Water Polo, Men
| Competition | 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournaments for Water Polo - Men |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Rotterdam
 NED
|
| Held | 19 – 24 January 2021 |
| Status | Consolation |
| Competitors | 163 |
| Countries | 11 |
Participants:
-
NED (host)
- MNE (placed third at the 2020 European Championship)
- CRO (placed fourth at the 2020 European Championship)
- GRE (placed seventh at the 2020 European Championship)
- RUS (placed eighth at the 2020 European Championship)
- GER (placed ninth at the 2020 European Championship)
-
GEO (placed tenth at the 2020 European Championship)
- CAN (placed second at the 2019 Pan American Games)
- BRA (placed third at the 2019 Pan American Games)
ARG (placed fourth at the 2019 Pan American Games) withdrew.
- ROU (placed eleventh at the 2020 European Championship) was invited.
As the 2020 Asian Water Polo Championships, which should have been the Asian continental qualifiers for the Olympic tournament, could not be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided that the results from the 2018 Asian Games applied.
IRI (placed third at the 2018 Asian Games) withdrew.
- TUR (placed 12th at the 2020 European Championship) was invited.
CHN (placed fourth at the 2018 Asian Games) withdrew.
- FRA (placed 13th at the 2020 European Championship) was invited.
Turkey was unable to participate after several players tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival.
MNE, GRE, and CRO qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
TURPreliminary Round
Group A
Standings
| Pos | Team | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro |  MNE |
4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Greece |  GRE |
3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Georgia |  GEO |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada |  CAN |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Brazil |  BRA |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Matches
| Greece | GRE |
11-10 | Georgia | GEO |
| Canada | CAN |
11-7 | Brazil | BRA |
| Montenegro | MNE |
21-7 | Canada | CAN |
| Greece | GRE |
15-8 | Brazil | BRA |
| Montenegro | MNE |
15-5 | Brazil | BRA |
| Georgia | GEO |
14-11 | Canada | CAN |
| Montenegro | MNE |
8-4 | Greece | GRE |
| Georgia | GEO |
12-8 | Brazil | BRA |
| Montenegro | MNE |
11-9 | Georgia | GEO |
| Greece | GRE |
19-6 | Canada | CAN |
Group B
Standings
| Pos | Team | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |  RUS |
4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Croatia |  CRO |
4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | France |  FRA |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Netherlands | NED |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Romania |  ROU |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Germany |  GER |
0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Matches
| Croatia | CRO |
16-6 | Romania | ROU |
| Russia | RUS |
13-12 | France | FRA |
| Netherlands | NED |
11-10 | Germany | GER |
| Croatia | CRO |
25-8 | Netherlands | NED |
| Russia | RUS |
9-9 | Romania | ROU |
| France | FRA |
13-12 | Germany | GER |
| Croatia | CRO |
13-10 | France | FRA |
| Russia | RUS |
17-5 | Germany | GER |
| Netherlands | NED |
9-8 | Romania | ROU |
| Croatia | CRO |
13-14 | Russia | RUS |
| Netherlands | NED |
11-11 | France | FRA |
| Romania | ROU |
12-7 | Germany | GER |
| Croatia | CRO |
22-8 | Germany | GER |
| Russia | RUS |
11-10 | Netherlands | NED |
| France | FRA |
16-7 | Romania | ROU |
Quarter-Finals
| Montenegro | MNE |
13-7 | Netherlands | NED |
| Greece | GRE |
17-14
Penalty Shoot Out |
France | FRA |
| Croatia | CRO |
15-6 | Georgia | GEO |
| Russia | RUS |
17-9 | Canada | CAN |
Semi-Finals
| Montenegro | MNE |
14-12
Penalty Shoot Out |
Croatia | CRO |
| Greece | GRE |
13-10 | Russia | RUS |
| Netherlands | NED |
14-11 | Georgia | GEO |
| France | FRA |
11-9 | Canada | CAN |
Final
| Montenegro | MNE |
10-9 | Greece | GRE |
| Croatia | CRO |
25-24
Penalty Shoot Out |
Russia | RUS |
| Netherlands | NED |
10-9 | France | FRA |
| Georgia | GEO |
18-10 | Canada | CAN |