2005 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship Qualifier

The 2005 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship Qualifier was a tournament to decide the remaining three competing nations from Europe for the eleventh edition of FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship, held in Montreal, Canada later that year. The event was staged in Imperia, Italy from January 4 to January 9, 2005. Teams GROUP A Belarus CRO ROM SLO GROUP B FRA ITA NED SVK Preliminary round Group A TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.CRO633003920+192.ROM432013021+93.SLO231022726+14.Belarus030031140–29 Tuesday January 4, 2005 CRO15 – 3BelarusROM10 – 5SLO Wednesday January 5, 2005 CRO13 – 8SLOROM11 – 5Belarus Thursday January 6, 2005 CRO11 – 9ROMSLO14 – 3Belarus Group B TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.ITA633003216+162.SVK432012729–23.NED231022021–14.FRA030032033–13 Tuesday January 4, 2005 SVK11 – 9FRAITA7 – 3NED Wednesday January 5, 2005 ITA14 – 7FRANED9 – 10SVK Thursday January 6, 2005 ITA11 – 6SVKNED8 – 4FRA Quarterfinals Friday January 7, 2005 SLO5 – 7SVKNED5 – 8ROM Semifinals Saturday January 8, 2005 CRO11 – 6SVKITA9 – 7ROM Finals Friday January 7, 2005 — 7th place FRA13 – 8BLR Saturday January 8, 2005 — 5th place NED10 – 5SLO Sunday January 9, 2005 — 3rd place ROM7 – 6SVK Sunday January 9, 2005 — 1st place ITA4 – 5CRO Final ranking RANKTEAM1.CRO 2.ITA3.ROM4.SVK5.NED6.SLO7.FRA8.BLR Croatia, Italy and Romania qualified for the FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship, held in Montréal, Canada, joining Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, and the United States. Individual awards Most Valuable Player ??? Best Goalkeeper ??? Topscorer ??? References it Results Men's W Category:International water polo competitions hosted by Italy