The men's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Shanghai, China from 18 to 30 July 2011.[1][2][3]
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | ![]() |
Dates | 18 – 30 July |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 898 (18.71 per match) |
Attendance | 28,500 (594 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (20 goals) |
Best player | ![]() |
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The top three teams (excluding the already qualified Serbia) qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | – | – | 1 | China |
2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | Various | 2 | Serbia Montenegro | |
2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | July 27– August 1, 2010 |
Oradea | 4 | Croatia Spain United States Romania |
Europe [4] | – | – | 3 | Italy Hungary Germany |
Americas Qualification tournament | January 9– January 13, 2011 |
Victoria | 2 | Canada Brazil |
Asian Games | November 18–25, 2010 | Guangzhou | 2 | Kazakhstan Japan |
Africa | – | – | 1 | South Africa |
Oceania | – | – | 1 | Australia |
TOTAL | 16 |
The draw resulted in the following groups:
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Hungary | Australia | Brazil | Germany |
Kazakhstan | China | Canada | Italy |
Montenegro | Romania | Croatia | South Africa |
Spain | Serbia | Japan | United States |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
Qualified for the playoff round | |
Advance to placement matches |
The draw for the competition was held on April 15, 2011.[5]
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Played | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 6 |
Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 4 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 2 |
Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 50 | –35 | 0 |
July 18, 2011 09:30 |
Match 1[6] | Hungary | 11–10 | Montenegro | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 600 Referees: Naumov (RUS), Tulga (TUR) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 2–4, 4–1 | |||||
Biros4 | Goals | Janović, Ivović2 |
July 18, 2011 10:50 |
Match 2[7] | Kazakhstan | 5–18 | Spain | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Cabral (BRA), Rotsart (USA) |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–4, 2–5, 2–6 | |||||
Zhilyayev3 | Goals | four players3 |
July 20, 2011 18:20 |
Match 14[8] | Spain | 7–9 | Montenegro | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 650 Referees: Caputi (ITA), Bock (GER) |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–2, 2–1, 3–3 | |||||
Minguell, Vallès2 | Goals | Janović, Brguljan2 |
July 20, 2011 19:40 |
Match 15[9] | Hungary | 16–5 | Kazakhstan | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 600 Referees: Peris (CRO), Deslieres (CAN) |
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–0, 3–2, 5–2 | |||||
four players3 | Goals | Zhilyayev2 |
July 22, 2011 17:00 |
Match 21[10] | Hungary | 12–11 | Spain | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 650 Referees: Peris (CRO), Koganov (AZE) |
Score by quarters: 5–5, 4–3, 2–1, 1–2 | |||||
Madaras, Hárai3 | Goals | Perez3 |
July 22, 2011 18:20 |
Match 22[11] | Kazakhstan | 5–16 | Montenegro | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Gonzalez (PUR) |
Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–5, 0–2, 3–4 | |||||
Zhilyayev3 | Goals | Radovic4 |
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 6 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 4 |
Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 31 | –4 | 2 |
China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 43 | –21 | 0 |
July 18, 2011 12:10 |
Match 3[12] | Romania | 8–9 | Australia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Peris (CRO), Koganov (AZE) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 3–3, 1–4 | |||||
Three players2 | Goals | Miller3 |
July 18, 2011 21:00 |
Match 8[13] | Serbia | 17–5 | China | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 400 Referees: Flahive (AUS), Reemnet (NED) |
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–0, 2–2, 7–2 | |||||
Filipović4 | Goals | Five players1 |
July 20, 2011 09:30 |
Match 9[14] | Serbia | 12–5 | Romania | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 350 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Rotsart (USA) |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–1, 3–1, 3–2 | |||||
Pijetlović4 | Goals | Radu2 |
July 20, 2011 21:00 |
Match 16[15] | Australia | 12–7 | China | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Pinker (RSA) |
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 3–2, 7–1 | |||||
Campbell, Younger3 | Goals | Pan Ning, Li Bin2 |
July 22, 2011 19:40 |
Match 23[16] | Serbia | 12–9 | Australia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Caputi (ITA), Bock (GER) |
Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–1, 3–2, 2–3 | |||||
Filipović5 | Goals | three players2 |
July 22, 2011 21:00 |
Match 24[17] | Romania | 14–10 | China | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Rotsart (USA), Deslieres (CAN) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 5–0, 4–4 | |||||
Radu8 | Goals | Pan Ning3 |
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 6 |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 4 |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 40 | –15 | 2 |
Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 40 | –15 | 0 |
July 18, 2011 13:30 |
Match 4[18] | Brazil | 5–14 | Croatia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 250 Referees: Gonzalez (PUR), Ciric (SRB) |
Score by quarters: 0–5, 1–3, 3–4, 1–2 | |||||
Crivella2 | Goals | Bošković4 |
July 18, 2011 17:00 |
Match 5[19] | Japan | 5–11 | Canada | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Williams (NZL), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 0–3, 2–3 | |||||
five players1 | Goals | Graham5 |
July 20, 2011 10:50 |
Match 10[20] | Canada | 4–11 | Croatia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 300 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Williams (NZL) |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–3, 0–3, 0–2 | |||||
four players1 | Goals | Dobud4 |
July 20, 2011 12:10 |
Match 11[21] | Brazil | 11–13 | Japan | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Brgulian (MNE), Ni (CHN) |
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–4, 1–3, 4–4 | |||||
Silva, Franco3 | Goals | Shimizu4 |
July 22, 2011 09:30 |
Match 17[22] | Brazil | 9–13 | Canada | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 400 Referees: Brgulian (MNE), Flahive (AUS) |
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–4, 3–4, 4–3 | |||||
Guimaraes3 | Goals | Diggle5 |
July 22, 2011 10:50 |
Match 18[23] | Japan | 7–18 | Croatia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Ni (CHN), Balfanvayev (KAZ) |
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–3, 2–4, 3–5 | |||||
three players2 | Goals | Joković3 |
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 6 |
Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 4 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 2 |
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 53 | –41 | 0 |
July 18, 2011 18:20 |
Match 6[24] | United States | 7–9 | Germany | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 800 Referees: Brgulian (MNE), Stavridis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–2, 4–1, 1–2 | |||||
Azevedo2 | Goals | Oeler3 |
July 18, 2011 19:40 |
Match 7[25] | Italy | 17–1 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Balfanvayev (KAZ), Menedez (CUB) |
Score by quarters: 5–0, 3–0, 5–0, 4–1 | |||||
Deserti4 | Goals | Kyte1 |
July 20, 2011 13:30 |
Match 12[26] | South Africa | 8–16 | Germany | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Ciric (SRB), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 1–4, 3–5 | |||||
Kyte, Bell3 | Goals | Oeler6 |
July 20, 2011 17:00 |
Match 13[27] | United States | 5–8 | Italy | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 650 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR) |
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 1–3, 2–1 | |||||
Alexander2 | Goals | Gitto, Felugo2 |
July 22, 2011 12:10 |
Match 19[28] | United States | 20–3 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Menendez (CUB) |
Score by quarters: 5–0, 4–1, 5–0, 6–2 | |||||
Azevedo5 | Goals | three players1 |
July 22, 2011 13:30 |
Match 20[29] | Italy | 7–6 | Germany | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 600 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Stavridis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 2–1, 2–0 | |||||
Aicardi3 | Goals | Real, Ploitze2 |
Playoffs 24 July 2011 | Quarterfinals 26 July 2011 | Semifinals 28 July 2011 | Final 30 July 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 4 | United States | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
United States | 17 | Hungary | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 6 | Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | 8 | Serbia | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Croatia | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Montenegro | 8 | Montenegro | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | 4 | Croatia | 8 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
Italy | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 10 | Hungary | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | 9 | Spain | 6 | Croatia | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Australia | 8 |
The group winners have a bye into the quarterfinals.
July 24, 2011 12:10 |
Match 27[30] | Montenegro | 8–4 | Romania | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 600 Referees: Tulga (TUR), Koganov (AZE) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 3–0, 2–1 | |||||
Brguljan, Jokic2 | Goals | Radu2 |
July 24, 2011 15:30 |
Match 28[31] | Spain | 9–8 | Australia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 750 Referees: Brgulian (MNE), Rotsart (USA) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–1, 3–4, 1–2 | |||||
Perrone, García3 | Goals | three players2 |
July 24, 2011 16:50 |
Match 29[32] | Canada | 4–17 | United States | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 800 Referees: Ciric (SRB), Korzyna (POL) |
Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–6, 2–4, 0–2 | |||||
Diggle2 | Goals | four players3 |
July 24, 2011 21:00 |
Match 30[33] | Japan | 6–8 | Germany | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Peris (CRO), Cabral (BRA) |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 0–1, 2–3, 1–1 | |||||
Shimizu4 | Goals | Stamm3 |
July 26, 2011 14:00 |
Match 35[34] | Hungary | 9–8 | United States | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Flahive (AUS) |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–2, 3–2, 2–1 | |||||
three players2 | Goals | Varellas, Bailey3 |
July 26, 2011 15:20 |
Match 36[35] | Serbia | 9–4 | Germany | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
Score by quarters: 2–0, 0–1, 4–3, 3–0 | |||||
Filipović4 | Goals | four players1 |
July 26, 2011 16:40 |
Match 37[36] | Croatia | 9–6 | Montenegro | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 350 Referees: Tulga (TUR), Stavridis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 4–0, 1–3 | |||||
Joković4 | Goals | Radović2 |
July 26, 2011 21:00 |
Match 38[37] | Italy | 10–6 | Spain | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 650 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Naumov (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–3, 3–1, 2–1 | |||||
Figlioli4 | Goals | six players1 |
July 28, 2011 16:50 |
Match 43[38] | Hungary | 14–15 | Serbia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Stavridis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 7–5, 3–3, 1–4 OT: 1–2 | |||||
Madaras4 | Goals | Filipović, Prlainović3 |
July 28, 2011 21:00 |
Match 44[39] | Croatia | 8–9 | Italy | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Koganov (AZE) |
Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–2, 3–5, 4–1 | |||||
Bošković3 | Goals | Giorgetti3 |
July 30, 2011 16:00 |
Match 47[40] | Hungary | 11–12 | Croatia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Stavridis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–3, 5–3, 2–1 | |||||
Varga, Biros3 | Goals | Bošković4 |
July 30, 2011 21:00 |
Match 48[41] | Serbia | 7–8 | Italy | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Tulga (TUR), Koganov (AZE) |
Score by quarters: 0–1, 2–0, 1–4, 3–1 OT: 1–2 | |||||
Filipović3 | Goals | Aicardi3 |
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | ||||
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| United States | 9 | ||||
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| Germany | 8 | ||||
| United States | 10 | ||||
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| Spain | 11 | ||||
| Montenegro | 9 | ||||
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| Spain | 10 | ||||
| Seventh place | |||||
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| July 30 | |||||
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| Germany | 5 | ||||
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| Montenegro | 8 |
July 28, 2011 12:10 |
Match 41[42] | United States | 9–8 | Germany | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 350 Referees: Caputi (ITA), Menendez (CUB) |
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–2, 0–2, 1–2 | |||||
Bailey2 | Goals | Kreuzmann, Oeler2 |
July 28, 2011 15:30 |
Match 42[43] | Montenegro | 9–10 | Spain | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Naumov (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–5, 2–1, 2–2 | |||||
Radović3 | Goals | Vallès3 |
July 30, 2011 09:30 |
Match 45[44] | Germany | 5–8 | Montenegro | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 350 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Ni (CHN) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–3, 1–1, 0–0 | |||||
Real, Schüler2 | Goals | Radović, Brguljan2 |
July 30, 2011 10:50 |
Match 46[45] | United States | 10–11 | Spain | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 350 Referees: Ciric (SRB), Flahive (AUS) |
Score by quarters: 0-4, 3-2, 3-2, 4-3 | |||||
Varellas3 | Goals | Molina Rios, Perez Vargas3 |
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | ||||
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| Romania | 8 | ||||
| July 28 | |||||
| Canada | 12 | ||||
| Canada | 6 | ||||
| July 26 | |||||
| Australia | 8 | ||||
| Australia | 15 | ||||
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| Japan | 9 | ||||
| Eleventh place | |||||
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| Romania | 15 | ||||
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| Japan | 18 |
July 26, 2011 11:20 |
Match 33[46] | Romania | 8–12 | Canada | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 350 Referees: Peris (CRO), Williams (NZL) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–4, 3–3, 1–3 | |||||
Radu, Negrean3 | Goals | Boyd4 |
July 26, 2011 12:40 |
Match 34[47] | Australia | 15–9 | Japan | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Referees: Ciric (SRB), Ni (CHN) |
Score by quarters: 6–4, 1–1, 3–1, 5–3 | |||||
three players3 | Goals | Takei3 |
July 28, 2011 09:30 |
Match 39[48] | Romania | 15–18 | Japan | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 200 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Bock (GER) |
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–5, 3–5, 5–5 | |||||
Kadar4 | Goals | Shiota8 |
July 28, 2011 10:50 |
Match 40[49] | Canada | 6–8 | Australia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 300 Referees: Brgulian (MNE), Ni (CHN) |
Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 2–3, 1–3 | |||||
Graham3 | Goals | Younger2 |
| Semi-finals | Thirteenth place | ||||
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| July 24 | |||||
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| Kazakhstan | 8 | ||||
| July 26 | |||||
| China | 7 | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 9 | ||||
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| Brazil | 7 | ||||
| Brazil | 7 | ||||
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| South Africa | 4 | ||||
| Fifteenth place | |||||
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| July 26 | |||||
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| China | 9 | ||||
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| South Africa | 4 |
July 24, 2011 09:30 |
Match 25[50] | Kazakhstan | 8–7 | China | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Williams (NZL) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 2–0, 1–3 | |||||
Pilipenko, Panfili2 | Goals | Liang, Xie2 |
July 24, 2011 10:50 |
Match 26[51] | Brazil | 7–4 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Juhaz (HUN), Rustamova (UZB) |
Score by quarters: 4–0, 0–1, 1–2, 2–1 | |||||
Franco2 | Goals | Manson2 |
July 26, 2011 08:40 |
Match 31[52] | China | 9–4 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 250 Referees: Menendez (CUB), Cabral (BRA) |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 2–0, 2–1 | |||||
Yu Lijun, Li Bin2 | Goals | Bell2 |
July 26, 2011 10:00 |
Match 32[53] | Kazakhstan | 9–7 | Brazil | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 250 Referees: Pinker (RSA), Makita (JPN) |
Score by quarters: 3–0, 1–3, 2–2, 3–2 | |||||
Zhilyayev3 | Goals | Silva2 |
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