The 2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fifth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in Athens, Greece.[1]
| 2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
Preliminary round
editThree teams from each pool advanced to the semifinal round. The semifinal round hosts (Spain and the United States) were guaranteed qualification, as was the Super Final host (Greece).
Group A
edit| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 18 |
| 2 |  France
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 68 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 |  China
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 63 | –14 | 6 |
| 4 |  Japan
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 86 | –22 | 3 |
Group B
edit| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 6 |
| 2 |  Canada
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | –3 | 3 |
| 2 |  Brazil
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | –13 | 0 |
Group C
edit| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Serbia and Montenegro
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 |  Croatia
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 12 |
| 3 |  Spain
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 69 | –13 | 9 |
| 4 |  Russia
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 64 | –14 | 3 |
Group D
edit| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 14 |
| 2 |  Germany
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 |  Greece
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 62 | –8 | 7 |
| 4 |  Italy
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 58 | –3 | 3 |
Semifinal round
editThree teams from each pool advanced to the final round. The final round hosts (Greece) were guaranteed qualification.
Group A
edit| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 22 | +45 | 14 |
| 2 | Australia
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 13 |
| 3 | France
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | China
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 50 | –25 | 6 |
| 5 | Canada
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 49 | –14 | 3 |
| 6 | Brazil
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 57 | –33 | 0 |
Group B
edit| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 15 |
| 2 | Spain
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 12 |
| 3 | Croatia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 9 |
| 4 | Greece
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 45 | –2 | 6 |
| 5 | Germany
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 55 | –18 | 3 |
| 6 | Romania
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 61 | –28 | 0 |
Super Final
editGroup round
editThe top two teams advanced to the final, while the other four played for bronze.
| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 15 |
| 2 | Spain
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 12 |
| 3 | United States
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 46 | –5 | 8 |
| 4 | Greece
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 51 | –8 | 6 |
| 5 | Australia
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 47 | –3 | 4 |
| 6 | France
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 71 | –38 | 0 |
3rd to 6th place playoffs
edit| Australia
|
10–10 (4–3 p.) | United States
|
| Greece
|
14–7 | France
|
5th place match
edit| United States
|
11-4 | France
|
Bronze medal match
edit| Greece
|
11–10 | Australia
|
Gold medal match
edit| Serbia and Montenegro
|
6–4 | Spain
|
Final ranking
edit
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Awards
edit| Top Scorer |
|---|
| Frédéric Audon
|
References
edit- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.