The 1986 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fifth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was incorporated in the 1986 World Aquatics Championships, held in Madrid, Spain. It is the only men's world championship to have featured 15 teams instead of the usual 16. Yugoslavia defeated Italy in the final to win its first title. The Soviet Union, the defending champion, was third.
First Stage
| # |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pt |
| 1 |
 Italy |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
20 |
6 |
| 2 |
 Spain |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
35 |
19 |
4 |
| 3 |
 Hungary |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
29 |
18 |
2 |
| 4 |
 Israel |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
44 |
0 |
Second Stage
| # |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pt |
| 1 |
 Yugoslavia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
29 |
22 |
5 |
| 2 |
Italy |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
22 |
4 |
| 3 |
 Cuba |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
30 |
31 |
3 |
| 4 |
Spain |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
30 |
0 |
Semifinals
Bronze match
Final
| 1986 FINA Men's World Champions |
Yugoslavia
First title |
Final ranking
Team rosters
Dragan Andric, Perica Bukic, Veselin Djuho, Milorad Krivokapic, Deni Lusic, Igor Milanovic, Tomislav Paskvalin, Zoran Petrovic, Andrija Popovic, Dubravko Simenc, Aleksander Sostar, Ante Vasovic, Mirko Vicevic [1]
References
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Australia
West Germany
France
Canada
Netherlands
United States
Soviet Union
Brazil
Greece
