Summary
The 1993 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Athens, Greece.[1] Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.
| 1993 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Super Final | |
Teams edit
Host Greece and the top seven teams from the previous Olympic Games have qualified.
| Teams | Qualified as |
|---|---|
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Host (10th 1992 Olympics Games) |
Seeding edit
Following ranking of the 1992 Olympics Games
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Groups edit
| Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round edit
GROUP A edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Italy
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | +14 | Semi-finals |
| 2. |  United States
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 24 | –4 | Semi-finals |
| 3. |  Cuba
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 21 | –3 | 5th–8th place |
| 4. |  Germany
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 26 | –7 | 5th–8th place |
| Italy
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11 – 5 | Germany
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| United States
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7 – 6 | Cuba
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| Italy
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11 – 6 | United States
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| Germany
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7 – 8 | Cuba
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| Italy
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7 – 4 | Cuba
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| United States
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7 – 7 | Germany
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GROUP B edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Hungary
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | +6 | Semi-finals |
| 2. |  Australia
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | +1 | Semi-finals |
| 3. |  Greece
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | –3 | 5th–8th place |
| 4. |  Russia
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 27 | –4 | 5th–8th place |
| Russia
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8 – 10 | Hungary
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| Australia
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8 – 6 | Greece
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| Russia
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9 – 10 | Australia
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| Hungary
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9 – 7 | Greece
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| Russia
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6 – 7 | Greece
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| Australia
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5 – 7 | Hungary
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