2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

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The 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the third edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round, the Super Final was held in Long Beach, United States.[1]

Preliminary round[]

Pool winners advanced to the semifinals, while the second and third placed teams in each pool competed in the quarterfinals. The bottom team in each pool was eliminated.

Group A[]

Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1  Italy 12 10 2 122 84 +38 32
2  Greece 12 7 5 132 107 +25 26
3  Spain 12 7 5 109 93 +16 26
4  Brazil 12 0 12 65 144 –79 12

Group B[]

Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1  Hungary 12 9 3 128 101 +27 30
2  Serbia and Montenegro 12 8 4 138 108 +30 28
3  United States 12 5 7 113 121 –8 22
4  Australia 12 2 10 99 148 –49 16

Super Final[]

Quarterfinals[]

Greece  13–12  United States
Serbia and Montenegro  7–5  Spain

Semifinals[]

Hungary  10–5  Greece
Serbia and Montenegro  10–7  Italy

Fifth place match[]

Spain  11-10  United States

Bronze medal match[]

Greece  12–9  Italy

Gold medal match[]

Hungary  12–8  Serbia and Montenegro

Final ranking[]

Awards[]

Top Scorer
Serbia and Montenegro Aleksandar Šapić

References[]

  1. ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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