The 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the third edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round, the Super Final was held in Long Beach, United States.[1]
| 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
Preliminary round edit
Pool winners advanced to the semifinals, while the second and third placed teams in each pool competed in the quarterfinals. The bottom team in each pool was eliminated.
Group A edit
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy
|
12 | 10 | 2 | 122 | 84 | +38 | 32 |
| 2 |  Greece
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 132 | 107 | +25 | 26 |
| 3 |  Spain
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 109 | 93 | +16 | 26 |
| 4 |  Brazil
|
12 | 0 | 12 | 65 | 144 | –79 | 12 |
Group B edit
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary
|
12 | 9 | 3 | 128 | 101 | +27 | 30 |
| 2 |  Serbia and Montenegro
|
12 | 8 | 4 | 138 | 108 | +30 | 28 |
| 3 |  United States
|
12 | 5 | 7 | 113 | 121 | –8 | 22 |
| 4 |  Australia
|
12 | 2 | 10 | 99 | 148 | –49 | 16 |
Super Final edit
Quarterfinals edit
| Greece
|
13–12 | United States
|
| Serbia and Montenegro
|
7–5 | Spain
|
Semifinals edit
| Hungary
|
10–5 | Greece
|
| Serbia and Montenegro
|
10–7 | Italy
|
Fifth place match edit
| Spain
|
11-10 | United States
|
Bronze medal match edit
| Greece
|
12–9 | Italy
|
Gold medal match edit
| Hungary
|
12–8 | Serbia and Montenegro
|
Final ranking edit
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Awards edit
| Top Scorer |
|---|
| Aleksandar Šapić
|
References edit
- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.