1982_FINA_Men's_World_Water_Polo_Championship

Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Venue(s)	Ecuador (in Guayaquil host cities)
Dates	20 July – 8 August
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	West Germany
Fourth place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	981 (17.52 per match)
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Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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The 1982 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 29 July to 8 August 1982, and was incorporated into the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.^[1]

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	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	West Germany	6	3	3	0	33	19	+14
2.	Spain	4	3	2	1	36	18	+18
3.	Italy	2	3	1	2	36	23	+13
4.	New Zealand	0	3	0	3	12	57	–45


West Germany	9 – 8	Italy
Spain	21 – 2	New Zealand


West Germany	8 – 6	Spain
Italy	20 – 5	New Zealand


West Germany	16 – 5	New Zealand
Spain	9 – 8	Italy

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	6	3	3	0	35	14	+21
2.	United States	4	3	2	1	36	15	+21
3.	Australia	2	3	1	2	36	20	+16
4.	Egypt	0	3	0	3	5	63	–58

Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

	Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F)
	Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H)


United States	24 – 2	Egypt
Soviet Union	11 – 8	Australia


Soviet Union	8 – 5	United States
Australia	23 – 2	Egypt


Soviet Union	16 – 1	Egypt
United States	7 – 5	Australia

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	38	19	+19
2.	Cuba	4	3	2	1	28	23	+5
3.	China	2	3	1	2	26	35	–9
4.	Greece	0	3	0	3	20	35	–15

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Yugoslavia	6	3	3	0	33	26	+7
2.	Netherlands	4	3	2	1	26	17	+9
3.	France	2	3	1	2	26	36	–10
4.	Canada	0	3	0	3	27	33	–6

	Qualified for places 1–4 in a round robin group. (Group L)
	Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I)
	Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J)
	Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K)


West Germany	8 – 7	United States
Soviet Union	8 – 7	Spain


United States	9 – 5	Spain
Soviet Union	11 – 8	West Germany


West Germany	5 – 3	Netherlands
Soviet Union	7 – 7	Hungary


Canada	12 – 9	China
Greece	9 – 9	France


France	6 – 6	New Zealand
Canada	18 – 4	Egypt