2024 World Aquatics Men's U18 Water Polo Championships
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Buenos Aires |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 2–9 July 2024 |
| Teams | 20 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Awards | |
| Best player | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
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]
Hosts selection
On 7 December 2023, Argentina was given the hosting rights.[2]
Teams
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Venue
The venue is the Olympic Park Natatorium in Buenos Aires.
| Buenos Aires | ||
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| Olympic Park Natatorium | ||
| Capacity: Unknown | ||
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Format
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
Division 1
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 8 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 4 | Crossover 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 0 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–4, 3–6, 2–5 | |||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 9 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | Crossover 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 1 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–3, 1–6, 2–2 | |||||
Division 2
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 6 | Crossover 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 2 | Classification round | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 1 |
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 | 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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–5, 5–7, 6–2 PSO: 2–4 | |||||
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 6 | Crossover 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 3 | Classification round | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 47 | −38 | 0 |
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 | 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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 6–4, 5–2 | |||||
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 6 | Crossover 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 3 | Classification round | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 0 |
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 | 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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 5–5, 6–6, 3–8, 4–4 | |||||
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 6 | Crossover 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 3 | Classification round | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 0 |
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 | 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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 6–4, 3–5, 5–2 | |||||
Classification round
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 9 | 13th place match | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 6 | 15th place match | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 3 | 17th place match | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 0 | 19th place match |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–2, 6–3, 2–6 | |||||
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 8 | 13th place match | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 7 | 15th place match | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 3 | 17th place match | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 0 | 19th place match |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–3, 3–5, 1–5 | |||||
Placement matches
Nineteenth place game
| 8 July 2024 09:00 |
Report | Uruguay |
10–22 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–4, 4–6, 0–7 | |||||
Seventeenth place game
| 8 July 2024 10:30 |
Report | South Africa |
8–17 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–6, 2–3, 3–1 | |||||
Fifteenth place game
| 9 July 2024 09:00 |
Report | Japan |
23–25 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 6–6, 6–3, 6–7 PSO: 3–5 | |||||
Thirteenth place game
| 9 July 2024 10:30 |
Report | Canada |
9–16 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 2–5, 2–5 | |||||
Knockout stage
Crossover 1
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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–2, 3–1, 0–6 | |||||
Brackets
Main bracket
| Crossover 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 6 July | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 July | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 July | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 July | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 July | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 July | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 July | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 July | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 July | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 July | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Third place game | |||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 July | 9 July | |||||||||||||
| 24 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Crossover 2
| 6 July 2024 16:00 |
Report | Turkey |
8–11 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 1–6, 3–4, 3–8, 3–6 | |||||
Quarterfinals
| 7 July 2024 16:00 |
Report | Serbia |
17–16 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–4, 2–3, 2–5 | |||||
Semifinals
| 8 July 2024 19:00 |
Report | Serbia |
13–9 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 4–7, 4–7, 3–1, 4–3 | |||||
Third place game
| 9 July 2024 18:00 |
Report | Montenegro |
12–11 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 6–2, 3–3, 1–4 | |||||
Final
| 9 July 2024 19:30 |
Report | Serbia |
10–12 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 4–6, 2–1, 2–2, 2–3 | |||||
5th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 8 July | ||||||
| 18 | ||||||
| 9 July | ||||||
| 16 | ||||||
| 15 | ||||||
| 8 July | ||||||
| 11 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 14 | ||||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 9 July | ||||||
| 13 | ||||||
| 16 | ||||||
5th–8th place semifinals
| 8 July 2024 16:00 |
Report | Spain |
18–16 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 2–6, 4–5, 4–1, 2–2 | |||||
Seventh place game
| 9 July 2024 15:00 |
Report | Croatia |
13–16 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 5–5, 2–4, 4–3, 2–4 | |||||
Fifth place game
| 9 July 2024 16:30 |
Report | Spain |
15–11 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 6–2, 4–4 | |||||
9th place bracket
| 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
| 8 July | ||||||
| 9 (3) | ||||||
| 9 July | ||||||
| 9 (4) | ||||||
| 9 | ||||||
| 8 July | ||||||
| 11 | ||||||
| 9 | ||||||
| 14 | ||||||
| Eleventh place game | ||||||
| 9 July | ||||||
| 16 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
9th–12th place semifinals
| 8 July 2024 12:00 |
Report | Turkey |
12–13 | 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 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–4, 3–3, 0–2 | |||||
Eleventh place game
| 9 July 2024 12:00 |
Report | Turkey |
16–7 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–4, 2–2, 7–1 | |||||
Ninth place game
| 9 July 2024 13:30 |
Report | Australia |
9–11 | Olympic Park Natatorium, Buenos Aires | |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–1, 3–5, 1–2 | |||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | |
| 14 | |
| 15 | |
| 16 | |
| 17 | |
| 18 | |
| 19 | |
| 20 |
References
- ^ a b "World Aquatics Men's U18 Water Polo Championships 2024 - Argentina | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics.
- ^ "World Aquatics Reveals 2024 calendar for Men's and Women's U18 & U16 Water Polo Championships". World Aquatics. December 7, 2023.


