The 1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the tenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Athens, Greece.[1] Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.
1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
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League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
Sport | Water polo |
Duration | 27 april - 01 may |
Super Final | |
Finals champions | United States |
Runners-up | Greece |
Teams edit
The top eight teams from the previous Olympic Games have qualified.
Teams | Qualified as |
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Greece |
Host (6th 1996 Olympics Games) |
Seeding edit
Following ranking of the 1996 Olympics Games
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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United States (7) |
Groups edit
Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round edit
GROUP A edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
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1. | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 14 | +10 | Semi-finals |
2. | Russia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | +3 | Semi-finals |
3. | Croatia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 24 | –8 | 5th–8th place |
4. | Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | –5 | 5th–8th place |
- Tuesday 27 May 1997
Hungary | 11 – 6 | Croatia |
Yugoslavia | 9 – 7 | Russia |
- Wednesday 28 May 1997
Hungary | 10 – 5 | Yugoslavia |
Russia | 10 – 5 | Croatia |
- Thursday 29 May 1997
Croatia | 5 – 3 | Yugoslavia |
Hungary | 3 – 3 | Russia |
GROUP B edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
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1. | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | +4 | Semi-finals |
2. | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | +3 | Semi-finals |
3. | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | –3 | 5th–8th place |
4. | Spain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 25 | –4 | 5th–8th place |
- Tuesday 27 May 1997
United States | 10 – 7 | Spain |
Greece | 6 – 4 | Italy |
- Wednesday 28 May 1997
United States | 7 – 6 | Italy |
Greece | 7 – 6 | Spain |
- Thursday 29 May 1997
Italy | 8 – 8 | Spain |
United States | 8 – 8 | Spain |
5th–8th place semifinals edit
- Saturday 31 May 1997
Croatia | 9 – 10 | Spain |
Italy | 10 – 9 | Yugoslavia |
Semi-finals edit
- Saturday 31 May 1997
Hungary | 4 – 8 | Greece |
United States | 9 – 8 | Russia |
Seventh place edit
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Croatia | 5 – 6 | Yugoslavia |
Fifth place edit
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Spain | 5 – 9 | Italy |
Third place edit
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Hungary | 10 – 7 | Russia |
FINAL edit
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Greece | 5 – 8 | United States |
Final ranking edit
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References edit
- ^ a b "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.