The 1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the eleventh World Cup.[1]
| 1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Duration | 28 September - 03 October |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions |  Hungary |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
The 11th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup were held in Sydney, Australia from September 28 to October 3, 1999.
Teams
editThe top eight teams from the previous World Aquatic Championship have qualified.
| Teams | Qualified as |
|---|---|
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Host (4th 1998 World Championship) |
Seeding
editFollowing ranking of the 1998 World Championship
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Groups
edit| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
editGROUP A
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hungary
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 | Semi-finals |
| 2. | Italy
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 3. |  Yugoslavia
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 20 | –1 | 5th–8th place |
| 4. |  Greece
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 26 | –13 | 5th–8th place |
- Tuesday 28 September 1999
| Italy
|
10 – 8 | Hungary
|
| Yugoslavia
|
8 – 4 | Greece
|
- Wednesday 29 September 1999
| Hungary
|
11 – 3 | Yugoslavia
|
| Italy
|
6 – 5 | Greece
|
- Thursday 30 September 1999
| Yugoslavia
|
8 – 5 | Italy
|
| Hungary
|
12 – 4 | Greece
|
GROUP B
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Russia
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 25 | +1 | Semi-finals |
| 2. |  Spain
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | +1 | Semi-finals |
| 3. |  United States
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 5th–8th place |
| 4. |  Australia (H)
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 22 | –4 | 5th–8th place |
- Tuesday 28 September 1999
| Spain
|
9 – 6 | United States
|
| Russia
|
10 – 9 | Australia
|
- Wednesday 29 September 1999
| Russia
|
9 – 8 | Spain
|
| United States
|
6 – 4 | Australia
|
- Thursday 30 September 1999
| United States
|
8 – 7 | Russia
|
| Spain
|
6 – 5 | Australia
|
5th–8th place semifinals
edit- Saturday 2 October 1999
| Yugoslavia
|
7 – 5 | Australia
|
| United States
|
10 – 4 | Greece
|
Semi-finals
edit- Saturday 2 October 1999
| Hungary
|
8 – 4 | Spain
|
| Italy
|
7 – 5 | Russia
|
Seventh place
edit- Sunday 3 october 1999
| Greece
|
10 – 9 | Australia
|
Fifth place
edit- Sunday 3 october 1999
| Yugoslavia
|
8 – 4 | United States
|
Third place
edit- Sunday 3 october 1999
| Spain
|
9 – 8 | Russia
|
Final
edit- Sunday 3 october 1999
| Hungary
|
5 – 3 | Italy
|
Final ranking
edit
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*Hungary, Italy and Spain qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Croatia also qualified, although the team was not even at the World Cup, having finished ninth at last year's World Swimming Championships in Perth, Australia, missing the eight-team cut-off for the World Cup. But by finishing second at the recent European Championship and the fact that Hungary downed Olympic and World Champion Spain 8-4 in the medal semi-final, Croatia claimed the European continental berth.
Individual awards
edit- Most Valuable Player
- ???
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
- Topscorer
Manuel Estiarte (ESP) – 11 goals
Squads
edit- Péter Biros
- Rajmund Fodor
- Tamás Kásás
- Gergely Kiss
- Zoltán Kósz
- Tamás Marcz
- Tamás Molnár
- Barnabás Steinmetz
- Zoltán Szécsi
- Frank Tóth
- Zsolt Varga
- Attila Vári
- Balázs Vincze
Head coach:
References
edit- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.