Water polo at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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Water polo at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–24 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Spain (4th title)
Runners-up Hungary
Third place Greece
Fourth place Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,280 (26.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Canada Reuel D'Souza
(26 goals)
Awards
Best playerSpain Álvaro Granados
Best goalkeeperGreece Panagiotis Tzortzatos
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The men's water polo tournament at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships was held from 12 to 24 July 2025. This was the 22nd time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.[1] Croatia were the defending champions, having beaten Italy in Doha 2024.

Spain won their fourth title by defeating Hungary in the final.[2]

Qualification

Qualification took place between January 2024 and April 2025, with a mix of international competitions organised by World Aquatics and continental championships held by the regional bodies acting as qualification. Overall, 42 countries took part in qualification. The slot allocation was as follows:[3]

Of the 16 countries that qualified, 14 took part in 2024, with one change coming from Asia where hosts, Singapore, replaced Kazakhstan, marking Singapore's debut in the tournament. Kazakhstan's non-qualification results in them missing out for the first time since 2007. Canada qualified having missed out on the previous edition, while 2024 fourth place finishers, France, failed to qualify for the first time since 2022.

The highest ranked team that failed to qualify was France, ranked 10th, while hosts Singapore are the lowest ranked team participating, ranked 38th.

Event Dates Hosts Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation — — 1  Singapore
2024 Summer Olympics 28 July – 11 August 2024 France Paris 3  Croatia
 Serbia
 United States
2025 World Cup 18 December 2024 – 13 April 2025 Montenegro Podgorica 3  Hungary
 Greece
 Spain
2025 Asian Championship 25 February – 2 March 2025 China Zhaoqing 2  China
 Japan
2024 Pan American Championship 20–26 November 2024 Colombia Ibagué 2  Brazil
 Canada
2024 European Championship 4–16 January 2024 Croatia Dubrovnik/Zagreb 3  Italy
 Montenegro
 Romania
African selection — — 1  South Africa
Oceanian qualification 17–22 April 2025 Australia Perth 1  Australia
Total 16

Summary of qualified teams

Team Qualification method Date of qualification App First Last Streak Best placement in tournament WR[4]
 Singapore Hosts 9 February 2023 1st Debut 38
 Croatia 2024 Olympics 9 August 2024 15th 1994 2024 15 Champions (2007, 2017, 2024) 1
 Serbia 11th 2007 11 Champions (2009, 2015) 5
 United States 11 August 2024 22nd 1973 22 Fourth place (1986, 1991, 2009) 6
 Brazil 2024 Pan American Championship 23 November 2024 12th 1986 2 Tenth place (2015) 10
 Canada 25 November 2024 19th 1973 2023 1 Eighth place (2009) 13
 China 2025 Asian Championship 1 March 2025 12th 1982 2024 3 Tenth place (1982) 19
 Japan 2001 7 Ninth place (2022) 12
 Greece 2025 World Cup 11 April 2025 19th 1973 8 Runners-up (2023) 4
 Hungary 22nd 22 Champions (1973, 2003, 2013, 2023) 3
 Spain 21st 6 Champions (1998, 2001, 2022) 2
 Italy 2024 European Championship[a] 22nd 22 Champions (1978, 1994, 2011, 2019) 7
 Montenegro 10th 2009 10 Runners-up (2013) 8
 Romania 13th 1973 2 Fifth place (1975) 14
 Australia Winner of Oceanian qualification 19 April 2025 22nd 22 Fourth place (1998) 11
 South Africa African selection 6 May 2025 14th 1994 12 Twelfth place (2005, 2019, 2022) 25

Final draw

The Final draw was held at 17:00 CET on 7 May 2025 at the World Aquatics' interim headquarters in Budapest, Hungary.[5][6][7] The draw was hosted by sports presenter Edit Szalay. Water polo players, Laura Ester and Filip Filipović, alongside World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam and Singaporean Olympian Mark Chay, were the guests who assisted with the draw.[6] The draw started with, in order, pots 4, 3, 2 and 1 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the team within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the schedule). There were no draw restrictions.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 6 May 2025, a day before the draw.[5] For the first time since 2019, a team from outside Europe has been placed in pot 1.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Serbia
 Croatia
 United States
 Spain 		 Greece
 Hungary
 Italy
 Brazil 		 Montenegro
 Australia
 Romania
 Canada 		 Japan
 China
 South Africa
 Singapore

Draw

For the first time ever, one of the groups (group C) contained no European teams.[7]

Group A
Pos Team
A1  Italy
A2  Serbia
A3  Romania
A4  South Africa
Group B
Pos Team
B1  Australia
B2  Spain
B3  Hungary
B4  Japan
Group C
Pos Team
C1  Singapore
C2  Canada
C3  Brazil
C4  United States
Group D
Pos Team
D1  Greece
D2  China
D3  Montenegro
D4  Croatia

Referees

On 26 April 2025, the following referees were announced as officiating the championship.[8]

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 26 May 2025.[9]

All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 0 58 22 +36 8 Quarterfinals
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 0 59 25 +34 7 Playoffs
3  Romania 3 1 0 0 2 38 41 −3 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 12 79 −67 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
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.


12 July 2025
09:00 		Report Serbia  27–3  South Africa OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Yasser Mehalhel (EGY), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 8–0, 6–3, 4–0, 9–0
Mandić 6 Goals three players 1
12 July 2025
20:45 		Report Romania  5–17  Italy OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 0–5, 2–6, 1–5
Neamtu 3 Goals Condemi 4
14 July 2025
10:35 		Report South Africa  5–24  Romania OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Evan Andrews (CAN), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 1–3, 3–7, 1–6
D. Sneddon 2 Goals Georgescu, Iudean 4
14 July 2025
20:45 		Report Italy  17–16 (PSO)  Serbia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Scott Voltz (USA), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 4–4, 3–4  PSO: 4–3
Cannella 3 Goals Mandić 5
16 July 2025
13:45 		Report Italy  28–4  South Africa OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Evan Andrews (CAN)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 9–0, 8–1, 5–2
Cassia, Ferrero 4 Goals four players 1
16 July 2025
16:00 		Report Serbia  19–9  Romania OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MKD), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–1, 5–3, 5–4
Ranđelović 4 Goals three players 2

Group B

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 42 32 +10 9 Quarterfinals
2  Hungary 3 2 0 0 1 50 34 +16 6 Playoffs
3  Japan 3 1 0 0 2 46 56 −10 3
4  Australia 3 0 0 0 3 24 40 −16 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
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.


12 July 2025
16:00 		Report Spain  22–16  Japan OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Scott Voltz (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 6–2, 5–4, 6–7
Granados 5 Goals Inaba 5
12 July 2025
17:35 		Report Hungary  18–6  Australia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–0, 3–2, 6–3
Vámos 3 Goals Grgurevic 3
14 July 2025
13:45 		Report Japan  18–23  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–5, 3–5, 7–8
Adachi, Watanabe 4 Goals Vismeg 4
14 July 2025
16:00 		Report Australia  7–10  Spain OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–5, 2–0, 3–1
Pavillard 2 Goals three players 2
16 July 2025
10:35 		Report Australia  11–12  Japan OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 2–0, 4–6
Power 5 Goals four players 2
16 July 2025
20:45 		Report Spain  10–9  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 2–3, 5–1
Granados 4 Goals Angyal, Vigvári 2

Group C

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 60 22 +38 9 Quarterfinals
2  Brazil 3 1 1 0 1 37 35 +2 5 Playoffs
3  Canada 3 1 0 1 1 42 39 +3 4
4  Singapore (H) 3 0 0 0 3 24 67 −43 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
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


12 July 2025
10:35 		Report Canada  9–18  United States OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–4, 2–5, 5–6
Oussadou 3 Goals Irving 4
12 July 2025
13:45 		Report Brazil  19–8  Singapore OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 5–1, 6–3, 4–4
three players 3 Goals Rajandra 3
14 July 2025
09:00 		Report United States  16–7  Brazil OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 2–0, 4–3, 4–3
R. Dodd, Irving 4 Goals Farias 3
14 July 2025
19:10 		Report Singapore  10–22  Canada OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Tamás Kovács (HUN), Mihai Balanescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 5–7, 2–5, 2–4, 1–6
Goh 4 Goals D'Souza 7
16 July 2025
09:00 		Report Canada  18–19 (PSO)  Brazil OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Mihai Balanescu (ROU), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 1–3, 3–4, 1–2  PSO: 7–8
Côté, D'Souza 3 Goals Andrade 8
16 July 2025
19:10 		Report Singapore  6–26  United States OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Ivan Raković (SRB), Yasser Mehalhel (EGY)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–4, 2–10, 2–8
See 2 Goals R. Dodd, Irving 4

Group D

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 0 48 26 +22 9 Quarterfinals
2  Montenegro 3 2 0 0 1 34 30 +4 6 Playoffs
3  Greece 3 1 0 0 2 44 25 +19 3
4  China 3 0 0 0 3 19 64 −45 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
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.


12 July 2025
12:10 		Report China  6–25  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Mihai Balanescu (ROU), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 0–5, 4–7, 1–6
Xie 2 Goals Bukić 6
12 July 2025
19:10 		Report Montenegro  10–9  Greece OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–3, 1–1, 2–2
Gardašević, Radović 3 Goals Gkillas 3
14 July 2025
12:10 		Report Greece  26–5  China OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 10–0, 6–3, 8–2
Nikolaidis 5 Goals five players 1
14 July 2025
17:35 		Report Croatia  13–11  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 3–2, 5–4
Bukić, Fatović 3 Goals Banićević, Radović 3
16 July 2025
12:10 		Report China  8–13  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–2, 3–3, 3–5
Chen Z. 3 Goals four players 2
16 July 2025
17:35 		Report Greece  9–10  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–4, 1–4, 2–1
Alafragkis, Kalogeropoulos 2 Goals Fatović 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
20 July
 
 
 Italy11
 
18 July
 
 Greece17
 
 Brazil5
 
22 July
 
 Greece17
 
 Greece7 (2)
 
 
 Spain (PSO)7 (4)
 
 
20 July
 
 
 Spain14
 
18 July
 
 Montenegro5
 
 Canada10
 
24 July
 
 Montenegro22
 
 Spain15
 
 
 Hungary13
 
 
20 July
 
 
 United States9
 
18 July
 
 Serbia14
 
 Serbia21
 
22 July
 
 Japan14
 
 Serbia18
 
 
 Hungary19 Third place
 
 
20 July24 July
 
 
 Croatia12 Greece16
 
18 July
 
 Hungary18  Serbia7
 
 Romania11
 
 
 Hungary15
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 Italy8
 
24 July
 
 Montenegro12
 
 Montenegro13
 
22 July
 
 Croatia19
 
 United States9
 
 
 Croatia14
 
Seventh place game
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Italy9
 
 
 United States8
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
20 July
 
 
 Japan22
 
22 July
 
 Brazil11
 
 Japan (PSO)16 (4)
 
20 July
 
 Romania16 (3)
 
 Romania18
 
 
 Canada12
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
22 July
 
 
 Brazil11
 
 
 Canada16
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
18 July
 
 
 South Africa4
 
20 July
 
 Australia27
 
 Australia16
 
18 July
 
 China9
 
 Singapore8
 
 
 China21
 
15th place game
 
 
20 July
 
 
 South Africa13
 
 
 Singapore14

Playoffs

18 July 2025
16:00 		Report Serbia  21–14  Japan OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 9–3, 3–6
Vapenski 4 Goals three players 3
18 July 2025
17:35 		Report Romania  11–15  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–2, 3–3, 2–4
Georgescu 4 Goals Burián 3
18 July 2025
19:10 		Report Brazil  5–17  Greece OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Dasch Barber (RSA)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–5, 2–5, 3–5
Real 2 Goals Chalyvopoulos, Genidounias 3
18 July 2025
20:45 		Report Canada  10–22  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Scott Voltz (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–7, 0–5, 4–5, 3–5
D'Souza, O'Donnell 3 Goals Ćetković 5

Quarterfinals

20 July 2025
16:00 		Report Italy  11–17  Greece OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–3, 4–4, 5–4
Bruni 3 Goals Argyropoulos 4
20 July 2025
17:35 		Report Spain  14–5  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–1, 3–0, 3–1
Sanahuja 6 Goals five players 1
20 July 2025
19:10 		Report United States  9–14  Serbia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 2–4, 4–4
three players 2 Goals four players 2
20 July 2025
20:45 		Report Croatia  12–18  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 6–6, 1–5, 2–2, 3–5
Butić 4 Goals Manhercz 4

13th–16th place semifinals

18 July 2025
09:00 		Report South Africa  4–27  Australia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Yasser Mehalhel (EGY), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–10, 2–9, 0–3
four players 1 Goals three players 4
18 July 2025
10:35 		Report Singapore  8–21  China OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Mihai Balanescu (ROU), Evan Andrews (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 3–6, 1–5, 3–4
Lok 2 Goals Chen Z. 6

9th–12th place semifinals

20 July 2025
12:10 		Report Japan  22–11  Brazil OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Scott Voltz (USA)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 7–4, 4–3, 4–3
Inaba 5 Goals Real 3
20 July 2025
13:45 		Report Romania  18–12  Canada OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–3, 5–4, 5–4
Iudean 5 Goals D'Souza 4

5th–8th place semifinals

22 July 2025
16:00 		Report Italy  8–12  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–4, 1–2, 4–3
Di Fulvio, Di Somma 2 Goals Vukotić 4
22 July 2025
20:00 		Report United States  9–14  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–5, 5–3, 2–4
C. Dodd, Vavic 2 Goals Burić 3

Semifinals

22 July 2025
17:35 		Report Greece  9–11 (PSO)  Spain OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 1–0, 3–1  PSO: 2–4
Genidounias, Gkillas 2 Goals Sanahuja 3
22 July 2025
21:35 		Report Serbia  18–19  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 5–2, 4–8, 6–3
Mandić 6 Goals Fekete, Manhercz 4

15th place game

20 July 2025
09:00 		Report South Africa  13–14  Singapore OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Mihai Balanescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–7, 4–3, 3–3, 4–1
Sneddon 3 Goals Goh 3

13th place game

20 July 2025
10:35 		Report Australia  16–9  China OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–1, 5–3, 3–3
Power 5 Goals Chen Z. 3

Eleventh place game

22 July 2025
09:00 		Report Brazil  11–16  Canada OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–4, 1–5, 5–6
Guimarães 5 Goals D'Souza 7

Ninth place game

22 July 2025
10:35 		Report Japan  20–19 (PSO)  Romania OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Scott Voltz (USA)
Score by quarters: 8–1, 4–3, 2–8, 2–4  PSO: 4–3
Inaba 5 Goals Georgescu, Neamțu 3

Seventh place game

24 July 2025
16:00 		Report Italy  9–8  United States OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 2–2, 2–2
Di Somma, Ferrero 2 Goals R. Dodd 3

Fifth place game

24 July 2025
20:00 		Report Montenegro  13–19  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Scott Volz (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–2, 2–8, 5–6
Gardašević 3 Goals Zuvela 5

Third place game

24 July 2025
17:35 		Report Greece  16–7  Serbia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 6–0, 3–3, 5–2
Kalogeropoulos, Papanikolaou 2 Goals Martinović 4

Final

24 July 2025
21:35 		Report Spain  15–13  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 2–1, 2–4, 6–3
Sanahuja, Granados 5 Goals Burián 3

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals[12] Shots %
1 Canada Reuel D'Souza 26 45 58
2 Japan Yusuke Inaba 23 49 47
Montenegro Dušan Banićević 40 58
4 Spain Álvaro Granados 21 52 40
5 Spain Bernat Sanahuja 20 42 48
6 Romania Vlad-Luca Georgescu 17 35 49
Japan Taiyo Watanabe 37 46
8 Croatia Luka Bukić 16 26 62
Romania Andrei Neamțu 27 59
10 Brazil Lucas Andrade 15 38 39
United States Ryder Dodd 33 45
Montenegro Filip Gardašević 36 42
Australia Nathan Power 26 58

Awards

The awards were announced on 24 July 2025.[2]

All-star team
Goalkeeper Greece Panagiotis Tzortzatos
Field player Canada Reuel D’Souza
Spain Álvaro Granados
Japan Yusuke Inaba
Serbia Dušan Mandić
Hungary Krisztián Manhercz
Greece Stylianos Argyropoulos
Other awards
Most Valuable Player Spain Álvaro Granados
Best Goalkeeper Greece Panagiotis Tzortzatos

Notes

  1. ^ Due to time constraints, no European qualification took place so the results from the 2024 European Championship were used to decide the three teams who qualified from Europe.

References

  1. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Perrone! Perrone! Perrone spears Spain to water polo gold". worldaquatics.com. 24 July 2025.
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