The 2025 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was the 18th edition of the tournament. It ran from 18 December 2024 to 13 April 2025.
Spain won the final against Greece to capture their second title.
Format There were two divisions. In Division 1 eleven teams and in Division 2 twelve teams played. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 competed in the super final. 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 31 October 2024. The tournament will be played in Bucharest, Romania between 6 and 12 January 2025. The top two of each group advance to the quarterfinals, with the top six finishers advancing to the super final. It was originally going to be held in Novi Sad, Serbia but for unknown reasons, it was changed to Romania's capital.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Classification round
Knockout stage Bracket
Fifth place bracket
Crossovers
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Division 2
The draw was held on 31 October 2024. The tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey between 18 and 21 December 2024. The top two of each group advanced to the quarterfinals and the top-two finishers of the tournament will play in the super final.
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Bracket
Fifth place bracket
Ninth place bracket
Quarterfinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Super final
The tournament took place between 11 and 13 April 2025 in Podgorica, Montenegro.https://www.cdm.me/sport/vaterpolo/spektakl-stize-u-kotor-i-budvu-crna-gora-zvanicno-domacin-superfinala-svjetskog-kupa/#:~:text=Sve%20je%20spremo%20za%20vaterpolo%20spektakl%20u%20Crnoj,potvrdila%20je%20Me%C4%91unarodna%20federacija%20vodenih%20sportova%20%28World%20Aquatics%29.
Venue Originally, venues in Budva and Kotor were earmarked to organise the event, however, this was changed and the event was held at the Morača Sports Center in Montenegro's capital, Podgorica.
PodgoricaMorača Sports CenterCapacity: 6,000
Bracket
Fifth place bracket
Quarterfinals All times are local (UTC+2).
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8
Team roster Unai Aguirre (GK), Alberto Munárriz (c), Álvaro Granados, Bernat Sanahuja, Miguel del Toro, Fran Valera, Marc Valls, Sergi Cabanas, José Bustos, Pol Daura, Unai Biel, Alejandro Bustos, Eduardo Lorrio (GK), Oscar Asensio, Oscar Blasco Head coach: David Martín.
See also 2025 World Aquatics Women's Water Polo World Cup
References
External links FINA Official site