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Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification facts for kids

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The women's qualification for the Olympic water polo tournament occurred between July 2023 and February 2024, allocating ten teams for the final tournament. As the host nation, France reserved a direct spot each for the women'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 16 to 28 July in Fukuoka, Japan, produced the winners and runners-up of the women'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 two highest-ranked eligible NOCs at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar to complete the ten-team field for the Games.

Qualification summary

Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified team
Host country N/A 1  France
2023 World Aquatics Championships 16–28 July 2023 Japan Fukuoka 2  Netherlands
 Spain
2023 Oceanian Qualifier Series 11–12 August 2023 New Zealand Auckland 1  Australia
2022 Asian Games 25 September – 1 October 2023 China Hangzhou 1  China
2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023 Chile Santiago 1  United States
2024 European Championships 5–13 January 2024 Netherlands Eindhoven 1  Greece
2024 World Aquatics Championships 4–16 February 2024 Qatar Doha 2  Hungary
 Italy
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa 1  South Africa
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation 1  Canada
Total 10


2023 World Championships

The winner and the runner-up of the women'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
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.

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.

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.

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.

Bracket

 
Playoffs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                           
 
 
 
 
24 July
 
 
 United States 7
 
22 July
 
 Italy 8
 
 Italy 14
 
26 July
 
 New Zealand 7
 
 Italy 8
 
 
 Netherlands 9
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Netherlands 17
 
22 July
 
 Canada 10
 
 South Africa 6
 
28 July
 
 Canada 21
 
 Netherlands (PSO) 12 (5)
 
 
 Spain 12 (4)
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Greece 8
 
22 July
 
 Australia 9
 
 Australia 16
 
26 July
 
 Israel 7
 
 Australia 10
 
 
 Spain 12 Third place
 
 
24 July 28 July
 
 
 Hungary 9  Italy 16
 
22 July
 
 Spain 12  Australia 14
 
 France 9
 
 
 Spain 16
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinals Fifth place game
 
           
 
26 July
 
 
 United States 16
 
28 July
 
 Canada 4
 
 United States (PSO) 11 (4)
 
26 July
 
 Hungary 11 (2)
 
 Greece 9
 
 
 Hungary 10
 
Seventh place game
 
 
28 July
 
 
 Canada (PSO) 10 (4)
 
 
 Greece 10 (2)
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinals Ninth place game
 
           
 
24 July
 
 
 Israel 15
 
26 July
 
 New Zealand 12
 
 Israel 7
 
24 July
 
 France 11
 
 France 20
 
 
 South Africa 6
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
26 July
 
 
 New Zealand 25
 
 
 South Africa 6
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals 13th place game
 
           
 
22 July
 
 
 China 16
 
24 July
 
 Kazakhstan 6
 
 China 18
 
22 July
 
 Japan 10
 
 Argentina 11
 
 
 Japan 21
 
15th place game
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Kazakhstan 10
 
 
 Argentina 8

Final standing

Rank Team
1  Netherlands
2  Spain
3  Italy
4  Australia
5  United States
6  Hungary
7  Canada
8  Greece
9  France
10  Israel
11  New Zealand
12  South Africa
13  China
14  Japan
15  Kazakhstan
16  Argentina

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 would be entitled to the highest-ranked eligible NOC from a respective continent at the succeeding edition of the Worlds.

Oceania

The 2023 Oceanian Qualifier Series was played between 11 and 12 August 2023, in Auckland, New Zealand.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
New Zealand  8–32  Australia 3–17 5–15

Asia

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts
Source:

Europe

Group A

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bracket

 
Play-offs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                           
 
 
 
 
9 January
 
 
 Spain 17
 
8 January
 
 Croatia 6
 
 Croatia 11
 
11 January
 
 Serbia 8
 
 Spain 13
 
 
 Greece 5
 
 
9 January
 
 
 Greece 15
 
8 January
 
 France 7
 
 France 14
 
13 January
 
 Germany 6
 
 Spain 7
 
 
 Netherlands 8
 
 
9 January
 
 
 Netherlands 25
 
8 January
 
 Great Britain 6
 
 Israel 9 (4)
 
11 January
 
 Great Britain (PSO) 9 (5)
 
 Netherlands 7
 
 
 Italy 6 Third place
 
 
9 January 13 January
 
 
 Italy 12  Greece 7
 
8 January
 
 Hungary 11  Italy 6
 
 Hungary 27
 
 
 Czech Republic 4
 

Final standing

Rank Team
1  Netherlands
2  Spain
3  Greece
4  Italy
5  Hungary
6  France
7  Great Britain
8  Croatia
9  Israel
10  Serbia
11  Germany
12  Czech Republic
13  Turkey
14  Romania
15  Slovakia
16  Bulgaria

Americas

Pool A

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.

Pool 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.

Bracket

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
 
                   
 
2 November
 
 
 Argentina 13
 
3 November
 
 Puerto Rico 11
 
 Argentina 1
 
2 November
 
 United States 27
 
 Mexico 1
 
4 November
 
 United States 32
 
 United States 20
 
2 November
 
 Canada 11
 
 Cuba 10
 
3 November
 
 Brazil 12
 
 Brazil 4
 
2 November
 
 Canada 21 Bronze medal match
 
 Canada 33
 
4 November
 
 Chile 2
 
 Argentina 9
 
 
 Brazil 10
 
  5–8th place semifinals Fifth place
3 November
  Puerto Rico  9  
  Mexico  10  
 
4 November
      Mexico  15
    Cuba  11


Seventh place
3 November 4 November
  Cuba  15   Puerto Rico  18
  Chile  13


    Chile  13

Final standing

Rank Team
1  United States
2  Canada
3  Brazil
4  Argentina
5  Mexico
6  Cuba
7  Puerto Rico
8  Chile

2024 World Championships

The top two teams and the top African team of the women'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
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.

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.

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.

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.

Bracket

 
Playoffs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                           
 
 
 
 
12 February
 
 
 United States 10
 
10 February
 
 Australia 9
 
 Australia 20
 
14 February
 
 Great Britain 8
 
 United States 11
 
 
 Spain 9
 
 
12 February
 
 
 Spain 12
 
10 February
 
 Canada 9
 
 New Zealand 12
 
16 February
 
 Canada 14
 
 United States 8
 
 
 Hungary 7
 
 
12 February
 
 
 Hungary (PSO) 8 (5)
 
10 February
 
 Netherlands 8 (4)
 
 Netherlands 16
 
14 February
 
 China 14
 
 Hungary (PSO) 9 (4)
 
 
 Greece 9 (2) Third place
 
 
12 February 16 February
 
 
 Italy 12  Spain 10
 
10 February
 
 Greece 14  Greece 9
 
 Kazakhstan 5
 
 
 Greece 24
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinals Fifth place game
 
           
 
14 February
 
 
 Australia 10
 
16 February
 
 Canada 8
 
 Australia 8
 
14 February
 
 Netherlands 10
 
 Netherlands 10
 
 
 Italy 5
 
Seventh place game
 
 
16 February
 
 
 Canada 12
 
 
 Italy 18
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinals Ninth place game
 
           
 
12 February
 
 
 China 15
 
14 February
 
 Great Britain 10
 
 China 15
 
12 February
 
 New Zealand 16
 
 Kazakhstan 8
 
 
 New Zealand 23
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
14 February
 
 
 Great Britain 8
 
 
 Kazakhstan 6
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals 13th place game
 
           
 
10 February
 
 
 Brazil 8
 
12 February
 
 France 17
 
 France 19
 
10 February
 
 South Africa 8
 
 Singapore 6
 
 
 South Africa 20
 
15th place game
 
 
12 February
 
 
 Brazil 18
 
 
 Singapore 2

Final standing

Rank Team
1  United States
2  Hungary
3  Spain
4  Greece
5  Netherlands
6  Australia
7  Italy
8  Canada
9  New Zealand
10  China
11  Great Britain
12  Kazakhstan
13  France
14  South Africa
15  Brazil
16  Singapore
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