1998 FINA Women's World Water Polo Championship
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The 1998 FINA Women's World Water Polo Championship
was the fourth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA
. The tournament was held from January 8 to January 16, 1998 and incorporated in the 1998 World Aquatics Championships
, held in Perth, Australia
.
Water polo world championship
The FINA World Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament, currently held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Currently the reigning champions are Italy in men's and Greece in women's competition.-History:...
was the fourth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA
Fina
Fina may refer to:*Fina, a character in the Skies of Arcadia video game*FINA, the International Swimming Federation*FINA, the North American Forum on Integration...
. The tournament was held from January 8 to January 16, 1998 and incorporated in the 1998 World Aquatics Championships
1998 World Aquatics Championships
The 1998 World Aquatics Championships or the 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia between 8 January and 17 January 1998....
, held in Perth, Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 25 | ||
| 2. | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 28 | ||
| 3. | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 28 | ||
| 4. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 31 | ||
| 5. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 44 | –15 | |
| 6. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 69 | –42 |
GROUP B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | ||
| 2. | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 30 | ||
| 3. | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 31 | ||
| 4. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 33 | ||
| 5. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 35 | –20 | |
| 6. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 66 | –47 |
Quarter finals
- Wednesday January 14, 1998
5 – 8 9 – 12 9 – 5 8 – 6
Semi finals
- Thursday January 15, 1998
10 – 9 7 – 5
Placing Matches
- Thursday January 15, 1998 — 11th place
9 – 7
- Thursday January 15, 1998 — 9th place
8 – 4
- Friday January 16, 1998 — 7th place
10 – 7
- Friday January 16, 1998 — 5th place
10 – 9
Bronze medal match
- Friday January 16, 1998
8 – 5
Final
- Friday January 16, 1998
7 – 6
Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- ???
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
- Topscorer
- ???