1979 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

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The 1979 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the first edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Merced, United States, from June 29 to July 1, 1979. The five participating teams played a round robin to decide the first ever winner of the event.

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[edit] Results Matrix

Flag of the United States USA Flag of the Netherlands NED Flag of Australia AUS Flag of Canada CAN Flag of New Zealand NZL
Flag of the United States
United States		 6 – 6 8 – 7 7 – 4 12 – 2
Flag of the Netherlands
Netherlands		 6 – 6 5 – 3 3 – 7 13 – 2
Flag of Australia
Australia		 7 – 8 3 – 5 15 – 4 12 – 1
Flag of Canada
Canada		 4 – 7 7 – 3 4 – 15 6 – 1
Flag of New Zealand
New Zealand		 2 – 12 2 – 13 1 – 12 1 – 6


[edit] Final Standings

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1. Flag of the United States United States 7 4 3 1 0 33 19 +14
2. Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 5 4 2 1 1 24 11 +13
3. Flag of Australia Australia 4 4 2 0 2 27 18 +9
4. Flag of Canada Canada 4 4 2 0 2 21 16 +5
5. Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 0 4 0 0 4 6 43 –37


[edit] Final Ranking

RANK TEAM
Image:Med_1.png Flag of the United States United States
Image:Med_2.png Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Image:Med_3.png Flag of Australia Australia
4. Flag of Canada Canada
5. Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
 1979 Women's FINA World Cup Winners 
Flag of the United States
United States
First title


[edit] References

  • HistoFINA 1908-2001 Medallists & Statistics (Volume 2)


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