Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
# Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The 2004 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining three competing teams at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

## Preliminary round

### GROUP A

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Croatia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 14 | +34 |
| 2. | Germany | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | +21 |
| 3. | Romania | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 18 | +20 |
| 4. | Canada | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 37 | –8 |
| 5. | Poland | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 36 | –21 |
| 6. | Puerto Rico | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 58 | –46 |

* January 25, 2004

| Croatia | 7 – 5 | Romania |
| - | - | - |
| Canada | 8 – 4 | Poland |
| Germany | 13 – 3 | Puerto Rico |

* January 26, 2004

| Romania | 9 – 3 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Croatia | 3 – 2 | Germany |
| Puerto Rico | 5 – 9 | Canada |

* January 27, 2004

| Germany | 2 – 2 | Romania |
| - | - | - |
| Canada | 4 – 12 | Croatia |
| Poland | 4 – 2 | Puerto Rico |

* January 28, 2004

| Germany | 8 – 3 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| Croatia | 8 – 2 | Poland |
| Romania | 14 – 1 | Puerto Rico |

* January 29, 2004

| Canada | 5 – 8 | Romania |
| - | - | - |
| Poland | 2 – 9 | Germany |
| Croatia | 18 – 1 | Puerto Rico |

### GROUP B

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Russia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17 | +28 |
| 2. | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 19 | +18 |
| 3. | Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 25 | +8 |
| 4. | Brazil | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | –3 |
| 5. | Argentina | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 61 | –51 |

* January 25, 2004

| Russia | 11 – 7 | Slovakia |
| - | - | - |
| Brazil | 9 – 2 | Argentina |

* January 26, 2004

| Argentina | 2 – 20 | Slovakia |
| - | - | - |
| Netherlands | 4 – 10 | Russia |

* January 27, 2004

| Slovakia | 7 – 6 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |
| Russia | 7 – 3 | Brazil |

* January 28, 2004

| Argentina | 3 – 15 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |
| Brazil | 0 – 3 | Slovakia |

* January 29, 2004

| Russia | 17 – 3 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| Brazil | 5 – 8 | Netherlands |

## Second round

* January 30, 2004

| Puerto Rico | 5 – 4 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| Romania | 8 – 5 | Slovakia |
| Germany | 6 – 3 | Netherlands |

## Third round

* January 31, 2004

| Canada | 11 – 2 | Puerto Rico |
| - | - | - |
| Brazil | 7 – 5 | Poland |
| Croatia | 12 – 0 | Romania |
| Russia | 8 – 9 | Germany |

## Finals

* February 1, 2004 — Ninth place

| Puerto Rico | 3 – 8 | Poland |
| - | - | - |

* February 1, 2004 — Seventh place

| Canada | 6 – 7 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |

* February 1, 2004 — Fifth place

| Netherlands | 6 – 5 | Slovakia |
| - | - | - |

* February 1, 2004 — Third place

| Romania | 4 – 8 | Russia |
| - | - | - |

* February 1, 2004 — First place

| Croatia | 6 – 1 | Germany |
| - | - | - |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1. | Croatia |
| 2. | Germany |
| 3. | Russia |
| 4. | Romania |
| 5. | Netherlands |
| 6. | Slovakia |
| 7. | Brazil |
| 8. | Canada |
| 9. | Poland |
| 10. | Puerto Rico |
| 11. | Argentina |

* Croatia, Germany and Russia qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player
   * Igor Hinić (CRO)
* Best Goalkeeper
   * André Cordeiro (BRA)
* Best Scorer
   * Cosmin Radu (ROM) — 13 goals
