The 16th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup were held in Berlin, Germany from September 11 to September 16, 2018. Like the final tournament of the 2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League all matches were contested in the Europasportpark swimming pool.
Format 8 teams qualified for the 2018 FINA World Cup. They were split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals. The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement matches.
Teams The top eight teams from the previous world championship are no longer qualified. Now only the top three teams from the previous world championship qualify, with one guest per continent (the highest-ranked team from the previous world championship).
Teams Qualified as(European Host)Host1st 2017 World Championship2nd 2017 World Championship3rd 2017 World Championship1st European team at 2017 World Championship1st American team at 2017 World Championship1st Oceanian team at 2017 World Championship1st Asian team at 2017 World Championship1st African team at 2017 World Championship
Groups Group A Group B (H)
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
5–8th place
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Rank Team Swimming to success: Q&A with the Australian men’s water polo goalie Anthony Hrysanthos Marianna Alepidis (Neos Kosmos), 16 August 2021. Accessed 13 September 2021. 4 5 6 7 8
Top goalscorers +RankNameGoalsShots 1 Gavril Subotić 17 27 63.0% 2 Andrija Bašić 16 19 84.2% 3 Dušan Mandić 15 32 46.9% Keigo Okawa 44 34.1% 5 Julian Real 14 28 50.0% Bence Bátori 29 48.3% Gergő Zalánki 37 37.8% 8 Joe Kayes 13 25 52.0% Seiya Adachi 34 38.2% Source: FINA - Leading Scorers
Individual awards
Best Player
Best Goalscorer
Best Goalkeeper
Squads
Joel Dennerley Richard Campbell George Ford Joe Kayes Nathan Power Lachlan Edwards Lachlan Hollis Aaron Younger Andrew Ford Timothy Putt Rhys Howden Blake Edwards Anthony Hrysanthos Head coach: Elvis Fatović
Moritz Schenkel Ben Reibel Timo van der Bosch Julian Real Tobias Preuss Maurice Jüngling Denis Strelezkij Hannes Schuls Marko Stamm Mateo Ćuk Marin Restović Dennis Eidner Kevin Götz Head coach: Hagen Stamm
Gergely Kardos Szilárd Jansik Krisztián Manhercz Gergő Zalánki Toni Német Tamás Mezei Dávid Jansik Gergő Kovács Ádám Nagy Bence Bátori Mátyás Pásztor Zoltán Pohl Soma Vogel Head coach: Tamás Märcz
Katsuyuki Tanamura Seiya Adachi Harukiirario Koppu Toi Suzuki Takuma Yoshida Atsuto Ilda Mitsuru Takata Atsushi Arai Kohei Inaba Keigo Okawa Kenta Araki Tomoyoshi Fukushima Head coach: Yoji Omoto
Marko Bijač Marko Macan Loren Fatović Luka Lončar Andrija Bašić Hrvoje Benić Ante Vukičević Andro Bušlje Lovre Miloš Josip Vrlić Anđelo Šetka Xavier García Ivan Marcelić Head coach: Ivica Tucak
Strajo Dimitrije Rističević Dušan Mandić Viktor Rašović Sava Ranđelović Gavril Subotić Đorđe Lazić Nemanja Vico Radomir Drašović Nikola Jakšić Mateja Asanović Ognjen Stojanović Strahinja Rašović Lazar Dobožanov Head coach: Dejan Savić
Lwazi Madi Miguel Morais Chris Brown Ethan James Jagger Coryndon-Baker Garreth Prout Nic Downes Lood Rabie Nicholas Rodda Cameron Laurenson Mark Spencer Jason Evezard Donn Stewart Head coach: Paul Martin
McQuin Baron Johnathan Masashi Hooper Dylan Woodhead Alex Obert Ben Hallock Luca Cupido Nick Carniglia Alex Roelse Alex Bowen Benjamin Dutch Stevenson Jesse Smith Maxwell Bruce Irving Jack William Turner Head coach: Dejan Udovičić
External links FINA Official site FINA - Leading Scorers FINA - Goalkeeper Statistics FINA - Overall Team Statistics
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