Romania’s capital of Bucharest and the neighbouring city of Otopeni will jointly host the World Aquatics Men’s U20 Water Polo Championships 2023 from 10-17 June 2023. 

Croatian water polo national team player Petra Bukic assisted for the draw alongside Tamas Molnar, a three-time Hall of Fame player for Hungary and the World Aquatics water polo manager, Gabor Karpati. 

Three hundred water polo players from the 20 qualified countries will compete in the premier global age-group water polo tournament. 

Draw Results

Group A

  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Montenegro
  • Croatia

Group B

  • Greece
  • Serbia
  • United States of America
  • Hungary

Group C

  • Canada
  • Japan
  • South Africa

Group D

  • Brazil
  • China
  • Kazakhstan

Group E

  • New Zealand
  • Peru
  • Romania

Group F

  • Iran
  • Australia
  • Argentina

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