Water Polo, Men
| Competition | 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournaments for Water Polo - Europe Men |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Bratislava
 SVK
|
| Held | 2 – 9 September 2007 |
| Status | Consolation |
| Competitors | 142 |
| Countries | 11 |
Participants:
-
SVK (host; [also placed eleventh at the 2006 European Water Polo Championships])
- ROU (placed fourth at the 2006 European Championship)
- ITA (placed fifth at the 2006 European Championship)
- GRE (placed sixth at the 2006 European Championship)
- GER (placed eighth at the 2006 European Championship)
- RUS (placed ninth at the 2006 European Championship)
- NED (placed tenth at the 2006 European Championship)
-
SLO (placed twelfth at the 2006 European Championship)
- MNE (placed first in the 2007 Group B European Championship)
- FRA (placed second in the 2007 Group B European Championship)
BLR (placed third in the 2007 Group B European Championship) withdrew.
- MKD (placed fourth in the 2007 Group B European Championship)
CRO, HUN, and ESP (placed seventh, second, and third in the 2006 European Championship) have already been qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics as medalists of the 2007 World Championships and SRB (placed first at the 2006 European Championship) has already been qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics as winner of the 2007 World League.
MNE qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
ROU, RUS, GRE, ITA, and GER qualified for the worldwide Olympic qualifying tournament.
Preliminary Round
Group A
Standings
| Pos | Team | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania |  ROU |
4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Russia |  RUS |
4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Germany |  GER |
3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | North Macedonia |  MKD |
2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Slovakia | SVK |
2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | France |  FRA |
0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Matches
| Romania | ROU |
14-9 | North Macedonia | MKD |
| Russia | RUS |
9-8 | Slovakia | SVK |
| Germany | GER |
19-5 | France | FRA |
| Romania | ROU |
7-10 | Germany | GER |
| Russia | RUS |
14-8 | France | FRA |
| North Macedonia | MKD |
10-8 | Slovakia | SVK |
| Romania | ROU |
11-7 | Russia | RUS |
| Germany | GER |
13-8 | North Macedonia | MKD |
| Slovakia | SVK |
10-8 | France | FRA |
| Romania | ROU |
9-6 | Slovakia | SVK |
| Russia | RUS |
13-11 | Germany | GER |
| North Macedonia | MKD |
11-9 | France | FRA |
| Romania | ROU |
14-7 | France | FRA |
| Russia | RUS |
9-7 | North Macedonia | MKD |
| Germany | GER |
8-9 | Slovakia | SVK |
Group B
Standings
| Pos | Team | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro |  MNE |
4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Greece |  GRE |
3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Italy |  ITA |
2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Slovenia |  SLO |
1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Netherlands |  NED |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Matches
| Montenegro | MNE |
12-8 | Italy | ITA |
| Greece | GRE |
13-4 | Slovenia | SLO |
| Montenegro | MNE |
19-4 | Slovenia | SLO |
| Italy | ITA |
10-4 | Netherlands | NED |
| Montenegro | MNE |
9-5 | Greece | GRE |
| Slovenia | SLO |
9-5 | Netherlands | NED |
| Greece | GRE |
15-7 | Netherlands | NED |
| Italy | ITA |
10-8 | Slovenia | SLO |
| Montenegro | MNE |
15-5 | Netherlands | NED |
| Greece | GRE |
10-6 | Italy | ITA |
Semi-Finals
| Montenegro | MNE |
12-5 | Russia | RUS |
| Romania | ROU |
14-13 | Greece | GRE |
| Italy | ITA |
12-5 | North Macedonia | MKD |
| Germany | GER |
11-7 | Slovenia | SLO |
| France | FRA |
11-10 | Netherlands | NED |
Final
| Montenegro | MNE |
9-8 | Romania | ROU |
| Russia | RUS |
7-5
After Extra Time |
Greece | GRE |
| Italy | ITA |
11-6 | Germany | GER |
| North Macedonia | MKD |
9-8
After Extra Time |
Slovenia | SLO |
| Slovakia | SVK |
10-9 | France | FRA |