Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
The 1978 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the third edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 27 August 1978, and was incorporated into the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in West Berlin, West Germany.[1]
| 1978 World Water Polo Championship | |||
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| 3rd FINA World Aquatics Championships | |||
| Location |  West Germany | ||
| Date(s) | 19–27 August | ||
| Category | 1978 World Aquatics Championships | ||
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Teams
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Squads
First round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Soviet Union |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 |
| 2. |  Italy |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| 3. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 4. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +6 |
| 2. |  United States |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
| 3. |  Cuba |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 4. |  Mexico |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 24 | -15 |
Group C
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | West Germany |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 |
| 2. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
| 3. |  Netherlands |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 |
| 4. |  Israel |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | -20 |
Group D
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Hungary |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 |
| 2. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 |
| 3. |  Greece |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | -11 |
| 4. |  Spain |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
Second round
Group E
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Italy |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
| 2. | Soviet Union |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
| 3. | United States |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
| 4. | Romania |
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
Group F
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Hungary |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 22 | +14 |
| 2. | Yugoslavia |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
| 3. | West Germany |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 17 | +19 |
| 4. | Bulgaria |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 35 | -14 |
Final round
Final standings
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Italy |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
| 2. | Hungary |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 |
| 3. | Yugoslavia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 4. | Soviet Union |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
Final ranking
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Italy
ItalyAlberto Alberani, Silvio Baracchini, Romeo Collina, Gianni De Magistris, Massimo Fondelli, Marco Galli, Sante Marsili, Alessandro Ghibellini, Paolo Ragosa, Mario Scotti-Galletta, Rolando Simeoni [1]
References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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