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Water polo at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament Venue(s) Spain (in Madrid host cities)Dates 13 – 23 August Teams 15 (from 4 confederations) Champions Yugoslavia (1st title) Runner-up Italy Third place Soviet Union Fourth place United States Matches played 49 Goals scored 797 (16.27 per match)
The 1986 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fifth 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 13 to 23 August 1986, and was incorporated into the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in Madrid , Spain .[ 1]
This was the only men's world championship to have featured fifteen teams instead of the usual sixteen. Yugoslavia won its first title by defeating Italy in the final. The Soviet Union , the defending champion, came third.
Participating teams
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
First round
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)
Group A
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Italy 6 3
3
0
0
24
20
+4
2.
Spain 4 3
2
0
1
35
19
+16
3.
Hungary 2 3
1
0
2
29
18
+9
4.
Israel 0 3
0
0
3
13
44
–29
Group B
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Yugoslavia 3 2
1
1
0
23
15
+8
2.
Cuba 3 2
1
1
0
23
21
+2
3.
Australia 0 2
0
0
2
14
24
–10
Group C
Group D
Second round
Qualified for places 1–4 in a knockout system with 3rd place game.
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)
Group E
Team
Points
G
W
D
L.
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Yugoslavia 5 3
2
1
0
29
22
+7
2.
Italy 4 3
2
0
1
22
22
0
3.
Cuba 3 3
1
1
1
30
31
–1
4.
Spain 0 3
0
0
3
24
30
–6
Preliminary round results apply.
Group F
Preliminary round results apply.
Group G
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Hungary 4 2
2
0
0
23
8
+15
2.
Australia 2 2
1
0
1
17
8
+9
3.
Israel 0 2
0
0
2
3
27
–24
Preliminary round results apply.
Group H
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Greece
5 3
2
1
0
20
16
+4
2.
Brazil
3 3
1
1
1
23
20
+3
3.
Canada
2 3
1
0
2
16
19
–3
4.
Netherlands
2 3
1
0
2
14
18
–4
Preliminary round results apply.
Final round
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
13.
Canada
3 2
1
1
0
16
12
+4
14.
Netherlands
2 2
1
0
1
12
14
–2
15.
Israel
1 2
0
1
1
14
16
–2
Results of previous rounds apply.
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
9.
Hungary 6 3
3
0
0
29
25
+4
10.
Australia 4 3
2
0
1
27
16
+11
11.
Greece 1 3
0
1
2
24
30
–6
12.
Brazil 1 3
0
1
2
22
31
–9
Results of previous rounds apply.
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
5.
Spain
4 3
2
0
1
37
24
+13
6.
West Germany
4 3
2
0
1
29
27
+2
7.
Cuba
3 3
1
1
1
27
29
–2
8.
France
1 3
0
1
2
15
28
–13
Results of previous rounds apply.
Semifinals
Bronze match
Final
Final ranking
1986 FINA Men's World champions
Yugoslavia
Team roster [ 1] Dragan Andrić , Perica Bukić , Veselin Đuho , Milorad Krivokapić , Deni Lušić , Igor Milanović , Tomislav Paškvalin , Zoran Petrović , Andrija Popović , Dubravko Šimenc , Aleksandar Šoštar , Anto Vasović , Mirko Vičević .[ 1] Head coach : Ratko Rudić
Medalists
References
External links
Editions Tournaments
Squads
