1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup explained

1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
League:	FINA Water Polo World Cup
Sport:	Water polo
Duration:	27 april - 01 may
Playoffs:	Super Final
Seasonslist:	FINA Water Polo World Cup
Seasonslistnames:	FINA Water Polo World Cup
Prevseason Link:	1995 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Prevseason Year:	1995
Nextseason Link:	1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Nextseason Year:	1999

The 1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the tenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Athens, Greece.^[1] Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.

Teams

The top eight teams from the previous Olympic Games have qualified.

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	Host (6th 1996 Olympics Games) 1st 1996 Olympics Games 2nd 1996 Olympics Games 3rd 1996 Olympics Games 4th 1996 Olympics Games 5th 1996 Olympics Games 7th 1996 Olympics Games 8th 1996 Olympics Games

Seeding

Following ranking of the 1996 Olympics Games

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(1) (2)	(3) (4)	(5) (6) (H)	(7) (8)

Groups

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	(H)

Preliminary round

GROUP A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff	Qualification
1.		5	3	2	1	0	24	14	+10	Semi-finals
2.		3	3	1	1	1	20	17	+3	Semi-finals
3.		2	3	1	0	2	16	24	- 8	5th–8th place
4.		2	3	1	0	2	17	22	- 5	5th–8th place

• Tuesday 27 May 1997

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	11  - 6
	9  - 7

• Wednesday 28 May 1997

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	10  - 5
	10  - 5

• Thursday 29 May 1997

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	5  - 3
	3  - 3

GROUP B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff	Qualification
1.		5	3	2	1	0	25	21	+4	Semi-finals
2.		5	3	2	1	0	21	18	+3	Semi-finals
3.		1	3	0	1	2	18	21	- 3	5th–8th place
4.		1	3	0	1	2	21	25	- 4	5th–8th place

• Tuesday 27 May 1997

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	10  - 7
	6  - 4

• Wednesday 28 May 1997

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	7  - 6
	7  - 6

• Thursday 29 May 1997

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	8  - 8
	8  - 8

5th–8th place semifinals

• Saturday 31 May 1997

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	9  - 10
	10  - 9

Semi-finals

• Saturday 31 May 1997

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	4  - 8
	9  - 8

Seventh place

• Sunday 1 june 1997

Fifth place

• Sunday 1 june 1997

Third place

• Sunday 1 june 1997

FINAL

• Sunday 1 june 1997

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
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Notes and References

1. mwcp. dmy .