2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

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
LeagueFINA Water Polo World League
SportWater Polo
FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons

Preliminary round

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Three 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

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RankTeamGWOTWOTLLGFGADiffPoints
1  Australia660007642+3418
2  France630037068+29
3  China620044963–146
4  Japan610056486–223

Group B

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RankTeamGWOTWOTLLGFGADiffPoints
1  United States220002913+166
2  Canada210011821–33
2  Brazil20002821–130

Group C

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RankTeamGWOTWOTLLGFGADiffPoints
1  Serbia and Montenegro640026454+1012
2  Croatia640027457+1712
3  Spain630035669–139
4  Russia610055064–143

Group D

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RankTeamGWOTWOTLLGFGADiffPoints
1  Romania641016457+714
2  Germany640025551+412
3  Greece620135462–87
4  Italy610055558–33

Semifinal round

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Three teams from each pool advanced to the final round. The final round hosts (Greece) were guaranteed qualification.

Group A

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RankTeamGWOTWOTLLGFGADiffPoints
1  United States541006722+4514
2  Australia540105427+2713
3  France53002353509
4  China520032550–256
5  Canada510043549–143
6  Brazil500052457–330

Group B

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RankTeamGWOTWOTLLGFGADiffPoints
1  Serbia and Montenegro550005429+2515
2  Spain540015537+1812
3  Croatia530024735+129
4  Greece520033645–26
5  Germany510043755–183
6  Romania500053361–280

Super Final

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Group round

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The top two teams advanced to the final, while the other four played for bronze.

RankTeamGWOTWOTLLGFGADiffPoints
1  Serbia and Montenegro550006834+3415
2  Spain540015333+2012
3  United States521024146–58
4  Greece520034351–86
5  Australia510134447–34
6  France500053371–380

3rd to 6th place playoffs

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Australia  10–10 (4–3 p.)  United States
Greece  14–7  France

5th place match

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United States  11-4  France

Bronze medal match

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Greece  11–10  Australia

Gold medal match

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Serbia and Montenegro  6–4  Spain

Final ranking

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Awards

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Top Scorer
Frédéric Audon

References

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  1. ^ 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.