2007 European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2007 Men's European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing 2008 was held in Bratislava, Slovakia from September 2 to September 9, 2007. Croatia, Hungary, Spain and Serbia had already qualified for the Olympics, so they did not participate. Montenegro defeated Romania in the final and so earned a berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics Water Polo Competition.
Preliminary round
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Romania
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12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 39 | +16 |
| 2. |  Russia
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12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 45 | +7 |
| 3. |  Germany
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9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 42 | +19 |
| 4. |  North Macedonia
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6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 53 | –8 |
| 5. |  Slovakia
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6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 44 | –3 |
| 6. |  France
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 68 | –31 |
- September 2, 2007
| Germany
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19 – 5 | France
|
| Romania
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14 – 9 | North Macedonia
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| Russia
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9 – 8 | Slovakia
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- September 3, 2007
| France
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8 – 14 | Russia
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| North Macedonia
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10 – 8 | Slovakia
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| Romania
|
7 – 10 | Germany
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- September 4, 2007
| Russia
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7 – 11 | Romania
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| Germany
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13 – 8 | North Macedonia
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| Slovakia
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10 – 8 | France
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- September 5, 2007
| North Macedonia
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11 – 9 | France
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| Romania
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9 – 6 | Slovakia
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| Germany
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11 – 13 | Russia
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- September 6, 2007
| Romania
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14 – 7 | France
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| Russia
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9 – 7 | North Macedonia
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| Slovakia
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9 – 8 | Germany
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Group B
[edit]| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Montenegro
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12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 22 | +33 |
| 2. |  Greece
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9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 26 | +17 |
| 3. |  Italy
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| 4. |  Slovenia
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3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 47 | –22 |
| 5. |  Netherlands
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0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 49 | –28 |
- September 2, 2007
| Greece
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13 – 4 | Slovenia
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| Italy
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8 – 12 | Montenegro
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- September 3, 2007
| Montenegro
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19 – 4 | Slovenia
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| Italy
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10 – 4 | Netherlands
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- September 4, 2007
| Montenegro
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9 – 5 | Greece
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| Slovenia
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9 – 5 | Netherlands
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- September 5, 2007
| Slovenia
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8 – 10 | Italy
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| Greece
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15 – 7 | Netherlands
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- September 6, 2007
| Netherlands
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5 – 15 | Montenegro
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| Greece
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10 – 6 | Italy
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Finals
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| September 8 | ||||||
| Romania | 14 | |||||
| September 9 | ||||||
| Greece | 13 | |||||
| Romania | 8 | |||||
| September 8 | ||||||
| Montenegro | 9 | |||||
| Montenegro | 12 | |||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| September 9 | ||||||
| Greece | 5 | |||||
| Russia | 7 | |||||
Placement
[edit]5th-8th
[edit]| Placement Round 1 | Fifth Place | |||||
| September 8 | ||||||
| Germany | 11 | |||||
| September 9 | ||||||
| Slovenia | 7 | |||||
| Germany | 6 | |||||
| September 8 | ||||||
| Italy | 11 | |||||
| Italy | 12 | |||||
| North Macedonia | 5 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| September 9 | ||||||
| Slovenia | 8 | |||||
| North Macedonia | 9 | |||||
9th-11th
[edit]| Placement Round 1 | Ninth Place | |||||
| September 9 | ||||||
| September 8 | Slovakia | 10 | ||||
| France | 11 | France | 9 | |||
| Netherlands | 10 | |||||
Final ranking
[edit]| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 1. | Montenegro
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| 2. | Romania
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| 3. | Russia
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| 4. | Greece
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| 5. | Italy
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| 6. | Germany
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| 7. | North Macedonia
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| 8. | Slovenia
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| 9. | Slovakia
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| 10. | France
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| 11. | Netherlands
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- Montenegro qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China; Teams placed from 6th up to 2nd will play in the 2008 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Oradea, Romania