The men's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 5 to 17 February 2024 in Doha. This was the 21st time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.^[1]

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Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Venue(s)	Aspire Dome (in Doha host cities)
Dates	5–17 February
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Croatia (3rd title)
Runner-up	Italy
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	1,163 (24.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Thomas Vernoux (26 goals)
Best player	Francesco Di Fulvio
Best goalkeeper	Marco Del Lungo
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Croatia won their third title after a win over Italy.^[2]

Of the qualified teams, fourteen returned from 2023. Romania qualified for the first time in eleven years, while Brazil qualified after withdrawing from 2023. Canada and Argentina were the only teams that failed to make this edition but made 2023.

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Event	Dates	Hosts	Quota	Qualifier(s)
2023 World Cup	8 March – 2 July 2023	Los Angeles	2	Spain  Italy
2023 World Championships	17–29 July 2023	Fukuoka	4	Hungary  Greece  Serbia  France
2022 Asian Games	2–7 October 2023	Hangzhou	3	Japan  China  Kazakhstan
2023 Pan American Games	30 October – 4 November 2023	Santiago	2	United States  Brazil
2024 European Championship	4–16 January 2024	Dubrovnik/Zagreb	3	Croatia  Montenegro  Romania
African selection	—	—	1	South Africa
Oceanian selection	—	—	1	Australia
Total			16

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All times are local (UTC+3).^[3]

The draw was held on 7 November 2023.^[4][5]

Seeding

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Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Hungary  Greece  Spain  Serbia	Italy  France  Croatia[upper-alpha 1]  United States	Montenegro[upper-alpha 2]  Romania[upper-alpha 3]  Brazil  Australia	Japan  China  Kazakhstan  South Africa

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1. Team known as Europe 1 at the time of the draw.
2. Team known as Europe 2 at the time of the draw.
3. Team known as Europe 3 at the time of the draw.

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	0	46	20	+26	9	Quarterfinals
2	Croatia	3	2	0	0	1	48	24	+24	6	Playoffs
3	Australia	3	1	0	0	2	46	35	+11	3
4	South Africa	3	0	0	0	3	18	79	−61	0	13–16th place semifinals

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Source: World Aquatics
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.

5 February 2024 09:00	Report	South Africa	5–21	Spain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–7, 0–4, 4–4
		Van Zyl 3	Goals	Biel, Granados 4

5 February 2024 13:30	Report	Croatia	13–8	Australia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–2, 2–2, 2–3
		six players 2	Goals	Berehulak, Pavillard 2

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7 February 2024 13:30	Report	Australia	29–7	South Africa	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: David Couper (NZL), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 8–1, 7–1, 8–3
		Edwards 6	Goals	Stone 2

7 February 2024 19:00	Report	Spain	10–6	Croatia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 1–0, 4–3
		Granados 3	Goals	Fatović 3

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9 February 2024 13:30	Report	Australia	9–15	Spain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 2–4, 2–5
		Mercep 3	Goals	three players 3

9 February 2024 16:00	Report	South Africa	6–29	Croatia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–7, 3–7, 0–8
		Tucker 2	Goals	Marinić Kragić 5

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	3	3	0	0	0	60	22	+38	9	Quarterfinals
2	France	3	2	0	0	1	44	33	+11	6	Playoffs
3	China	3	1	0	0	2	25	48	−23	3
4	Brazil	3	0	0	0	3	23	49	−26	0	13–16th place semifinals

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Source: World Aquatics
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.

5 February 2024 10:30	Report	China	6–24	Greece	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–6, 3–7, 2–7
		Xie 2	Goals	Genidounias 5

5 February 2024 12:00	Report	Brazil	11–16	France	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Andreia Stanojević (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–5, 3–4, 3–4
		R. Real 5	Goals	Vernoux 6

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7 February 2024 09:00	Report	France	16–9	China	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Andreia Stanojević (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–2, 2–1, 7–3
		Vernoux 6	Goals	Chen Z. 3

7 February 2024 10:30	Report	Greece	23–4	Brazil	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 6–3, 4–0, 6–0, 7–1
		Fountoulis 4	Goals	Pires 2

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9 February 2024 19:00	Report	Greece	13–12	France	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Zhang Liang (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 3–2, 3–4
		four players 2	Goals	Marion-Vernoux 4

9 February 2024 20:30	Report	Brazil	8–10	China	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), David Couper (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 1–3, 2–4
		Freitas 3	Goals	Chen Z. 3

Group C

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	3	0	0	0	45	28	+17	9	Quarterfinals
2	Montenegro	3	1	1	0	1	30	36	−6	5	Playoffs
3	United States	3	1	0	1	1	41	30	+11	4
4	Japan	3	0	0	0	3	26	48	−22	0	13–16th place semifinals

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Source: World Aquatics
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.

5 February 2024 16:00	Report	Japan	10–17	Serbia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 1–5, 2–4
		three players 2	Goals	Jakšić 4

5 February 2024 17:30	Report	Montenegro	16–15	United States	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–3, 4–3, 2–4  PSO: 5–4
		three players 2	Goals	Bowen 5

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7 February 2024 12:00	Report	United States	18–5	Japan	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Xavi Buch (ESP), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–0, 4–2, 6–2
		Hooper 6	Goals	Ogihara 2

7 February 2024 17:30	Report	Serbia	14–6	Montenegro	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 5–3, 3–0
		Mandić 4	Goals	six players 1

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9 February 2024 09:00	Report	Montenegro	13–11	Japan	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 4–0, 4–6
		Matković 4	Goals	Watanabe 5

9 February 2024 17:30	Report	Serbia	14–12	United States	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–4, 6–1, 3–4
		three players 3	Goals	Daube 4

Group D

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	2	1	0	0	52	18	+34	8	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	3	2	0	1	0	58	22	+36	7	Playoffs
3	Romania	3	1	0	0	2	43	34	+9	3
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	0	3	7	86	−79	0	13–16th place semifinals

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Source: World Aquatics
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.

5 February 2024 19:00	Report	Italy	33–3	Kazakhstan	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Zhang Liang (CHN), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 10–1, 8–1, 9–0
		Cannella, Fondelli 7	Goals	three players 1

5 February 2024 20:30	Report	Romania	8–15	Hungary	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Xavi Buch (ESP), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–5, 3–2, 1–3
		Fulea, Georgescu 2	Goals	Vámos, Zalánki 3

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7 February 2024 16:00	Report	Kazakhstan	3–25	Romania	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Zhang Liang (CHN), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–6, 0–5, 1–7
		three players 1	Goals	Fulea, Prioteasa 5

7 February 2024 20:30	Report	Hungary	15–14	Italy	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 3–3, 2–2  PSO: 6–5
		three players 2	Goals	Di Fulvio 3

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9 February 2024 10:30	Report	Kazakhstan	1–28	Hungary	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 0–8, 0–5, 0–8, 1–7
		Yeremin 1	Goals	Vigvári 5

9 February 2024 12:00	Report	Romania	10–16	Italy	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 2–5, 1–3
		Georgescu 3	Goals	Di Fulvio 5