1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
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League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
Sport | Water polo |
Duration | 27 april - 01 may |
Super Final | |
Finals champions | United States |
Runners-up | Greece |
FINA Water Polo World Cup seasons | |
The 1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the tenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Athens, Greece.[1] Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.
Teams
The top eight teams from the previous Olympic Games have qualified.
Teams | Qualified as |
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Greece | Host (6th 1996 Olympics Games) |
Seeding
Following ranking of the 1996 Olympics Games
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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United States (7) |
Groups
Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round
GROUP A
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
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1. | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 14 | +10 | Semi-finals |
2. | Russia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | +3 | Semi-finals |
3. | Croatia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 24 | –8 | 5th–8th place |
4. | Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | –5 | 5th–8th place |
- Tuesday 27 May 1997
Hungary | 11 – 6 | Croatia |
Yugoslavia | 9 – 7 | Russia |
- Wednesday 28 May 1997
Hungary | 10 – 5 | Yugoslavia |
Russia | 10 – 5 | Croatia |
- Thursday 29 May 1997
Croatia | 5 – 3 | Yugoslavia |
Hungary | 3 – 3 | Russia |
GROUP B
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
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1. | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | +4 | Semi-finals |
2. | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | +3 | Semi-finals |
3. | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | –3 | 5th–8th place |
4. | Spain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 25 | –4 | 5th–8th place |
- Tuesday 27 May 1997
United States | 10 – 7 | Spain |
Greece | 6 – 4 | Italy |
- Wednesday 28 May 1997
United States | 7 – 6 | Italy |
Greece | 7 – 6 | Spain |
- Thursday 29 May 1997
Italy | 8 – 8 | Spain |
United States | 8 – 8 | Spain |
5th–8th place semifinals
- Saturday 31 May 1997
Croatia | 9 – 10 | Spain |
Italy | 10 – 9 | Yugoslavia |
Semi-finals
- Saturday 31 May 1997
Hungary | 4 – 8 | Greece |
United States | 9 – 8 | Russia |
Seventh place
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Croatia | 5 – 6 | Yugoslavia |
Fifth place
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Spain | 5 – 9 | Italy |
Third place
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Hungary | 10 – 7 | Russia |
FINAL
- Sunday 1 june 1997
Greece | 5 – 8 | United States |
Final ranking
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References
- ^ 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.
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