Water polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The 1975 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the second edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from July 19 to July 26, 1975 and incorporated in the 1975 World Aquatics Championships, held in Cali, Colombia.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Squads 3 Preliminary round 3.1 Group A 3.2 Group B 3.3 Group C 3.4 Group D 4 Second round 4.1 Group E 4.2 Group F 4.3 Group G 4.4 Group H 5 Final round 5.1 Group I 5.2 Group J 5.3 Group K 5.4 Group L 6 Final ranking 7 References

Teams

GROUP A  Bulgaria  Cuba  Yugoslavia  West Germany

GROUP B  Australia  Colombia  Hungary  Romania

GROUP C  Iran  Soviet Union  Spain  United States

GROUP D  Canada  Italy  Netherlands  Mexico

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	West Germany	4	3	2	0	1	13	8	+5
2.	Cuba	4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.	Yugoslavia	4	3	2	0	1	15	12	+3
4.	Bulgaria	0	3	0	0	3	9	20	–11

Yugoslavia	8 – 3	Bulgaria
Cuba	5 – 4	West Germany

Yugoslavia	7 – 4	Cuba
West Germany	4 – 3	Bulgaria

Cuba	8 – 3	Bulgaria
West Germany	5 – 0	Yugoslavia [disqualified]

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	0	28	15	+13
2.	Romania	4	3	2	0	1	30	18	+12
3.	Australia	2	3	1	0	2	16	21	–5
4.	Colombia	0	3	0	0	3	9	29	–20

Hungary	8 – 7	Romania
Australia	6 – 1	Colombia

Romania	14 – 5	Colombia
Hungary	11 – 5	Australia

Romania	9 – 5	Australia
Hungary	9 – 3	Colombia

Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	24	10	+14
2.	United States	4	3	2	0	1	22	9	+13
3.	Spain	3	3	1	1	1	20	13	+7
4.	Iran	0	3	0	0	3	5	39	–34

United States	4 – 4	Spain
Soviet Union	13 – 2	Iran

Spain	12 – 2	Iran
Soviet Union	4 – 4	United States

Soviet Union	7 – 4	Spain
United States	14 – 1	Iran

Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Italy	6	3	3	0	0	16	12	+4
2.	Netherlands	4	3	2	0	1	17	10	+7
3.	Mexico	2	3	1	0	2	12	15	–3
4.	Canada	0	3	0	0	3	12	20	–8

Italy	6 – 4	Canada
Netherlands	5 – 2	Mexico

Netherlands	9 – 4	Canada
Italy	6 – 5	Mexico

Mexico	5 – 4	Canada
Italy	4 – 3	Netherlands

Second round

Group E

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	0	23	18	+5
2.	Cuba	4	3	2	0	1	13	12	+1
3.	West Germany	2	3	1	0	2	15	16	–1
4.	Romania	0	3	0	0	3	11	16	–5

Cuba	4 – 2	Romania
Hungary	9 – 7	West Germany

West Germany	4 – 2	Romania
Hungary	8 – 6	Cuba

Group F

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	11	8	+3
2.	Italy	4	3	2	0	1	16	10	+6
3.	United States	3	3	1	1	1	12	16	–4
4.	Netherlands	0	3	0	0	3	7	12	–5

Soviet Union	4 – 2	Netherlands
Italy	10 – 4	United States

Soviet Union	3 – 2	Italy
United States	4 – 2	Netherlands

Soviet Union	4 – 4	United States
Italy	4 – 3	Netherlands

Group G

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Australia	4	3	2	0	1	15	7	+8
2.	Bulgaria	4	3	2	0	1	21	14	+7
3.	Yugoslavia	4	3	2	0	1	11	8	+3
4.	Colombia	0	3	0	0	3	3	21	–18

Australia	5 – 0	Yugoslavia [forfeit]
Bulgaria	12 – 2	Colombia

Yugoslavia	3 – 0	Colombia
Bulgaria	6 – 4	Australia

Group H

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Spain	6	3	3	0	0	28	12	+16
2.	Mexico	4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.	Canada	2	3	1	0	2	15	18	–3
4.	Iran	0	3	0	0	3	9	26	–17

Spain	7 – 5	Mexico
Canada	6 – 4	Iran

Spain	9 – 5	Canada
Mexico	7 – 3	Iran

Final round

Group I

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	18	12	+6
2.	Hungary	4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.	Italy	2	3	0	2	1	14	16	–2
4.	Cuba	1	3	0	1	2	11	18	–7

Soviet Union	5 – 5	Italy
Hungary	6 – 4	Cuba

Soviet Union	5 – 4	Hungary
Italy	4 – 4	Cuba

Soviet Union	8 – 3	Cuba
Hungary	7 – 5	Italy

Group J

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
5.	Romania	4	3	2	0	1	15	12	+3
6.	West Germany	4	3	2	0	1	18	17	+1
7.	Netherlands	4	3	2	0	1	12	11	+1
8.	United States	0	3	0	0	3	14	19	–5

Romania	6 – 3	United States
Netherlands	5 – 3	West Germany

Romania	4 – 2	Netherlands
West Germany	8 – 7	United States

Romania	5 – 7	West Germany
Netherlands	5 – 4	United States

Group K

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.	Mexico	5	3	2	1	0	15	10	+5
10.	Spain	4	3	1	2	0	18	15	+3
11.	Australia	2	3	1	0	2	12	12	0
12.	Bulgaria	1	3	0	1	2	9	19	–10

Mexico	4 – 1	Australia
Spain	5 – 5	Bulgaria

Mexico	6 – 4	Bulgaria
Spain	8 – 5	Australia

Mexico	5 – 5	Spain
Australia	6 – 0	Bulgaria

Group L

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
13.	Yugoslavia	6	3	3	0	0	27	12	+15
14.	Canada	4	3	2	0	1	24	15	+9
15.	Iran	2	3	1	0	2	11	24	–13
16.	Colombia	0	3	0	0	3	10	21	–11

Yugoslavia	6 – 3	Colombia
Canada	7 – 4	Iran

Yugoslavia	8 – 7	Canada
Iran	5 – 4	Colombia

Yugoslavia	13 – 2	Iran
Canada	10 – 3	Colombia

Final ranking

RANK TEAM  Soviet Union  Hungary  Italy 4.  Cuba 5.  Romania 6.  West Germany 7.  Netherlands 8.  United States 9.  Mexico 10.  Spain 11.  Australia 12.  Bulgaria 13.  Yugoslavia 14.  Canada 15.  Iran 16.  Colombia

1975 FINA Men's World Champions  Soviet Union First title

References

• Results
• HistoFINA (Volume II, 1908–2001)

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