The draws for both the FINA World Men and Women’s Youth Water Polo Championships 2018, to be held in Szombathely (HUN) and Belgrade (SRB) respectively, were hold in Budapest (HUN) where the Men’s World League Super Final is currently being played until Saturday June 23.

In the Women’s Youth tournament, 16 teams will compete in Belgrade from August 27-September 2 2018.

Following the draw, the groups are as follows:

WOMEN

GROUP A
Spain
Canada
Serbia
Italy

GROUP B
Uzbekistan
Greece
Australia
Brazil

GROUP C
Kazakhstan
Hungary
USA
Argentina

GROUP D
New Zealand
Netherlands
Russia
South Africa

In the Men’s Youth tournament, 20 teams will be present in Szombathely from August 11-19, 2018 and groups’ composition unfolds as follows:

MEN

GROUP A
Egypt
Australia
South Africa
Brazil
Montenegro

GROUP B
Greece
Hungary
Argentina
Russia
China

GROUP C
Uzbekistan
New Zealand
Italy
USA
Croatia

GROUP D
Serbia
Colombia
Spain
Canada
Saudi Arabia

The Youth Water Polo Championships is tailored for the youngest players, aged 18 year old or under.