2020 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Netherlands |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–21 February 2021 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
The 2020 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament will take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The top three teams will advance to the Olympics.[1]
The tournament was scheduled to take place in March and then from 31 May to 7 June 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It will take place from 14 to 21 February 2021.[3]
Participants
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Netherlands
|
| 2019 Pan American Games | 4–10 August 2019 |  Peru |
3 |  Canada
|
 Brazil
| ||||
 Argentina | ||||
| 2020 European Championship | 14–26 January 2020 |  Hungary |
9 |  Montenegro
|
 Croatia
| ||||
 Greece
| ||||
 Russia
| ||||
 Germany
| ||||
 Georgia
| ||||
 Romania[4]
| ||||
 Turkey
| ||||
 France
| ||||
| Total | 12 | |||
Draw
The draw took place on 11 February 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland.[5]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Georgia Turkey Canada Brazil Montenegro Greece
|
Croatia Netherlands France Russia Germany Romania1
|
1 Argentina withdrew from the tournament in mid-February. FINA replaced the South-American team with Romania[4]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).[6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Georgia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Greece
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Montenegro
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Turkey
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 14 February 2021. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 14 February 2021 13:00 |
Georgia
|
– | Greece
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 14 February 2021 14:30 |
Canada
|
– | Brazil
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 14 February 2021 17:30 |
Turkey
|
– | Montenegro
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 15 February 2021 16:00 |
Greece
|
– | Brazil
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 15 February 2021 17:30 |
Montenegro
|
– | Canada
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 15 February 2021 20:30 |
Georgia
|
– | Turkey
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 16 February 2021 13:00 |
Brazil
|
– | Montenegro
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 16 February 2021 14:30 |
Turkey
|
– | Greece
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 16 February 2021 16:00 |
Canada
|
– | Georgia
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 17 February 2021 16:00 |
Greece
|
– | Montenegro
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 17 February 2021 17:30 |
Georgia
|
– | Brazil
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 17 February 2021 20:30 |
Turkey
|
– | Canada
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 18 February 2021 13:00 |
Montenegro
|
– | Georgia
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 18 February 2021 14:30 |
Canada
|
– | Greece
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 18 February 2021 16:00 |
Brazil
|
– | Turkey
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | France
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Russia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Germany
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Romania
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 14 February 2021. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 14 February 2021 16:00 |
Netherlands
|
– | Germany
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 14 February 2021 19:00 |
Croatia
|
– | Romania
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 14 February 2021 20:30 |
France
|
– | Russia
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 15 February 2021 13:00 |
Romania
|
– | Russia
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 15 February 2021 14:30 |
Germany
|
– | France
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 15 February 2021 19:00 |
Croatia
|
– | Netherlands
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 16 February 2021 17:30 |
Russia
|
– | Germany
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 16 February 2021 19:00 |
Netherlands
|
– | Romania
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 16 February 2021 20:30 |
France
|
– | Croatia
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 17 February 2021 13:00 |
Romania
|
– | Germany
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 17 February 2021 14:30 |
Croatia
|
– | Russia
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 17 February 2021 19:00 |
Netherlands
|
– | France
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 18 February 2021 17:30 |
France
|
– | Romania
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 18 February 2021 19:00 |
Russia
|
– | Netherlands
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 18 February 2021 20:30 |
Croatia
|
– | Germany
|
Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 February | ||||||||||
| 2A | ||||||||||
| 20 February | ||||||||||
| 3B | ||||||||||
| 19 February | ||||||||||
| 4A | ||||||||||
| 21 February | ||||||||||
| 1B | ||||||||||
| 19 February | ||||||||||
| 3A | ||||||||||
| 20 February | ||||||||||
| 2B | ||||||||||
| 19 February | ||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||
| 1A | ||||||||||
| 21 February | ||||||||||
| 4B | ||||||||||
- Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| 21 February | ||||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 21 February | ||||||
Quarterfinals
| 19 February 2021 14:00 |
1A | – | 4B | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 19 February 2021 16:00 |
2A | – | 3B | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 19 February 2021 18:00 |
3A | – | 2B | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 19 February 2021 20:00 |
4A | – | 1B | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
5–8th place semifinals
| 20 February 2021 14:00 |
LQF1 | – | LQF2 | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 20 February 2021 16:00 |
LQF3 | – | LQF4 | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
Semifinals
| 20 February 2021 18:00 |
WQF1 | – | WQF2 | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
| 20 February 2021 20:00 |
WQF3 | – | WQF4 | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
Seventh place game
| 21 February 2021 12:00 |
LSF1 | – | LSF2 | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
Fifth place game
| 21 February 2021 14:00 |
WSF1 | – | WSF2 | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
Third place game
| 21 February 2021 16:00 |
LSF1 | – | LSF2 | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
Final
| 21 February 2021 18:00 |
WSF1 | – | WSF2 | Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam |
Final ranking
| Qualified for the Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
See also
References
- ^ "Water polo players play the Olympic qualifying tournament in Rotterdam". tellerreport.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PR 16 – First meeting of FINA COVID-19 taskforce". fina.org. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Information bulletin – Rotterdam 2020" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ a b Ivan Curcic (14 February 2020). "Asian Federation decides: Kazakhstan and China go to Tokyo". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Draw for the 2020 WP Olympic qualification tournaments". fina.org. FINA. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Official programme