The city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation will host the FINA Men’s Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament from February 14-21, 2021, at the Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam.
Twelve squads representing Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia and Turkey will compete next week, all hoping to secure one of the three remaining spots for the Men’s Olympic Games Water Polo Tournament in Tokyo this summer.
The participating teams were selected through Continental Qualification Tournaments or Continental Championships.
The group line-ups for Rotterdam splits are as follows:
GROUP A:
Georgia,
Turkey,
Canada,
Brazil,
Montenegro,
Greece
GROUP B:
Croatia,
Netherlands,
France,
Russia,
Germany,
Romania
The competition’s schedule is as follows:
DAY 1 – February 14
GAME #1 – 13:00: Georgia v Greece
GAME #2 – 14:30: Canada v Brazil
GAME #6 – 16:00 Netherlands v Germany
GAME #3 – 17:30 Turkey v Montenegro
GAME #4 – 19:00 Croatia v Romania
GAME #5 – 20:30 France v Russia
DAY 2 – February 15
GAME #7 – 13:00: Romania v Russia
GAME #8 – 14:30: Germany v France
GAME #10 – 16:00: Greece v Brazil
GAME #11 – 17:30: Montenegro v Canada
GAME #9 – 19:00: Croatia v Netherlands
GAME #12 – 20:30: Georgia v Turkey
DAY 3 – February 16
GAME #13 – 13:00: Brazil v Montenegro
GAME #14 – 14:30: Turkey v Greece
GAME #15 – 16:00: Canada v Georgia
GAME #16 – 17:30: Russia v Germany
GAME #17 – 19:00: Netherlands v Romania
GAME #18 – 20:30 France v Croatia
DAY 4 – February 17
GAME #19 – 13:00: Romania v Germany
GAME #20 – 14:30: Croatia v Russia
GAME #22 – 16:00: Greece v Montenegro
GAME #23 – 17:30:Georgia v Brazil
GAME #21 – 19:00: Netherlands v France
GAME #24 – 20:30: Turkey v Canada
DAY 5 – February 18
GAME #25 – 13:00: Montenegro v Georgia
GAME #26 – 14:30: Canada v Greece
GAME #27 – 16:00: Brazil v Turkey
GAME #28 – 17:30: France v Romania
GAME #29 – 19:00: Russia v Netherlands
GAME #30 – 20:30: Croatia v Germany
DAY 6 – February 19
GAME #31 – 14:00: 1A v 4B
GAME #32 – 16:00: 2A v 3B
GAME #33 – 18:00: A v 2B
GAME #34 – 20:00: 4A v 1B
DAY 7 – February 20
GAME #35 – 14:00: L31 v L33
GAME #37 – 16:00: L32 v L34
GAME #36 – 18:00: W31 v W33
GAME #38 – 20:00: W32 v W34
DAY 8 – February 21
GAME #39 – 10:00: L35 v L36
GAME #40 – 12:00: W35 v W 36
GAME #41 – 14:00: L37 v L38
GAME #42 – 16:00: W37 v W38
The three best teams (gold, silver, bronze medallists) will secure a berth for the Olympic Games and join the already qualified nine teams, namely: Serbia (FINA Water Polo World League 2019 winner), Italy and Spain (18th FINA World Championships winner and runner-up), USA (Pan American Games 2019), Australia (Oceania), Hungary (European Championships 2020), South Africa (Africa), Kazakhstan (Asia), Japan (host).
A total of 12 men teams will be competing in Tokyo.
The tournament in Rotterdam will be held under strict sanitary measures, implemented and monitored by FINA, so that the health and safety of all participants can be ensured.
All matches will be broadcast live on FINAtv and will also be available on replay, while the live scores will be displayed here. Daily news reports will be published on FINA website and photos / videos can be found on FINA social media channels.