The 1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

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 twelfth 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 Winnipeg, Canada from May 24 to May 29, 1999. Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships

1998 World Aquatics Championships

The 1998 World Aquatics Championships or the 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia between 8 January and 17 January 1998....

 in Perth, Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 (1998).

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 in Sydney, Australia, where women's water polo made its Olympic debut. Automatically the first ranked teams from Europe

Europe

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 and the Americas

Americas

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 from the 12th FINA Women’s Water Polo World Cup, plus one team from the host country, qualified. The other teams, with the exception of the Australia

Australia

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n team which qualified automatically as the team from the host country, had to qualify at the 2000 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament

2000 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier

The 2000 Women's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament in which three places were available for teams to qualify for the first Olympic women's polo competition.-Teams:GROUP AGROUP BGROUP CGROUP D-GROUP A:*April 22, 2000...

, held from April 22 to April 30 in Palermo, Italy.

GROUP A

10

1

2

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		4	3	1	2	0	17	7
2.		4	3	1	2	0	13	12
3.		3	3	1	1	1	19	17
4.		1	3	0	1	2	9	22	–13

• May 24, 1999

  	1 – 1
  	4 – 7

• May 25, 1999

  	8 – 7
  	1 – 11

• May 26, 1999

  	5 – 5
  	4 – 4

GROUP B

4

7

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	21	17
2.		4	3	2	0	1	29	22
3.		3	3	1	1	1	18	20	–2
4.		0	3	0	0	3	18	27	–9

• May 24, 1999

  	4 – 4
  	12 – 6

• May 25, 1999

  	6 – 8
  	6 – 5

• May 26, 1999

  	8 – 11
  	9 – 7

Semifinals

• May 28, 1999

  	6 – 8
  	9 – 7

	4 – 7
	6 – 3

Finals

• May 29, 1999 — Seventh place

  13 – 4

• May 29, 1999 — Fifth place

  6 – 4

• May 29, 1999 — Bronze Medal

  6 – 5 [aet]

• May 29, 1999 — Gold Medal

  7 – 6

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Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
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*The Netherlands and Canada qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics

Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The water polo competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw Hungary’s return to the gold medal platform and the introduction of the women’s tournament...

 in Sydney, Australia

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player

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• Best Goalkeeper
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RANK	TOPSCORERS	GOALS
1.		10
2.		9
3.		8
4.		6