The women's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 4 to 16 February 2024 in Doha. This was the 17th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986.^[1]

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Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

Tournament details
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–16 February
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	United States (8th title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	1,163 (24.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Morgan McDowall (31 goals)
Best player	Rita Keszthelyi
Best goalkeeper	Ashleigh Johnson
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The United States won their eighth overall title.^[2]

Of the qualified teams, thirteen returned from 2023. Singapore qualified for the first time ever after Japan withdrew for financial reasons, becoming the second country from Southeast Asia to qualify for this event after Thailand in 2022. Great Britain qualified after an eleven-year absence, and Brazil qualified again after withdrawing from 2023. Argentina, Israel and Japan were the only teams that failed to make this edition but made 2023.

More information Event, Dates ...

Event	Dates	Hosts	Quota	Qualifier(s)
2023 World Cup	11 April – 25 June 2023	Long Beach	2	United States  Netherlands
2023 World Championships	16–28 July 2023	Fukuoka	4	Spain  Italy  Australia  Hungary
2022 Asian Games	25 September – 1 October 2023	Hangzhou	3	China  Japan  Kazakhstan  Singapore
2023 Pan American Games	30 October – 4 November 2023	Santiago	2	Canada  Brazil
2024 European Championship	5–13 January 2024	Eindhoven	3	Greece  France  Great Britain
African selection	—	—	1	South Africa
Oceanian selection	—	—	1	New Zealand
Total			16

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• Due a limited budget Japan was forced to withdraw from tournament and was replaced by Singapore.^[3][4]

All times are local (UTC+3).^[5]

The draw was held on 7 November 2023.^[6][7]

Seeding

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Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Netherlands  Spain  Italy  Australia	United States  Hungary  Greece[upper-alpha 1]  Canada	France[upper-alpha 2]  Great Britain[upper-alpha 3]  Brazil  New Zealand	China  Kazakhstan  Singapore  South Africa

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1. Team known as Europe 1 at the time of the draw.
2. Team known as Europe 2 at the time of the draw.
3. Team known as Europe 3 at the time of the draw.

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	63	16	+47	9	Quarterfinals
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	0	1	62	19	+43	6	Playoffs
3	Kazakhstan	3	0	1	0	2	17	69	−52	2
4	Brazil	3	0	0	1	2	20	58	−38	1	13–16th place semifinals

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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

4 February 2024 09:00	Report	Kazakhstan	16–15	Brazil	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Tamas Couper (NZL), Matan Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 5–3, 2–3  PSO: 6–5
		Novikova, Pochinok 3	Goals	Cavalcante 4

4 February 2024 18:45	Report	United States	10–8	Netherlands	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 3–1, 1–2
		three players 2	Goals	Van de Kraats 4

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6 February 2024 17:30	Report	Netherlands	27–4	Kazakhstan	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: David Couper (NZL), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 4–1, 8–3, 9–0
		Joustra 7	Goals	Tsoy 2

6 February 2024 20:30	Report	Brazil	5–21	United States	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–6, 0–4, 2–4
		Belorio 2	Goals	Steffens 5

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8 February 2024 16:00	Report	Brazil	5–27	Netherlands	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), David Couper (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–4, 2–7, 1–9
		Ferreira 2	Goals	three players 5

8 February 2024 17:30	Report	United States	32–3	Kazakhstan	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 8–0, 8–0, 9–1, 7–2
		Fattal, Steffens 5	Goals	three players 1

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	0	48	20	+28	9	Quarterfinals
2	Greece	3	2	0	0	1	41	31	+10	6	Playoffs
3	China	3	0	1	0	2	20	46	−26	2
4	France	3	0	0	1	2	19	31	−12	1	13–16th place semifinals

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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

4 February 2024 10:30	Report	China	5–18	Spain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashley Kaeshler (AUS), Andreia Stanojević (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–5, 1–4, 0–6
		Lu 2	Goals	Crespí 4

4 February 2024 12:00	Report	Greece	11–6	France	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 4–2, 2–1
		Plevritou 3	Goals	Guillet 2

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6 February 2024 09:00	Report	France	10–11	China	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Helen Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 3–3, 1–0  PSO: 4–5
		Battu, Bouloukbakchi 2	Goals	Zhang J. 5

6 February 2024 19:00	Report	Spain	16–8	Greece	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 4–2, 5–2
		Ortiz 4	Goals	three players 2

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8 February 2024 19:00	Report	Spain	14–7	France	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 5–4, 4–1, 3–2
		Nogué 3	Goals	Bouloukbakchi, Vernoux 2

8 February 2024 20:30	Report	Greece	22–9	China	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 7–2, 4–2, 6–1, 5–4
		Ninou, Plevritou 4	Goals	Deng 3

Group C

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	0	71	19	+52	9	Quarterfinals
2	Australia	3	2	0	0	1	54	20	+34	6	Playoffs
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	0	2	44	36	+8	3
4	Singapore	3	0	0	0	3	7	101	−94	0	13–16th place semifinals

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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

4 February 2024 13:30	Report	Australia	32–1	Singapore	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 7–1, 13–0, 6–0, 6–0
		Gofers 5	Goals	Wan 1

4 February 2024 15:00	Report	Hungary	19–8	New Zealand	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–2, 2–1, 8–3
		Gurisatti 6	Goals	McDowall 4

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6 February 2024 10:30	Report	New Zealand	6–13	Australia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–3, 1–4
		Doyle, Houghton 2	Goals	Williams 4

6 February 2024 13:30	Report	Singapore	2–39	Hungary	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Lucas Letshabo (RSA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 0–11, 0–7, 2–11, 0–10
		Yap 2	Goals	Gurisatti, Rybanska 6

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8 February 2024 09:00	Report	Singapore	4–30	New Zealand	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 1–10, 0–9, 0–5, 3–6
		Yap 2	Goals	McDowall 9

8 February 2024 13:30	Report	Hungary	13–9	Australia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Xavi Buch (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–3, 3–1, 2–3
		Keszthelyi 5	Goals	Williams 3

Group D

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	0	59	21	+38	9	Quarterfinals
2	Canada	3	2	0	0	1	52	19	+33	6	Playoffs
3	Great Britain	3	1	0	0	2	29	47	−18	3
4	South Africa	3	0	0	0	3	10	63	−53	0	13–16th place semifinals

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Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

4 February 2024 16:30	Report	Great Britain	10–22	Italy	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–6, 2–6, 3–5
		Turner 3	Goals	Avegno, Bianconi 4

4 February 2024 20:30	Report	South Africa	2–24	Canada	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–3, 2–8, 0–7
		Meecham, Zondo 1	Goals	three players 5

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6 February 2024 12:00	Report	Canada	20–5	Great Britain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Jennifer McCall (USA)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–2, 3–0, 6–2
		Lemay-Lavoie 4	Goals	Falvey 2

6 February 2024 16:00	Report	Italy	25–3	South Africa	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Andreia Stanojević (SRB), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–1, 6–1, 8–0
		Giustini 5	Goals	Versfeld 2

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8 February 2024 10:30	Report	South Africa	5–14	Great Britain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–4, 1–5, 2–0
		Penney 2	Goals	Falvey 3

8 February 2024 12:00	Report	Italy	12–8	Canada	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Zhang Liang (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–2, 2–2, 2–0
		Marletta 4	Goals	Bakoc, Wright 2