The FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo tournament, organized by FINA and featuring eight (8) men's national teams.[1] It was established in 1979, and is currently held every four years, in the even-year between Olympics.[2]
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| FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup |
| Year |
Host |
Winner |
Runner-up |
3rd Place |
| 1979 |
Belgrade & Rijeka, Yugoslavia |

Hungary |

United States |

Yugoslavia |
| 1981 |
Long Beach, USA |

Soviet Union |

Yugoslavia |

Cuba |
| 1983 |
Malibu, USA |

Soviet Union |

West Germany |

Italy |
| 1985 |
Duisburg, West Germany |

West Germany |

United States |

Spain |
| 1987 |
Thessaloniki, Greece |

Yugoslavia |

Soviet Union |

West Germany |
| 1989 |
West Berlin, West Germany |

Yugoslavia |

Italy |

Hungary |
| 1991 |
Barcelona, Spain |

United States |

Yugoslavia |

Spain |
| 1993 |
Athens, Greece |

Italy |

Hungary |

Australia |
| 1995 |
Atlanta, USA |

Hungary |

Italy |

Russia |
| 1997 |
Athens, Greece |

United States |

Greece |

Hungary |
| 1999 |
Sydney, Australia |

Hungary |

Italy |

Spain |
| 2002 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |

Russia |

Hungary |

Yugoslavia |
| 2006 |
Budapest, Hungary |

Serbia and Montenegro |

Hungary |

Spain |
| 2010 |
Oradea, Romania |

Serbia |

Croatia |

Spain |
Ranking [edit]
* Serbia includes matches played as Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.
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