▁for ▁the ▁water ▁pol o ▁tournament ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁played ▁at ▁Fin ch ley ▁L ido . ▁ ▁Medal ▁summary ▁ ▁Team ▁squad s ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Round ▁One ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁each ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁played ▁each ▁other ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁group . ▁The ▁pla c ings ▁were ▁determined ▁on ▁points . ▁If ▁the ▁points ▁were ▁equal , ▁then ▁the ▁better ▁goal ▁average ▁decided . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁teams ▁of ▁each ▁group ▁were ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁while ▁the ▁third ▁placed ▁team ▁was ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁Group ▁A ▁ ▁Group ▁B ▁ ▁Group ▁C ▁ ▁Group ▁D ▁ ▁Group ▁E ▁ ▁Group ▁F ▁ ▁Round ▁Two ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁each ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁played ▁each ▁other ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁group ▁unless ▁they ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁a ▁previous ▁round . ▁In ▁this ▁case ▁the ▁previous ▁result ▁stood ▁and ▁was ▁carried ▁forward ▁to ▁this ▁group . ▁So ▁in ▁each ▁group ▁only ▁three ▁matches ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁played . ▁The ▁pla c ings ▁were ▁determined ▁on ▁points . ▁If ▁the ▁points ▁were ▁equal , ▁then ▁the ▁better ▁goal ▁average ▁decided . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁teams ▁of ▁each ▁group ▁were ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁while ▁the ▁third ▁placed ▁team ▁was ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁The ▁results ▁which ▁are ▁carried ▁forward ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁are ▁shown ▁in ▁ital ics . ▁ ▁Group ▁G ▁ ▁Group ▁H ▁ ▁Group ▁I ▁ ▁Group ▁J ▁ ▁Sem i