The 2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fifth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in Athens, Greece.[1]
| 2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons | |
Three teams from each pool advanced to the semifinal round. The semifinal round hosts (Spain and the United States) were guaranteed qualification, as was the Super Final host (Greece).
| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 18 |
| 2 |  France
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 68 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 |  China
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 63 | –14 | 6 |
| 4 |  Japan
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 86 | –22 | 3 |
| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 6 |
| 2 |  Canada
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | –3 | 3 |
| 2 |  Brazil
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | –13 | 0 |
| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Serbia and Montenegro
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 |  Croatia
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 12 |
| 3 |  Spain
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 69 | –13 | 9 |
| 4 |  Russia
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 64 | –14 | 3 |
| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 14 |
| 2 |  Germany
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 |  Greece
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 62 | –8 | 7 |
| 4 |  Italy
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 58 | –3 | 3 |
Three teams from each pool advanced to the final round. The final round hosts (Greece) were guaranteed qualification.
| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 22 | +45 | 14 |
| 2 | Australia
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 13 |
| 3 | France
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | China
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 50 | –25 | 6 |
| 5 | Canada
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 49 | –14 | 3 |
| 6 | Brazil
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 57 | –33 | 0 |
| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 15 |
| 2 | Spain
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 12 |
| 3 | Croatia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 9 |
| 4 | Greece
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 45 | –2 | 6 |
| 5 | Germany
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 55 | –18 | 3 |
| 6 | Romania
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 61 | –28 | 0 |
The top two teams advanced to the final, while the other four played for bronze.
| Rank | Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 15 |
| 2 | Spain
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 12 |
| 3 | United States
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 46 | –5 | 8 |
| 4 | Greece
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 51 | –8 | 6 |
| 5 | Australia
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 47 | –3 | 4 |
| 6 | France
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 71 | –38 | 0 |
| Australia
|
10–10 (4–3 p.) | United States
|
| Greece
|
14–7 | France
|
| United States
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11-4 | France
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| Greece
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11–10 | Australia
|
| Serbia and Montenegro
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6–4 | Spain
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| Top Scorer |
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| Frédéric Audon
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