Water_polo_at_the_2007_World_Aquatics_Championships_–_Men's_tournament
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Venue(s) ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) |  Australia (in Melbourne host cities) |
| Dates | 19 March – 1 April |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Croatia (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Hungary |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  Serbia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 943 (19.65 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Anthony Azevedo(19 goals) |
| Best player | Guillermo Molina |
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The men's tournament was won by Croatia who won all of their matches and beat Hungary 9–8 in the final game.
More information Africa, Americas ...
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |
 Canada United States |
 China Japan |
Croatia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Romania Russia Serbia Spain |
Australia New Zealand |
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Groups formed
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Qualified for the playoff round | |
| Will play for places 13–16 |
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 6 |
| USA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 4 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 2 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 39 | -24 | 0 |
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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
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 6 |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 4 |
| Russian Federation | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 2 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 37 | -22 | 0 |
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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
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 6 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 4 |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 51 | -34 | 0 |
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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 |
Finals
| Play-off 26 March 2007 | Quarterfinals 28 March 2007 | Semifinals 30 March 2007 | Final 1 April 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia
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| Greece
| 8 | Greece
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania
| 7 | Serbia
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russian Fed.
| 17 | Russian Fed.
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada
| 13 | Croatia (AET)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 12 | Italy
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 11 | Spain
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| Hungary (AET)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary
| 13 | Spain (pen)
| 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany
| 6 | Germany
| 6 | Serbia
| 17 | ||||||||||||||
| USA
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
5th-8th place
| 5th-8th place | 5th/6th place | |||||
| 30 March 2007 – 11:40 AEST | ||||||
| Greece | 9 | |||||
| 1 April 2007 – 10:20 AEST | ||||||
| Russian Fed. | 8 | |||||
| Greece | 15 | |||||
| 30 March 2007 – 16:00 AEST | ||||||
| Italy (pen) | 16 | |||||
| Italy | 6 | |||||
| Germany | 5 | |||||
| 7th/8th place | ||||||
| 1 April 2007 – 09:00 AEST | ||||||
| Russian Fed. | 11 | |||||
| Germany | 8 | |||||
9th-12th place
| 9th-12th place | 9th/10th place | |||||
| 28 March 2007 – 21:00 AEST | ||||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||
| 30 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | ||||||
| Romania | 9 | |||||
| Australia | 9 | |||||
| 28 March 2007 – 11:40 AEST | ||||||
| USA | 10 | |||||
| USA | 16 | |||||
| Canada | 11 | |||||
| 11th/12th place | ||||||
| 30 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | ||||||
| Romania | 15 | |||||
| Canada | 13 | |||||
13th-16th place
| 13th-16th place | 13th/14th place | |||||
| 26 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | ||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| 28 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | ||||||
| South Africa | 9 | |||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||
| 26 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | ||||||
| People's Republic of China | 13 | |||||
| People's Republic of China | 11 | |||||
| New Zealand | 8 | |||||
| 15th/16th place | ||||||
| 28 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | ||||||
| Japan | 9 | |||||
| New Zealand | 10 | |||||
More information 2007 FINA Men's World champions ...
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More information Gold, Silver ...
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Croatia, Hungary and Spain qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China
- Most Valuable Player
Guillermo Molina (ESP)
- Best Goalkeeper
Alexander Tchigir (GER)
- Topscorer
Anthony Azevedo (USA) — 19 goals
- "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.
- 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