title: Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
text: # Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
  
  The women's water polo tournament at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Kazan, Russia from 26 July to 7 August 2015.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  ### Africa
  
  * South Africa
  
  ### Americas
  
  * Brazil
  * Canada
  * United States
  
  ### Asia
  
  * China
  * Japan
  * Kazakhstan
  
  ### Europe
  
  * France
  * Greece
  * Hungary
  * Italy
  * Netherlands
  * Russia
  * Spain
  
  ### Oceania
  
  * Australia
  * New Zealand
  
  ## Format
  
  The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams and played a round-robin. The best placed team advances to the quarterfinal, while the second-and third best team advance to the playoffs. The last placed team will play in placement games for place 13–16. From the quarterfinals on, a knockout system will be used to determine the winner. The losers of the playoffs and quarterfinals will play in placement games to determine their final position.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  ### Group A
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 4 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 2 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 52 | −40 | 0 | |
  | 26 July 2015 09:30 | Report | Canada | 15–6 | New Zealand | Kazan Attendance: 865 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 865 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |||
  | 26 July 2015 09:30 | Report | M. Eggens, Fournier 3 | Goals | Myles 2 | Kazan Attendance: 865 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
  | 26 July 2015 10:50 | Report | Kazakhstan | 7–14 | Spain | Kazan Attendance: 993 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 993 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |||
  | 26 July 2015 10:50 | Report | Mirshina 3 | Goals | Pareja 5 | Kazan Attendance: 993 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
  | 28 July 2015 20:10 | Report | Spain | 23–2 | New Zealand | Kazan Attendance: 300 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Fabio Toffoli (BRA) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 300 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Fabio Toffoli (BRA) |||
  | 28 July 2015 20:10 | Report | Tarragó 6 | Goals | D. Lewis, Lopes Da Silva 1 | Kazan Attendance: 300 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Fabio Toffoli (BRA) |
  | 28 July 2015 21:30 | Report | Canada | 17–4 | Kazakhstan | Kazan Attendance: 240 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 240 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |||
  | 28 July 2015 21:30 | Report | Eggens 5 | Goals | Mirshina 2 | Kazan Attendance: 240 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
  | 30 July 2015 13:30 | Report | Canada | 6–12 | Spain | Kazan Attendance: 321 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Mark Koganov (AZE) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 321 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Mark Koganov (AZE) |||
  | 30 July 2015 13:30 | Report | M. Eggens 2 | Goals | Pareja 3 | Kazan Attendance: 321 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Mark Koganov (AZE) |
  | 30 July 2015 17:30 | Report | Kazakhstan | 14–4 | New Zealand | Kazan Attendance: 985 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 985 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |||
  | 30 July 2015 17:30 | Report | Akilbayeva 6 | Goals | D. Lewis 3 | Kazan Attendance: 985 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
  
  ### Group B
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 4 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 2 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 61 | −55 | 0 | |
  | 26 July 2015 12:10 | Report | Australia | 8–7 | Greece | Kazan Attendance: 1,035 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 1,035 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |||
  | 26 July 2015 12:10 | Report | Zagame 2 | Goals | Tsoukala 4 | Kazan Attendance: 1,035 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
  | 26 July 2015 13:30 | Report | South Africa | 1–22 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 1,049 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 1,049 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |||
  | 26 July 2015 13:30 | Report | Versfeld 1 | Goals | Klaassen 6 | Kazan Attendance: 1,049 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
  | 28 July 2015 09:30 | Report | Netherlands | 10–9 | Greece | Kazan Attendance: 280 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 280 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |||
  | 28 July 2015 09:30 | Report | Van der Sloot 4 | Goals | Plevritou, Roumpesi 2 | Kazan Attendance: 280 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
  | 28 July 2015 10:50 | Report | Australia | 19–1 | South Africa | Kazan Attendance: 456 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 456 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |||
  | 28 July 2015 10:50 | Report | Southern 5 | Goals | Versfeld 1 | Kazan Attendance: 456 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
  | 30 July 2015 20:10 | Report | Australia | 8–6 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 230 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 230 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |||
  | 30 July 2015 20:10 | Report | Southern, Zagame 2 | Goals | Sevenich 2 | Kazan Attendance: 230 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
  | 30 July 2015 21:30 | Report | South Africa | 4–20 | Greece | Kazan Attendance: 130 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 130 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |||
  | 30 July 2015 21:30 | Report | Versfeld, White 2 | Goals | Asimaki 5 | Kazan Attendance: 130 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
  
  ### Group C
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
  | 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 4 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 2 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 43 | −30 | 0 | |
  | 26 July 2015 17:30 | Report | Brazil | 2–13 | United States | Kazan Attendance: 1,880 Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 1,880 Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
  | 26 July 2015 17:30 | Report | Chiappini, Oliveira 1 | Goals | Steffens 3 | Kazan Attendance: 1,880 Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
  | 26 July 2015 20:10 | Report | Japan | 3–15 | Italy | Kazan Attendance: 2,286 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Mark Koganov (AZE) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 2,286 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Mark Koganov (AZE) |||
  | 26 July 2015 20:10 | Report | three players 1 | Goals | Garibotti, Tabani 3 | Kazan Attendance: 2,286 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Mark Koganov (AZE) |
  | 28 July 2015 12:10 | Report | Italy | 10–9 | United States | Kazan Attendance: 529 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Cory Williams (NZL) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 529 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Cory Williams (NZL) |||
  | 28 July 2015 12:10 | Report | Bianconi 4 | Goals | Fattal 5 | Kazan Attendance: 529 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Cory Williams (NZL) |
  | 28 July 2015 13:30 | Report | Brazil | 11–8 | Japan | Kazan Attendance: 543 Referees: Stephane Roy (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 543 Referees: Stephane Roy (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
  | 28 July 2015 13:30 | Report | Chiappini 5 | Goals | Nakano 3 | Kazan Attendance: 543 Referees: Stephane Roy (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
  | 30 July 2015 09:30 | Report | Brazil | 6–15 | Italy | Kazan Attendance: 617 Referees: Cory Williams (NZL), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 617 Referees: Cory Williams (NZL), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
  | 30 July 2015 09:30 | Report | Oliveira 4 | Goals | Bianconi, Radicchi 3 | Kazan Attendance: 617 Referees: Cory Williams (NZL), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
  | 30 July 2015 10:50 | Report | Japan | 2–17 | United States | Kazan Attendance: 729 Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 729 Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |||
  | 30 July 2015 10:50 | Report | Nakano 2 | Goals | Steffens 4 | Kazan Attendance: 729 Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
  
  ### Group D
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 5 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
  | 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 5 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 2 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 0 | |
  | 26 July 2015 18:50 | Report | Russia | 16–5 | France | Kazan Attendance: 2,164 Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), Stephane Roy (CAN) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 2,164 Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), Stephane Roy (CAN) |||
  | 26 July 2015 18:50 | Report | Karimova, Prokofyeva 3 | Goals | Guillet 3 | Kazan Attendance: 2,164 Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), Stephane Roy (CAN) |
  | 26 July 2015 21:30 | Report | Hungary | 8–9 | China | Kazan Attendance: 200 Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 200 Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |||
  | 26 July 2015 21:30 | Report | Antal 2 | Goals | Zhao Zihan 4 | Kazan Attendance: 200 Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
  | 28 July 2015 17:30 | Report | France | 4–13 | China | Kazan Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Peter de Jong (NED) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Peter de Jong (NED) |||
  | 28 July 2015 17:30 | Report | Guillet 2 | Goals | Niu Guannan 6 | Kazan Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Peter de Jong (NED) |
  | 28 July 2015 18:50 | Report | Hungary | 11–13 | Russia | Kazan Attendance: 2,123 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Joseph Peila (USA) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 2,123 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Joseph Peila (USA) |||
  | 28 July 2015 18:50 | Report | Keszthelyi 3 | Goals | Lisunova 3 | Kazan Attendance: 2,123 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Joseph Peila (USA) |
  | 30 July 2015 12:10 | Report | Hungary | 18–3 | France | Kazan Attendance: 372 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 372 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |||
  | 30 July 2015 12:10 | Report | Bujka 6 | Goals | Guillet 2 | Kazan Attendance: 372 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
  | 30 July 2015 18:50 | Report | Russia | 9–9 | China | Kazan Attendance: 2,653 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Joseph Peila (USA) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 2,653 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Joseph Peila (USA) |||
  | 30 July 2015 18:50 | Report | Karimova, Prokofyeva 3 | Goals | Niu Guannan 4 | Kazan Attendance: 2,653 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Joseph Peila (USA) |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Championship bracket
  
  | Playoffs 1 August | Playoffs 1 August | Playoffs 1 August | Quarterfinals 3 August | Quarterfinals 3 August | Quarterfinals 3 August | Semifinals 5 August | Semifinals 5 August | Semifinals 5 August | Final 7 August | Final 7 August | Final 7 August |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | |
  | United States | United States | 12 | United States | United States | 8 | | | | | | |
  | Hungary | Hungary | 7 | | | | United States | United States | 8 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 6 | | | |
  | | | | Australia | Australia | 12 | | | | | | |
  | Brazil | Brazil | 8 | China | China | 10 | | | | | | |
  | China | China | 10 | | | | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 |
  | | | | Italy | Italy | 9 | | | |
  | Canada | Canada | 5 | Greece | Greece | 6 | | | |
  | Greece | Greece | 8 | | | | Italy | Italy | 9 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
  | | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 10 |
  | | | | Russia | Russia | 9 | | | | Australia | Australia | 10 |
  | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 1 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 10 | | | | Italy | Italy | 12 |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 5th place bracket
  
  | 5th–8th place classification | 5th–8th place classification | 5th place match | 5th place match |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 August | 5 August |
  | Spain | 9 |
  | Spain | 9 | 7 August | 7 August |
  | China | 10 | 7 August | 7 August |
  | China | 10 | China | 13 |
  | 5 August | 5 August | | China | 13 |
  | 5 August | 5 August | Greece | 12 |
  | Greece | 16 | Greece | 12 |
  | Russia | 15 | | |
  | Russia | 15 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
  | | | 7 August | 7 August |
  | | | Spain | 15 |
  | | | Russia | 10 |
  
  ### 9th place bracket
  
  | 9th–12th place classification | 9th–12th place classification | 9th place match | 9th place match |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 August | 3 August |
  | Canada | 7 |
  | Canada | 7 | 5 August | 5 August |
  | Hungary | 10 | 5 August | 5 August |
  | Hungary | 10 | Hungary | 22 |
  | 3 August | 3 August | | Hungary | 22 |
  | 3 August | 3 August | Brazil | 7 |
  | Kazakhstan | 5 | Brazil | 7 |
  | Brazil | 10 | | |
  | Brazil | 10 | 11th place match | 11th place match |
  | | | 5 August | 5 August |
  | | | Canada | 20 |
  | | | Kazakhstan | 4 |
  
  ### 13th place bracket
  
  | 13th–16th place classification | 13th–16th place classification | 13th place match | 13th place match |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 August | 1 August |
  | New Zealand | 11 |
  | New Zealand | 11 | 3 August | 3 August |
  | South Africa | 3 | 3 August | 3 August |
  | South Africa | 3 | New Zealand | 7 |
  | 1 August | 1 August | | New Zealand | 7 |
  | 1 August | 1 August | France | 6 |
  | Japan | 6 | France | 6 |
  | France | 9 | | |
  | France | 9 | 15th place match | 15th place match |
  | | | 3 August | 3 August |
  | | | South Africa | 7 |
  | | | Japan | 15 |
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 1 August 2015 13:30 | Report | Canada | 5–8 | Greece | Kazan Attendance: 2,055 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kazan Attendance: 2,055 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |||
  | 1 August 2015 13:30 | Report | Valin 2 | Goals | Charalampidi 3 | Kazan Attendance: 2,055 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
  | 1 August 2015 17:30 | Report | Kazakhstan | 1–21 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Joseph Peila (AUS), Cory Williams (NZL) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Joseph Peila (AUS), Cory Williams (NZL) |||
  | 1 August 2015 17:30 | Report | Mirshina 1 | Goals | Smit 5 | Kazan Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Joseph Peila (AUS), Cory Williams (NZL) |
  | 1 August 2015 18:50 | Report | United States | 12–7 | Hungary | Kazan Attendance: 780 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 780 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
  | 1 August 2015 18:50 | Report | Fattal 4 | Goals | Keszthelyi 3 | Kazan Attendance: 780 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
  | 1 August 2015 20:10 | Report | Brazil | 8–10 | China | Kazan Attendance: 350 Referees: Stephane Roy (CAN), Dion Willis (RSA) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 350 Referees: Stephane Roy (CAN), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
  | 1 August 2015 20:10 | Report | Chiappini 5 | Goals | three players 2 | Kazan Attendance: 350 Referees: Stephane Roy (CAN), Dion Willis (RSA) |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 3 August 2015 17:30 | Report | Spain | 5–8 | United States | Kazan Attendance: 1,460 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kazan Attendance: 1,460 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
  | 3 August 2015 17:30 | Report | Espar 2 | Goals | Fattal, Neushul 2 | Kazan Attendance: 1,460 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
  | 3 August 2015 18:50 | Report | Russia | 9–10 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 2,319 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 2,319 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
  | 3 August 2015 18:50 | Report | Ivanova, Karimova 3 | Goals | Megens, Klaassen 3 | Kazan Attendance: 2,319 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  | 3 August 2015 20:10 | Report | Australia | 12–10 | China | Kazan Attendance: 370 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 370 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |||
  | 3 August 2015 20:10 | Report | seven players 1 | Goals | Song Donglun, Zhao Zihan 2 | Kazan Attendance: 370 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
  | 3 August 2015 21:30 | Report | Italy | 9–6 | Greece | Kazan Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
  | Kazan Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |||
  | 3 August 2015 21:30 | Report | Di Mario 4 | Goals | Charalampidi 3 | Kazan Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
  
  ### 13th–16th place classification
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 1 August 2015 10:50 | Report | New Zealand | 11–3 | South Africa | Kazan Attendance: 1,357 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kazan Attendance: 1,357 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |||
  | 1 August 2015 10:50 | Report | Myles 3 | Goals | three players 1 | Kazan Attendance: 1,357 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
  | 1 August 2015 12:10 | Report | Japan | 6–9 | France | Kazan Attendance: 1,969 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Peter de Jong (NED) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 1,969 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Peter de Jong (NED) |||
  | 1 August 2015 12:10 | Report | Nakano 2 | Goals | Guillet 5 | Kazan Attendance: 1,969 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Peter de Jong (NED) |
  
  ### 9th–12th place classification
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 3 August 2015 12:10 | Report | Canada | 7–10 | Hungary | Kazan Attendance: 274 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Cory Williams (NZL) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kazan Attendance: 274 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Cory Williams (NZL) |||
  | 3 August 2015 12:10 | Report | Wright 2 | Goals | Keszthelyi 4 | Kazan Attendance: 274 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Cory Williams (NZL) |
  | 3 August 2015 13:30 | Report | Kazakhstan | 5–10 | Brazil | Kazan Attendance: 155 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 155 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |||
  | 3 August 2015 13:30 | Report | Mirshina 3 | Goals | Chiappini 3 | Kazan Attendance: 155 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
  
  ### 5th–8th place classification
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 5 August 2015 15:30 | Report | Spain | 9–10 | China | Kazan Attendance: 297 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Joseph Peila (AUS) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kazan Attendance: 297 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Joseph Peila (AUS) |||
  | 5 August 2015 15:30 | Report | Forca 3 | Goals | Song Donglun, Zhao Zihan 4 | Kazan Attendance: 297 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Joseph Peila (AUS) |
  | 5 August 2015 17:00 | Report | Greece | 16–15 | Russia | Kazan Attendance: 690 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Kun (HUN) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 690 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Kun (HUN) |||
  | 5 August 2015 17:00 | Report | Roumpesi 3 | Goals | Ivanova 4 | Kazan Attendance: 690 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Kun (HUN) |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 5 August 2015 20:30 | Report | United States | 8–6 | Australia | Kazan Attendance: 1,007 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kazan Attendance: 1,007 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
  | 5 August 2015 20:30 | Report | Fattal, Steffens 2 | Goals | six players 1 | Kazan Attendance: 1,007 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
  | 5 August 2015 22:00 | Report | Italy | 9–10 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 717 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
  | Kazan Attendance: 717 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |||
  | 5 August 2015 22:00 | Report | Radicchi 2 | Goals | Megens 4 | Kazan Attendance: 717 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
  
  ### 15th place match
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 3 August 2015 09:30 | Report | South Africa | 7–15 | Japan | Kazan Attendance: 329 Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), German Moller (ARG) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kazan Attendance: 329 Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), German Moller (ARG) |||
  | 3 August 2015 09:30 | Report | White 2 | Goals | Nakano 4 | Kazan Attendance: 329 Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), German Moller (ARG) |
  
  ### 13th place match
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 3 August 2015 10:50 | Report | New Zealand | 7–6 | France | Kazan Attendance: 400 Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Stephane Roy (CAN) |
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  | Kazan Attendance: 400 Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Stephane Roy (CAN) |||
  | 3 August 2015 10:50 | Report | Myles 2 | Goals | Millot, Tardy 2 | Kazan Attendance: 400 Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Stephane Roy (CAN) |
  
  ### 11th place match
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 5 August 2015 10:50 | Report | Canada | 20–4 | Kazakhstan | Kazan Attendance: 235 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Cory Williams (NZL) |
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  | Kazan Attendance: 235 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Cory Williams (NZL) |||
  | 5 August 2015 10:50 | Report | M. Eggens 5 | Goals | Mirshina 2 | Kazan Attendance: 235 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Cory Williams (NZL) |
  
  ### 9th place match
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 5 August 2015 12:10 | Report | Hungary | 22–7 | Brazil | Kazan Attendance: 205 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Dion Willis (RSA) |
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  | Kazan Attendance: 205 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
  | 5 August 2015 12:10 | Report | Keszthelyi 5 | Goals | Chiappini, Zablith 2 | Kazan Attendance: 205 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Dion Willis (RSA) |
  
  ### 7th place match
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 7 August 2015 14:00 | Report | Spain | 15–10 | Russia | Kazan Attendance: 1,336 Referees: Radoslaw Korzyna (POL), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
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  | Kazan Attendance: 1,336 Referees: Radoslaw Korzyna (POL), Nenad Peris (CRO) |||
  | 7 August 2015 14:00 | Report | Tarragó 4 | Goals | Ivanova 3 | Kazan Attendance: 1,336 Referees: Radoslaw Korzyna (POL), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
  
  ### 5th place match
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 7 August 2015 15:30 | Report | China | 13–12 | Greece | Kazan Attendance: 940 Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), György Kun (HUN) |
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  | Kazan Attendance: 940 Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), György Kun (HUN) |||
  | 7 August 2015 15:30 | Report | Niu Guannan 5 | Goals | Asimaki 4 | Kazan Attendance: 940 Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), György Kun (HUN) |
  
  ### Bronze medal match
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 7 August 2015 20:30 | Report | Australia | 10–12 | Italy | Kazan Attendance: 1,508 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
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  | Kazan Attendance: 1,508 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |||
  | 7 August 2015 20:30 | Report | Southern, Webster 2 | Goals | Di Mario 3 | Kazan Attendance: 1,508 Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
  
  ### Gold medal match
  
  All times are MSK (UTC+3).
  
  | 7 August 2015 22:00 | Report | United States | 5–4 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 2,305 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
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  | Kazan Attendance: 2,305 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |||
  | 7 August 2015 22:00 | Report | Fattal 2 Musselman, Neushul, Mathewson 1 | Goals | Megens 2 Smit, Klaassen 1 | Kazan Attendance: 2,305 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
  
  ## Ranking and statistics
  
  ### Final ranking
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | United States |
  | | Netherlands |
  | | Italy |
  | 4 | Australia |
  | 5 | China |
  | 6 | Greece |
  | 7 | Spain |
  | 8 | Russia |
  | 9 | Hungary |
  | 10 | Brazil |
  | 11 | Canada |
  | 12 | Kazakhstan |
  | 13 | New Zealand |
  | 14 | France |
  | 15 | Japan |
  | 16 | South Africa |
  
  * 2015 Women's Water Polo World champions
  * United States Fourth title
  
  ### Top goalscorers
  
  | Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rita Keszthelyi] | 21 | 35 | 60 |
  | 2 | Zhao Zihan | 19 | 43 | 44 |
  | 3 | Rachel Fattal | 18 | 33 | 55 |
  | 3 | Niu Guannan | 18 | 44 | 41 |
  | 5 | Izabella Chiappini | 17 | 41 | 41 |
  | 6 | Monika Eggens | 16 | 32 | 50 |
  | 7 | Eugeniya Ivanova | 15 | 37 | 40 |
  | 8 | Barbara Bujka | 14 | 23 | 61 |
  | 8 | Yasemin Smit | 14 | 32 | 44 |
  | 8 | Roser Tarragó | 14 | 31 | 45 |
  
  Source: SportResult
  
  ### Awards
  
  **Most Valuable Player**
  
  * Rachel Fattal
  
  **Best Goalscorer**
  
  * Rita Keszthelyi – 21 goals
  
  **Media All-Star Team**
  
  * Ashleigh Johnson – Goalkeeper
  * Kami Craig – Centre forward
  * Zoe Arancini
  * Roberta Bianconi
  * Rachel Fattal
  * Rita Keszthelyi
  * Maud Megens
  