The 2005 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship Qualifier was a tournament to decide the remaining three competing nations from Europe for the eleventh edition of FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship, held in Montreal, Canada later that year. The event was staged in Imperia, Italy from January 4 to January 9, 2005.
Teams edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Croatia
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 20 | +19 |
| 2. |  Romania
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 21 | +9 |
| 3. |  Slovenia
|
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 26 | +1 |
| 4. | Belarus | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 40 | –29 |
- Tuesday January 4, 2005
| Croatia
|
15 – 3 | Belarus |
| Romania
|
10 – 5 | Slovenia
|
- Wednesday January 5, 2005
| Croatia
|
13 – 8 | Slovenia
|
| Romania
|
11 – 5 | Belarus |
- Thursday January 6, 2005
| Croatia
|
11 – 9 | Romania
|
| Slovenia
|
14 – 3 | Belarus |
Group B edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Italy
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 |
| 2. |  Slovakia
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 29 | –2 |
| 3. |  Netherlands
|
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21 | –1 |
| 4. |  France
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 33 | –13 |
- Tuesday January 4, 2005
| Slovakia
|
11 – 9 | France
|
| Italy
|
7 – 3 | Netherlands
|
- Wednesday January 5, 2005
| Italy
|
14 – 7 | France
|
| Netherlands
|
9 – 10 | Slovakia
|
- Thursday January 6, 2005
| Italy
|
11 – 6 | Slovakia
|
| Netherlands
|
8 – 4 | France
|
Quarterfinals edit
- Friday January 7, 2005
| Slovenia
|
5 – 7 | Slovakia
|
| Netherlands
|
5 – 8 | Romania
|
Semifinals edit
- Saturday January 8, 2005
| Croatia
|
11 – 6 | Slovakia
|
| Italy
|
9 – 7 | Romania
|
Finals edit
- Friday January 7, 2005 — 7th place
| France
|
13 – 8 |  Belarus
|
- Saturday January 8, 2005 — 5th place
| Netherlands
|
10 – 5 | Slovenia
|
- Sunday January 9, 2005 — 3rd place
| Romania
|
7 – 6 | Slovakia
|
- Sunday January 9, 2005 — 1st place
| Italy
|
4 – 5 | Croatia
|
Final ranking edit
| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 1. | Croatia
|
| 2. | Italy
|
| 3. | Romania
|
| 4. | Slovakia
|
| 5. | Netherlands
|
| 6. | Slovenia
|
| 7. | France
|
| 8. | Belarus
|
Croatia, Italy and Romania qualified for the FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship, held in Montréal, Canada, joining Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, and the United States.
Individual awards edit
- Most Valuable Player
- ???
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
- Topscorer
- ???
References edit
- (in Italian) Results