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2024 World Aquatics Men's U18 Water Polo Championships

For the women's tournament, see 2024 World Aquatics Women's U18 Water Polo Championships.

The 2024 World Aquatics Men's U18 Water Polo Championships was the 6th edition of the men's U18 Water Polo Championship. The tournament was played in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 2 to 9 July 2024.[1] Hungary were the defending champions. Hungary won their third title after beating Serbia in the final.[1]

2024 World Aquatics Men's U18 Water Polo Championships
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
CityBuenos Aires
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates2–9 July 2024
Teams20 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Hungary (3rd title)
Runner-up Serbia
Third place Montenegro
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Top scorer(s)Turkey Efe Naipoglu (27 goals)
Best playerSerbia Strahinja Krstic
Best goalkeeperHungary David Szitas
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Hosts selection

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On 7 December 2023, Argentina was given the hosting rights.[2]

Teams

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Venue

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The venue is the Olympic Park Natatorium in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires
Olympic Park Natatorium
Capacity: Unknown
 

Format

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The 20 teams were divided into two divisions. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other twelve teams Division 2. Division 1 were split into two groups of four teams while Division 2 was split into four groups of three. The top two teams from each group of Division 1 advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the other two teams from each group played against one of the group winners from each group in Division 2 in the crossover round. Starting with quarterfinals onward, the regular knock-out system was used.

Group stage

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Division 1

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Serbia 3 2 1 0 0 46 38 +8 8 Quarterfinals
2   Hungary 3 2 0 0 1 41 35 +6 6
3   Montenegro 3 1 0 1 1 35 34 +1 4 Crossover 2
4   United States 3 0 0 0 3 37 52 −15 0
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
2 July 2024
13:30 		Report United States   11–13   Montenegro Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–4, 4–2, 2–2
2 July 2024
19:00 		Report Serbia   13–12   Hungary Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 4–2, 4–5
3 July 2024
17:30 		Report United States   13–20   Serbia Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–6, 5–6, 4–4, 1–4
3 July 2024
20:30 		Report Montenegro   9–10   Hungary Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 3–3, 1–3
4 July 2024
16:00 		Report Serbia   18–16   Montenegro Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–4, 5–5, 3–3  PSO: 5–3
4 July 2024
19:00 		Report United States   13–19   Hungary Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–4, 3–6, 2–5

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 3 0 0 0 31 25 +6 9 Quarterfinals
2   Croatia 3 1 1 0 1 34 36 −2 5
3   Greece 3 1 0 0 2 33 33 0 3 Crossover 2
4   Spain 3 0 0 1 2 31 35 −4 1
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
2 July 2024
17:30 		Report Greece   13–10   Spain Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–3, 3–3, 3–4
2 July 2024
20:30 		Report Italy   12–8   Croatia Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–1, 3–3, 5–2
3 July 2024
16:00 		Report Greece   9–10   Italy Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–1, 3–2, 3–3
3 July 2024
19:00 		Report Spain   23–24   Croatia Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–3, 0–4, 3–5  PSO: 10–11
4 July 2024
17:30 		Report Italy   9–8   Spain Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–2, 3–3, 2–1
4 July 2024
20:30 		Report Greece   11–13   Croatia Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–3, 1–6, 2–2

Division 2

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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Turkey 2 2 0 0 0 38 20 +18 6 Crossover 1
2   Canada 2 0 1 0 1 29 36 −7 2 Classification round
3   China 2 0 0 1 1 23 34 −11 1
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
2 July 2024
09:00 		Report China   7–18   Turkey Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–5, 3–5, 1–5
3 July 2024
12:00 		Report Canada   13–20   Turkey Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–5, 4–5, 3–5
4 July 2024
12:00 		Report China   18–20   Canada Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–5, 5–7, 6–2  PSO: 2–4

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 2 2 0 0 0 38 13 +25 6 Crossover 1
2   Argentina (H) 2 1 0 0 1 33 20 +13 3 Classification round
3   Uruguay 2 0 0 0 2 9 47 −38 0
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
2 July 2024
16:00 		Report Argentina   25–4   Uruguay Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 7–1, 5–1, 7–2, 6–0
3 July 2024
13:30 		Report Brazil   22–5   Uruguay Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 5–1, 5–0, 8–1, 4–3
4 July 2024
13:30 		Report Brazil   16–8   Argentina Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 6–4, 5–2

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 2 2 0 0 0 35 25 +10 6 Crossover 1
2   Japan 2 1 0 0 1 41 42 −1 3 Classification round
3   Colombia 2 0 0 0 2 26 35 −9 0
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
2 July 2024
10:30 		Report Japan   23–19   Colombia Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 8–4, 6–5, 4–5, 5–5
3 July 2024
09:00 		Report New Zealand   12–7   Colombia Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–1, 3–2, 2–1
4 July 2024
09:00 		Report Japan   18–23   New Zealand Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 5–5, 6–6, 3–8, 4–4

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 2 2 0 0 0 34 26 +8 6 Crossover 1
2   Kazakhstan 2 1 0 0 1 23 22 +1 3 Classification round
3   South Africa 2 0 0 0 2 21 30 −9 0
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
2 July 2024
12:00 		Report Australia   14–13   Kazakhstan Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–3, 2–1, 5–5
3 July 2024
10:30 		Report South Africa   8–10   Kazakhstan Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–3, 2–4, 3–1
4 July 2024
10:30 		Report Australia   20–13   South Africa Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 6–2, 6–4, 3–5, 5–2

Classification round

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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 3 3 0 0 0 58 42 +16 9 13th place match
2   Japan 3 2 0 0 1 56 50 +6 6 15th place match
3   South Africa 3 1 0 0 2 48 46 +2 3 17th place match
4   Uruguay 3 0 0 0 3 32 56 −24 0 19th place match
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
5 July 2024
10:30 		Report Canada   23–13   Uruguay Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 6–4, 7–5, 3–1, 7–3
5 July 2024
12:00 		Report Japan   23–19   South Africa Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 8–3, 3–4, 5–8, 7–4
6 July 2024
09:00 		Report Japan   16–17   Canada Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–3, 5–6, 4–4
6 July 2024
10:30 		Report South Africa   16–5   Uruguay Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–0, 5–2, 2–1
7 July 2024
09:00 		Report Canada   18–13   South Africa Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 6–1, 3–4, 5–5, 4–3
7 July 2024
10:30 		Report Japan   17–14   Uruguay Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–2, 6–3, 2–6

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina (H) 3 2 1 0 0 40 33 +7 8 13th place match
2   Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 0 39 25 +14 7 15th place match
3   China 3 1 0 0 2 32 38 −6 3 17th place match
4   Colombia 3 0 0 0 3 25 40 −15 0 19th place match
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
5 July 2024
13:30 		Report China   13–14   Argentina Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–5, 5–5, 2–2
5 July 2024
15:00 		Report Colombia   6–14   Kazakhstan Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–2, 2–3, 2–5
6 July 2024
12:00 		Report Colombia   9–10   China Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–2, 3–3, 5–2
6 July 2024
13:30 		Report Kazakhstan   14–15   Argentina Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 3–2, 2–2  PSO: 4–5
7 July 2024
12:00 		Report China   9–15   Kazakhstan Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–3, 2–5, 2–5
7 July 2024
13:30 		Report Colombia   10–16   Argentina Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–3, 3–5, 1–5

Placement matches

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Nineteenth place game

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8 July 2024
09:00 		Report Uruguay   10–22   Colombia Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–4, 4–6, 0–7

Seventeenth place game

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8 July 2024
10:30 		Report South Africa   8–17   China Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–6, 2–3, 3–1

Fifteenth place game

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9 July 2024
09:00 		Report Japan   23–25   Kazakhstan Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–4, 6–6, 6–3, 6–7  PSO: 3–5

Thirteenth place game

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9 July 2024
10:30 		Report Canada   9–16   Argentina Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 2–5, 2–5

Knockout stage

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Crossover 1

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The four advancing teams from Division 2 played each in a crossover match. The winners of both ties play a fourth place team while the losers play a team that placed third.

5 July 2024
16:30 		Report Brazil   15–13   Turkey Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 2–2, 5–5  PSO: 4–2
5 July 2024
18:00 		Report New Zealand   5–12   Australia Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–2, 3–1, 0–6

Brackets

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Main bracket

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Crossover 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
6 July
 
 
  Australia10
 
7 July
 
  Spain24
 
  Serbia17
 
 
  Spain16
 
 
8 July
 
 
  Serbia13
 
6 July
 
  Montenegro9
 
  Turkey8
 
7 July
 
  Montenegro11
 
  Croatia9
 
 
  Montenegro14
 
 
9 July
 
 
  Montenegro12
 
6 July
 
  Italy11
 
  Brazil9
 
7 July
 
  United States13
 
  Italy14
 
 
  United States10
 
 
8 July
 
 
  Italy15
 
6 July
 
  Hungary18 Third place game
 
  New Zealand9
 
7 July9 July
 
  Greece24
 
  Hungary13  Serbia10
 
 
  Greece12   Hungary12
 
 
 
 

Crossover 2

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6 July 2024
16:00 		Report Turkey   8–11   Montenegro Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 1–3, 2–3
6 July 2024
17:30 		Report New Zealand   9–24   Greece Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–6, 1–5, 4–9
6 July 2024
19:00 		Report Brazil   9–13   United States Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–2, 2–5, 1–3
6 July 2024
20:30 		Report Australia   10–24   Spain Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 1–6, 3–4, 3–8, 3–6

Quarterfinals

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7 July 2024
16:00 		Report Serbia   17–16   Spain Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–4, 6–1, 3–4, 4–7
7 July 2024
17:30 		Report Italy   14–10   United States Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–2, 4–0, 4–5
7 July 2024
19:00 		Report Hungary   13–12   Greece Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–5, 4–2, 4–2, 2–3
7 July 2024
20:30 		Report Croatia   9–14   Montenegro Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–4, 2–3, 2–5

Semifinals

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8 July 2024
19:00 		Report Serbia   13–9   Montenegro Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 6–0, 2–2, 1–3, 4–4
8 July 2024
20:30 		Report Italy   15–18   Hungary Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–7, 4–7, 3–1, 4–3

Third place game

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9 July 2024
18:00 		Report Montenegro   12–11   Italy Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–2, 6–2, 3–3, 1–4

Final

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9 July 2024
19:30 		Report Serbia   10–12   Hungary Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–6, 2–1, 2–2, 2–3

5th place bracket

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5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
8 July
 
 
  Spain18
 
9 July
 
  Croatia16
 
  Spain15
 
8 July
 
  Greece11
 
  United States12
 
 
  Greece14
 
Seventh place game
 
 
9 July
 
 
  Croatia13
 
 
  United States16

5th–8th place semifinals

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8 July 2024
16:00 		Report Spain   18–16   Croatia Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 6–4, 6–2, 3–4, 3–6
8 July 2024
17:30 		Report United States   12–14   Greece Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–6, 4–5, 4–1, 2–2

Seventh place game

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9 July 2024
15:00 		Report Croatia   13–16   United States Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 5–5, 2–4, 4–3, 2–4

Fifth place game

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9 July 2024
16:30 		Report Spain   15–11   Greece Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 6–2, 4–4

9th place bracket

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9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
8 July
 
 
  Turkey9 (3)
 
9 July
 
  Australia (PSO)9 (4)
 
  Australia9
 
8 July
 
  Brazil11
 
  New Zealand9
 
 
  Brazil14
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
9 July
 
 
  Turkey16
 
 
  New Zealand7

9th–12th place semifinals

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8 July 2024
12:00 		Report Turkey   12–13   Australia Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 3–3, 2–2  PSO: 3–4
8 July 2024
13:30 		Report New Zealand   9–14   Brazil Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–4, 3–3, 0–2

Eleventh place game

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9 July 2024
12:00 		Report Turkey   16–7   New Zealand Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–4, 2–2, 7–1

Ninth place game

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9 July 2024
13:30 		Report Australia   9–11   Brazil Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–1, 3–5, 1–2

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Hungary
    Serbia
    Montenegro
4   Italy
5   Spain
6   Greece
7   United States
8   Croatia
9   Brazil
10   Australia
11   Turkey
12   New Zealand
13   Argentina
14   Canada
15   Kazakhstan
16   Japan
17   China
18   South Africa
19   Colombia
20   Uruguay

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Aquatics Men's U18 Water Polo Championships 2024 - Argentina | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics.
  2. ^ "World Aquatics Reveals 2024 calendar for Men's and Women's U18 & U16 Water Polo Championships". World Aquatics. December 7, 2023.
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