The 2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

FINA Water Polo World League

The FINA Water Polo World League began in 2002 to capitalize on increased worldwide popularity of water polo created by recent Olympic Games, especially in Europe, North America and Australia. Competition between the world’s best male players began on national teams in a season format with a prize...

 was the seventh edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA

Fina

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. After five preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Genova

Génova

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, Italy

Italy

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 from June 16 to June 22, 2008

2008 in sports

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.

Africa

• Held in Casablanca
  Casablanca
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  , Morocco
  Morocco
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  Team	Pts	G	W	L
  1		9	3	3	0
  2		5	3	2	1
  3		4	3	1	2
  4		0	3	0	3

June 6

	17 – 6
	16 – 6

June 7

	1 – 20
	10 – 8 (p Penalty shootout The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal... )

June 8

	15 – 2
	23 – 5

Asia/Oceania

• Held in Tokyo
  Tokyo
  , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
  
  , Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
  

  Team	Pts	G	W	L
  1		24	8	8	0
  2		18	8	6	2
  3		12	8	4	4
  4		5	8	6	2
  5		1	8	0	8

May 26

	9 – 2
	0 – 25
	18 – 3
	5 – 10

May 27

	5 – 13
	18 – 2
	17 – 11
	6 – 9

May 28

	6 – 14
	14 – 7
	16 – 2
	15 – 8

May 29

	11 – 10 (p Penalty shootout The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal... )
	19 – 6
	20 – 1
	7 – 11

May 30

	6 – 13
	14 – 8
	4 – 16
	9 – 4

Europe I

• Held in Budva
  Budva
  Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality...
  
  , Montenegro
  Montenegro
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   and Athens
  Athens
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  , Greece
  Greece
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  Team	Pts	G	W	L
  1		14	6	5	1
  2		12	6	4	2
  3		8	6	3	3
  4		2	6	0	6

• Italy qualified as the hosting nation of the Super Final

May 23

	12 – 4
	9 – 7

May 24

	6 – 9
	14 – 6

May 25

	13 – 7
	13 – 11

May 30

	15 – 14 (p Penalty shootout The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal... )
	11 – 10

May 31

	13 – 5
	11 – 10 (p Penalty shootout The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal... )

June 1

	9 – 13
	10 – 8

Europe II

• Held in Novi Sad
  Novi Sad
  Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
  
  , Serbia
  Serbia
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   and Portugalete
  Portugalete
  Portugalete is a town lying to the west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.The town has 51,066 inhabitants and is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area. It is located at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao, on the left bank...
  
  , Spain
  Spain
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  Team	Pts	G	W	L
  1		18	6	6	0
  2		9	6	3	3
  3		6	6	2	4
  4		3	6	1	5

May 23

	10 – 6
	10 – 6

May 24

	11 – 9
	9 – 6

May 25

	12 – 4
	10 – 12

May 30

	11 – 8
	8 – 13

May 31

	11 – 3
	14 – 8

June 1

	14 – 13
	5 – 11

Group A

Team	Pts	G	W	L
1		10	4	3	1
2		8	4	3	1
3		6	4	2	2
4		6	4	2	2
5		0	4	0	4

June 16

	15 – 7
	14 – 15 (p Penalty shootout The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal... )

June 17

	13 – 9
	8 – 9

June 18

	8 – 6
	15 – 16 (p Penalty shootout The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal... )

June 19

	7 – 13
	4 – 11

June 20

	6 – 7
	8 – 15

Group B

Team	Pts	G	W	L
1		12	4	4	0
2		9	4	3	1
3		6	4	2	2
4		3	4	1	3
5		0	4	0	4

June 16

	21 – 0
	10 – 9

June 17

	2 – 14
	11 – 7

June 18

	6 – 9
	0 – 31

June 19

	4 – 11
	9 – 13

June 20

	11 – 5
	17 – 1

9th place match

June 21

23 – 5

5th-8th places

Medal round

Final ranking

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