Water polo at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

1991 World Water Polo Championship
6th FINA World Aquatics Championships
Location	Australia
Date(s)	3–13 January
Category	1991 World Aquatics Championships
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The 1991 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the sixth 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 3 to 13 January 1991, and was incorporated into the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia.

Qualification

Squads

First round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L
1.	Italy	6	3	3	0	0
2.	Soviet Union	4	3	2	0	1
3.	Greece	2	3	1	0	2
4.	New Zealand	0	3	0	0	3

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L
1.	Yugoslavia	6	3	3	0	0
2.	Spain	4	3	2	0	1
3.	Romania	2	3	1	0	2
4.	China	0	3	0	0	3

Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	0
2.	Germany	4	3	2	0	1
3.	Cuba	2	3	1	0	2
4.	Egypt	0	3	0	0	3

Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L
1.	United States	6	3	3	0	0
2.	Australia	4	3	2	0	1
3.	France	2	3	1	0	2
4.	Canada	0	3	0	0	3

Second round

Group E

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L
1.	Yugoslavia	4	3	2	0	1
2.	Spain	4	3	2	0	1
3.	Italy	2	3	1	0	2
4.	Soviet Union	2	3	1	0	2

Group F

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L
1.	Hungary	5	3	2	1	0
2.	United States	3	3	1	1	1
3.	Australia	2	3	1	0	2
4.	Germany	2	3	1	0	2

Semi finals

• 12 January 1991

Hungary	8 – 9	Spain
United States	6 – 7	Yugoslavia

Finals

• 13 January 1991 — Bronze Medal Match

Hungary	13 – 12	United States

• 13 January 1991 — Gold Medal Match

Yugoslavia	8 – 7	Spain

Final ranking

RANK TEAM  Yugoslavia  Spain  Hungary 4.  United States 5.  Germany 6.  Italy 7.  Soviet Union 8.  Australia 9.  Romania 10.  Greece 11.  Cuba 12.  France 13.  Canada 14.  China 15.  Egypt 16.  New Zealand

1991 FINA Men's World Champions  Yugoslavia Second title

References

• HistoFINA (Volume VIII, Edition 2004)