Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament explained

Dates:	19 – 27 August
Num Teams:	16
Confederations:	4
Cities:	West Berlin
Count:	1
Matches:	64
Goals:	638
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The 1978 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the third edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 27 August 1978, and was incorporated into the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in West Berlin, West Germany.^[1]

Participating teams

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Groups formed

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

First round

width=10px bgcolor=#aaffaa		Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F)
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Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	17	9	+8
2.		5	3	2	1	0	15	12	+3
3.		2	3	1	0	2	14	18	-4
4.		0	3	0	0	3	8	15	-7

• 19 August 1978

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• 20 August 1978

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• 21 August 1978

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Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	17	11	+6
2.		4	3	2	0	1	18	7	+11
3.		3	3	1	1	1	9	11	-2
4.		0	3	0	0	3	9	24	-15

• 19 August 1978

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• 20 August 1978

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• 21 August 1978

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Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	27	7	+20
2.		4	3	2	0	1	12	14	-2
3.		2	3	1	0	2	14	12	+2
4.		0	3	0	0	3	4	24	-20

• 19 August 1978

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• 20 August 1978

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• 21 August 1978

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Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	19	10	+9
2.		4	3	2	0	1	18	9	+9
3.		2	3	1	0	2	11	22	-11
4.		0	3	0	0	3	14	21	-7

• 19 August 1978

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• 20 August 1978

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• 21 August 1978

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Second round

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Group E

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		8	5	3	2	0	26	18	+8
2.		7	5	3	1	1	24	12	+12
3.		7	5	3	1	1	25	13	+12
4.		5	5	2	1	2	19	23	-4

First round results apply.

• 22 August 1978

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• 23 August 1978

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Group F

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		9	5	4	1	0	36	22	+14
2.		8	5	4	0	1	32	15	+17
3.		7	5	3	1	1	36	17	+19
4.		4	5	2	0	3	21	35	-14

First round results apply.

• 22 August 1978

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• 23 August 1978

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Group G

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	19	8	+11
2.		4	3	2	0	1	15	18	–3
3.		2	3	1	0	2	11	12	–1
4.		0	3	0	0	3	11	18	–7

First round results apply.

• 22 August 1978

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• 23 August 1978

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Group H

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		4	3	2	0	1	24	12	+12
2.		4	3	2	0	1	20	15	+5
3.		4	3	2	0	1	18	13	+5
4.		0	3	0	0	3	6	18	–22

First round results apply.

• 22 August 1978

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• 23 August 1978

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Final round

13th – 16th places (Group K)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
13.		6	3	3	0	0	17	8	+9
14.		4	3	2	0	1	15	10	+5
15.		2	3	1	0	2	18	15	+3
16.		0	3	0	0	3	4	21	–17

• 25 August 1978

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• 26 August 1978

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• 27 August 1978

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9th – 12th places (Group J)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.		6	3	3	0	0	23	15	+8
10.		3	3	1	1	1	21	15	+6
11.		3	3	1	1	1	22	19	+3
12.		0	3	0	0	3	9	26	–17

• 25 August 1978

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• 26 August 1978

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• 27 August 1978

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5th – 8th places (Group I)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
5.		6	3	3	0	0	20	6	+14
6.		4	3	2	0	1	13	10	+3
7.		2	3	1	0	2	23	15	+8
8.		0	3	0	0	3	8	33	–25

• 25 August 1978

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• 26 August 1978

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• 27 August 1978

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1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	15	13	+2
2.		4	3	1	2	0	13	11	+2
3.		2	3	1	0	2	14	15	-1
4.		1	3	0	1	2	12	15	-3

• 25 August 1978

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• 26 August 1978

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• 27 August 1978

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Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
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Team Roster Alberto Alberani, Silvio Baracchini, Romeo Collina, Gianni De Magistris, Massimo Fondelli, Marco Galli, Sante Marsili, Alessandro Ghibellini, Paolo Ragosa, Mario Scotti-Galletta, Rolando Simeoni Head coach: Gianni Lonzi

External links

• 3rd FINA World Championships 1978, West Berlin - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org]
• Men Water Polo 3rd World Championship 1978 West Berlin www.todor66.com
• Results

Notes and References

1. mwch. dmy .
2. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1096/3rd-fina-world-championships-1978/results?disciplines=WP&event=e105ae22-4343-4821-9425-5ca9e8429451 3rd FINA World Championships 1978, West Berlin - Water polo Men