order, pots 4, 3, 2 and 1 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the team within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the schedule). There were no draw restrictions.
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 6 May 2025, a day before the draw.[6]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Australia Netherlands Greece |
Hungary Italy France United States |
Great Britain Croatia New Zealand Argentina |
Japan China South Africa Singapore |
Draw
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| A1 | Australia |
| A2 | Italy |
| A3 | Singapore |
| A4 | New Zealand |
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| B1 | China |
| B2 | Argentina |
| B3 | United States |
| B4 | Netherlands |
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| D1 | Great Britain |
| D2 | South Africa |
| D3 | France |
| D4 | Spain |
Referees
On 26 April 2025, the following referees were announced as officiating the championship.[9]
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Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 26 May 2025.[10][11]
All times are local (UTC+8).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Singapore (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 88 | −74 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
Source: Omegatiming
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
| 11 July 2025 17:35 |
Report | Italy |
14–9 | New Zealand |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Aurély Blanchard (FRA), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–4, 5–2, 5–1 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | Weston 2 | |||
| 11 July 2025 19:10 |
Report | Singapore |
2–34 | Australia |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Marcella Braga (BRA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 0–7, 1–8, 1–10, 0–9 | |||||
| Lee, Ong C. 1 | Goals | Williams 5 | |||
| 13 July 2025 17:35 |
Report | Australia |
19–15 | Italy |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: David Gómez (ESP), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–2, 6–4, 5–6 | |||||
| A. Andrews 5 | Goals | Ranalli 6 | |||
| 13 July 2025 19:10 |
Report | New Zealand |
22–7 | Singapore |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Evan Andrews (CAN) |
| Score by quarters: 8–2, 5–1, 3–2, 6–2 | |||||
| McDowall 8 | Goals | Tio 4 | |||
| 15 July 2025 17:35 |
Report | Australia |
15–6 | New Zealand |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Marta Cabanas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–2, 5–1, 3–3 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | Houghton 3 | |||
| 15 July 2025 19:10 |
Report | Italy |
32–5 | Singapore |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 8–0, 8–1, 6–1, 10–3 | |||||
| Cocchiere 6 | Goals | Lee 2 | |||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 80 | −62 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
Source: Omegatiming
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 11 July 2025 10:35 |
Report | Argentina |
6–25 | Netherlands |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–6, 2–6, 2–7, 1–6 | |||||
| Canda, Mastronardi 2 | Goals | four players 3 | |||
| 11 July 2025 12:10 |
Report | United States |
15–7 | China |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Marta Cabanas (ESP), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–3, 6–1, 2–2 | |||||
| Ausmus, Lineback 3 | Goals | Wang H. 2 | |||
| 13 July 2025 09:00 |
Report | China |
29–9 | Argentina |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Marcella Braga (BRA), Andrej Franulović (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 9–4, 6–1, 6–1, 8–3 | |||||
| three players 4 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
| 13 July 2025 20:45 |
Report | Netherlands |
9–11 | United States |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Aurély Blanchard (FRA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–4, 1–2, 3–2 | |||||
| L. Rogge 3 | Goals | Ausmus 3 | |||
| 15 July 2025 09:00 |
Report | Argentina |
3–26 | United States |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Dasch Barber (RSA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–7, 1–8, 0–5 | |||||
| three players 1 | Goals | Stryker 6 | |||
| 15 July 2025 16:00 |
Report | China |
7–13 | Netherlands |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Yasser Mehalhel (EGY) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 2–4, 2–4 | |||||
| Yan S. 3 | Goals | Van der Sloot 4 | |||
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Greece |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 3 | |
| 4 | Croatia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 78 | −53 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
Source: Omegatiming
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 11 July 2025 16:00 |
Report | Japan |
25–12 | Croatia |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Fiona Haigh (AUS), Zhang Liang (CHN) |
| Score by quarters: 7–3, 4–3, 11–5, 3–1 | |||||
| Arima 7 | Goals | Rožić 4 | |||
| 11 July 2025 20:45 |
Report | Greece |
9–10 | Hungary |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–3, 0–4, 4–2 | |||||
| Tricha 6 | Goals | Rybanska 3 | |||
| 13 July 2025 10:35 |
Report | Hungary |
33–13 | Japan |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Megan Perry (NZL) |
| Score by quarters: 8–3, 8–2, 9–3, 8–5 | |||||
| Rybanska, Vályi 6 | Goals | Arima 4 | |||
| 13 July 2025 13:45 |
Report | Croatia |
7–31 | Greece |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 1–9, 4–7, 1–7, 1–8 | |||||
| Srhoj 3 | Goals | Tricha 5 | |||
| 15 July 2025 10:35 |
Report | Greece |
25–15 | Japan |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Wu Zhekang (SGP), Scott Voltz (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 6–3, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | |||||
| Myriokefalitaki 7 | Goals | Kawaguchi 5 | |||
| 15 July 2025 20:45 |
Report | Croatia |
6–22 | Hungary |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Fiona Haigh (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 2–9, 2–5, 1–5, 1–3 | |||||
| Rožić 4 | Goals | Garda, Keszthelyi 4 | |||
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 17 | +45 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 48 | −35 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
Source: Omegatiming
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 11 July 2025 09:00 |
Report | South Africa |
4–23 | Spain |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Wu Zhekang (SGP), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 1–9, 0–5, 2–4, 1–5 | |||||
| four players 1 | Goals | González 5 | |||
| 11 July 2025 13:45 |
Report | France |
9–12 | Great Britain |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Megan Rose Perry (NZL) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 0–3, 2–5, 3–1 | |||||
| Vernoux 4 | Goals | Brown, Turner 3 | |||
| 13 July 2025 12:10 |
Report | Great Britain |
12–3 | South Africa |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Zhang Liang (CHN), Wu Zhekang (SGP) |
| Score by quarters: 5–0, 2–2, 4–1, 1–0 | |||||
| Turner 4 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
| 13 July 2025 16:00 |
Report | Spain |
23–6 | France |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Fiona Haigh (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 6–3, 5–2, 6–0, 6–1 | |||||
| Ruiz 4 | Goals | Vernoux 2 | |||
| 15 July 2025 12:10 |
Report | South Africa |
6–13 | France |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Megan Perry (NZL), Mihai Balanescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–3, 3–3, 0–3 | |||||
| Banks 2 | Goals | Hardy, Heurtaux 3 | |||
| 15 July 2025 13:45 |
Report | Great Britain |
7–16 | Spain |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Marcella Braga (BRA), Alessia Ferrari (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–3, 5–3, 1–6 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | Ruiz 3 | |||
Knockout stage
Bracket
- Championship bracket
| Playoffs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 19 July | ||||||||||||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 17 July | ||||||||||||||
| Greece | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Greece | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 21 July | ||||||||||||||
| France | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Greece | 14 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 19 July | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 17 July | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Greece | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 19 July | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 17 July | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 21 July | ||||||||||||||
| China | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 9 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 19 July | 23 July | |||||||||||||
| Spain (PSO) | 11 (4) | United States | 12 | |||||||||||
| 17 July | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 11 (2) | Spain | 13 | |||||||||||
| New Zealand | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 14 | |||||||||||||
- 5th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||
| Australia | 11 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Netherlands | 13 | |||||
| Italy | 13 | |||||
| Netherlands | 16 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Japan | 15 | |||||
| Italy | 20 | |||||
- 9th place bracket
| 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
| 19 July | ||||||
| China | 18 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| France | 6 | |||||
| China | 10 | |||||
| 19 July | ||||||
| New Zealand | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand | 20 | |||||
| Great Britain | 12 | |||||
| Eleventh place game | ||||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| France | 9 | |||||
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||
- 13th place bracket
| 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Singapore | 9 | |||||
| 19 July | ||||||
| Argentina | 18 | |||||
| Argentina | 12 (2) | |||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Croatia (PSO) | 12 (4) | |||||
| Croatia | 16 | |||||
| South Africa | 6 | |||||
| 15th place game | ||||||
| 19 July | ||||||
| Singapore | 4 | |||||
| South Africa | 8 | |||||
Playoffs
| 17 July 2025 16:00 |
Report | Italy |
13–11 | China |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Marta Cabanas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 4–5, 5–4, 2–2 | |||||
| Bettini, Bianconi 3 | Goals | Wang S., Yan S. 2 | |||
| 17 July 2025 17:35 |
Report | New Zealand |
9–14 | Netherlands |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Wu Zhekang (SGP), Germán Moller (ARG) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–5, 4–5, 2–1 | |||||
| Quin 3 | Goals | Van de Kraats 5 | |||
| 17 July 2025 19:10 |
Report | Greece |
23–9 | France |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Dasch Barber (RSA), Marcella Braga (BRA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–3, 8–0, 7–2 | |||||
| Tricha 5 | Goals | Heurtaux 4 | |||
| 17 July 2025 20:45 |
Report | Japan |
23–10 | Great Britain |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Aurély Blanchard (FRA), Fiona Haigh (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 5–2, 5–1, 7–5 | |||||
| Ura 4 | Goals | five players 2 | |||
Quarterfinals
| 19 July 2025 16:00 |
Report | Australia |
7–8 | Greece |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Zhang Liang (CHN), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–4, 2–1, 2–2 | |||||
| A. Andrews, C. Andrews 2 | Goals | Plevritou, Santa 2 | |||
| 19 July 2025 17:35 |
Report | United States |
26–8 | Japan |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Marta Cabanas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 10–2, 6–1, 5–2, 5–3 | |||||
| Pearson 5 | Goals | Sunabe, Ura 2 | |||
| 19 July 2025 19:10 |
Report | Hungary |
12–9 | Italy |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–2, 4–2, 2–2 | |||||
| Keszthelyi 4 | Goals | Ranalli 4 | |||
| 19 July 2025 20:45 |
Report | Spain |
15–13 (PSO) | Netherlands |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–2, 3–5, 1–3 PSO: 4–2 | |||||
| Ortiz 3 | Goals | L. Rogge 6 | |||
13–16th place semifinals
| 17 July 2025 09:00 |
Report | Singapore |
9–18 | Argentina |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Megan Perry (NZL), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–6, 3–4, 3–4 | |||||
| Koh 3 | Goals | Canda 5 | |||
| 17 July 2025 10:35 |
Report | Croatia |
16–6 | South Africa |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 7–2, 2–3, 2–0, 5–1 | |||||
| Janković 4 | Goals | Meecham 2 | |||
9–12th place semifinals
| 19 July 2025 12:10 |
Report | China |
18–6 | France |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Fiona Haigh (AUS), Germán Moller (ARG) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–0, 7–2, 5–2 | |||||
| Yan S. 4 | Goals | Vernoux 3 | |||
| 19 July 2025 13:45 |
Report | New Zealand |
20–12 | Great Britain |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Marcella Braga (BRA) |
| Score by quarters: 5–3, 7–3, 5–1, 3–5 | |||||
| Quin 5 | Goals | Turner 4 | |||
5–8th place semifinals
| 21 July 2025 16:00 |
Report | Australia |
21–17 | Japan |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Germán Moller (ARG) |
| Score by quarters: 7–6, 6–4, 2–3, 6–4 | |||||
| Jackovich 5 | Goals | Arima 5 | |||
| 21 July 2025 20:00 |
Report | Italy |
13–16 | Netherlands |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Marta Cabanas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–6, 4–2, 3–5, 4–3 | |||||
| Cocchiere 3 | Goals | Keuning, L. Rogge 3 | |||
Semifinals
| 21 July 2025 17:35 |
Report | Greece |
14–10 | United States |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–3, 3–3, 5–2 | |||||
| V. Plevritou 4 | Goals | four players 2 | |||
| 21 July 2025 21:35 |
Report | Hungary |
15–9 | Spain |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Andrej Franulović (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 5–2, 3–2, 1–3 | |||||
| Keszthelyi, Szilágyi 3 | Goals | Ruiz 3 | |||
15th place game
| 19 July 2025 09:00 |
Report | Singapore |
4–8 | South Africa |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Aurély Blanchard (FRA), Andrej Franulović (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–2, 1–2, 0–1 | |||||
| four players 1 | Goals | Williams 2 | |||
13th place game
| 19 July 2025 10:35 |
Report | Argentina |
14–16 (PSO) | Croatia |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Dasch Barber (RSA), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 4–5, 4–2 PSO: 2–4 | |||||
| Bacigalupo 4 | Goals | Rožić 3 | |||
Eleventh place game
| 21 July 2025 09:00 |
Report | France |
9–14 | Great Britain |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Fiona Haigh (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–4, 2–4, 3–4 | |||||
| Vernoux 3 | Goals | Rogers, Turner 3 | |||
Ninth place game
| 21 July 2025 10:35 |
Report | China |
10–6 | New Zealand |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Aurély Blanchard (FRA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 0–1, 4–2 | |||||
| four players 2 | Goals | McDowall 5 | |||
Seventh place game
| 23 July 2025 16:00 |
Report | Japan |
15–20 | Italy |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Aurély Blanchard (FRA), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 5–5, 2–5, 2–6, 6–4 | |||||
| Fukuda 3 | Goals | Cergol, Gagliardi 5 | |||
Fifth place game
| 23 July 2025 17:35 |
Report | Australia |
11–13 | Netherlands |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Ivan Raković (SRB), Jennifer McCall (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–3, 4–4, 3–4 | |||||
| Williams 3 | Goals | Bosveld 3 | |||
Third place game
| 23 July 2025 20:00 |
Report | United States |
12–13 | Spain |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 5–4, 3–2 | |||||
| Lineback 5 | Goals | Espar 4 | |||
Final
| 23 July 2025 21:35 |
Report | Greece |
12–9 | Hungary |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Marta Cabanas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–3, 2–2, 2–3 | |||||
| Tricha, Xenaki 3 | Goals | Tiba, Hajdú 2 | |||
Final ranking
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Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals[14] | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foteini Tricha |
25 | 38 | 66 |
| 2 | Yumi Arima |
23 | 52 | 44 |
| 3 | Chiara Ranalli |
21 | 29 | 72 |
| 4 | Agnese Cocchiere |
20 | 38 | 53 |
| 5 | Rita Keszthelyi |
19 | 32 | 59 |
| Morgan McDowall |
31 | 61 | ||
| 7 | Roberta Bianconi |
18 | 47 | 38 |
| Lieke Rogge |
36 | 50 | ||
| Lily Turner |
40 | 45 | ||
| Alice Williams |
34 | 53 |
Awards
The awards were announced on 23 July 2025.[2]
| All-star team | |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Ioanna Stamatopoulou |
| Field player | Yumi Arima |
| Emily Ausmus | |
| Agnese Cocchiere | |
| Rita Keszthelyi | |
| Foteini Tricha | |
| Morgan McDowall | |
| Other awards | |
| Most Valuable Player | Rita Keszthelyi |
| Best Goalkeeper | Ioanna Stamatopoulou |
Notes
- Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
- Due to time constraints, no European qualification took place so the results from the 2024 European Championship were used to decide the three teams who qualified from Europe.
