Men Water Polo World Cup 1987 Thessaloniki, Greece - 10th to 17th May - Winner Yugoslavia

Men Water Polo World Cup 1987 Thessaloniki, Greece - 10th to 17th May - Winner Yugoslavia

Round Robin	pts	won	drw	lst	gf	ga	g+-	W86
1.	Yugoslavia	12	5	2	0	75:	54	+21	1.
2.	Soviet Union	12	5	2	0	70:	51	+19	3.
3.	West Germany	10	4	2	1	69:	55	+14	6.
4.	United States	8	4	0	3	53:	43	+10	4.
5.	Italy	8	4	0	3	60:	54	+6	2.
6.	Spain	4	2	0	5	59:	68	-9	5.
7.	Cuba	2	1	0	6	59:	73	-14	7.
8.	Greece	0	0	0	7	31:	78	-47	12.

Qualification:

Best 7 teams from World Men 1986 and Greece as Host.

Team	Yugo	SoUn	WeGe	UnSt	Ital	Spai	Cuba	Gree
Yugoslavia	----	9:9	12:12	9:8	9:8	11:8	13:5	12:4
Soviet Union		----	9:9	7:5	12:7	11:9	11:10	11:4
West Germany			----	8:7		9:6	14:9	10:4
United States				----	7:3	8:7	8:7	10:2
Italy			8:7		----	12:6	10:9	12:4
Spain						----	12:9	11:8
Cuba							----	12:5
Greece								----

date	team 1 ____________	score	team 2 ____________	1T	2T	3T
Sun 10.05.87	Cuba	12-5	Greece	2-1	5-3	8-4
Sun 10.05.87	Yugoslavia	9-9	Soviet Union	2-2	5-5	8-7
Sun 10.05.87	West Germany	8-7	United States	2-0	5-0	7-4
Sun 10.05.87	Italy	12-6	Spain	4-1	8-3	9-4

Day 2

date	team 1 ____________	score	team 2 ____________	1T	2T	3T
Mon 11.05.87	Soviet Union	11-4	Greece
Mon 11.05.87	Yugoslavia	12-12	West Germany
Mon 11.05.87	United States	8-7	Spain
Mon 11.05.87	Italy	10-9	Cuba

Day 3

date	team 1 ____________	score	team 2 ____________	1T	2T	3T
Tue 12.05.87	United States	7-3	Italy	2-1	3-2	4-2
Tue 12.05.87	Soviet Union	11-10	Cuba	3-3	6-4	9-6
Tue 12.05.87	Yugoslavia	11-8	Spain	2-4	5-5	8-6
Tue 12.05.87	West Germany	10-4	Greece	1-1	4-2	7-3

Ranking	p	goals
1. Soviet Union	5	31:23
2. West Germany	5	30:23
3. United States	4	22:18
3. Yugoslavia	4	32:29
5. Italy	4	25:22
6. Cuba	2	31:26
7. Spain	0	21:31
8. Greece	0	13:33

Day 4

date	team 1 ____________	score	team 2 ____________	1T	2T	3T
Wed 13.05.87	Soviet Union	12-7	Italy	2-1	4-2	10-3
Wed 13.05.87	West Germany	14-9	Cuba	4-3	6-4	9-5
Wed 13.05.87	Spain	11-8	Greece	3-0	7-0	10-5
Wed 13.05.87	Yugoslavia	9-8	United States	2-1	6-5	8-6

Ranking	p	goals
1. Soviet Union	7	43:30
2. West Germany	7	44:32
3. Yugoslavia	6	41:37
4. United States	4	30:27
5. Italy	4	32:34
6. Cuba	2	40:40
7. Spain	2	32:39
8. Greece	0	21:44

Rest Day - Thursday 14.05.87

Day 5

date	team 1 ____________	score	team 2 ____________	1T	2T	3T
Fri 15.05.87	Soviet Union	9-9	West Germany	3-1	6-2	7-6
Fri 15.05.87	Spain	12-9	Cuba	3-1	7-2	8-3
Fri 15.05.87	Yugoslavia	9-8	Italy	4-2	6-5	8-5
Fri 15.05.87	United States	10-2	Greece	0-0	4-2	7-2

Ranking	p	goals
1. Soviet Union	8	52:39
2. West Germany	8	53:41
3. Yugoslavia	8	50:45
4. United States	6	42:29
5. Italy	4	40:43
6. Spain	4	44:48
7. Cuba	2	49:52
8. Greece	0	23:54

Day 6

date	team 1 ____________	score	team 2 ____________	1T	2T	3T
Sat 16.05.87	Italy	8-7	West Germany	3-3	5-4	6-6
Sat 16.05.87	United States	8-7	Cuba	3-1	6-3	7-5
Sat 16.05.87	Yugoslavia	12-4	Greece	3-0	6-1	9-3
Sat 16.05.87	Soviet Union	11-9	Spain	2-3	6-7	7-8

Ranking	p	goals
1. Soviet Union	10	63:48
2. Yugoslavia	10	62:49
3. West Germany	8	60:49
4. United States	8	48:36
5. Italy	6	48:50
6. Spain	4	53:59
7. Cuba	2	56:60
8. Greece	0	27:66

Day 7

date	team 1 ____________	score	team 2 ____________	1T	2T	3T
Sun 17.05.87	West Germany	9-6	Spain	1-0	4-1	6-4
Sun 17.05.87	Soviet Union	7-5	United States	4-1	5-3	5-5
Sun 17.05.87	Italy	12-4	Greece	1-1	8-1	11-2
Sun 17.05.87	Yugoslavia	13-5	Cuba	3-2	7-3	10-3

Ranking	p	goals
1. Yugoslavia	12	75:54
2. Soviet Union	12	70:51
3. West Germany	10	69:55
4. United States	8	53:43
5. Italy	8	60:54
6. Spain	4	59:68
7. Cuba	2	59:73
8. Greece	0	31:78

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