1973 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
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The 1973 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
was the first ever edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA
. The tournament was held from September 1 to September 9, 1973 and incorporated in the inaugural 1973 World Aquatics Championships
, held in Belgrade
, Yugoslavia
.
Water polo world championship
The FINA World Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament, currently held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Currently the reigning champions are Italy in men's and Greece in women's competition.-History:...
was the first ever edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA
Fina
Fina may refer to:*Fina, a character in the Skies of Arcadia video game*FINA, the International Swimming Federation*FINA, the North American Forum on Integration...
. The tournament was held from September 1 to September 9, 1973 and incorporated in the inaugural 1973 World Aquatics Championships
1973 World Aquatics Championships
The first FINA World Championships in Aquatics were held in the Tašmajdan Sports Centre in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, from August 31 to September 9, 1973.-Medal table:-Diving:MenWomen-Swimming:MenWomen- Synchronised swimming :Women...
, held in Belgrade
Belgrade
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, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
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.
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 2. | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 22 | ||
| 3. | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 19 | ||
| 4. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 24 | –2 | |
| 5. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 29 | –11 | |
| 6. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 40 | –34 |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | ||
| 2. | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | ||
| 3. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 | ||
| 4. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 25 | –5 | |
| 5. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 49 | –43 |
Group C
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | ||
| 2. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | ||
| 3. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | |
| 4. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | –3 | |
| 5. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 25 | –6 |
Group D
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 17 | ||
| 2. | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 16 | ||
| 3. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 22 | ||
| 4. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 25 | –3 | |
| 5. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 28 | –6 | |
| 6. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 32 | –17 |
Group E
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 21 | ||
| 8. | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 18 | ||
| 9. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 22 | –1 | |
| 10. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | –7 | |
| 11. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 27 | –8 | |
| 12. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 28 | –11 |
Group F
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 14. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 15. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 16. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 30 | –21 |
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