Water polo at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
| 1998 FINA World Championships  Perth, Australia | |||||
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| Diving | |||||
| 1 m | men | women | |||
| 3 m | men | women | |||
| 10 m | men | women | |||
| Open Water | |||||
| 5 km | men | women | |||
| 25 km | men | women | |||
| Team | 5K | 25K | |||
| Swimming | |||||
| Freestyle | |||||
| 50 m | men | women | |||
| 100 m | men | women | |||
| 200 m | men | women | |||
| 400 m | men | women | |||
| 800 m | women | ||||
| 1500 m | men | ||||
| Backstroke | |||||
| 100 m | men | women | |||
| 200 m | men | women | |||
| Breaststroke | |||||
| 100 m | men | women | |||
| 200 m | men | women | |||
| Butterfly | |||||
| 100 m | men | women | |||
| 200 m | men | women | |||
| Individual medley | |||||
| 200 m | men | women | |||
| 400 m | men | women | |||
| Freestyle relay | |||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | women | |||
| Medley relay | |||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | |||
| Synchronised Swimming | |||||
| Solo | women | ||||
| Duet | women | ||||
| Team | women | ||||
| Water Polo | |||||
| Team | men | women | |||
The 1998 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held at the Challenge Stadium from 7 to 18 January 1998 and incorporated in the 1998 World Aquatics Championships, held in Perth, Australia.
Qualification
Teams
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- The majority of water polo players who played under the flag of Yugoslavia were in fact of Croatian nationality.
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Russia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | +26 |
| 2. |  Croatia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 13 | +29 |
| 3. |  Kazakhstan |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 38 | –11 |
| 4. |  New Zealand |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 53 | –44 |
| Kazakhstan |
15 – 6 | New Zealand |
| Russia |
6 – 4 | Croatia |
| Russia |
13 – 8 | Kazakhstan |
| Croatia |
19 – 3 | New Zealand |
| Russia |
19 – 0 | New Zealand |
| Croatia |
19 – 4 | Kazakhstan |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Hungary |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | +20 |
| 2. |  Yugoslavia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 21 | +13 |
| 3. |  Italy |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 23 | +9 |
| 4. |  Iran |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 49 | –42 |
| Italy |
15 – 1 | Iran |
| Hungary |
7 – 5 | Yugoslavia |
| Hungary |
11 – 7 | Italy |
| Yugoslavia |
18 – 4 | Iran |
| Hungary |
16 – 2 | Iran |
| Yugoslavia |
11 – 10 | Italy |
Group C
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Spain |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 |
| 2. |  Greece |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
| 3. |  Brazil |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 22 | –6 |
| 4. |  South Africa |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 32 | –19 |
| Greece |
9 – 5 | Brazil |
| Spain |
13 – 3 | South Africa |
| Spain |
7 – 6 | Greece |
| Brazil |
8 – 4 | South Africa |
| Spain |
9 – 3 | Brazil |
| Greece |
11 – 6 | South Africa |
Group D
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Australia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | +7 |
| 2. |  United States |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 |
| 3. |  Slovakia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 |
| 4. |  Canada |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 29 | –20 |
| Slovakia |
9 – 3 | Canada |
| Australia |
7 – 6 | United States |
| United States |
8 – 5 | Slovakia |
| Australia |
10 – 5 | Canada |
| United States |
10 – 1 | Canada |
| Australia |
9 – 8 | Slovakia |
Second round
Group E
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Hungary |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 35 | +20 |
| 2. | Yugoslavia |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 35 | +12 |
| 3. | Russia |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 40 | +4 |
| 4. | Italy |
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 40 | +7 |
| 5. | Croatia |
4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 34 | +12 |
| 6. | Kazakhstan |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 78 | –55 |
| Croatia |
5 – 6 | Yugoslavia |
| Italy |
8 – 6 | Russia |
| Hungary |
17 – 3 | Kazakhstan |
Group F
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Spain |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 25 | +16 |
| 2. | Australia |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 24 | +10 |
| 3. | United States |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 25 | +8 |
| 4. | Greece |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| 5. | Slovakia |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 49 | –8 |
| 6. | Brazil |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 49 | –26 |
| Spain |
15 – 8 | Slovakia |
| Greece |
3 – 2 | United States |
| Australia |
9 – 2 | Brazil |
Semi finals
- 16 January 1998
| Spain |
5 – 3 | Yugoslavia |
| Hungary |
10 – 5 | Australia |
Finals
- 16 January 1998 — 15th place
| Iran |
6 – 5 | New Zealand |
- 16 January 1998 — 13th place
| Canada |
12 – 7 | South Africa |
- 16 January 1998 — 11th place
| Kazakhstan |
7 – 6 | Brazil |
- 17 January 1998 — 9th place
| Croatia |
12 – 3 | Slovakia |
- 17 January 1998 — 7th place
| United States |
8 – 4 | Greece |
- 18 January 1998 — 5th place
| Italy |
14 – 3 | Russia |
- 18 January 1998 —
Bronze Medal Match
| Yugoslavia |
9 – 5 | Australia |
- 18 January 1998 —
Gold Medal Match
| Spain |
6 – 4 | Hungary |
Final ranking
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Team rosters
Spain
Daniel Ballart, Manuel Estiarte, Pedro Garcia, Salvador Gomez, Miguel Gonzales, Gustavo Marcos, Ruben Michavilla, Ivan Moro, Sergi Pedresol, Ivan Perez, Jesus Rollan, Jordi Sans, Carlos Sanz [1]
References
- ↑ "HistoFINA, Volume III: Medallists & Statistics, Special Water Polo, Before 2008 Season". FINA.org (2007/2008 ed.). 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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