Water polo at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Introduction The men's water polo tournament at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Rome, Italy from 20 July to 1 August 2009.All matches were held in a temporary pool at the tennis stadium of the Foro Italico sports complex.The men's tournament was won by Serbia.
Teams  Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania     ===Groups formed===;Group A* * * * ;Group B* * * * ;Group C* * * * ;Group D* * * *
Preliminary round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)  Qualified for the quarterfinals  Qualified for the eightfinals  Will play for places 13–16===Tie-breaking criteria===If two teams shall have equal points, further classification shall be established as follows:# The team winning the game between them shall be placed higher.# If the game between them was tied, then the results against the highest placed team(s) in the group shall be considered.# The first comparison shall be based on goal difference, and if still tied, then based on goals scored.# The comparison shall be made first compared to the highest placed team (or teams, if tied) in the group.# If still tied, the results against the next highest placed team (or teams, if tied) shall be used in succession until all results have been considered.# If still tied, the teams shall shoot penalty shots to determine which team shall be placed higher. Each team shall nominate five players and a goalkeeper who will participate in the penalty shoot out. The team shall shoot five penalty shots at the goal of the other team, alternating shots. If a tie exists after each team has taken five shots, then teams shall take sets of alternate shots until one team scores and the other does not. The procedure shall be conducted following the final game of the round or at the first practical opportunity.If there is more than one tie in a group, the highest placed tie shall be determined first.If three or more teams shall have equal points, further classification shall be established as follows:# The results among the tied teams shall determine which team is placed highest.# If, at any time during the application of the procedure set out in this paragraph, the highest placed team is determined and the number of tied teams is reduced to two, then the above paragraph shall be used to determine which of the two remaining teams is placed higher.# The comparison shall be made first, upon the points of the games among the tied teams, second, the goal difference, and third, based upon goals scored.# If still tied, the games played against the highest placed team (or teams, if tied) shall be considered.# The first comparison shall be based on goal difference, and if still tied, then based on goals scored.# If still tied, the results against the next highest placed team (or teams, if tied) shall be used in succession until all results have been considered.# If still tied, the teams shall shoot penalty shots to determine which team shall be placed highest. Each team shall nominate five players and a goalkeeper who will participate in the penalty shoot out. Each team shall shoot five  penalty shots at its opponent's goal in alternate succession. The first team shall take its first penalty shot and then each other team shall take its first penalty shot, etc. If a tie shall exist after that procedure, the teams shall then take sets of alternate shots until one team misses and the other(s) score. The procedure shall be conducted following the final game of the round or at the first practical opportunity.If there is more than one tie in a group, the highest placed tie shall be determined first.Source: ===Group A=== Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   3  2  1  0  37  18  +19  '''5'''   3  2  0  1  23  20  +3  '''4'''   3  1  1  1  25  16  +9  '''3'''   3  0  0  3  10  41  -31  '''0'''------------------------===Group B=== Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   3  3  0  0  37  12  +25  '''6'''   3  2  0  1  38  20  +18  '''4'''   3  1  0  2  18  34  -16  '''2'''   3  0  0  3  12  39  -27  '''0'''------------------------===Group C=== Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   3  3  0  0  35  24  +11  '''6'''   3  1  1  1  37  22  +15  '''3'''   3  1  1  1  32  28  +4  '''3'''   3  0  0  3  15  45  -30  '''0'''------------------------===Group D=== Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   3  3  0  0  29  19  +10  '''6'''   3  2  0  1  17  16  +1  '''4'''   3  1  0  2  25  20  +5  '''2'''   3  0  0  3  15  31  -16  '''0'''------------------------
Final round ===Brackets===; 5th–8th place; 9th–12th place;13th–16th place===Semifinals 13–16 places===--------===Eightfinals===----------------===15th place===----===13th place===----===Semifinals 9–12 places===--------===Quarterfinals===----------------===11th place===----===9th place===----===Semifinals 5–8 places===--------===Semifinals===--------===7th place===----===5th place===----===Bronze medal match===----===Gold medal match===----
Final ranking  File:gold medal icon.svg   File:silver medal icon.svg   File:bronze medal icon.svg   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16  '''Team roster'''Slobodan Soro, Marko Avramović, Živko Gocić, Vanja Udovičić, Slavko Gak, Duško Pijetlović, Slobodan Nikić, Milan Aleksić, Nikola Rađen, Filip Filipović, Andrija Prlainović, Stefan Mitrović, Gojko Pijetlović '''Head coach''': Dejan Udovičić.
Medalists  Gold Silver Bronze '''''' Slobodan SoroMarko AvramovićŽivko GocićVanja Udovičić ('''c''')Slavko GakDuško PijetlovićSlobodan NikićMilan AleksićNikola RađenFilip FilipovićAndrija PrlainovićStefan MitrovićGojko Pijetlović'''Head coach''':  Dejan Udovičić '''''' Inaki AguilarMario José GarcíaDavid MartínBlai MallarachGuillermo MolinaMarc MinguellIván GallegoAlbert EspañolXavier VallèsFelipe PerroneIván Pérez ('''c''') Xavier GarcíaDaniel López'''Head coach''':  Rafael Aguilar '''''' Ivo BrzicaDamir BurićMiho BoškovićNikša DobudIvan BuljubašićSrdan AntonijevićFrano KaračAndro BušljeSandro SuknoSamir Barač ('''c''')Igor HinićPaulo ObradovićJosip Pavić'''Head coach''':  Ratko Rudić
Individual awards * '''Most Valuable Player''':** '''Best Goalkeeper''':** '''Topscorer''':* — 20 goals (2 in penalty shootout)
References
External links *  13th FINA World Championships 2009 FINA Water Polo website*  Water Polo Men – Competition schedule web.archive.org* Records and statistics (reports by Omega)*  Men Water Polo World Championship 2009 Roma www.todor66.com