2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
| 2025 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Duration | 18 December 2024 – 13 April 2025 |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions |  Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Greece |
The 2025 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was the 18th edition of the tournament. It ran from 18 December 2024 to 13 April 2025.[1][2]
Spain won the final against Greece to capture their second title.[3]
Format
There were two divisions. In Division 1 eleven teams and in Division 2 twelve teams played. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 competed in the super final.[4][5] A win gave a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalties one and a loss after regular time zero points.[6]
Division 1
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Romania |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Dates | 6–12 January |
| Teams | 11 (from 3 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 717 (27.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Bernat Sanahuja (19 goals) |
The draw was held on 31 October 2024. The tournament will be played in Bucharest, Romania between 6 and 12 January 2025.[7] The top two of each group advance to the quarterfinals, with the top six finishers advancing to the super final.[8] It was originally going to be held in Novi Sad, Serbia but for unknown reasons, it was changed to Romania's capital.[9]
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 3 | Crossovers |
| 3 |  France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 0 |
Source: Worldcupwp2025
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.[10]
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.[10]
| 6 January 2025 20:00 | Report | Spain | 11–12 | Hungary | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Ante Bura (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–2, 1–4, 5–2 | |||||
| Sanahuja 5 | Goals | Manhercz 6 | |||
| 7 January 2025 15:00 | Report | Hungary | 15–10 | France | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Levan Berishvili (GEO) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 6–0, 3–3, 5–4 | |||||
| Vigvári 5 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
| 8 January 2025 17:00 | Report | France | 11–13 | Spain | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Mihai Bălănescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 2–2, 2–5 | |||||
| Vernoux 3 | Goals | Sanahuja 4 | |||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 3 | Crossovers |
| 3 |  Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 0 |
Source: Worldcupwp2025
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.[10]
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.[10]
| 7 January 2025 16:30 | Report | Montenegro | 10–18 | Greece | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–7, 3–2, 1–7 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Argyropoulos 4 | |||
| 8 January 2025 09:00 | Report | Greece | 17–13 | Serbia | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Levan Berishvili (GEO) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–4, 3–2, 6–4 | |||||
| Kakaris 4 | Goals | Martinović 5 | |||
| 8 January 2025 18:30 | Report | Serbia | 15–16 | Montenegro | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Ante Bura (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–5, 7–5, 4–2 | |||||
| Gladović, Lukić 4 | Goals | Moskov, Radović 3 | |||
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Romania (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 0 | Crossovers |
Source: Worldcupwp2025
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.[10]
(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.[10]
(H) Host
| 6 January 2025 18:30 | Report | Japan | 17–19 | United States | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Jaume Teixidó (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–6, 5–3, 6–4, 4–6 | |||||
| five players 3 | Goals | Irving 5 | |||
| 7 January 2025 18:00 | Report | United States | 10–7 | Romania | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Vuk Milović (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–2, 4–2 | |||||
| Ohl 3 | Goals | Vancsik 2 | |||
| 8 January 2025 20:00 | Report | Romania | 12–16 | Japan | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Vuk Milović (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–6, 4–4, 2–4 | |||||
| Colodrovschi 5 | Goals | Adachi 5 | |||
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 0 | Crossovers |
Source: Worldcupwp2025
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.[10]
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.[10]
| 7 January 2025 19:30 | Report | Croatia | 13–11 | Georgia | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 5–2, 4–2, 2–2 | |||||
| Kharkov 5 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
Classification round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Serbia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 6 |
| 10 | Romania (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 3 |
| 11 | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 0 |
Source: Worldcupwp2025
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.[10]
(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.[10]
(H) Host
| 10 January 2025 13:00 | Report | Serbia | 21–6 | Romania | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Ante Bura (CRO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 6–1, 2–2, 4–1, 9–2 | |||||
| Radulović 6 | Goals | Belényesi 2 | |||
| 11 January 2025 13:00 | Report | Serbia | 18–12 | France | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Ante Bura (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 6–3, 5–4, 3–4, 4–1 | |||||
| Martinović, Radulović 3 | Goals | Bouet 4 | |||
| 12 January 2025 13:00 | Report | Romania | 15–14 | France | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–5, 3–4, 4–3 | |||||
| Iudean 5 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Crossovers | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 10 January | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 9 January | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||||||||
| Romania | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Greece | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 January | ||||||||||||||
| Greece | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 12 January | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 15 | |||||||||||||
| 10 January | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 9 January | ||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||||||||
| France | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 15 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 10 January | 12 January | |||||||||||||
| Croatia | 14 | Greece | 17 | |||||||||||
| 9 January | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 15 | Montenegro | 10 | |||||||||||
| Spain | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Serbia | 9 | |||||||||||||
Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 11 January | ||||||
| Georgia | 18 | |||||
| 12 January | ||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||
| Japan | 8 | |||||
| 11 January | ||||||
| Croatia | 20 | |||||
| United States | 6 | |||||
| Croatia | 15 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 12 January | ||||||
| Georgia | 17 | |||||
| United States | 12 | |||||
Crossovers
| 9 January 2025 16:00 | Report | Spain | 14–9 | Serbia | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–1, 5–2, 3–4 | |||||
| Sanahuja 5 | Goals | Lukić 5 | |||
| 9 January 2025 17:30 | Report | Montenegro | 18–13 | France | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 6–3, 4–5, 5–1 | |||||
| Ćetković, Gardašević 5 | Goals | Bouet 3 | |||
| 9 January 2025 19:00 | Report | Georgia | 24–12 | Romania | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Julien Bourges (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 6–7, 3–2, 9–1 | |||||
| Akhvlediani 8 | Goals | Georgescu 5 | |||
Quarterfinals
| 10 January 2025 14:30 | Report | Hungary | 21–10 | Georgia | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Vuk Milović (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 4–1, 5–1, 6–6 | |||||
| Ekler 5 | Goals | Pjesivac, Shushiashvili 3 | |||
| 10 January 2025 16:00 | Report | Greece | 20–16 | Japan | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Levan Berishvili (GEO) |
| Score by quarters: 5–5, 4–5, 7–1, 4–5 | |||||
| three players 4 | Goals | Inaba 6 | |||
| 10 January 2025 17:30 | Report | United States | 7–15 | Montenegro | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Mihai Bălănescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–3, 1–3, 3–4 | |||||
| Ohl 3 | Goals | Moskov 4 | |||
| 10 January 2025 19:00 | Report | Croatia | 14–15 | Spain | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–5, 5–4, 2–3, 4–3 | |||||
| Kharkov 3 | Goals | Biel, Valls 4 | |||
5–8th place semifinals
| 11 January 2025 14:30 | Report | Georgia | 18–19 | Japan | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Julien Bourges (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–5 | |||||
| Akhvlediani, Pjesivac 4 | Goals | Inaba 4 | |||
| 11 January 2025 16:00 | Report | United States | 6–15 | Croatia | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–7, 0–3, 1–2, 2–3 | |||||
| six players 1 | Goals | Marinić Kragić 4 | |||
Semifinals
| 11 January 2025 17:30 | Report | Hungary | 20–10 | Greece | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 5–3, 5–3, 4–2, 6–2 | |||||
| four players 3 | Goals | ten players 1 | |||
| 11 January 2025 19:00 | Report | Montenegro | 8–15 | Spain | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–2, 1–5, 5–4 | |||||
| Ćetković, Perković 2 | Goals | Daura 5 | |||
Seventh place game
| 12 January 2025 14:30 | Report | Georgia | 17–12 | United States | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Ante Bura (CRO), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 5–4, 4–3, 3–2, 5–3 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | Ohl 4 | |||
Fifth place game
| 12 January 2025 16:00 | Report | Japan | 8–20 | Croatia | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Siniša Matijašević (MNE), Mihai Bălănescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–5, 1–5, 3–7 | |||||
| Watanabe 3 | Goals | Kharkov, Marinić Kragić 4 | |||
Third place game
| 12 January 2025 17:30 | Report | Greece | 17–10 | Montenegro | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 7–1, 4–3, 3–4 | |||||
| Argyropoulos, Kalogeropoulos 4 | Goals | Matković 4 | |||
Final
| 12 January 2025 19:00 | Report | Hungary | 9–15 | Spain | Swimming National Centre Otopeni, Bucharest Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Vuk Milović (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–4, 2–3, 5–4 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Granados 8 | |||
Division 2
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Turkey |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Dates | 18–21 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 772 (27.57 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Selçuk Caner (25 goals) |
The draw was held on 31 October 2024. The tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey between 18 and 21 December 2024.[7] The top two of each group advanced to the quarterfinals and the top-two finishers of the tournament will play in the super final.[11]
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Ukraine[a] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 3 | |
| 3 |  South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 40 | −28 | 0 |
Source: Worldcupwp2025
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.[10]
Notes:
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.[10]
Notes:
- ^ Ukraine replaced Kazakhstan.
| 18 December 2024 09:00 | Report | South Africa | 4–21 | Iran | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Hendrik Schopp (GER), Âkif Uz (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 0–8, 1–3, 2–5, 1–5 | |||||
| four players 1 | Goals | Yazdankhah 6 | |||
| 18 December 2024 16:00 | Report | Iran | 16–14 | Ukraine | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Ruben Sap (NED), Peter Radič (SVK) |
| Score by quarters: 4–6, 4–4, 4–2, 4–2 | |||||
| Mehri 4 | Goals | Veklyuk 8 | |||
| 19 December 2024 10:00 | Report | Ukraine | 19–8 | South Africa | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Âkif Uz (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 7–1, 3–2, 4–3 | |||||
| Rakitin 6 | Goals | D. Sneddon 3 | |||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 0 |
Source: Worldcupwp2025
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.[10]
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.[10]
| 18 December 2024 10:30 | Report | Portugal | 18–10 | Great Britain | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Ruben Sap (NED), Stefan Licari (MLT) |
| Score by quarters: 5–4, 3–0, 4–5, 6–1 | |||||
| Martins 7 | Goals | K. Powell 5 | |||
| 18 December 2024 17:00 | Report | Great Britain | 10–19 | China | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Stefan Licari (MLT) |
| Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–5, 2–4, 2–4 | |||||
| R. Powell 4 | Goals | Chen Z. 5 | |||
| 19 December 2024 11:30 | Report | China | 13–11 | Portugal | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Hendrik Schopp (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 6–3, 3–2, 2–5, 2–1 | |||||
| Chen Z. 6 | Goals | four players 2 | |||
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Malta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Singapore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 45 | −35 | 0 |
Source: Worldcupwp2025
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.[10]
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.[10]
| 18 December 2024 12:00 | Report | Malta | 21–7 | Singapore | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Yang Pang (CHN), Warren Beuster (RSA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | |||||
| Camilleri 4 | Goals | C. Loh 3 | |||
| 18 December 2024 20:30 | Report | Singapore | 3–24 | Germany | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Eurico Silva (POR), Babak Hesamian (IRI) |
| Score by quarters: 0–5, 1–6, 1–5, 1–8 | |||||
| three players 1 | Goals | Schipper 7 | |||
| 19 December 2024 13:00 | Report | Germany | 15–14 | Malta | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Babak Hesamian (IRI) |
| Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–3, 3–5, 4–3 | |||||
| Bozic, Strelezkij 3 | Goals | Camilleri 5 | |||
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 3 | |
| 3 | Turkey (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 0 |
Source: Worldcupwp2025
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.[10]
(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.[10]
(H) Host
| 18 December 2024 13:30 | Report | Netherlands | 21–13 | Slovakia | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Anna Goncharenko (UKR) |
| Score by quarters: 6–6, 6–2, 5–2, 4–3 | |||||
| Ten Broek 5 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
| 18 December 2024 19:00 | Report | Slovakia | 19–17 | Turkey | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 5–5, 5–7, 4–3, 5–2 | |||||
| Tkáč 7 | Goals | Caner 7 | |||
| 19 December 2024 14:30 | Report | Turkey | 15–16 | Netherlands | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Eurico Silva (POR) |
| Score by quarters: 5–4, 3–4, 3–2, 4–6 | |||||
| Caner 4 | Goals | S. Hessels, Te Riele 5 | |||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 December | ||||||||||
| Iran | 15 | |||||||||
| 21 December | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 11 | |||||||||
| Iran | 7 | |||||||||
| 20 December | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 18 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 18 | |||||||||
| 21 December | ||||||||||
| Malta | 14 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 11 | |||||||||
| 20 December | ||||||||||
| Germany | 9 | |||||||||
| China | 17 | |||||||||
| 21 December | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 11 | |||||||||
| China | 9 | |||||||||
| 20 December | ||||||||||
| Germany | 20 | Third place | ||||||||
| Germany | 17 | |||||||||
| 21 December | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 11 | |||||||||
| Iran | 11 | |||||||||
| China | 12 | |||||||||
Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 21 December | ||||||
| Portugal | 9 | |||||
| 21 December | ||||||
| Malta | 10 | |||||
| Malta | 15 | |||||
| 21 December | ||||||
| Slovakia | 14 | |||||
| Ukraine | 14 | |||||
| Slovakia | 20 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 21 December | ||||||
| Portugal | 17 | |||||
| Ukraine | 11 | |||||
Ninth place bracket
| 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place | |||||
| 19 December | ||||||
| South Africa | 9 | |||||
| 20 December | ||||||
| Great Britain | 15 | |||||
| Great Britain | 7 | |||||
| 19 December | ||||||
| Turkey | 14 | |||||
| Singapore | 10 | |||||
| Turkey | 26 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 20 December | ||||||
| South Africa | 9 | |||||
| Singapore | 13 | |||||
Quarterfinals
| 20 December 2024 16:00 | Report | Iran | 15–11 | Portugal | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Hendrik Schopp (GER), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 8–3, 2–3 | |||||
| Behzadsabouri, Mehri 3 | Goals | Martins 4 | |||
| 20 December 2024 17:30 | Report | China | 17–11 | Ukraine | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Jeremy Cheng (SGP) |
| Score by quarters: 5–4, 4–2, 6–1, 2–4 | |||||
| Chen Y., Chen Z. 4 | Goals | Veklyuk 4 | |||
| 20 December 2024 19:00 | Report | Germany | 17–11 | Slovakia | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Ruben Sap (NED), Stefan Licari (MLT) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–1, 3–3, 6–4 | |||||
| Hofmann 4 | Goals | Ďurík 3 | |||
| 20 December 2024 20:30 | Report | Netherlands | 18–14 | Malta | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Âkif Uz (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 7–4, 2–3, 7–3, 2–4 | |||||
| Van der Weijden 5 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
9–12th place semifinals
| 19 December 2024 18:00 | Report | South Africa | 9–15 | Great Britain | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Ruben Sap (NED), Anna Goncharenko (UKR) |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–5, 2–4, 2–6 | |||||
| Watt 3 | Goals | Gilmour 4 | |||
| 19 December 2024 19:30 | Report | Singapore | 10–26 | Turkey | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Yang Pang (CHN), Peter Radič (SVK) |
| Score by quarters: 0–9, 3–6, 1–4, 6–7 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Caner 10 | |||
5–8th place semifinals
| 21 December 2024 09:00 | Report | Portugal | 9–10 | Malta | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Ruben Sap (NED), Jeremy Cheng (SGP) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–2, 2–5, 1–1 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Camilleri 3 | |||
| 21 December 2024 10:30 | Report | Ukraine | 14–20 | Slovakia | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Hendrik Schopp (GER), Yang Pang (CHN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 5–3, 5–8, 3–5 | |||||
| Gusakov 6 | Goals | Baláž, Furman 6 | |||
Semifinals
| 21 December 2024 12:00 | Report | Iran | 7–18 | Netherlands | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–6, 2–4, 1–5, 1–3 | |||||
| Mehri 3 | Goals | Ten Broek 5 | |||
| 21 December 2024 13:30 | Report | China | 9–20 | Germany | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Âkif Uz (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 4–6, 2–6, 3–4, 0–4 | |||||
| Chen Z. 4 | Goals | Bozic, Gansen 4 | |||
Eleventh place game
| 20 December 2024 14:30 | Report | South Africa | 9–13 | Singapore | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Peter Radič (SVK), Anna Goncharenko (UKR) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–2, 5–4, 2–3 | |||||
| R. Sneddon 3 | Goals | six players 2 | |||
Ninth place game
| 20 December 2024 13:00 | Report | Great Britain | 7–14 | Turkey | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Eurico Silva (POR), Warren Beuster (RSA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–1, 2–3, 3–6 | |||||
| K. Powell 4 | Goals | Caner, Destici 4 | |||
Seventh place game
| 21 December 2024 16:00 | Report | Portugal | 17–11 | Ukraine | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Warren Beuster (RSA), Babak Hesamian (IRI) |
| Score by quarters: 1–0, 6–3, 6–6, 4–2 | |||||
| Rocha 3 | Goals | four players 2 | |||
Fifth place game
| 21 December 2024 17:30 | Report | Malta | 15–14 | Slovakia | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Anna Goncharenko (UKR), Eurico Silva (POR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 7–7, 3–5, 2–2 | |||||
| Cutajar 5 | Goals | Bielik 5 | |||
Third place game
| 21 December 2024 19:00 | Report | Iran | 11–12 | China | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Peter Radič (SVK), Stefan Licari (MLT) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 4–1, 3–4 | |||||
| Ghavidel 4 | Goals | Chen Y. 4 | |||
Final
| 21 December 2024 20:30 | Report | Netherlands | 11–9 | Germany | Maltepe University, Istanbul Referees: Âkif Uz (TUR), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–4, 4–4, 1–1 | |||||
| Van der Weijden 5 | Goals | Hofmann 4 | |||
Super final
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Montenegro |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Dates | 11–13 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spain |
| Runners-up | Greece |
| Third place | Hungary |
| Fourth place | Croatia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 364 (30.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Álvaro Granados (17 goals) |
The tournament took place between 11 and 13 April 2025 in Podgorica, Montenegro.[2][12][13][14]
Venue
Originally, venues in Budva and Kotor were earmarked to organise the event,[15] however, this was changed and the event was held at the Morača Sports Center in Montenegro's capital, Podgorica.
| Podgorica | ||
|---|---|---|
| Morača Sports Center | ||
| Capacity: 664 | ||
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Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 April | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 21 | |||||||||
| 12 April | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 11 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 14 | |||||||||
| 11 April | ||||||||||
| Greece | 18 | |||||||||
| Greece | 20 | |||||||||
| 13 April | ||||||||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||||||
| Greece | 14 | |||||||||
| 11 April | ||||||||||
| Spain | 16 | |||||||||
| Spain | 22 | |||||||||
| 12 April | ||||||||||
| Germany | 9 | |||||||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||||||
| 11 April | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 14 | Third place | ||||||||
| Montenegro | 11 | |||||||||
| 13 April | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 12 | |||||||||
| Hungary (PSO) | 14 (4) | |||||||||
| Croatia | 14 (3) | |||||||||
Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 12 April | ||||||
| Netherlands | 20 | |||||
| 13 April | ||||||
| Japan | 15 | |||||
| Netherlands | 14 | |||||
| 12 April | ||||||
| Montenegro | 15 | |||||
| Germany | 15 | |||||
| Montenegro | 19 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 13 April | ||||||
| Japan | 11 | |||||
| Germany | 16 | |||||
Quarterfinals
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 11 April 2025 14:00 | Report | Spain | 22–9 | Germany | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: György Kun (HUN), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 7–3, 4–2, 7–2 | |||||
| Granados 6 | Goals | Bozic 3 | |||
| 11 April 2025 16:10 | Report | Hungary | 21–11 | Netherlands | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Božo Đurašković (MNE), Tomislav Copić (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 6–4, 5–2, 6–2, 4–3 | |||||
| four players 3 | Goals | Ten Broek 3 | |||
| 11 April 2025 18:20 | Report | Greece | 20–10 | Japan | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 7–4, 3–3, 4–2, 6–1 | |||||
| Argyropoulos, Kalogeropoulos 4 | Goals | Watanabe 5 | |||
| 11 April 2025 20:30 | Report | Montenegro | 11–12 | Croatia | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Andreja Stanojević (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–2, 3–4, 2–4 | |||||
| Matković 3 | Goals | Fatović 6 | |||
5–8th place semifinals
| 12 April 2025 14:00 | Report | Netherlands | 20–15 | Japan | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: György Kun (HUN), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–5, 7–4, 4–4 | |||||
| S. Hessels 4 | Goals | Inaba 5 | |||
| 12 April 2025 16:10 | Report | Germany | 15–19 | Montenegro | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Tomislav Copić (CRO), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–5, 4–8, 4–3, 4–3 | |||||
| Strelezkij 5 | Goals | Gardašević, Moskov 3 | |||
Semifinals
| 12 April 2025 18:20 | Report | Hungary | 14–18 | Greece | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Andreja Stanojević (SRB), Peter de Jong (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–3, 2–5, 4–6 | |||||
| Manhercz 4 | Goals | Argyropoulos 5 | |||
| 12 April 2025 20:30 | Report | Spain | 19–14 | Croatia | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 8–6, 6–3, 3–2, 2–3 | |||||
| Granados 7 | Goals | Bašić, Žuvela 3 | |||
Seventh place game
| 13 April 2025 14:00 | Report | Japan | 11–16 | Germany | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Božo Đurašković (MNE), Peter de Jong (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–5, 4–3, 3–4 | |||||
| Inaba 3 | Goals | Bozic 5 | |||
Fifth place game
| 13 April 2025 16:10 | Report | Netherlands | 14–15 | Montenegro | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–4, 4–5, 4–5 | |||||
| Van der Weijden 5 | Goals | Radović 3 | |||
Third place game
| 13 April 2025 18:20 | Report | Hungary | 18–15 (PSO) | Croatia | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Andreja Stanojević (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 4–2, 3–4 PSO: 4–1 | |||||
| Manhercz 3 | Goals | Fatović 4 | |||
Final
| 13 April 2025 20:30 | Report | Greece | 14–16 | Spain | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: György Kun (HUN), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–6, 2–4, 4–4 | |||||
| Argyropoulos 5 | Goals | Granados 4 | |||
Final standings
| Rank[1] | Team |
|---|---|
 | Spain |
 | Greece |
 | Hungary |
| 4 | Croatia |
| 5 | Montenegro |
| 6 | Netherlands |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Japan |
See also
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