2005 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship Qualifier explained

The 2005 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship Qualifier was a tournament to decide the remaining three competing nations from Europe for the eleventh edition of FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship, held in Montreal, Canada later that year. The event was staged in Imperia, Italy from January 4 to January 9, 2005.

Teams

GROUP A

• Belarus

GROUP B

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	39	20	+19
2.		4	3	2	0	1	30	21	+9
3.		2	3	1	0	2	27	26	+1
4.	Belarus	0	3	0	0	3	11	40	- 29

• Tuesday January 4, 2005

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	15  - 3	Belarus
	10  - 5

• Wednesday January 5, 2005

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	13  - 8
	11  - 5	Belarus

• Thursday January 6, 2005

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	11  - 9
	14  - 3	Belarus

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	32	16	+16
2.		4	3	2	0	1	27	29	- 2
3.		2	3	1	0	2	20	21	- 1
4.		0	3	0	0	3	20	33	- 13

• Tuesday January 4, 2005

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	11  - 9
	7  - 3

• Wednesday January 5, 2005

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	14  - 7
	9  - 10

• Thursday January 6, 2005

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	11  - 6
	8  - 4

Quarterfinals

• Friday January 7, 2005

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	5  - 7
	5  - 8

Semifinals

• Saturday January 8, 2005

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	11  - 6
	9  - 7

Finals

• Friday January 7, 2005 - 7th place

• Saturday January 8, 2005 - 5th place

• Sunday January 9, 2005 - 3rd place

• Sunday January 9, 2005 - 1st place

Final ranking

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Croatia, Italy and Romania qualified for the FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship, held in Montréal, Canada, joining Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, and the United States.

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player
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• Best Goalkeeper
  • ???
• Topscorer
  • ???

References

• Results