Template:World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament statistics – best performances of confederations

The purpose of this template is to collect source text used in several articles in one place, in order to minimize maintenance and storage space. The template is typically used in two articles: the article covering water polo at the World Aquatics Championships, and the article covering the World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics.

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.


 * Legend


 * 1st – Champions
 * 2nd – Runners-up
 * 3rd – Third place
 * 4th – Fourth place
 * Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament