1985 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
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The 1985 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
was the fourth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation
(FINA). The event took place in Duisburg
, West Germany
. The eight participating teams, the first eight of the 1984 Summer Olympics
, played a round robin
to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.
FINA Water Polo World Cup
The FINA Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo competition among the top men's national water polo teams of the members of FINA. It was established in 1979 and was held every two years, but it has been contested every four years since 2002....
was the fourth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation
International Swimming Federation
Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...
(FINA). The event took place in Duisburg
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. The eight participating teams, the first eight of the 1984 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team...
, played a round robin
Round-robin
The term round-robin was originally used to describe a document signed by multiple parties in a circle to make it more difficult to determine the order in which it was signed, thus preventing a ringleader from being identified...
to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.
Results Matrix
| 8 – 8 | 5 – 4 | 7 – 6 | 10 – 3 | 10 – 8 | 5 – 4 | 12 – 7 | ||
| 8 – 8 | 8 – 9 | 7 – 7 | 9 – 7 | 8 – 5 | 8 – 7 | 9 – 4 | ||
| 4 – 5 | 9 – 8 | 11 – 10 | 6 – 7 | 7 – 7 | 10 – 6 | 11 – 5 | ||
| 6 – 7 | 7 – 7 | 10 – 11 | 10 – 7 | 7 – 7 | 6 – 3 | 8 – 7 | ||
| 3 – 10 | 7 – 9 | 7 – 6 | 7 – 10 | 10 – 7 | 6 – 3 | 11 – 5 | ||
| 8 – 10 | 5 – 8 | 7 – 7 | 7 – 7 | 7 – 10 | 6 – 8 | 12 – 11 | ||
| 4 – 5 | 7 – 8 | 6 – 10 | 3 – 6 | 3 – 6 | 8 – 6 | 8 – 8 | ||
| 7 – 12 | 4 – 9 | 5 – 11 | 7 – 8 | 5 – 11 | 11 – 12 | 8 – 8 |
Final standings
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 40 | ||
| 2. | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 47 | ||
| 3. | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 48 | ||
| 4. | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 49 | ||
| 5. | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 50 | ||
| 6. | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 61 | –9 | |
| 7. | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 49 | –10 | |
| 8. | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 71 | –24 |
Final ranking
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