2007 European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament
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The 2007 Men's European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing 2008 was held in Bratislava, Slovakia from September 2 to September 9, 2007. Croatia, Hungary, Spain and Serbia had already qualified for the Olympics, so they did not participate. Montenegro defeated Romania in the final and so earned a berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics Water Polo Competition.
Contents
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Romania |
12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 39 | +16 |
| 2. |  Russia |
12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 45 | +7 |
| 3. |  Germany |
9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 42 | +19 |
| 4. |  Macedonia |
6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 53 | –8 |
| 5. |  Slovakia |
6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 44 | –3 |
| 6. |  France |
6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 68 | –31 |
- September 2, 2007
| Germany |
19 – 5 | France |
| Romania |
14 – 9 | Macedonia |
| Russia |
9 – 8 | Slovakia |
- September 3, 2007
| France |
8 – 14 | Russia |
| Macedonia |
10 – 8 | Slovakia |
| Romania |
7 – 10 | Germany |
- September 4, 2007
| Russia |
7 – 11 | Romania |
| Germany |
13 – 8 | Macedonia |
| Slovakia |
10 – 8 | France |
- September 5, 2007
| Macedonia |
11 – 9 | France |
| Romania |
9 – 6 | Slovakia |
| Germany |
11 – 13 | Russia |
- September 6, 2007
| Romania |
14 – 7 | France |
| Russia |
9 – 7 | Macedonia |
| Slovakia |
9 – 8 | Germany |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Montenegro |
12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 22 | +33 |
| 2. |  Greece |
9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 26 | +17 |
| 3. |  Italy |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| 4. |  Slovenia |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 47 | –22 |
| 5. |  Netherlands |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 49 | –28 |
- September 2, 2007
| Greece |
13 – 4 | Slovenia |
| Italy |
8 – 12 | Montenegro |
- September 3, 2007
| Montenegro |
19 – 4 | Slovenia |
| Italy |
10 – 4 | Netherlands |
- September 4, 2007
| Montenegro |
9 – 5 | Greece |
| Slovenia |
9 – 5 | Netherlands |
- September 5, 2007
| Slovenia |
8 – 10 | Italy |
| Greece |
15 – 7 | Netherlands |
- September 6, 2007
| Netherlands |
5 – 15 | Montenegro |
| Greece |
10 – 6 | Italy |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| September 8 | |||||||
| Romania |
14 | ||||||
| Greece |
13 | ||||||
| September 9 | |||||||
| Romania |
8 | ||||||
| Montenegro |
9 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| September 8 | September 9 | ||||||
| Montenegro |
12 | Greece |
5 | ||||
| Russia |
5 | Russia |
7 | ||||
Placement
5th-8th
| Placement Round 1 | Fifth Place | ||||||
| September 8 | |||||||
| Germany |
11 | ||||||
| Slovenia |
7 | ||||||
| September 9 | |||||||
| Germany |
6 | ||||||
| Italy |
11 | ||||||
| Seventh Place | |||||||
| September 8 | September 9 | ||||||
| Italy |
12 | Slovenia |
8 | ||||
| Macedonia |
5 | Macedonia |
9 | ||||
9th-11th
| Placement Round 1 | Ninth Place | |||||
| September 8 | ||||||
| France |
11 | |||||
| Netherlands |
10 | |||||
| September 9 | ||||||
| France |
9 | |||||
| Slovakia |
10 | |||||
Final ranking
| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 1. | Montenegro |
| 2. | Romania |
| 3. | Russia |
| 4. | Greece |
| 5. | Italy |
| 6. | Germany |
| 7. | Macedonia |
| 8. | Slovenia |
| 9. | Slovakia |
| 10. | France |
| 11. | Netherlands |
- Montenegro qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China; Teams placed from 6th up to 2nd will play in the 2008 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Oradea, Romania
