2007 European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament

The 2007 Men's European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing 2008 was held in Bratislava, Slovakia from September 2 to September 9, 2007. Croatia, Hungary, Spain and Serbia had already qualified for the Olympics, so they did not participate. Montenegro defeated Romania in the final and so earned a berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics Water Polo Competition.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Romania 12 5 4 0 1 55 39 +16
2.   Russia 12 5 4 0 1 52 45 +7
3.   Germany 9 5 3 0 2 61 42 +19
4.   North Macedonia 6 5 2 0 3 45 53 –8
5.   Slovakia 6 5 2 0 3 41 44 –3
6.   France 6 5 0 0 5 37 68 –31
  • September 2, 2007
Germany   19 – 5   France
Romania   14 – 9   North Macedonia
Russia   9 – 8   Slovakia
  • September 3, 2007
France   8 – 14   Russia
North Macedonia   10 – 8   Slovakia
Romania   7 – 10   Germany
  • September 4, 2007
Russia   7 – 11   Romania
Germany   13 – 8   North Macedonia
Slovakia   10 – 8   France
  • September 5, 2007
North Macedonia   11 – 9   France
Romania   9 – 6   Slovakia
Germany   11 – 13   Russia
  • September 6, 2007
Romania   14 – 7   France
Russia   9 – 7   North Macedonia
Slovakia   9 – 8   Germany

Group B

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Montenegro 12 4 4 0 0 55 22 +33
2.   Greece 9 4 3 0 1 43 26 +17
3.   Italy 6 4 2 0 2 34 34 0
4.   Slovenia 3 4 1 0 3 25 47 –22
5.   Netherlands 0 4 0 0 4 21 49 –28
  • September 2, 2007
Greece   13 – 4   Slovenia
Italy   8 – 12   Montenegro
  • September 3, 2007
Montenegro   19 – 4   Slovenia
Italy   10 – 4   Netherlands
  • September 4, 2007
Montenegro   9 – 5   Greece
Slovenia   9 – 5   Netherlands
  • September 5, 2007
Slovenia   8 – 10   Italy
Greece   15 – 7   Netherlands
  • September 6, 2007
Netherlands   5 – 15   Montenegro
Greece   10 – 6   Italy

Finals

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
September 8
 
 
  Romania 14
 
September 9
 
  Greece 13
 
  Romania 8
 
September 8
 
  Montenegro 9
 
  Montenegro 12
 
 
  Russia 5
 
Third place
 
 
September 9
 
 
  Greece 5
 
 
  Russia 7

Placement

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5th-8th

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Placement Round 1Fifth Place
 
      
 
September 8
 
 
  Germany 11
 
September 9
 
  Slovenia 7
 
  Germany 6
 
September 8
 
  Italy 11
 
  Italy 12
 
 
  North Macedonia 5
 
Seventh Place
 
 
September 9
 
 
  Slovenia 8
 
 
  North Macedonia 9

9th-11th

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Placement Round 1Ninth Place
September 9
September 8  Slovakia10
  France11  France9
  Netherlands10

Final ranking

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RANK TEAM
1.   Montenegro
2.   Romania
3.   Russia
4.   Greece
5.   Italy
6.   Germany
7.   North Macedonia
8.   Slovenia
9.   Slovakia
10.   France
11.   Netherlands

See also

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References

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