2007 Women's European Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
The 2007 Women's European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing 2008 was held in Kirishi, Russia from August 19 to August 26, 2007. The Netherlands defeated Russia in the final and so earned a berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics Water Polo Competition.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Italy
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 20 | +19 |
| 2. |  Spain
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 24 | +10 |
| 3. |  Greece
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 22 | +20 |
| 4. |  Ukraine
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 66 | –49 |
- August 21, 2007
| Italy
|
8 – 8 | Greece
|
| Spain
|
18 – 7 | Ukraine
|
- August 22, 2007
| Ukraine
|
5 – 26 | Greece
|
| Italy
|
9 – 7 | Spain
|
- August 23, 2007
| Italy
|
22 – 5 | Ukraine
|
| Greece
|
8 – 9 | Spain
|
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Russia
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 34 | +29 |
| 2. |  Netherlands
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 22 | +28 |
| 3. |  Hungary
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 30 | +10 |
| 4. |  Germany
|
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 45 | –5 |
| 5. |  Czech Republic
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 85 | –62 |
- August 19, 2007
| Hungary
|
13 – 7 | Germany
|
| Russia
|
31 – 7 | Czech Republic
|
- August 20, 2007
| Czech Republic
|
8 – 16 | Germany
|
| Russia
|
9 – 9 | Netherlands
|
- August 21, 2007
| Germany
|
7 – 11 | Netherlands
|
| Czech Republic
|
6 – 15 | Hungary
|
- August 22, 2007
| Netherlands
|
7 – 4 | Hungary
|
| Germany
|
10 – 13 | Russia
|
- August 23, 2007
| Netherlands
|
23 – 2 | Czech Republic
|
| Hungary
|
8 – 10 | Russia
|
Play-Offs
- August 24, 2007 — 9th place
| Czech Republic
|
13 – 11 [aet] | Ukraine
|
- August 25, 2007 — 7th place
| Czech Republic
|
6 – 21 | Germany
|
- August 25, 2007 — 5th place
| Greece
|
3 – 6 | Hungary
|
Semi finals
- August 25, 2007
| Italy
|
7 – 11 | Netherlands
|
| Russia
|
12 – 8 | Spain
|
Finals
- August 26, 2007 — 3rd place
| Italy
|
8 – 6 | Spain
|
- August 26, 2007 — 1st place
| Netherlands
|
13 – 12 [aet] | Russia
|
Final ranking
| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands
|
| 2. | Russia
|
| 3. | Italy
|
| 4. | Spain
|
| 5. | Hungary
|
| 6. | Greece
|
| 7. | Germany
|
| 8. | Czech Republic
|
| 9. | Ukraine
|
- Netherlands 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 Imperia, Italy
See also