Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
The 2026 Men's European Water Polo Championship will be the 37th running of the tournament. It will be held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1]
Host selection
[edit]Belgrade was given the hosting rights on 13 May 2022.[1]
Qualification
[edit]Sixteen teams will be able to compete at the main event. They are broken up as follows:
- The host nation
- The top seven or eight teams from the 2024 European Championship not already qualified as host nation
- Final seven or eight from the qualifiers.
Event | Date | Location | Quotas | Nation(s) |
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Host | 13 May 2022 | – | 1 | ![]() |
2024 European Championship | 29 August – 10 September | ![]() |
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Qualifiers | 2025 | Various | 8 |
Venue
[edit]Similar to 2016, the Štark Arena will be used for the entire competition.[2]
Belgrade | ||
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Štark Arena | ||
Capacity: 18,386 | ||
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