Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
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| dates = 21 June – 3 July
| num_teams = 16
| confederations = 5
| venues = {{flag|Hungary}}
| cities = Budapest, Szeged, Debrecen, Sopron
| champion_other = {{wp|ESP}}
| count = 3
| second_other = {{wp|ITA}}
| third_other = {{wp|GRE}}
| fourth_other = {{wp|CRO}}
| matches = 43
| goals = 962
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{wpicon|USA}} Alex Bowen
(21 goals)
| player =
| previous = Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
| next = Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
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{{2022 World Aquatics Championships}}
The men's water polo tournament at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships was held from 21 June to 3 July 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. This was the 19th time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.{{Cite HistoFINA wp |page=mwch|format=dmy }}
Spain won their third title with a win over Italy, while Greece beat Croatia to win the bronze medal.{{cite web|title=Spain a three-time champion in gripping sudden-death penalty shootout|url=https://www.fina.org/news/2666126/spain-and-italy-final|website=fina.org|accessdate=3 July 2022}}{{cite web|title=Greece's double burst topples Croatia for bronze medal|url=https://www.fina.org/news/2665985/greece-swims-away-water-water-polo-bronze|website=fina.org|accessdate=3 July 2022}}
Qualification
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style="width: 30%;"|Event
!style-"width: 23%;"|Dates !style="width: 20%;"|Hosts !style="width: 7%;"|Quota !style="width: 20%;"|Qualifier(s) | ||||
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Host nation | colspan=2 {{n/a}} | align="center"| 1 | {{wp|HUN}} | |
2020 FINA World League | 26 June – 1 July 2020 | {{flagicon|GEO}} Tbilisi | align="center"|2 | {{wp|MNE}} {{wp|USA}} |
2020 Summer Olympics | 25 July – 8 August 2020 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo | align="center"|4 | {{wp|SRB}} {{wp|GRE}} {{wp|ESP}} {{wp|CRO}} |
2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship | 14–26 January 2020 | {{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest | align="center"|2 | {{wp|ITA}} {{wp|GER}} |
2022 Intercontinental Cup (Americas qualifier) | 7–13 March 2022 | {{flagicon|PER}} Lima | align="center"|2 | {{wp|CAN}} {{wp|BRA}} |
Asian selection | colspan=2 rowspan=4 {{n/a}} | align="center"|2 | {{wp|KAZ}} {{wp|JPN}} | |
African selection | align="center"|1 | {{wp|RSA}} | ||
Oceanian selection | align="center"|1 | {{wp|AUS}} | ||
Wild card{{cite web|title=Draw for World Championships: Four debutants in Budapest|url=https://total-waterpolo.com/draw-for-world-championships-four-debutants-in-budapest/|website=total-waterpolo.com|accessdate=11 April 2022}} | align="center"|1 | {{wp|GEO}} | ||
Total | colspan="2"| | 16 |
Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite web|title=Press release – FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting|url=https://www.fina.org/news/2547346/press-release-fina-bureau-meets-makes-further-decisions-on-russian-and-belarusian-athletes-and-event-hosting|website=fina.org|accessdate=23 March 2022}}
Draw
The draw was held on 12 April 2022.{{cite web|title=Draw results for the men's and women's water polo tournament at the 19th FINA World Championships|url=https://www.fina.org/news/2573872/draw-results-for-the-womens-water-polo-tournament-at-the-19th-fina-world-championships|website=fina.org|accessdate=12 April 2022}}
=Seeding=
The pots were determined as follow.{{cite web|title=Draw for World Championships on April 12; pots for men's tournament determined|url=https://total-waterpolo.com/draw-for-world-championships-on-april-12-pots-for-mens-tournament-determined/|website=total-waterpolo.com|accessdate=4 March 2022}}
- Pot 1: the 4 semifinalists of the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Pot 2: the 2 finalists of the World League, Europe Qualifier 1 and America Qualifier 1
- Pot 3: Europe Qualifier 2, Europe Qualifier 3, Oceania Qualifier 1, America Qualifier 2
- Pot 4: Africa Qualifier 1, Asia Qualifier 1, Asia Qualifier 2, Europe Qualifier 4.
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Pot 1
!Pot 2 !Pot 3 !Pot 4 |
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style="vertical-align: top;"|{{wp|SRB}} {{wp|GRE}} {{wp|HUN}} {{wp|ESP}} |style="vertical-align: top;"|{{wp|MNE}} |style="vertical-align: top;"|{{wp|BRA}} |style="vertical-align: top;"|{{wp|RSA}} |
The draw resulted in the following groups:
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width=120| Group A
!width=120| Group B !width=120| Group C !width=120| Group D |
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{{wp|HUN}}
|{{wp|GRE}} |{{wp|ESP}} |{{wp|SRB}} |
{{wp|MNE}}
|{{wp|CRO}} |{{wp|CAN}} |{{wp|USA}} |
{{wp|BRA}}
|{{wp|GER}} |{{wp|ITA}} |{{wp|AUS}} |
{{wp|GEO}}
|{{wp|JAP}} |{{wp|RSA}} |{{wp|KAZ}} |
Preliminary round
=Group A=
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220623080505/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/MSUMMARY.pdf Sportresult]
|winpoints=2
|team_order=HUN, MNE, GEO, BRA
|win_HUN=3 |draw_HUN=0 |loss_HUN=0 |gf_HUN=50|ga_HUN=28|status_HUN=H
|win_BRA=0 |draw_BRA=0 |loss_BRA=3 |gf_BRA=21|ga_BRA=54
|win_MNE=2 |draw_MNE=0 |loss_MNE=1 |gf_MNE=38|ga_MNE=26
|win_GEO=1 |draw_GEO=0 |loss_GEO=2 |gf_GEO=37|ga_GEO=38
|name_HUN={{wp|HUN}}
|name_BRA={{wp|BRA}}
|name_MNE={{wp|MNE}}
|name_GEO={{wp|GEO}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
|result1=A |result2=Q |result3=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_A=green1 |text_A=Quarterfinals
|col_Q=blue1 |text_Q=Playoffs
}}
| date=21 June 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220622061435/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M02.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|BRA}}
| score1=10
| team2={{wp|GEO}}
| score2=14
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Maro Savinović (CRO), Dion Willis (RSA)
| Q1=2–2
| Q2=3–3
| Q3=3–6
| Q4=2–3
| goals1=Freitas 4
}}
| date=21 June 2022
| time=21:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220622061435/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M01.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|MNE}}
| score1=8
| team2={{wp|HUN}}
| score2=12
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Michael Goldenberg (USA), Frank Ohme (GER)
| Q1=3–3
| Q2=1–3
| Q3=2–3
| Q4=2–3
| goals1=Petković 4
| goals2=Zalánki 4
}}
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| date=23 June 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220624235600/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M15.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|GEO}}
| score1=9
| team2={{wp|MNE}}
| score2=10
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Maro Savinović (CRO)
| Q1=1–4
| Q2=3–0
| Q3=3–4
| Q4=2–2
| goals1=Vasić 5
| goals2=Đurđić 4
}}
| date=23 June 2022
| time=21:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220624071243/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M16.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|HUN}}
| score1=20
| team2={{wp|BRA}}
| score2=6
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Andrew Carney (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER)
| Q1=7–1
| Q2=4–2
| Q3=3–1
| Q4=6–2
| goals1=three players 3
| goals2=Real 2
}}
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| date=25 June 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220626081929/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M22.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|BRA}}
| score1=5
| team2={{wp|MNE}}
| score2=20
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Andrew Carney (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER)
| Q1=0–4
| Q2=2–6
| Q3=0–7
| Q4=3–3
| goals1=five players 1
| goals2=three players 3
}}
| date=25 June 2022
| time=21:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706005214/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M21.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|HUN}}
| score1=18
| team2={{wp|GEO}}
| score2=14
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Dion Willis (RSA), Pascal Bouchez (FRA)
| Q1=3–3
| Q2=7–3
| Q3=4–5
| Q4=4–3
| goals2=Shushiashvili, Vapenski 3
}}
=Group B=
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220623080505/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/MSUMMARY.pdf Sportresult]
|winpoints=2
|team_order=GRE, CRO, JPN, GER
|win_GRE=2 |draw_GRE=1 |loss_GRE=0 |gf_GRE=42|ga_GRE=23
|win_CRO=2 |draw_CRO=1 |loss_CRO=0 |gf_CRO=42|ga_CRO=30
|win_GER=0 |draw_GER=0 |loss_GER=3 |gf_GER=28|ga_GER=41
|win_JPN=1 |draw_JPN=0 |loss_JPN=2 |gf_JPN=32|ga_JPN=50
|hth_GRE=Greece 8–8 Croatia
|hth_CRO=GRE
|name_GRE={{wp|GRE}}
|name_CRO={{wp|CRO}}
|name_GER={{wp|GER}}
|name_JPN={{wp|JPN}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
|result1=A |result2=Q |result3=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_A=green1 |text_A=Quarterfinals
|col_Q=blue1 |text_Q=Playoffs
}}
| date=21 June 2022
| time=18:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220622061452/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M03.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|GER}}
| score1=11
| team2={{wp|JPN}}
| score2=12
| location=Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen
| attendance=
| referees=Ivan Raković (SRB), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
| Q1=2–5
| Q2=2–3
| Q3=2–3
| Q4=5–1
| goals1=Schütze 3
| goals2=Inaba 5
}}
| date=21 June 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220622061451/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M04.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|GRE}}
| score1=8
| team2={{wp|CRO}}
| score2=8
| location=Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen
| attendance=
| referees=Boris Margeta (SLO), David Gómez (ESP)
| Q1=4–1
| Q2=1–4
| Q3=2–1
| Q4=1–2
| goals1=Vlachopoulos 4
| goals2=Kharkov 3
}}
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| date=23 June 2022
| time=18:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220624235659/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M09.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|CRO}}
| score1=13
| team2={{wp|GER}}
| score2=9
| location=Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen
| attendance=
| referees=Michiel Zwart (NED), Ivan Raković (SRB)
| Q1=4–1
| Q2=4–1
| Q3=2–2
| Q4=3–5
| goals2=Küppers 3
}}
| date=23 June 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220626152239/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M10.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|JPN}}
| score1=7
| team2={{wp|GRE}}
| score2=18
| location=Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen
| attendance=
| referees=Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
| Q1=1–3
| Q2=2–4
| Q3=2–5
| Q4=2–6
| goals1=three players 2
| goals2=Argyropoulos 6
}}
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| date=25 June 2022
| time=18:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220626081929/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M23.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|JPN}}
| score1=13
| team2={{wp|CRO}}
| score2=21
| location=Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen
| attendance=
| referees=Michael Goldenberg (USA), David Gómez (ESP)
| Q1=3–4
| Q2=6–3
| Q3=2–7
| Q4=2–7
| goals1=Inaba 5
}}
| date=25 June 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706005038/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M24.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|GRE}}
| score1=16
| team2={{wp|GER}}
| score2=8
| location=Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen
| attendance=
| referees=Harvey Hinds (CUR), Ivan Raković (SRB)
| Q1=4–1
| Q2=5–1
| Q3=4–2
| Q4=3–4
| goals1=Genidounias 5
| goals2=Božić 2
}}
=Group C=
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220623080505/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/MSUMMARY.pdf Sportresult]
|winpoints=2
|team_order=ESP, ITA, RSA, CAN
|win_ITA=1 |draw_ITA=0 |loss_ITA=1 |gf_ITA=34|ga_ITA=18
|win_CAN=0 |draw_CAN=0 |loss_CAN=0 |gf_CAN=0 |ga_CAN=0
|win_RSA=0 |draw_RSA=0 |loss_RSA=2 |gf_RSA=6 |ga_RSA=50
|win_ESP=2 |draw_ESP=0 |loss_ESP=0 |gf_ESP=42|ga_ESP=14
|note_CAN=On 24 June, the Canadian team withdrew from the tournament after multiple positive COVID-19 cases amongst the team.{{cite web|date=24 June 2022|title=Canada Men's Team withdraws from 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022|url=https://waterpolo.ca/article/75996|publisher=Water Polo Canada|access-date=24 June 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/water-polo/aquatics-worlds-water-polo-covid-cancellation-1.6500206|title=Canadian men's water polo team withdraws from worlds due to COVID-19|date=24 June 2022|website=cbc.ca|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)|access-date=24 June 2022}}
|name_ITA={{wp|ITA}}
|name_CAN={{wp|CAN}}
|name_RSA={{wp|RSA}}
|name_ESP={{wp|ESP}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
|result1=A |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=WD
|res_col_header=Q
|col_A=green1 |text_A=Quarterfinals
|col_Q=blue1 |text_Q=Playoffs
|col_WD=black1|text_WD=Withdrew
}}
|date=21 June 2022
|time=18:00
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220622061434/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M05.pdf Report]
|team1={{wp-rt|RSA}}
|score1=4
|team2={{wp|ITA}}
|score2=22
|location=Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron
|attendance=
|referees=Radu Matache (ROU), Wallop Jirathornwattana (THA)
|Q1=1–3
|Q2=1–1
|Q3=0–7
|Q4=2–11
|goals1=four players 1
|goals2=Fondelli 4
}}
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|date=23 June 2022
|time=18:00
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220623200409/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M11.pdf Report]
|team1={{wp-rt|ESP}}
|score1=28
|team2={{wp|RSA}}
|score2=2
|location=Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron
|attendance=
|referees=Wallop Jirathornwattana (THA), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
|Q1=7–1
|Q2=7–0
|Q3=6–1
|Q4=8–0
|goals1=Granados 6
}}
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|date=25 June 2022
|time=18:00
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220625201934/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M17.pdf Report]
|team1={{wp-rt|ITA}}
|score1=12
|team2={{wp|ESP}}
|score2=14
|location=Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron
|attendance=
|referees=Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwart (NED)
|Q1=4–5
|Q2=6–3
|Q3=2–2
|Q4=0–4
|goals1=Di Somma 3
|goals2=Granados 3
}}
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|date=21 June 2022 (Annulled){{refn|group=note|The Canadian national team later withdrew, so the result of the match was canceled and annulled afterward.}}
|time=19:30
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220621203712/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M06.pdf Report]
|team1={{wp-rt|CAN}}
|score1=2
|team2={{wp|ESP}}
|score2=19
|location=Sopron Lover Pool, Sopron
|attendance=
|referees=György Kun (HUN), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
|Q1=0–2
|Q2=2–7
|Q3=0–6
|Q4=0–4
|goals1=Constantin-Bicari, D'Souza 1
|goals2=Perrone 5
}}
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|date=Cancelled{{refn|group=note|The match, originally scheduled for 23 June 2022, was postponed due to health concerns.{{cite web|title=Italy-Canada Men's Water Polo Match at the 19th FINA World Championships will not be played today|url=https://www.fina.org/news/2653962/canada-italy-mens-water-polo-match-at-the-19th-fina-world-championships-will-be-not-played-today|website=fina.org|accessdate=23 June 2022}}}}
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|score1=
|team2={{wp|CAN}}
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|date=Cancelled
|time=
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|team1={{wp-rt|CAN}}
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|team2={{wp|RSA}}
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=Group D=
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220623080505/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/MSUMMARY.pdf Sportresult]
|winpoints=2
|team_order=SRB, USA, AUS, KAZ
|win_SRB=3 |draw_SRB=0 |loss_SRB=0 |gf_SRB=45|ga_SRB=21
|win_AUS=1 |draw_AUS=0 |loss_AUS=2 |gf_AUS=24|ga_AUS=24
|win_USA=2 |draw_USA=0 |loss_USA=1 |gf_USA=44|ga_USA=30
|win_KAZ=0 |draw_KAZ=0 |loss_KAZ=3 |gf_KAZ=11|ga_KAZ=49
|name_SRB={{wp|SRB}}
|name_AUS={{wp|AUS}}
|name_USA={{wp|USA}}
|name_KAZ={{wp|KAZ}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
|result1=A |result2=Q |result3=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_A=green1 |text_A=Quarterfinals
|col_Q=blue1 |text_Q=Playoffs
}}
| date=21 June 2022
| time=18:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220622061432/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M07.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|AUS}}
| score1=10
| team2={{wp|KAZ}}
| score2=4
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Levan Berishvili (GEO), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
| Q1=1–0
| Q2=3–0
| Q3=3–2
| Q4=3–2
| goals2=Shmider 3
}}
| date=21 June 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220622061450/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M08.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|USA}}
| score1=13
| team2={{wp|SRB}}
| score2=17
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
| Q1=5–5
| Q2=2–3
| Q3=3–3
| Q4=3–6
| goals1=Bowen 4
| goals2=Mandić 4
}}
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| date=23 June 2022
| time=18:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220626002653/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M13.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|SRB}}
| score1=6
| team2={{wp|AUS}}
| score2=5
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Raffaele Colombo (ITA), David Gómez (ESP)
| Q1=1–1
| Q2=2–2
| Q3=2–2
| Q4=1–0
}}
| date=23 June 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220626074400/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M14.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|KAZ}}
| score1=4
| team2={{wp|USA}}
| score2=17
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Levan Berishvili (GEO), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
| Q1=1–7
| Q2=2–3
| Q3=1–2
| Q4=0–5
| goals1=Shakenov 2
| goals2=Irving 4
}}
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| date=25 June 2022
| time=18:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706021148/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M19.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|KAZ}}
| score1=3
| team2={{wp|SRB}}
| score2=22
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Fabio Toffoli (BRA)
| Q1=0–4
| Q2=1–8
| Q3=0–5
| Q4=2–5
| goals1=Vuksanović 3
| goals2=S. Rašović 6
}}
| date=25 June 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220625231213/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M20.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|USA}}
| score1=14
| team2={{wp|AUS}}
| score2=9
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Levan Berishvili (GEO), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
| Q1=4–2
| Q2=4–2
| Q3=4–3
| Q4=2–2
| goals1=Irving 4
| goals2=three players 2
}}
Knockout stage
=Bracket=
;Championship bracket
{{#invoke:RoundN|N16
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|skipmatch=1;3;5;7
|omit_blanks=yes
|RD1=Playoffs
|27 June|{{wp|ITA}}|17|{{wp|AUS}}|6
|27 June|{{wp|RSA}}|2|{{wp|USA}}|24
|27 June|{{wp|MNE}}|10|{{wp|JPN}}|9
|27 June|{{wp|GEO}}|7|{{wp|CRO}}|13
|29 June|{{wp|HUN}}|10|{{wp|ITA}}|11
|29 June|{{wp|GRE}}|16|{{wp|USA}}|11
|29 June|{{wp|ESP}}|7|{{wp|MNE}}|6
|29 June|{{wp|SRB}}|12|{{wp|CRO}}|14
|1 July|{{wp|ITA}}|11|{{wp|GRE}}|10
|1 July|{{wp|ESP}}|10|{{wp|CRO}}|5
|3 July|{{wp|ITA}}|9 (5)|{{wp|ESP}} (PSO)|9 (6)
|3 July|{{wp|GRE}}|9|{{wp|CRO}}|7
}}
;5th place bracket
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=5th–8th place semifinals
|RD2=Fifth place game
|Consol=Seventh place game
|1 July|{{wp|HUN}}|11 (4)|{{wp|USA}} (PSO)|11 (5)
|1 July|{{wp|MNE}}|7|{{wp|SRB}}|10
|3 July|{{wp|USA}}|10|{{wp|SRB}}|13
|3 July|{{wp|HUN}}|8|{{wp|MNE}}|6
}}
;9th place bracket
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=9th–12th place semifinals
|RD2=Ninth place game
|Consol=Eleventh place game
|29 June|{{wp|JPN}}|15|{{wp|AUS}}|7
|29 June|{{wp|GEO}}|20|{{wp|RSA}}|7
|1 July|{{wp|JPN}}|16|{{wp|GEO}}|15
|1 July|{{wp|AUS}}|19|{{wp|RSA}}|4
}}
;13th place bracket
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|RD1=13th–15th place semifinals
|RD2=13th place game
|skipmatch=2
|omit_blanks=yes
|27 June|{{wp|BRA}}|9|{{wp|GER}}|10
|29 June|{{wp|GER}}|16|{{wp|KAZ}}|7
}}
=Playoffs=
| date=27 June 2022
| time=14:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706042659/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M27.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|MNE}}
| score1=10
| team2={{wp|JPN}}
| score2=9
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
| Q1=3–1
| Q2=2–5
| Q3=3–2
| Q4=2–1
| goals1=Perković 3
| goals2=Takata 2
}}
----
| date=27 June 2022
| time=15:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220707000609/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M28.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|GEO}}
| score1=7
| team2={{wp|CRO}}
| score2=13
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Boris Margeta (SLO), György Kun (HUN)
| Q1=2–3
| Q2=2–4
| Q3=0–3
| Q4=3–3
| goals2=Kharkov 4
}}
----
| date=27 June 2022
| time=17:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706020550/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M29.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|ITA}}
| score1=17
| team2={{wp|AUS}}
| score2=6
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Frank Ohme (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
| Q1=4–0
| Q2=3–3
| Q3=4–1
| Q4=6–2
| goals1=Cannella, Del Lungo 3
| goals2=Edwards 3
}}
----
| date=27 June 2022
| time=18:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706010041/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M30.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|RSA}}
| score1=2
| team2={{wp|USA}}
| score2=24
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Andrew Carney (AUS)
| Q1=0–6
| Q2=0–6
| Q3=0–5
| Q4=2–7
| goals2=Dodd 6
}}
=Quarterfinals=
| date=29 June 2022
| time=13:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706181510/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M36.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|GRE}}
| score1=16
| team2={{wp|USA}}
| score2=11
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
| Q1=3–1
| Q2=4–6
| Q3=3–0
| Q4=6–4
| goals1=Argyropoulos 5
| goals2=three players 3
}}
----
| date=29 June 2022
| time=16:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706010107/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M38.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|SRB}}
| score1=12
| team2={{wp|CRO}}
| score2=14
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Georgios Stavridis (GRE), György Kun (HUN)
| Q1=1–1
| Q2=3–4
| Q3=5–5
| Q4=3–4
| goals1=Mandić 4
| goals2=four players 2
}}
----
| date=29 June 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220701022622/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M37.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|ESP}}
| score1=7
| team2={{wp|MNE}}
| score2=6
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
| Q1=2–1
| Q2=3–2
| Q3=1–2
| Q4=1–1
| goals1=Mallarach 2
| goals2=Đurđić 2
}}
----
| date=29 June 2022
| time=21:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706010226/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M35.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|HUN}}
| score1=10
| team2={{wp|ITA}}
| score2=11
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Boris Margeta (SLO), David Gómez (ESP)
| Q1=3–2
| Q2=2–4
| Q3=1–2
| Q4=4–3
| goals1=Vámos 3
| goals2=Di Fulvio 4
}}
=13–15th place semifinals=
| date=27 June 2022
| time=17:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220628210317/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M25.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|BRA}}
| score1=9
| team2={{wp|GER}}
| score2=10
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Radu Matache (ROU), Levan Bertishvili (GEO)
| Q1=2–2
| Q2=3–2
| Q3=3–3
| Q4=1–3
| goals1=Coutinho 3
| goals2=Küppers, Strelezkij 3
}}
=9–12th place semifinals=
| date=29 June 2022
| time=17:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220704053252/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M33.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|JPN}}
| score1=15
| team2={{wp|AUS}}
| score2=7
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Ivan Raković (SRB), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
| Q1=2–2
| Q2=5–2
| Q3=5–2
| Q4=3–1
| goals1=Date 4
| goals2=seven players 1
}}
----
| date=29 June 2022
| time=18:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220630143703/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M34.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|GEO}}
| score1=20
| team2={{wp|RSA}}
| score2=7
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Radu Matache (ROU), Anbar Anbar (KUW)
| Q1=3–1
| Q2=5–1
| Q3=7–2
| Q4=5–3
| goals1=three players 3
| goals2=Olver 2
}}
=5–8th place semifinals=
| date=1 July 2022
| time=14:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220702220700/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M42.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|MNE}}
| score1=7
| team2={{wp|SRB}}
| score2=10
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Georgios Stavridis (GRE), David Gómez (ESP)
| Q1=2–2
| Q2=2–3
| Q3=2–3
| Q4=1–2
| goals1=Đurđić 3
| goals2=Jakšić, S. Rašović 3
}}
----
| date=1 July 2022
| time=21:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20221003045211/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M41.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|HUN}}
| score1=15
| team2={{wp|USA}}
| score2=16
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Maro Savinović (CRO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
| Q1=4–3
| Q2=2–2
| Q3=2–3
| Q4=3–3
| PS=4–5
| goals2=Daube 3
}}
=Semifinals=
| date=1 July 2022
| time=16:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706005038/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M43.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|ITA}}
| score1=11
| team2={{wp|GRE}}
| score2=10
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
| Q1=4–2
| Q2=2–3
| Q3=1–1
| Q4=4–4
| goals1=Dolce 3
| goals2=Vlachopoulos 3
}}
----
| date=1 July 2022
| time=19:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220701204430/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M44.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|ESP}}
| score1=10
| team2={{wp|CRO}}
| score2=5
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
| Q1=3–3
| Q2=4–2
| Q3=0–0
| Q4=3–0
| goals1=Granados 4
| goals2=Bukić 2
}}
=13th place game=
| date=29 June 2022
| time=15:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220702074539/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M32.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|GER}}
| score1=16
| team2={{wp|KAZ}}
| score2=7
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Levan Berishvili (GEO), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
| Q1=4–2
| Q2=4–2
| Q3=3–1
| Q4=5–2
| goals1=Küppers 4
| goals2=Shakenov 3
}}
=Eleventh place game=
| date=1 July 2022
| time=17:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220702192056/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M39.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|AUS}}
| score1=19
| team2={{wp|RSA}}
| score2=4
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Levan Berishvili (GEO), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
| Q1=3–2
| Q2=6–0
| Q3=4–1
| Q4=6–1
| goals1=Pavillard 5
| goals2=Swanepoel 2
}}
=Ninth place game=
| date=1 July 2022
| time=18:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220701175843/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M40.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|JPN}}
| score1=16
| team2={{wp|GEO}}
| score2=15
| location=Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged
| attendance=
| referees=Veselin Mišković (MNE), Ivan Raković (SRB)
| Q1=3–5
| Q2=7–4
| Q3=2–2
| Q4=4–4
| goals1=Adachi 5
}}
=Seventh place game=
| date=3 July 2022
| time=13:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220703210531/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M45.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|HUN}}
| score1=8
| team2={{wp|MNE}}
| score2=6
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Levan Bertishvili (GEO), David Gómez (ESP)
| Q1=1–0
| Q2=4–2
| Q3=2–1
| Q4=1–3
| goals2=three players 2
}}
=Fifth place game=
| date=3 July 2022
| time=17:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220704031013/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M46.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|USA}}
| score1=10
| team2={{wp|SRB}}
| score2=13
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=György Kun (HUN), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
| Q1=3–3
| Q2=3–5
| Q3=1–3
| Q4=3–2
| goals1=Bowen 4
| goals2=S. Rašović 4
}}
=Third place game=
| date=3 July 2022
| time=14:30
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706020541/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M47.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|GRE}}
| score1=9
| team2={{wp|CRO}}
| score2=7
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Frank Ohme (GER), Michiel Zwart (NED)
| Q1=1–0
| Q2=4–3
| Q3=3–2
| Q4=1–2
| goals1=Kakaris 3
| goals2=Bukić 2
}}
=Final=
| date=3 July 2022
| time=20:00
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220705065801/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2022/M48.pdf Report]
| team1={{wp-rt|ITA}}
| score1=14
| team2={{wp|ESP}}
| score2=15
| location=Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
| attendance=
| referees=Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
| Q1=3–3
| Q2=0–3
| Q3=3–2
| Q4=3–1
| PS= 5–6
| goals1=Cannella 2
| goals2=Granados 4
}}
Final ranking
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class="wikitable" width=80% |
align=center
|2022 Men's Water Polo World Champions Image:Flag of Spain.svg Team roster: Unai Aguirre, Alberto Munarriz, Álvaro Granados, Bernat Sanahuja, Miguel de Toro, Marc Larumbe, Martin Famera, Sergi Cabanas, Roger Tahull, Felipe Perrone (c), Blai Mallarach, Alejandro Bustos, Eduardo Lorrio[https://www.fina.org/competitions/2902/fina-world-championships-budapest-2022/results?disciplines=WP&event=b548c9eb-a01e-416e-b408-21072746bffc Spain's roster] at www.fina.org Head coach: David Martin |
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Medalists
Awards and statistics
=Top goalscorers=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ !Rank !Name !Shots !{{abbr|%|Efficiency}} |
1
| align="left"|{{wpicon|USA}} Alexander Bowen | 21 | 43 | 49 |
2
| align="left"|{{wpicon|ESP}} Álvaro Granados | 18 | 38 | 37 |
rowspan=2|3
| align="left"|{{wpicon|GEO}} Boris Vapenski | rowspan=2|17 | 47 | 36 |
align="left"|{{wpicon|SRB}} Strahinja Rašović
| 36 | 47 |
rowspan=3|5
| align="left"|{{wpicon|CRO}} Konstantin Kharkov | rowspan=3|16 | 42 | 38 |
align="left"|{{wpicon|HUN}} Gergő Zalánki
| 29 | 55 |
align="left"|{{wpicon|JPN}} Yusuke Inaba
| 47 | 34 |
rowspan=2|8
| align="left"|{{wpicon|GRE}} Stylianos Argyropoulos | rowspan=2|15 | rowspan=2|30 | rowspan=2|50 |
align="left"|{{wpicon|GRE}} Angelos Vlachopoulos |
rowspan=3|10
| align="left"|{{wpicon|ITA}} Francesco Di Fulvio | rowspan=3|14 | 34 | 41 |
align="left"|{{wpicon|SRB}} Dušan Mandić
| 32 | 44 |
align="left"|{{wpicon|USA}} Ben Hallock
| 26 | 54 |
=Awards=
The awards were announced on 3 July 2022.
class="wikitable" | |
Position | Player |
---|---|
Goalkeeper | {{wpicon|ESP}} Unai Aguirre |
rowspan=6|Field player | {{wpwicon|CRO}} Konstantin Kharkov |
{{wpicon|GRE}} Konstantinos Kakaris | |
{{wpicon|ITA}} Francesco Di Fulvio | |
{{wpicon|SRB}} Strahinja Rašović | |
{{wpicon|ESP}} Álvaro Granados | |
{{wpicon|USA}} Alex Bowen | |
Most Valuable Goalkeeper | {{wpicon|ESP}} Unai Aguirre |
Most Valuable Player in Final | {{wpicon|ESP}} Felipe Perrone |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.fina.org/competitions/2902/19th-fina-world-championships-budapest-2022/results?disciplines=WP&event=b548c9eb-a01e-416e-b408-21072746bffc 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022] FINA Water Polo website
- [https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/res.asp?event=WCH2022 Records and statistics (reports by Omega)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608142459/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/res.asp?event=WCH2022 |date=2023-06-08 }}
- [https://total-waterpolo.com/fina-world-championships-budapest-2022-men-livescore/ Water polo at the 2022 World Championships – Men's tournament] total-waterpolo.com
- [http://www.todor66.com/Water_Polo/World/Men_2022.html Men Water Polo XIX World Championship 2022 Budapest, Hungary] todor66.com
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