Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The 1978 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the third edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from August 19 to August 27, 1978 and incorporated in the 1978 World Aquatics Championships, held in Berlin, West Germany.

Teams

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	17	9	+8
2.	Italy	5	3	2	1	0	15	12	+3
3.	Australia	2	3	0	2	0	14	18	-4
4.	Canada	0	3	0	0	3	8	15	-7

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Romania	5	3	2	1	0	17	11	+6
2.	United States	4	3	2	0	1	18	7	+11
3.	Cuba	3	3	1	1	1	9	11	-2
4.	Mexico	0	3	0	0	3	9	24	-15

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	West Germany	6	3	3	0	27	7	+20
2.	Bulgaria	4	3	2	1	12	14	-2
3.	Netherlands	2	3	1	2	14	12	+2
4.	Israel	0	3	0	3	4	24	-20

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	19	10	+9
2.	Yugoslavia	4	3	2	1	18	9	+9
3.	Greece	2	3	1	2	11	22	-11
4.	Spain	0	3	0	3	14	21	-7

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Italy	8	5	3	2	0	26	18	+8
2.	Soviet Union	7	5	3	1	1	24	12	+12
3.	United States	7	5	3	1	1	25	13	+12
4.	Romania	5	5	2	1	2	19	23	-4

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	9	5	4	1	0	36	22	+14
2.	Yugoslavia	8	5	4	0	1	32	15	+17
3.	West Germany	7	5	3	1	1	36	17	+19
4.	Bulgaria	4	5	2	0	3	21	35	-14

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Italy	5	3	2	1	0	15	13	+2
2.	Hungary	4	3	2	0	1	13	11	+2
3.	Yugoslavia	2	3	1	0	2	14	15	-1
4.	Soviet Union	1	3	0	1	2	12	15	-3

1978 FINA Men's World Champions
Italy First title

FINA Water Polo World Championship

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