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2022 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

The 2022 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 20th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament.

2022 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
LeagueFINA Water Polo World League
SportWater polo
Duration8 January – 27 July 2022
Number of games66
Number of teams18
Super Final
Finals champions Italy (1st title)
  Runners-up United States
Finals MVPItaly Giacomo Cannella
FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons

Italy won the title for the first time after a win over the United States.[1]

European qualification round edit

The draw for the European qualification round was conducted in Lausanne, Switzerland on 17 November 2021.[2]

First round edit

Each team played one home and one away game. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group advanced to the second round.[3]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   Hungary 2 2 0 0 0 30 20 +10 6 Second round — 14–9 —
2   Montenegro 2 0 0 0 2 20 30 −10 0 11–16 — —
3   Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn — — —
Source: FINA

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   France 2 2 0 0 0 30 22 +8 6 Second round — 14–11 —
2   Spain 2 1 0 0 1 27 21 +6 3 — — 16–7
3   Germany 2 0 0 0 2 18 32 −14 0 11–16 — —
Source: FINA

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   Serbia 2 2 0 0 0 30 18 +12 6 Second round — 12–9 —
2   Italy 2 1 0 0 1 31 15 +16 3 — — 22–3
3   Slovakia 2 0 0 0 2 12 40 −28 0 9–18 — —
Source: FINA

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   Croatia 2 2 0 0 0 23 20 +3 6 Second round — — 11–9
2   Greece 1 0 0 0 1 11 12 −1 0 11–12 — —
3   Russia[a] 1 0 0 0 1 9 11 −2 0 Excluded — — —
Source: FINA
Notes:
  1. ^ Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

Second round edit

The top three teams, alongside host France, played at the World League Super Final.[5]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
28 April 2022
 
 
  Croatia6
 
29 April 2022
 
  Italy8
 
  Italy9
 
28 April 2022
 
  Montenegro7
 
  France10
 
30 April 2022
 
  Montenegro11
 
  Italy9
 
28 April 2022
 
  Serbia12
 
  Hungary9
 
29 April 2022
 
  Spain10
 
  Spain10
 
28 April 2022
 
  Serbia11 Third place
 
  Serbia13
 
30 April 2022
 
  Greece6
 
  Montenegro10
 
 
  Spain15
 
5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
29 April 2022
 
 
  Croatia13
 
30 April 2022
 
  France12
 
  Croatia9
 
29 April 2022
 
  Hungary14
 
  Hungary14
 
 
  Greece13
 
Seventh place game
 
 
30 April 2022
 
 
  France12
 
 
  Greece18

Final ranking edit

Qualified to the Super Final
Rank Team
    Serbia
    Italy
    Spain
4   Montenegro
5   Hungary
6   Croatia
7   Greece
8   France

Intercontinental Cup edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Australia 5 4 0 1 0 70 48 +22 13 Qualified to the Super Final — — 18–19Pen. — 14–5 16–4
2   United States 5 4 0 0 1 69 45 +24 12 11–12 — — 14–9 — —
3   Canada 5 2 2 0 1 70 59 +11 10 — 9–10 — 11–10 17–16Pen. —
4   Brazil 5 2 0 0 3 61 51 +10 6 9–10 — — — 12–11 21–5
5   Argentina 5 1 0 1 3 58 60 −2 4 — 7–13 — — — 19–4
6   Colombia 5 0 0 0 5 26 91 −65 0 — 8–21 5–14 — — —
Source: FINA

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 March
 
 
  Australia11
 
13 March
 
  Brazil6
 
  Australia6
 
12 March
 
  United States7
 
  United States10
 
 
  Canada9
 
Third place
 
 
13 March
 
 
  Brazil11
 
 
  Canada8

Classification

 
Fifth place game
 
  
 
12 March
 
 
  Argentina15
 
 
  Colombia8
 

Super Final edit

2022 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
Tournament details
Host country  France
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–27 July
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions  Italy (1st title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Spain
Fourth place  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored517 (21.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Giacomo Cannella
(16 goals)
Best player  Giacomo Cannella
Best goalkeeper  Hugo Fontani

Teams edit

As host country

Qualified teams

Invited teams

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1   Spain 3 2 1 0 0 41 33 +8 8
2   Montenegro[a] 3 1 0 1 1 32 25 +7 4
3   Serbia 3 1 0 0 2 37 43 −6 3
4   Australia 3 1 0 0 2 26 35 −9 3
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ Montenegro replaced Brazil, who withdrew.[7]
22 July 2022
16:00 		Report Australia   10–13   Spain Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–4, 2–4, 3–2
Byrnes, Edwards 3 Goals Barroso Macarro 4
22 July 2022
18:00 		Report Serbia   8–16   Montenegro Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 0–5, 3–3, 2–5
Martinović, Stojanović 2 Goals Mršić 6
23 July 2022
14:00 		Report Australia   9–8   Montenegro Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 3–4, 3–1
Pavillard 5 Goals Averka 2
23 July 2022
16:00 		Report Serbia   15–20   Spain Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–5, 4–5, 1–6
Vučinić 5 Goals four players 3
24 July 2022
16:00 		Report Serbia   14–7   Australia Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–1, 2–3, 5–0
Subotić 4 Goals Edwards 3
24 July 2022
18:00 		Report Montenegro   10–12   Spain Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 2–3, 0–3  PSO: 2–4
Radović 3 Goals Barroso Macarro, Cabañas 2

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1   United States 3 2 0 1 0 42 36 +6 7
2   Italy 3 2 0 0 1 35 26 +9 6
3   France (H) 3 1 1 0 1 34 31 +3 5
4   Canada 3 0 0 0 3 26 44 −18 0
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
22 July 2022
14:00 		Report Italy   17–5   Canada Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–2, 4–0, 5–2
Di Somma 5 Goals D'Souza 2
22 July 2022
20:00 		Report United States   17–19   France Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–5, 2–2, 5–4  PSO: 3–5
Hallock 4 Goals Vernoux 4
23 July 2022
18:00 		Report United States   15–13   Canada Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 4–1, 3–4, 2–5
Dodd, Irving 3 Goals D'Souza 4
23 July 2022
20:00 		Report Italy   9–8   France Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 3–2, 1–1
Cannella 4 Goals eight players 1
24 July 2022
14:00 		Report Italy   9–13   United States Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 2–5, 3–1
three players 2 Goals Stevenson 3
24 July 2022
20:00 		Report Canada   8–12   France Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 3–3, 1–4
Djerkovic, Gardijan 2 Goals Vernoux 3

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 July
 
 
  Spain13
 
26 July
 
  Canada6
 
  Spain8
 
25 July
 
  Italy9
 
  Italy14
 
27 July
 
  Serbia7
 
  Italy13
 
25 July
 
  United States9
 
  Montenegro9
 
26 July
 
  France12
 
  France15
 
25 July
 
  United States16 Third place
 
  United States12
 
27 July
 
  Australia11
 
  Spain11
 
 
  France8
 

Quarterfinals edit

25 July 2022
14:00 		Report Serbia   7–14   Italy Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Daniel Flahive (AUS), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 2–4, 1–4
Subotić 2 Goals Damonte, Di Somma 3
25 July 2022
16:00 		Report Spain   13–6   Canada Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 4–0, 5–1
Barroso Macarro, Paul García 3 Goals Gardijan, Halajian 2
25 July 2022
18:00 		Report Australia   11–12   United States Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–4, 5–4, 2–3
Pavillard 5 Goals Irving 3
25 July 2022
20:00 		Report Montenegro   9–12   France Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–4, 1–4, 3–3
Mršić 3 Goals three players 3

5th–8th place bracket edit

 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
  Canada4
 
27 July
 
  Serbia12
 
  Serbia8
 
26 July
 
  Montenegro6
 
  Montenegro9
 
 
  Australia6
 
Seventh place game
 
 
27 July
 
 
  Canada9
 
 
  Australia13
5–8th place semifinals edit
26 July 2022
14:00 		Report Montenegro   9–6   Australia Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 1–1, 3–1
Averka 4 Goals six players 1
26 July 2022
16:00 		Report Serbia   12–4   Canada Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–1, 5–2, 2–1
Martinović, Stojanović 3 Goals Cote 3
Seventh place game edit
27 July 2022
14:00 		Report Australia   13–9   Canada Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 6–3, 3–3
Negus 4 Goals D'Souza 4
Fifth place game edit
27 July 2022
16:00 		Report Montenegro   6–8   Serbia Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 1–2, 3–3
Matković 3 Goals Vučinić 3

Semifinals edit

26 July 2022
18:00 		Report Italy   9–8   Spain Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 2–2, 2–3
Cannella 3 Goals García, Sanahuja 2
26 July 2022
20:00 		Report France   15–16   United States Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 5–4, 3–4, 5–3
Marzouki 4 Goals Irving 5

Third place game edit

27 July 2022
18:00 		Report France   8–11   Spain Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 2–4, 2–2
three players 2 Goals Tahull 3

Final edit

27 July 2022
20:00 		Report United States   9–13   Italy Piscine de la Kibitzenau, Strasbourg
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 1–6, 4–3
Bowen 4 Goals three players 3

Final ranking edit

Rank Team
1   Italy
2   United States
3   Spain
4   France
5   Serbia
6   Montenegro
7   Australia
8   Canada

References edit

  1. ^ "Italy heads off USA for first World League Super Final crown". fina.org. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Draw Results – Water Polo World League European Qualification Round 2022". fina.org. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 World League: Draw for European qualifications". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Press release – FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting". fina.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ^ "World League: European Final Eight to be held in Montenegro". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Water Polo World League expands into South America for the first time with Intercontinental Cup". fina.org. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Montenegro replaces Brazil at World League Super Final". total-waterpolo.org. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

External links edit

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