Water Polo, Men
| Competition | 2004 Olympic Qualification Tournaments for Water Polo - Men |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Rio de Janeiro
 BRA
|
| Held | 25 January – 1 February 2004 |
| Status | Consolation |
| Competitors | 135 |
| Countries | 11 |
Participants:
-
BRA (host; [also placed second at the 2003 Pan American Games)
- CAN (placed third at the 2003 Pan American Games)
- PUR (placed fourth at the 2003 Pan American Games)
MEX (placed fifth at the 2003 Pan American Games) withdrew.
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ARG (placed sixth at the 2003 Pan American Games) was invited.
- CRO (placed second at the 2003 European Championship)
- RUS (placed fourth at the 2003 European Championship)
- GER (placed sixth at the 2003 European Championship)
- SVK (placed seventh at the 2003 European Championship)
- ROU (placed tenth at the 2003 European Championship)
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NED (placed eleventh at the 2003 European Championship)
- POL (placed first at the 2002 European Championship Group B)
COL accepted an invitation and was drawn into Group B, but withdrew shortly before the tournament.
CRO, GER, and RUS qualified for the 2004 Athina Olympics.
Preliminary Round
Group A
Standings
| Pos | Team | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia |  CRO |
5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Germany |  GER |
3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Romania |  ROU |
3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Canada |  CAN |
2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Poland |  POL |
1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |  PUR |
0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Matches
| Croatia | CRO |
7-5 | Romania | ROU |
| Germany | GER |
13-3 | Puerto Rico | PUR |
| Canada | CAN |
8-4 | Poland | POL |
| Croatia | CRO |
3-2 | Germany | GER |
| Romania | ROU |
9-3 | Poland | POL |
| Canada | CAN |
9-5 | Puerto Rico | PUR |
| Croatia | CRO |
12-4 | Canada | CAN |
| Germany | GER |
2-2 | Romania | ROU |
| Poland | POL |
4-2 | Puerto Rico | PUR |
| Croatia | CRO |
8-2 | Poland | POL |
| Germany | GER |
8-3 | Canada | CAN |
| Romania | ROU |
14-1 | Puerto Rico | PUR |
| Croatia | CRO |
18-1 | Puerto Rico | PUR |
| Germany | GER |
9-2 | Poland | POL |
| Romania | ROU |
8-5 | Canada | CAN |
Group B
Standings
| Pos | Team | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |  RUS |
4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Slovakia |  SVK |
3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Netherlands |  NED |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Brazil | BRA |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Argentina |  ARG |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Matches
| Russia | RUS |
11-7 | Slovakia | SVK |
| Brazil | BRA |
9-2 | Argentina | ARG |
| Russia | RUS |
10-4 | Netherlands | NED |
| Slovakia | SVK |
20-2 | Argentina | ARG |
| Russia | RUS |
7-3 | Brazil | BRA |
| Netherlands | NED |
6-7 | Slovakia | SVK |
| Netherlands | NED |
15-3 | Argentina | ARG |
| Slovakia | SVK |
3-0 | Brazil | BRA |
| Russia | RUS |
17-3 | Argentina | ARG |
| Netherlands | NED |
8-5 | Brazil | BRA |
Quarter-Finals
| Germany | GER |
6-3 | Netherlands | NED |
| Romania | ROU |
8-5 | Slovakia | SVK |
| Puerto Rico | PUR |
5-4
After Extra Time |
Argentina | ARG |
Semi-Finals
| Croatia | CRO |
12-0 | Romania | ROU |
| Germany | GER |
9-8 | Russia | RUS |
| Brazil | BRA |
7-5 | Poland | POL |
| Canada | CAN |
11-2 | Puerto Rico | PUR |
Final
| Croatia | CRO |
6-1 | Germany | GER |
| Russia | RUS |
8-4 | Romania | ROU |
| Netherlands | NED |
6-5
After Extra Time |
Slovakia | SVK |
| Brazil | BRA |
7-6 | Canada | CAN |
| Poland | POL |
8-3 | Puerto Rico | PUR |