2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

The 2026 Women's FINA Water Polo World Cup will be the 20th edition of the tournament. It will run from 21 April to 25 July 2026. The super final will be held in Sydney, Australia.

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2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

The 2026 Women's FINA Water Polo World Cup will be the 20th edition of the tournament. It will run from 21 April to 25 July 2026. The super final will be held in Sydney, Australia.

The top three teams will qualify for the 2027 World Aquatics Championships.

Format

2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

There will be two divisions. The top-six teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2 will compete in the super final. A win gives a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalties one and a loss after regular time zero points.

Division 1

2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

Division 1 will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands between 6 and 12 April 2026.

The teams are split into two pools of four teams, with the top two-teams forming a new group, same with the bottom two-teams. The top five teams advance to the super final.

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>PW</th><th>PL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> United States</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Group C</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Hungary</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Japan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Group D</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Spain</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group B

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>PW</th><th>PL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Italy</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Group C</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Greece</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Group D</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Australia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group C

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>PW</th><th>PL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>A1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Super final</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>B1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>A2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>B2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group D

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>PW</th><th>PL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>C1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Super final</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>D1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>C2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>D2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Division 2

2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

Division 2 will be held in Malta between 21 and 26 April 2026.

The teams are sorted in one league phase, playing three games based on ranking. The top 16 teams of the standings will advance to the knockout stage, where the top-two teams will qualify for the super final.

All times are (UTC+2).

League phase

Teams are ranked by points and then strength of schedule before the other tiebreakers are used.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>PW</th><th>PL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> China</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Quarterfinals</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Canada</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Great Britain</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Croatia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> South Africa</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Argentina</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Brazil</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> Singapore</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> Germany</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> Israel</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td> Turkey</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td> Kazakhstan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td> Portugal</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td> Slovakia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>   Neutral Athletes B</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td> Malta</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Bracket

<table><thead><tr><th> </th><th>Quarter-finals</th><th></th><th>Semi-finals</th><th></th><th>Final</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 April</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>25 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 8</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td>26 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 5</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>25 April</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 7</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td>26 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 6</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th> </th><th>5–8th place semifinals</th><th></th><th>Fifth place</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>25 April</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>26 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>25 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seventh place</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>26 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th> </th><th>9–16th place quarterfinals</th><th></th><th>9–12th place semifinals</th><th></th><th>Ninth place</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 April</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>25 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 16</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td>26 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 13</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>25 April</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 15</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td>Eleventh place</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td>26 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seed 14</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th> </th><th>13–16th place semifinals</th><th></th><th>13th place</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>25 April</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>26 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>25 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>15th place</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>26 April</td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Super final

2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

The tournament will take place between 22 and 26 July 2026 in Sydney, Australia.

•  Australia

Bracket

<table><thead><tr><th> </th><th>Quarter-finals</th><th></th><th>Semi-finals</th><th></th><th>Final</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>22 July</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 July</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>22 July</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td>26 July</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>22 July</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 July</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>22 July</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td>26 July</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th> </th><th>5–8th place semifinals</th><th></th><th>Fifth place</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 July</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>26 July</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>24 July</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Seventh place</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>26 July</td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Final standings

2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>