Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The men's water polo tournament at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Gwangju, South Korea from 15 to 27 July. This was the eighteenth time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973.

Italy defeated Spain in the final to win their fourth title, while Croatia won against Hungary to capture the bronze medal.

Draw
The draw was held on 7 April 2019.

Seeding
The seedings were announced on 6 February 2019.

Groups formed
The draw resulted in the following groups:

Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+9).

Bracket

 * Championship bracket


 * 5th place bracket


 * 9th place bracket


 * 13th place bracket

Awards
The awards and all-star team were announced on 26 July 2019.


 * Most Valuable Player
 * Francesco Di Fulvio


 * Most Valuable Goalkeeper
 * Daniel López


 * Highest Goalscorer
 * Aleksandar Ivović – 21 goals


 * Media All-Star Team
 * Daniel López – Goalkeeper
 * Roger Tahull – Centre forward
 * Francesco Di Fulvio
 * Aleksandar Ivović
 * Maro Joković
 * Dušan Mandić
 * Gergő Zalánki