Water polo at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournamentTournament details |
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Venue(s) | Australia (in Melbourne host cities) |
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Dates | 19 March – 1 April |
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Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Croatia (1st title) |
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Runner-up | Hungary |
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Third place | Spain |
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Fourth place | Serbia |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 48 |
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Goals scored | 943 (19.65 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Anthony Azevedo (19 goals) |
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Best player | Guillermo Molina |
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The men's water polo tournament at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 1 April 2007.[1]
The men's tournament was won by Croatia who won all of their matches and beat Hungary 9–8 in the final game.
Participating teams
Groups formed
- Group A
| - Group B
| - Group C
| - Group D
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Preliminary round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the playoff round |
| Will play for places 13–16 |
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 6 |
Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 4 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 2 |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 55 | -39 | 0 |
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20 March 2007 |
Japan | 6 – 20 | Italy | 09:00 AEDT |
Germany | 7 – 11 | Serbia | 11:40 AEDT |
22 March 2007 |
Japan | 7 – 17 | Germany | 10:20 AEDT |
Serbia | 6 – 3 | Italy | 13:00 AEDT |
24 March 2007 |
Japan | 3 – 18 | Serbia | 09:00 AEDT |
Germany | 3 – 8 | Italy | 13:00 AEDT |
Group B
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20 March 2007 |
Croatia | 13 – 5 | South Africa | 10:20 AEDT |
Australia | 3 – 9 | USA | 21:00 AEDT |
22 March 2007 |
USA | 14 – 4 | South Africa | 11:40 AEDT |
Croatia | 10 – 9 | Australia | 21:00 AEDT |
24 March 2007 |
Croatia | 10 – 8 | USA | 11:40 AEDT |
Australia | 12 – 6 | South Africa | 21:00 AEDT |
Group C
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20 March 2007 |
China | 4 – 15 | Spain | 13:00 AEDT |
Greece | 10 – 7 | Russia | 17:00 AEDT |
22 March 2007 |
Russia | 8 – 12 | Spain | 17:00 AEDT |
China | 5 – 11 | Greece | 18:20 AEDT |
24 March 2007 |
China | 6 – 11 | Russia | 10:20 AEDT |
Greece | 7 – 8 | Spain | 17:00 AEDT |
Group D
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20 March 2007 |
Canada | 9 – 8 | Romania | 18:20 AEDT |
Hungary | 21 – 5 | New Zealand | 19:40 AEDT |
22 March 2007 |
New Zealand | 4 – 18 | Romania | 09:00 AEDT |
Canada | 3 – 19 | Hungary | 19:40 AEDT |
24 March 2007 |
Canada | 12 – 8 | New Zealand | 18:20 AEDT |
Hungary | 11 – 9 | Romania | 19:40 AEDT |
Final round
Finals
5th-8th place
9th-12th place
13th-16th place
Final ranking
| 2007 FINA Men's World champions | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png) Croatia First title | | Team Roster [1] Samir Barać, Miho Bošković, Damir Burić, Andro Bušlje, Teo Đogaš, Maro Joković, Igor Hinić, Maro Joković, Aljoša Kunac, Pavo Marković, Josip Pavić, Mile Smodlaka, Frano Vićan, and Zdeslav Vrdoljak Head coach: Ratko Rudić | |
Medalists
Croatia, Hungary and Spain qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China
Individual awards
References
- ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
External links
- 12th FINA World Championships 2007 FINA Water Polo website
- Records and statistics (reports by Omega)
- Melbourne 2007
- Men Water Polo World Championship 2007 Melbourne www.todor66.com
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