Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification facts for kids
The men's qualification for the Olympic water polo tournament occurred between July 2023 and February 2024, allocating twelve teams for the final tournament. As the host nation, France reserved a direct spot each for the men's team.
The remainder of the total quota was attributed to the eligible NOCs through a tripartite qualification pathway. First, the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for 17 to 29 July in Fukuoka, Japan, produced the winners and runners-up of the men's water polo tournament qualifying for Paris 2024. Five more quota places were awarded to the highest-ranked eligible NOC at each of the continental meets (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) approved by World Aquatics. If any of the continental qualifying tournaments did not occur within the qualifying period, the vacant spot was entitled to the highest-ranked eligible NOC from a respective continent at the succeeding edition of the Worlds.
The last batch of quota places was assigned to the four highest-ranked eligible NOCs at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar to complete the twelve-team field for the Games.
Qualification summary
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
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| Host country | N/A | 1 |  France |
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| 2023 World Aquatics Championships | 17–29 July 2023 |  Fukuoka |
2 |  Hungary |
 Greece |
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| 2022 Asian Games | 2–7 October 2023 |  Hangzhou |
1 | Japan |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 30 October – 4 November 2023 |  Santiago |
1 |  United States |
| 2024 European Championships | 4–16 January 2024 |  Dubrovnik/Zagreb |
1 |  Spain |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships | 5–17 February 2024 |  Doha |
4 | Croatia |
 Italy |
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 Serbia |
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 Montenegro |
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| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa |  South Africa |
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| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Oceania | 1 |  Australia |
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| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation | 1 |  Romania |
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| Total | 12 | |||
2023 World Championships
The winner and the runner-up of the men's water polo tournament at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan obtained a ticket for Paris 2024.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source:
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.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Source:
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.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Source:
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.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Source:
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.
Bracket
| Playoffs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||||||
| Greece |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Montenegro |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia |
12 | |||||||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||||||
| Montenegro |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Greece |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Serbia |
7 | |||||||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||||||
| Italy |
11 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia (PSO) |
11 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Japan |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia |
16 | |||||||||||||
| Greece |
10 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Hungary (PSO) |
10 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| United States |
12 | |||||||||||||
| United States |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||||||
 Canada |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
11 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 25 July | 29 July | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
7 | Serbia |
6 | |||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| France |
6 | Spain |
9 | |||||||||||
| Australia |
8 | |||||||||||||
| France |
11 | |||||||||||||
- 5th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
| Montenegro |
6 | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Italy |
10 | |||||
| Italy |
16 | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
| France |
9 | |||||
| United States |
13 (3) | |||||
| France (PSO) |
13 (5) | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Montenegro |
12 (3) | |||||
| United States (PSO) |
12 (5) | |||||
- 9th place bracket
| 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
| 25 July | ||||||
| Canada |
5 | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
| Croatia |
13 | |||||
| Croatia |
17 | |||||
| 25 July | ||||||
| Australia |
10 | |||||
| Australia |
16 | |||||
| Japan |
15 | |||||
| Eleventh place game | ||||||
| 27 July | ||||||
| Canada |
11 | |||||
| Japan |
23 | |||||
- 13th place bracket
| 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
 Kazakhstan |
12 | |||||
| 25 July | ||||||
| China |
5 | |||||
| Kazakhstan |
7 | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
 Argentina |
11 | |||||
| Argentina |
15 | |||||
| South Africa |
6 | |||||
| 15th place game | ||||||
| 25 July | ||||||
| China |
16 | |||||
| South Africa |
8 | |||||
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Hungary |
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Greece |
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Spain |
| 4 | Serbia |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | United States |
| 8 | Montenegro |
| 9 | Croatia |
| 10 | Australia |
| 11 | Japan |
| 12 | Canada |
| 13 | Argentina |
| 14 | Kazakhstan |
| 15 | China |
| 16 | South Africa |
Continental tournaments
The highest-ranked eligible NOC from each of the five continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) secured a quota place for Paris 2024. If any of the continental qualifying tournaments did not occur within the qualifying period, the vacant spot was entitled to the highest-ranked eligible NOC from a respective continent at the succeeding edition of the Worlds.
Asia
Preliminary round
- Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source:
- Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source:
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 5 October | ||||||||||
 Iran |
13 | |||||||||
| 6 October | ||||||||||
 Singapore |
6 | |||||||||
| Iran |
11 | |||||||||
| 5 October | ||||||||||
| Japan |
18 | |||||||||
 Thailand |
2 | |||||||||
| 7 October | ||||||||||
| Japan |
23 | |||||||||
| Japan |
11 | |||||||||
| 5 October | ||||||||||
| China |
7 | |||||||||
 South Korea |
8 | |||||||||
| 6 October | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan |
15 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan |
13 | |||||||||
| 5 October | ||||||||||
| China (PSO) |
14 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| China |
23 | |||||||||
| 7 October | ||||||||||
 Hong Kong |
3 | |||||||||
| Iran |
9 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan (PSO) |
10 | |||||||||
Final standing
| Rank | Country |
|---|---|
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Japan |
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China |
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Kazakhstan |
| 4 | Iran |
| 5 | Singapore |
| 6 | South Korea |
| 7 | Hong Kong |
| 8 | Thailand |
Europe
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Source: LEN
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.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Source: LEN
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.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Source: LEN
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.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source: LEN
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.
Bracket
| Play-offs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 12 January | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary (PSO) |
10 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 10 January | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia |
10 (4) | |||||||||||||
| France |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 14 January | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia |
14 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia |
11 | |||||||||||||
| 12 January | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||||||||
| Greece |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Greece |
15 | |||||||||||||
| 16 January | ||||||||||||||
 Netherlands |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
11 | |||||||||||||
| 12 January | ||||||||||||||
| Spain |
24 | |||||||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||||||||
| Romania |
7 | |||||||||||||
 Georgia |
11 | |||||||||||||
| 14 January | ||||||||||||||
| Romania |
18 | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Italy |
4 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 12 January | 16 January | |||||||||||||
| Italy |
14 | Hungary |
7 | |||||||||||
| 10 January | ||||||||||||||
| Montenegro |
8 | Italy |
12 | |||||||||||
| Montenegro |
10 | |||||||||||||
 Germany |
5 | |||||||||||||
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Spain |
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Croatia |
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Italy |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Greece |
| 6 | Montenegro |
| 7 | Serbia |
| 8 | Romania |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Georgia |
| 11 | Netherlands |
| 12 | Germany |
| 13 |  Slovakia |
| 14 |  Slovenia |
| 15 |  Malta |
| 16 |  Israel |
Americas
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source:
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.
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source:
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.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 2 November | ||||||||||
 Brazil |
16 | |||||||||
| 3 November | ||||||||||
 Cuba |
6 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
13 | |||||||||
| 2 November | ||||||||||
| Canada |
12 | |||||||||
 Mexico |
5 | |||||||||
| 4 November | ||||||||||
| Canada |
20 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
7 | |||||||||
| 2 November | ||||||||||
| United States |
17 | |||||||||
 Puerto Rico |
9 | |||||||||
| 3 November | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
20 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
7 | |||||||||
| 2 November | ||||||||||
| United States |
22 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| United States |
28 | |||||||||
| 4 November | ||||||||||
| Chile |
2 | |||||||||
| Canada |
10 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
12 | |||||||||
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | ||||||
| 3 November | |||||||
| Cuba |
11 | ||||||
| Mexico |
16 | ||||||
| 4 November | |||||||
| Mexico |
9 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico |
13
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| Seventh place | |||||||
| 3 November | 4 November | ||||||
| Puerto Rico |
16 | Cuba (PSO) |
7 (5) | ||||
| Chile |
6
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Chile |
7 (4) | ||||
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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United States |
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Brazil |
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Argentina |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
| 6 | Mexico |
| 7 | Cuba |
| 8 | Chile |
2024 World Championships
The top four teams, the top African team and the top Oceanian team of the men's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar obtained a ticket for Paris 2024.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source: World Aquatics
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.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source: World Aquatics
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.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Source: World Aquatics
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.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Source: World Aquatics
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.
Bracket
| Playoffs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 13 February | ||||||||||||||
| Spain |
15 | |||||||||||||
| 11 February | ||||||||||||||
| Montenegro |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro |
12 | |||||||||||||
| 15 February | ||||||||||||||
| Romania |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Italy |
8 | |||||||||||||
| 13 February | ||||||||||||||
| Greece |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 11 February | ||||||||||||||
| Italy |
11 | |||||||||||||
| United States |
12 | |||||||||||||
| 17 February | ||||||||||||||
| Italy |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Italy |
11 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Croatia (PSO) |
11 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 13 February | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 11 February | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia |
22 | |||||||||||||
| 15 February | ||||||||||||||
| China |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia |
11 (6) | |||||||||||||
| France |
11 (5) | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 13 February | 17 February | |||||||||||||
| Hungary |
10 | Spain |
14 | |||||||||||
| 11 February | ||||||||||||||
| France |
11 | France |
10 | |||||||||||
| Australia |
8 | |||||||||||||
| France |
11 | |||||||||||||
- 5th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 15 February | ||||||
| Montenegro |
10 (3) | |||||
| 17 February | ||||||
| Greece (PSO) |
10 (4) | |||||
| Greece |
15 | |||||
| 15 February | ||||||
| Serbia |
11 | |||||
| Serbia |
11 | |||||
| Hungary |
10 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 17 February | ||||||
| Montenegro |
14 (2) | |||||
| Hungary (PSO) |
14 (4) | |||||
- 9th place bracket
| 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
| 13 February | ||||||
| China |
7 | |||||
| 15 February | ||||||
| Romania |
9 | |||||
| Romania |
9 | |||||
| 13 February | ||||||
| United States |
13 | |||||
| Australia |
10 | |||||
| United States |
16 | |||||
| Eleventh place game | ||||||
| 15 February | ||||||
| China |
7 | |||||
| Australia |
17 | |||||
- 13th place bracket
| 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
| 11 February | ||||||
| South Africa |
5 | |||||
| 13 February | ||||||
| Brazil |
18 | |||||
| Brazil |
11 | |||||
| 11 February | ||||||
| Japan |
22 | |||||
| Japan |
17 | |||||
| Kazakhstan |
4 | |||||
| 15th place game | ||||||
| 13 February | ||||||
| South Africa |
11 | |||||
| Kazakhstan |
10 | |||||
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Croatia |
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Italy |
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Spain |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Greece |
| 6 | Serbia |
| 7 | Hungary |
| 8 | Montenegro |
| 9 | United States |
| 10 | Romania |
| 11 | Australia |
| 12 | China |
| 13 | Japan |
| 14 | Brazil |
| 15 | South Africa |
| 16 | Kazakhstan |
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