Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The 2008 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining four competing teams, out of twelve, to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Eight teams were already qualified, including China as the host country. The tournament was held at the "Ioan Alexandrescu" Pool, newly built in Oradea, Romania from March 2 to March 9, 2008s.
Teams
Preliminary round
GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 36 | +24 |
| 2. |  |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 28 | +29 |
| 3. |  |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 29 | +27 |
| 4. |  |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 41 | +7 |
| 5. |  |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 57 | –29 |
| 6. |  |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 83 | –58 |
- Sunday March 2, 2008
| Brazil |
6 – 15 | |
| Russia |
19 – 4 | |
| Romania |
7 – 6 | |
- Monday March 3, 2008
| Kazakhstan |
6 – 9 | |
| Romania |
11 – 8 | |
| Slovakia |
9 – 11 | |
- Tuesday March 4, 2008
| Kazakhstan |
8 – 18 | |
| Brazil |
4 – 13 | |
| Slovakia |
3 – 12 | |
- Wednesday March 5, 2008
| Slovakia |
18 – 5 | |
| Russia |
11 – 3 | |
| Romania |
7 – 8 | |
- Thursday March 6, 2008
| Brazil |
6 – 12 | |
| Greece |
8 – 6 | |
| Romania |
19 – 2 | |
GROUP B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 18 | +54 |
| 2. |  |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 23 | +48 |
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7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 36 | +22 |
| 4. |  |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 50 | –5 |
| 5. |  |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 72 | –49 |
| 6. |  |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 98 | –70 |
- Sunday March 2, 2008
| Mexico |
9 – 18 | |
| Iran |
2 – 20 | |
| Germany |
11 – 6 | |
- Monday March 3, 2008
| Italy |
14 – 5 | |
| Canada |
15 – 5 | |
| Mexico |
1 – 29 | |
- Tuesday March 4, 2008
| Italy |
7 – 7 | |
| Germany |
9 – 4 | |
| Mexico |
8 – 8 | |
- Wednesday March 5, 2008
| North Macedonia |
7 – 12 | |
| Mexico |
4 – 25 | |
| Germany |
18 – 2 | |
- Thursday March 6, 2008
| Italy |
5 – 5 | |
| Mexico |
6 – 18 | |
| Iran |
6 – 11 | |
Quarter finals
- Friday March 7, 2008
| Kazakhstan |
4 – 6 | |
| Brazil |
8 – 7 | |
- Friday March 7, 2008
| Russia |
10 – 11 | |
| Romania |
8 – 9 | |
Semi finals
- Saturday March 8, 2008 — 7th/10th place
| Slovakia |
18 – 4 | |
| North Macedonia |
10 – 8 | |
- Saturday March 8, 2008 — 1st/4th place
| Greece |
8 – 9 | |
| Germany |
8 – 6 | |
Finals
- Saturday March 8, 2008 — Eleventh place
| Kazakhstan |
9 – 11 | |
- Sunday March 9, 2008 — Ninth place
| Iran |
1 – 10 | |
- Sunday March 9, 2008 — Seventh place
| Slovakia |
9 – 7 | |
- Sunday March 9, 2008 — Fifth place
| Russia |
9 – 10 | |
- Sunday March 9, 2008 — Third place
| Greece |
13 – 4 | |
- Sunday March 9, 2008 — First place
| Italy |
9 – 10 | |
Final ranking
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- Germany, Italy, Greece and Canada qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, joining Australia, China, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Spain, and the United States.
See also
- 2008 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
References
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