The 2023 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was the 17th edition of the tournament. It ran from 8 March to 2 July 2023. The Super final took place between 30 June and 2 July 2023 in Los Angeles, United States.

From this year on, the tournament was replacing the FINA Water Polo World League.

Spain won their first title after defeating Italy in the final.

Format There were two divisions. In Division 1, the top twelve teams from the World Championships played. They played all matches in March in Zagreb and Podgorica. All other teams could have signed up in Division 2, in which each continent hosted a qualification tournament. The top two teams from each of those tournaments played in an intercontinental tournament. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 competed in the super final, held from 30 June to 2 July 2023. At the end of the tournament, the last-ranked team was relegated to Division 2 and the winner of Division 2 moved to Division 1 for the following year. A win gave a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalties one and a loss after regular time zero points.

Division 1 The draw was held on 1 December 2022. Group A played their tournament in Zagreb, Croatia and Group B in Podgorica, Montenegro between 8 and 14 March 2023.

Group A

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group B

All times are local (UTC+1).

Division 2 The draw was held on 13 April 2023. The tournament took place in Berlin, Germany between 5 and 7 May 2023.

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Group B

Classification games

Crossover The winners qualified for the super final.

Super final

The tournament took place at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, United States between 30 June and 2 July 2023. The quarterfinal matchups were announced on 7 May 2023.

Bracket

Fifth place bracket

All times are local (UTC−7).

Quarterfinals

5th–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final standings

RankTeam 4 5 6 78

Team roster Unai Aguirre (GK), Alberto Munárriz, Álvaro Granados, Bernat Sanahuja, Miguel de Toro, Marc Larumbe, Martin Faměra, Sergi Cabanas, Felipe Perrone (c), Blai Mallarach, Alejandro Bustos, Eduardo Lorrio (GK), Alberto Barroso, Fran Valera Head coach: David Martín.

See also 2023 World Aquatics Women's Water Polo World Cup

References

External links FINA Official site Rules and Regulations 2023