The FINA Youth Water Polo World Championships is an international competition for water polo players under the age of 20 that take place every two years.
The FINA Youth Water Polo World Championships is an international competition for water polo players under the age of 20 that take place every two years. FINA introduced it in 2012. The World Men’s Youth Water Polo Championships will be hosted in Belgrade, Serbia from August 11 to August 19, 2022. The championship will commence three days after the end of the Women’s tournament. Greece won the Youth World Championship (2018) for the first time in the previous edition held in Szombathely in Hungary, defeating Spain in a thrilling match.
The World Men’s Youth Water Polo World Championships will be live-streamed on the official YouTube channel of FINA.
Dates | Group | Matches | Timing |
Aug-11 | A | Kazakhstan vs Croatia | 12:30 PM |
A | Uzbekistan vs Kuwait | 10:00 PM | |
B | Brazil vs Australia | 2:00 PM | |
B | Netherlands vs Turkey | 3:30 PM | |
C | New Zealand vs Italy | 5:00 PM | |
D | Canada vs Spain | 7:00 PM | |
D | South Africa vs Montenegro | 8:30 PM | |
Aug-12 | C | USA vs Serbia | 12:00 AM |
B | Turkey vs Brazil | 7:30 PM | |
B | Greece vs Netherlands | 9:00 PM | |
A | Kuwait vs Kazakhstan | 10:30 PM | |
Aug-13 | A | Hungary vs Uzbeskistan | 12:00 AM |
C | Italy vs USA | 12:30 PM | |
D | Montenegro vs Canada | 2:00 PM | |
D | Spain vs South Africa | 3:30 PM | |
A | Croatia vs Kuwait | 5:00 PM | |
A | Kazakhstan vs Hungary | 7:30 PM | |
B | Australia vs Turkey | 9:00 PM | |
B | Brazil vs Greece | 10:30 PM | |
Aug-14 | C | Serbia vs New Zealand | 12:00 AM |
A | Hungary vs Croatia | 7:30 PM | |
A | Uzbekistan vs Kazakhstan | 9:00 PM | |
B | Greece vs Australia | 10:30 PM | |
Aug-15 | B | Netherlands vs Brazil | 12:00 AM |
C | New Zealand vs USA | 12:30 PM | |
D | Spain vs Montenegro | 2:00 PM | |
D | South Africa vs Canada | 3:30 PM | |
A | Croatia vs Uzbekistan | 5:00 PM | |
A | Kuwait vs Hungary | 7:30 PM | |
B | Australia vs Netherlands | 9:00 PM | |
B | Turkey vs Greece | 10:30 PM | |
Aug-16 | C | Serbia vs Italy | 12:00 AM |
Preliminary Rounds (TBD) | 3:30 PM onwards | ||
Aug-17 | Preliminary Round (TBD) | 12:00 AM | |
Classification Rounds | 12:30 PM onwards | ||
Quarter-finals | 8:00 PM onwards | ||
Aug-18 | Quarter-finals | 12:30 AM onwards | |
Classification Rounds (TBD) | 12:30 PM onwards | ||
Semi-finals | 10:30 PM | ||
Aug-19 | Semi-finals | 12:00 AM | |
Classification Rounds | 3:30 PM onwards | ||
Finals | 10:00 PM | ||
Aug-20 | Finals | 12:00 AM |