2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

The 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the third edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round, the Super Final was held in Long Beach, United States.

Preliminary round

Pool winners advanced to the semifinals, while the second and third placed teams in each pool competed in the quarterfinals. The bottom team in each pool was eliminated.

Group A

Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1  Italy 12 10 2 122 84 +38 32
2  Greece 12 7 5 132 107 +25 26
3  Spain 12 7 5 109 93 +16 26
4  Brazil 12 0 12 65 144 –79 12

Group B

Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1  Hungary 12 9 3 128 101 +27 30
2  Serbia and Montenegro 12 8 4 138 108 +30 28
3  United States 12 5 7 113 121 –8 22
4  Australia 12 2 10 99 148 –49 16

Super Final

Quarterfinals

Greece  13–12  United States
Serbia and Montenegro  7–5  Spain

Semifinals

Hungary  10–5  Greece
Serbia and Montenegro  10–7  Italy

Fifth place match

Spain  11-10  United States

Bronze medal match

Greece  12–9  Italy

Gold medal match

Hungary  12–8  Serbia and Montenegro

Final ranking

RANK Team
1st  Hungary
2nd  Serbia and Montenegro
3rd  Greece
4  Italy
5  Spain
6  United States
7  Australia
8  Brazil

 2004 FINA Men's World League 

Hungary
Second title

References

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