2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
# 2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

The 2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the seventh edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After five preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Genoa, Italy from June 16 to June 22, 2008.

## Preliminary round

### Africa

* Held in Casablanca, Morocco

| | Team | Pts | G | W | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Egypt | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Algeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Morocco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

June 6

| Morocco | 17 – 6 | Tunisia |
| - | - | - |
| Egypt | 16 – 6 | Algeria |

June 7

| Tunisia | 1 – 20 | Egypt |
| - | - | - |
| Algeria | 10 – 8 (p) | Morocco |

June 8

| Algeria | 15 – 2 | Tunisia |
| - | - | - |
| Egypt | 23 – 5 | Morocco |

### Americas

Canada and United States qualified without qualification tournament.

### Asia/Oceania

* Held in Tokyo, Japan

| | Team | Pts | G | W | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | China | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Iran | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |

May 26

| Japan | 9 – 2 | Iran |
| - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 0 – 25 | Australia |
| China | 18 – 3 | Iran |
| Japan | 5 – 10 | Australia |

May 27

| New Zealand | 5 – 13 | China |
| - | - | - |
| Australia | 18 – 2 | Iran |
| New Zealand | 17 – 11 | Iran |
| Japan | 6 – 9 | China |

May 28

| China | 6 – 14 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| Japan | 14 – 7 | New Zealand |
| China | 16 – 2 | Iran |
| Japan | 15 – 8 | New Zealand |

May 29

| New Zealand | 11 – 10 (p) | Iran |
| - | - | - |
| Australia | 19 – 6 | China |
| Australia | 20 – 1 | Iran |
| Japan | 7 – 11 | China |

May 30

| Japan | 6 – 13 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| China | 14 – 8 | New Zealand |
| New Zealand | 4 – 16 | Australia |
| Japan | 9 – 4 | Iran |

### Europe I

* Held in Budva, Montenegro and Athens, Greece.

| | Team | Pts | G | W | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Montenegro | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Greece | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Croatia | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |

* Italy qualified as the hosting nation of the Super Final

May 23

| Croatia | 12 – 4 | Greece |
| - | - | - |
| Montenegro | 9 – 7 | Italy |

May 24

| Italy | 6 – 9 | Croatia |
| - | - | - |
| Montenegro | 14 – 6 | Greece |

May 25

| Greece | 13 – 7 | Italy |
| - | - | - |
| Montenegro | 13 – 11 | Croatia |

May 30

| Croatia | 15 – 14 (p) | Italy |
| - | - | - |
| Greece | 11 – 10 | Montenegro |

May 31

| Greece | 13 – 5 | Croatia |
| - | - | - |
| Montenegro | 11 – 10 (p) | Italy |

June 1

| Croatia | 9 – 13 | Montenegro |
| - | - | - |
| Greece | 10 – 8 | Italy |

### Europe II

* Held in Novi Sad, Serbia and Portugalete, Spain.

| | Team | Pts | G | W | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serbia | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Spain | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 |

May 23

| Serbia | 10 – 6 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| Romania | 10 – 6 | Russia |

May 24

| Serbia | 11 – 9 | Romania |
| - | - | - |
| Russia | 9 – 6 | Spain |

May 25

| Serbia | 12 – 4 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| Romania | 10 – 12 | Spain |

May 30

| Spain | 11 – 8 | Romania |
| - | - | - |
| Russia | 8 – 13 | Serbia |

May 31

| Serbia | 11 – 3 | Romania |
| - | - | - |
| Spain | 14 – 8 | Russia |

June 1

| Russia | 14 – 13 | Romania |
| - | - | - |
| Spain | 5 – 11 | Serbia |

## Super Final

* Held in Genova, Italy

### Group A

| | Team | Pts | G | W | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Montenegro | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Spain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |

June 16

| Montenegro | 15 – 7 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| United States | 14 – 15 (p) | Italy |

June 17

| United States | 13 – 9 | China |
| - | - | - |
| Italy | 8 – 9 | Spain |

June 18

| Spain | 8 – 6 | China |
| - | - | - |
| Italy | 15 – 16 (p) | Montenegro |

June 19

| China | 7 – 13 | Montenegro |
| - | - | - |
| Spain | 4 – 11 | United States |

June 20

| Montenegro | 6 – 7 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| China | 8 – 15 | Italy |

### Group B

| | Team | Pts | G | W | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serbia | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Canada | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Egypt | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |

June 16

| Australia | 21 – 0 | Egypt |
| - | - | - |
| Serbia | 10 – 9 | Greece |

June 17

| Egypt | 2 – 14 | Greece |
| - | - | - |
| Australia | 11 – 7 | Canada |

June 18

| Greece | 6 – 9 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| Egypt | 0 – 31 | Serbia |

June 19

| Canada | 4 – 11 | Serbia |
| - | - | - |
| Greece | 9 – 13 | Australia |

June 20

| Serbia | 11 – 5 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| Canada | 17 – 1 | Egypt |

### 9th place match

June 21

| China | 23 – 5 | Egypt |
| - | - | - |

### 5th-8th places

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| June 21 | June 21 |
| Canada | 10 |
| Canada | 10 | June 22 | June 22 |
| Italy | 8 | June 22 | June 22 |
| Italy | 8 | Canada | 9 |
| June 21 | June 21 | | Canada | 9 |
| June 21 | June 21 | Spain | 10 |
| Spain | 11 | Spain | 10 |
| Greece | 10 | | |
| Greece | 10 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | June 22 | June 22 |
| | | Italy | 11 |
| | | Greece | 7 |

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| June 21 | June 21 |
| Serbia | 13 |
| Serbia | 13 | June 22 | June 22 |
| Montenegro | 3 | June 22 | June 22 |
| Montenegro | 3 | Serbia | 7 |
| June 21 | June 21 | | Serbia | 7 |
| June 21 | June 21 | United States | 3 |
| United States | 11 | United States | 3 |
| Australia | 10 | | |
| Australia | 10 | Bronze-final | Bronze-final |
| | | June 22 | June 22 |
| | | Montenegro | 7 |
| | | Australia | 8 |

## Final ranking

| RANK | TEAM |
| - | - |
| | Serbia |
| | United States |
| | Australia |
| 4. | Montenegro |
| 5. | Spain |
| 6. | Canada |
| 7. | Italy |
| 8. | Greece |
| 9. | China |
| 10. | Egypt |

* 2008 FINA Men's World League
* Serbia Fourth title

### Awards

* Top Scorer
* Aleksandar Šapić
