Written by World Aquatics
Communication Department
Following the PanAm Aquatics Water
Polo Open Championships in Bauru, Brazil, where Argentina placed third last
month in both the men’s and women’s tournaments, the Argentinians looked to
have just missed out on competing at the world championships as a continental
qualifier. Only the first two teams from the tournament in Bauru were
guaranteed a spot in Fukuoka.
However, with Brazil recently pulling
out of the men’s and women’s water polo tournaments at the World Aquatics
Championships, Argentina will now play in their place in both tournaments this
July in Japan.
This will be the second time for both
the men’s and women’s Argentine water polo national teams will be at the World
Aquatics Championships. The men previously qualified for the Kazan 2015
edition, finishing 16th. The women played at last year’s World Aquatics
Championships in Budapest, placing 12th.
Argentina joins the USA and Canada in
representing their continental region at this year’s World Aquatics
Championships. The USA women earned automatic entry as the defending world
champions while the American men gained an automatic qualifier spot by placing
second at the 2022 Water Polo Super Finals. Canadian booked their team’s
tickets to Fukuoka by winning both the men’s and women’s continental qualifier
tournaments in Bauru.
In the men’s tournament, Argentina
will begin their play in Group C, competing against Croatia, Hungary and the
host nation Japan. In the women’s tournament, Argentina will play in Group C
against Greece, Italy and South Africa.
Water polo will run from 16-29 July
at the World Aquatics Championships, with the world's 32 best teams (16
men's/16 women's) vying for the global title.
Men’s Groups
GROUP A - USA AUS KAZ GRE
GROUP B – CHN FRA CAN ITA
GROUP C – CRO HUN ARG JPN
GROUP D RSA SRB MNE ESP
Women’s Groups
GROUP A – CHN FRA USA AUS
GROUP B – ESP ISR NED KAZ
GROUP C – ARG GRE ITA RSA
GROUP D - CAN NZL HUN JPN
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