The men's tournament of water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris, France will be held from 28 July to 11 August 2024. It will be held at the Paris Aquatics Centre and Paris La Défense Arena.[1] It will be the 28th official appearance of the tournament, which was not held in 1896 and was a demonstration sport in 1904 but otherwise had been held at every Olympics.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  France |
| City | Paris |
| Venue(s) | Paris Aquatics Centre Paris La Défense Arena |
| Dates | 28 July – 11 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
| Competitors | 144 |
Qualification edit
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | — | 1 | France
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| 2023 World Aquatics Championships | 17–29 July 2023 |  Fukuoka
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2 |  Hungary
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 Greece
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| 2022 Asian Games | 2–7 October 2023 |  Hangzhou
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1 | Japan
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| 2023 Pan American Games | 30 October – 4 November 2023 |  Santiago
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1 |  United States
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| 2024 European Championships | 4–16 January 2024 |  Dubrovnik/Zagreb
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1 |  Spain
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| 2024 World Aquatics Championships | 5–17 February 2024 |  Doha
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4 | Croatia
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 Italy
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 Serbia
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 Montenegro
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| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa |  South Africa | |||
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Oceania | 1 |  Australia
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| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation | 1 |  Romania[a]
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| Total | 12 | |||
- ^ South Africa withdrew from the tournament after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Romania, as the best non-qualified team, took their spot.[2]
Competition format edit
The twelve teams were seeded into two groups for a preliminary round. The teams in each group play a round-robin. The top four teams in each group advance to the knockout round while the fifth- and sixth- placed teams will be eliminated. The fifth placed teams will be ranked ninth and tenth based on win–loss record, then goal average; the sixth-placed teams will be ranked eleventh and twelfth in the same way. The knockout round will begin with quarterfinals and the winners advance to the semifinals, while the quarterfinal losers play in the fifth- to eighth- place classification. The two semifinal winners play in the gold medal match, while the two semifinal losers played in the bronze medal match.[3]
Schedule edit
The competition will begin on 28 July, and matches were held every other day.[4]
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||
Draw edit
The draw took place on 17 February 2024 in Doha, Qatar.[5]
Seeding edit
The twelve teams in the men's tournament were drawn into two groups of six teams. The teams were seeded into six pots.[6]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary Greece
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Croatia Spain
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Australia United States
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Japan Romania
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Italy Serbia
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Montenegro France (hosts)
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Preliminary round edit
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Romania
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Greece
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | United States
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Montenegro
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 28 July 2024 15:00 v |
Italy
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– | United States
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 28 July 2024 16:35 v |
Croatia
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– | Montenegro
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 28 July 2024 21:05 v |
Romania
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– | Greece
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 30 July 2024 12:05 v |
Croatia
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– | Italy
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 30 July 2024 16:35 v |
United States
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– | Romania
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 30 July 2024 19:30 v |
Montenegro
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– | Greece
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 1 August 2024 10:30 v |
Greece
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– | United States
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 1 August 2024 16:35 v |
Italy
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– | Montenegro
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 1 August 2024 19:30 v |
Romania
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– | Croatia
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 3 August 2024 12:05 v |
Croatia
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– | Greece
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 3 August 2024 16:35 v |
Montenegro
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– | United States
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 3 August 2024 21:05 v |
Italy
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– | Romania
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 5 August 2024 15:10 v |
Greece
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– | Italy
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 5 August 2024 18:30 v |
Croatia
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– | United States
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 5 August 2024 21:40 v |
Romania
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– | Montenegro
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | France (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Hungary
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Japan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Spain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
| 28 July 2024 10:30 v |
Australia
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– | Spain
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 28 July 2024 12:05 v |
Serbia
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– | Japan
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 28 July 2024 19:30 v |
France
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– | Hungary
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 30 July 2024 10:30 v |
Australia
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– | Serbia
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 30 July 2024 15:00 v |
Japan
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– | France
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 30 July 2024 21:05 v |
Spain
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– | Hungary
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 1 August 2024 12:05 v |
Serbia
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– | Spain
|
Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 1 August 2024 15:00 v |
France
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– | Australia
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 1 August 2024 21:05 v |
Hungary
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– | Japan
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 3 August 2024 10:30 v |
Spain
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– | Japan
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 3 August 2024 15:00 v |
Australia
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– | Hungary
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 3 August 2024 19:30 v |
Serbia
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– | France
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 5 August 2024 12:00 v |
Hungary
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– | Serbia
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 5 August 2024 13:35 v |
Australia
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– | Japan
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
| 5 August 2024 20:05 v |
France
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– | Spain
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Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris |
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| A1 | ||||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| B4 | ||||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| B2 | ||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| A3 | ||||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| A2 | ||||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| B3 | ||||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| Bronze medal | ||||||||||
| A4 | ||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| B1 | ||||||||||
- Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 9 August | ||||||
| 11 August | ||||||
| 9 August | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 11 August | ||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| 7 August 2024 v |
A1 | – | B4 | Paris La Défense Arena, Paris |
| 7 August 2024 v |
B2 | – | A3 | Paris La Défense Arena, Paris |
| 7 August 2024 v |
A2 | – | B3 | Paris La Défense Arena, Paris |
| 7 August 2024 v |
B1 | – | A4 | Paris La Défense Arena, Paris |
Semifinals edit
| 9 August 2024 v |
WQF1 | – | WQF2 | Paris La Défense Arena, Paris |
| 9 August 2024 v |
WQF3 | – | WQF4 | Paris La Défense Arena, Paris |
Bronze medal game edit
| 11 August 2024 v |
LSF1 | – | LSF2 | Paris La Défense Arena, Paris |
Gold medal game edit
| 11 August 2024 v |
WSF1 | – | WSF2 | Paris La Défense Arena, Paris |
Final ranking edit
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References edit
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Competition Schedule by session" (PDF). 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Vis la Paris – Uluitor cum au primit tricolorii vestea că vor juca la Jocurile Olimpice! Prioteasa: "N-am știut nimic"". eurosport.ro. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "FINA By-Laws, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Water Polo at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games". nbcolympics.com. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Games Draw completed for the Men's and Women's Water Polo Tournaments in Doha". fina.org. FINA. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Water Polo at the Paris 2024 Olympics – Qualified NOC Quota Positions". worldaquatics.com. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.