1999_FINA_Men's_Water_Polo_World_Cup
1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Sports season
The 1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the eleventh World Cup.[1]
| 1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
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| League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Duration | 28 September - 03 October |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions |  Hungary |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| FINA Water Polo World Cup seasons | |
The 11th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup were held in Sydney, Australia from September 28 to October 3, 1999.
The top eight teams from the previous World Aquatic Championship have qualified.
| Teams | Qualified as |
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Host (4th 1998 World Championship) |
Following ranking of the 1998 World Championship
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| Group A | Group B |
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GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hungary |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 | Semi-finals |
| 2. | Italy |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 3. |  Yugoslavia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 20 | –1 | 5th–8th place |
| 4. |  Greece |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 26 | –13 | 5th–8th place |
- Tuesday 28 September 1999
| Italy |
10 – 8 | Hungary |
| Yugoslavia |
8 – 4 | Greece |
- Wednesday 29 September 1999
| Hungary |
11 – 3 | Yugoslavia |
| Italy |
6 – 5 | Greece |
- Thursday 30 September 1999
| Yugoslavia |
8 – 5 | Italy |
| Hungary |
12 – 4 | Greece |
GROUP B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Russia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 25 | +1 | Semi-finals |
| 2. |  Spain |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | +1 | Semi-finals |
| 3. |  United States |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 5th–8th place |
| 4. |  Australia (H) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 22 | –4 | 5th–8th place |
- Tuesday 28 September 1999
| Spain |
9 – 6 | United States |
| Russia |
10 – 9 | Australia |
- Wednesday 29 September 1999
| Russia |
9 – 8 | Spain |
| United States |
6 – 4 | Australia |
- Thursday 30 September 1999
| United States |
8 – 7 | Russia |
| Spain |
6 – 5 | Australia |
- Saturday 2 October 1999
| Yugoslavia |
7 – 5 | Australia |
| United States |
10 – 4 | Greece |
- Saturday 2 October 1999
| Hungary |
8 – 4 | Spain |
| Italy |
7 – 5 | Russia |
- Sunday 3 october 1999
| Greece |
10 – 9 | Australia |
- Sunday 3 october 1999
| Yugoslavia |
8 – 4 | United States |
- Sunday 3 october 1999
| Spain |
9 – 8 | Russia |
- Sunday 3 october 1999
| Hungary |
5 – 3 | Italy |
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*Hungary, Italy and Spain qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Croatia also qualified, although the team was not even at the World Cup, having finished ninth at last year's World Swimming Championships in Perth, Australia, missing the eight-team cut-off for the World Cup. But by finishing second at the recent European Championship and the fact that Hungary downed Olympic and World Champion Spain 8-4 in the medal semi-final, Croatia claimed the European continental berth.
- Most Valuable Player
- ???
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
- Topscorer
Manuel Estiarte (ESP) – 11 goals
Hungary
Italy
Spain
- Daniel Ballart
- Manuel Estiarte
- Carlos García
- Pedro Francisco García
- Salvador Gómez
- Miguel Ángel González
- Gabriel Hernández Paz
- Gustavo Marcos
- Iván Moro
- Sergi Pedrerol
- Iván Pérez
- Jesús Rollán
- Jordi Sans
Head coach:
- Juan Jané
- "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.