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| 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Duration | 14 November 2017 to 23 June 2018 |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions |  Montenegro (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Hungary |
The 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is the 17th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It will be played between November 2017 and June 2018 and opened to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 18–23 June 2018.[1] The top two teams also automatically qualify for the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships in 2019.
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:
- Match won in normal time – 3 points
- Match won in shootout – 2 points
- Match lost in shootout – 1 point
- Match lost in normal time – 0 points
Preliminary rounds
European Preliminaries
- November 14, 2017 – April 10, 2018
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 9 | Super Final | — | 11–8 | 13–2 | |
| 2 | Serbia
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 9 | 7–4 | — | 12–3 | ||
| 3 | Romania
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 51 | −35 | 0 | 4–12 | 7–14 | — |
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 12 | Super Final | — | 14–4 | 14–8 | |
| 2 | Russia
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4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 5 | 9–17 | — | 16–12 | ||
| 3 | Germany
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4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 1 | 4–13 | 8–8 (3–4) | — |
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 10 | Host Super Final | — | 9–8 | 13–1 | |
| 2 | Spain
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4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 8 | Super Final | 10–10 (5–3) | — | 9–5 | |
| 3 | Netherlands
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 47 | −31 | 0 | 6–13 | 4–12 | — |
Rules for classification: Only goals scored in regular time are counted.
Inter-Continental Cup
- April 3–8, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand
- All times are New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12:00)
