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 |
The 11th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup were held in Sydney, Australia from September 28 to October 3, 1999.
Teams edit
The top eight teams from the previous World Aquatic Championship have qualified.
Teams | Qualified as |
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Australia |
Host (4th 1998 World Championship) |
Seeding edit
Following ranking of the 1998 World Championship
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Yugoslavia (3) |
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 | 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 edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
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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 |
5th–8th place semifinals edit
- Saturday 2 October 1999
Yugoslavia | 7 – 5 | Australia |
United States | 10 – 4 | Greece |
Semi-finals edit
- Saturday 2 October 1999
Hungary | 8 – 4 | Spain |
Italy | 7 – 5 | Russia |
Seventh place edit
- Sunday 3 october 1999
Greece | 10 – 9 | Australia |
Fifth place edit
- Sunday 3 october 1999
Yugoslavia | 8 – 4 | United States |
Third place edit
- Sunday 3 october 1999
Spain | 9 – 8 | Russia |
Final edit
- Sunday 3 october 1999
Hungary | 5 – 3 | Italy |
Final ranking edit
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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.
Individual awards edit
- Most Valuable Player
- ???
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
- Topscorer
- Manuel Estiarte (ESP) – 11 goals
Squads edit
Hungary edit
- Péter Biros
- Rajmund Fodor
- Tamás Kásás
- Gergely Kiss
- Zoltán Kósz
- Tamás Marcz
- Tamás Molnár
- Barnabás Steinmetz
- Zoltán Szécsi
- Frank Tóth
- Zsolt Varga
- Attila Vári
- Balázs Vincze
Head coach:
Italy edit
- Alberto Angelini
- Alessandro Calcaterra
- Roberto Calcaterra
- Leonardo Binchi
- Marco Gerini
- Alberto Ghibellini
- Enrico Mammarella
- Andrea Mangiante
- Francesco Postiglione
- Stefano Tempesti
- Carlo Silipo
- Leonardo Sottani
- Antonio Vittorioso
Head coach:
Spain edit
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.