The 13th edition of the FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was held in the Alfréd Hajós Swimming PoolonMargitsziget (Margaret Island) in Budapest, Hungary, from 13 to 18 June 2006.[1]
| 2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Duration | 13 – 18 June |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions |  Serbia and Montenegro |
| Runners-up |  Hungary |
| FINA Water Polo World Cup seasons | |
The top eight teams from the previous World Aquatic Championship have qualified.
| Teams | Qualified as |
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Host (2nd 2005 World Championship) |
Following ranking of the 2005 World Championship
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| GROUP A | GROUP B |
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| Team | Pts | P | W | T | L | PF | PA | Qualification | |
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| 1. | Hungary (H)
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19 | Semi-finals |
| 2. |  Italy
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Quarter-finals |
| 3. |  Romania
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 28 | Quarter-finals |
| 4. |  Greece
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 29 |
| Greece
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7 – 8 | Romania
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2-3 • 2-1 • 1-1 • 2-3 |
| Italy
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6 – 10 | Hungary
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2-2 • 1-2 • 1-3 • 2-3 |
| Greece
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4 – 14 | Hungary
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4-4 • 2-3 • 0-4 • 1-3 |
| Italy
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7 – 5 | Romania
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1-1 • 2-1 • 1-1 • 3-2 |
| Greece
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5 – 7 | Italy
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1-1 • 3-1 • 1-4 • 0-1 |
| Romania
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6 – 14 | Hungary
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4-5 • 1-3 • 0-3 • 1-3 |
| Team | Pts | P | W | T | L | PF | PA | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Serbia and Montenegro
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 | Semi-finals |
| 2. |  Croatia
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 26 | Quarter-finals |
| 3. |  Spain
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | Quarter-finals |
| 4. |  Russia
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 35 |
| Croatia
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12 – 9 | Russia
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4-3 • 1-3 • 4-2 • 3-1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro
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7 – 6 | Spain
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2-4 • 2-0 • 2-2 • 1-0 |
| Croatia
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8 – 8 | Spain
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2-3 • 2-1 • 3-2 • 1-2 |
| Serbia and Montenegro
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13 – 7 | Russia
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3-1 • 4-4 • 2-0 • 4-2 |
| Russia
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6 – 10 | Spain
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1-3 • 2-2 • 1-2 • 2-3 |
| Croatia
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8 – 9 | Serbia and Montenegro
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1-3 • 2-0 • 2-4 • 3-2 |
| Romania
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7 – 10 | Croatia
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2-2 • 2-2 • 3-4 • 0-2 |
| Italy
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3 – 9 | Spain
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0-1 • 0-4 • 3-1 • 0-3 |
| Hungary
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10 – 6 | Croatia
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2-1 • 4-1 • 2-3 • 2-1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro
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13 – 8 | Spain
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5-2 • 3-2 • 3-2 • 2-2 |
| Greece
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10 – 6 | Russia
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2-2 • 3-2 • 3-2 • 2-0 |
| Romania
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4 – 7 | Italy
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2-0 • 1-4 • 1-1 • 0-2 |
| Croatia
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10 – 13 | Spain
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2-3 • 2-3 • 2-5 • 4-2 |
| Hungary
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9 – 10 | Serbia and Montenegro
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1-3 • 2-2 • 2-1 • 3-2 • 1-1 • 0-1 |
| RANK | 2006 FINA MEN'S WATER POLO WORLD CUP | GOALS |
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| 1. | Aleksandar Šapić (SCG)
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17 |
| 2. | Tamás Kásás (HUN)
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13 |
| Felipe Perrone (ESP)
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| Xavier García (ESP)
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| 5. | Miho Bošković (CRO)
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12 |
| 6. | Andrei Iosep (ROM)
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11 |
| 7. | Péter Biros (HUN)
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10 |
| 8. | Teo Đogaš (CRO)
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9 |
| 9. | Gergely Kiss (HUN)
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8 |
| Nikola Janović (SCG)
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