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Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Venue(s)Aspire Dome (in Doha host cities)
Dates4–16 February
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (8th title)
Runner-up Hungary
Third place Spain
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,163 (24.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Morgan McDowall
(31 goals)
Best playerHungary Rita Keszthelyi
Best goalkeeperUnited States Ashleigh Johnson
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The women's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 4 to 16 February 2024 in Doha. This was the 17th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986.[1]

The United States won their eighth overall title.[2]

Qualification

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Of the qualified teams, thirteen returned from 2023. Singapore qualified for the first time ever after Japan withdrew for financial reasons, becoming the second country from Southeast Asia to qualify for this event after Thailand in 2022. Great Britain qualified after an eleven-year absence, and Brazil qualified again after withdrawing from 2023. Argentina, Israel and Japan were the only teams that failed to make this edition but made 2023.


Event Dates Hosts Quota Qualifier(s)
2023 World Cup 11 April – 25 June 2023 United States Long Beach 2  United States
 Netherlands
2023 World Championships 16–28 July 2023 Japan Fukuoka 4  Spain
 Italy
 Australia
 Hungary
2022 Asian Games 25 September – 1 October 2023 China Hangzhou 3  China
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Singapore
2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023 Chile Santiago 2  Canada
 Brazil
2024 European Championship 5–13 January 2024 Netherlands Eindhoven 3  Greece
 France
 Great Britain
African selection 1  South Africa
Oceanian selection 1  New Zealand
Total 16
  • Due a limited budget Japan was forced to withdraw from tournament and was replaced by Singapore.[3][4]

Schedule

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All times are local (UTC+3).[5]

Date Time Round
4 February 2024 09:00 Preliminary round
6 February 2024
8 February 2024
10 February 2024 09:00 Play-offs/Placement matches
12 February 2024 09:00 Quarterfinals/Placement matches
14 February 2024 09:00 Semifinals/Placement matches
16 February 2024 10:00 Finals

Draw

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The draw was held on 7 November 2023.[6][7]

Seeding

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Netherlands
 Spain
 Italy
 Australia
 United States
 Hungary
 Greece[A]
 Canada
 France[B]
 Great Britain[C]
 Brazil
 New Zealand
 China
 Kazakhstan
 Singapore
 South Africa
  1. ^ Team known as Europe 1 at the time of the draw.
  2. ^ Team known as Europe 2 at the time of the draw.
  3. ^ Team known as Europe 3 at the time of the draw.

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 63 16 +47 9 Quarterfinals
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 0 1 62 19 +43 6 Playoffs
3  Kazakhstan 3 0 1 0 2 17 69 −52 2
4  Brazil 3 0 0 1 2 20 58 −38 1 13–16th place semifinals
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
4 February 2024
09:00
Report[dead link] Kazakhstan  16–15  Brazil Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Tamas Couper (NZL), Matan Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 5–3, 2–3  PSO: 6–5
Novikova, Pochinok 3 Goals Cavalcante 4
4 February 2024
18:45
Report[dead link] United States  10–8  Netherlands Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 3–1, 1–2
three players 2 Goals Van de Kraats 4

6 February 2024
17:30
Report[dead link] Netherlands  27–4  Kazakhstan Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
David Couper (NZL), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 6–0, 4–1, 8–3, 9–0
Joustra 7 Goals Tsoy 2
6 February 2024
20:30
Report[dead link] Brazil  5–21  United States Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–6, 0–4, 2–4
Belorio 2 Goals Steffens 5

8 February 2024
16:00
Report[dead link] Brazil  5–27  Netherlands Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–4, 2–7, 1–9
Ferreira 2 Goals three players 5
8 February 2024
17:30
Report[dead link] United States  32–3  Kazakhstan Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
Score by quarters: 8–0, 8–0, 9–1, 7–2
Fattal, Steffens 5 Goals three players 1

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 48 20 +28 9 Quarterfinals
2  Greece 3 2 0 0 1 41 31 +10 6 Playoffs
3  China 3 0 1 0 2 20 46 −26 2
4  France 3 0 0 1 2 19 31 −12 1 13–16th place semifinals
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
4 February 2024
10:30
Report[dead link] China  5–18  Spain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Ashley Kaeshler (AUS), Andreia Stanojević (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–5, 1–4, 0–6
Lu 2 Goals Crespí 4
4 February 2024
12:00
Report[dead link] Greece  11–6  France Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 4–2, 2–1
Plevritou 3 Goals Guillet 2

6 February 2024
09:00
Report[dead link] France  10–11  China Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Helen Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 3–3, 1–0  PSO: 4–5
Battu, Bouloukbakchi 2 Goals Zhang J. 5
6 February 2024
19:00
Report[dead link] Spain  16–8  Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 4–2, 5–2
Ortiz 4 Goals three players 2

8 February 2024
19:00
Report[dead link] Spain  14–7  France Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 5–4, 4–1, 3–2
Nogué 3 Goals Bouloukbakchi, Vernoux 2
8 February 2024
20:30
Report[dead link] Greece  22–9  China Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
Score by quarters: 7–2, 4–2, 6–1, 5–4
Ninou, Plevritou 4 Goals Deng 3

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 3 0 0 0 71 19 +52 9 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 3 2 0 0 1 54 20 +34 6 Playoffs
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 0 2 44 36 +8 3
4  Singapore 3 0 0 0 3 7 101 −94 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
4 February 2024
13:30
Report[dead link] Australia  32–1  Singapore Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 13–0, 6–0, 6–0
Gofers 5 Goals Wan 1
4 February 2024
15:00
Report[dead link] Hungary  19–8  New Zealand Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–2, 2–1, 8–3
Gurisatti 6 Goals McDowall 4

6 February 2024
10:30
Report[dead link] New Zealand  6–13  Australia Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–3, 1–4
Doyle, Houghton 2 Goals Williams 4
6 February 2024
13:30
Report[dead link] Singapore  2–39  Hungary Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Lucas Letshabo (RSA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 0–11, 0–7, 2–11, 0–10
Yap 2 Goals Gurisatti, Rybanska 6

8 February 2024
09:00
Report[dead link] Singapore  4–30  New Zealand Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
Score by quarters: 1–10, 0–9, 0–5, 3–6
Yap 2 Goals McDowall 9
8 February 2024
13:30
Report[dead link] Hungary  13–9  Australia Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Xavi Buch (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–3, 3–1, 2–3
Keszthelyi 5 Goals Williams 3

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 0 59 21 +38 9 Quarterfinals
2  Canada 3 2 0 0 1 52 19 +33 6 Playoffs
3  Great Britain 3 1 0 0 2 29 47 −18 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 10 63 −53 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
4 February 2024
16:30
Report[dead link] Great Britain  10–22  Italy Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–6, 2–6, 3–5
Turner 3 Goals Avegno, Bianconi 4
4 February 2024
20:30
Report[dead link] South Africa  2–24  Canada Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–3, 2–8, 0–7
Meecham, Zondo 1 Goals three players 5

6 February 2024
12:00
Report[dead link] Canada  20–5  Great Britain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–2, 3–0, 6–2
Lemay-Lavoie 4 Goals Falvey 2
6 February 2024
16:00
Report[dead link] Italy  25–3  South Africa Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Andreia Stanojević (SRB), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–1, 6–1, 8–0
Giustini 5 Goals Versfeld 2

8 February 2024
10:30
Report[dead link] South Africa  5–14  Great Britain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–4, 1–5, 2–0
Penney 2 Goals Falvey 3
8 February 2024
12:00
Report[dead link] Italy  12–8  Canada Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–2, 2–2, 2–0
Marletta 4 Goals Bakoc, Wright 2

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
12 February
 
 
 United States10
 
10 February
 
 Australia9
 
 Australia20
 
14 February
 
 Great Britain8
 
 United States11
 
 
 Spain9
 
 
12 February
 
 
 Spain12
 
10 February
 
 Canada9
 
 New Zealand12
 
16 February
 
 Canada14
 
 United States8
 
 
 Hungary7
 
 
12 February
 
 
 Hungary (PSO)8 (5)
 
10 February
 
 Netherlands8 (4)
 
 Netherlands16
 
14 February
 
 China14
 
 Hungary (PSO)9 (4)
 
 
 Greece9 (2) Third place
 
 
12 February16 February
 
 
 Italy12 Spain10
 
10 February
 
 Greece14  Greece9
 
 Kazakhstan5
 
 
 Greece24
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
14 February
 
 
 Australia10
 
16 February
 
 Canada8
 
 Australia8
 
14 February
 
 Netherlands10
 
 Netherlands10
 
 
 Italy5
 
Seventh place game
 
 
16 February
 
 
 Canada12
 
 
 Italy18
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
12 February
 
 
 China15
 
14 February
 
 Great Britain10
 
 China15
 
12 February
 
 New Zealand16
 
 Kazakhstan8
 
 
 New Zealand23
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
14 February
 
 
 Great Britain8
 
 
 Kazakhstan6
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
10 February
 
 
 Brazil8
 
12 February
 
 France17
 
 France19
 
10 February
 
 South Africa8
 
 Singapore6
 
 
 South Africa20
 
15th place game
 
 
12 February
 
 
 Brazil18
 
 
 Singapore2

Playoffs

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10 February 2024
12:00
Report[dead link] Netherlands  16–14  China Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–2, 5–4, 3–3
three players 3 Goals Lu 5

10 February 2024
16:00
Report[dead link] Kazakhstan  5–24  Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
Score by quarters: 2–8, 0–4, 1–7, 2–5
five players 1 Goals Ninou 4

10 February 2024
17:30
Report[dead link] Australia  20–8  Great Britain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–2, 4–1, 4–4
A. Andrews 6 Goals Cutler, Falvey 2

10 February 2024
19:00
Report[dead link] New Zealand  12–14  Canada Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–5, 4–2, 3–2
Houghton 5 Goals Crevier 3

Quarterfinals

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12 February 2024
16:00
Report[dead link] United States  10–9  Australia Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 3–0, 2–6
Musselman 3 Goals four players 2

12 February 2024
17:30
Report[dead link] Spain  12–9  Canada Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–1, 2–3, 3–4
Forca 5 Goals Crevier 3

12 February 2024
19:00
Report[dead link] Hungary  13–12  Netherlands Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–1, 1–2, 3–4  PSO: 5–4
Keszthelyi 3 Goals three players 2

12 February 2024
20:30
Report[dead link] Italy  12–14  Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–4, 4–4, 5–3
Picozzi 3 Goals Ninou 5

13–16th place semifinals

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10 February 2024
09:00
Report[dead link] Brazil  8–17  France Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–3, 2–5, 4–5
Belorio 4 Goals Hertzka, Vernoux 4

10 February 2024
10:30
Report[dead link] Singapore  6–20  South Africa Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–5, 0–5, 2–6
Yap 2 Goals Versfeld 4

9–12th place semifinals

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12 February 2024
12:00
Report[dead link] China  15–10  Great Britain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–3, 2–1, 4–4
three players 3 Goals Turner 4

12 February 2024
13:30
Report[dead link] Kazakhstan  8–23  New Zealand Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 1–5, 3–7, 2–5
Mirshina 3 Goals McDowall 11

5–8th place semifinals

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14 February 2024
12:00
Report[dead link] Australia  10–8  Canada Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–2, 2–3, 5–2
Williams 3 Goals Wright 3

14 February 2024
14:30
Report[dead link] Netherlands  10–5  Italy Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–3, 1–1, 2–0
L. Rogge, van de Kraats 3 Goals Giustini 2

Semifinals

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14 February 2024
16:00
Report[dead link] United States  11–9  Spain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–3, 4–3, 1–2
Flynn 3 Goals Piralkova, E. Ruiz 3

14 February 2024
17:30
Report[dead link] Hungary  13–11  Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 1–1, 2–2  PSO: 4–2
Parkes 3 Goals Ninou 4

15th place game

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12 February 2024
09:00
Report[dead link] Brazil  18–2  Singapore Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–0, 4–0, 8–2
three players 3 Goals Lee, Lim 1

13th place game

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12 February 2024
10:30
Report[dead link] France  19–8  South Africa Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Yuri Maciel (BRA), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 5–3, 6–3, 3–2
Vernoux 5 Goals Geber, Versfeld 2

Eleventh place game

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14 February 2024
09:00
Report[dead link] Great Britain  8–6  Kazakhstan Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Cheng Beng Guan (SGP), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 0–3, 3–0
Tafazolli 4 Goals Novikova, Rakhmanova 2

Ninth place game

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14 February 2024
10:30
Report[dead link] China  15–16  New Zealand Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–5, 3–4, 5–3
Lu 5 Goals Houghton 5

Seventh place game

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16 February 2024
10:00
Report[dead link] Canada  12–18  Italy Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 4–6, 1–2, 3–5
Bakoc 4 Goals Bianconi 5

Fifth place game

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16 February 2024
16:00
Report[dead link] Australia  8–10  Netherlands Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–1, 1–3, 1–4
Kearns 3 Goals Van de Kraats 3

Third place game

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16 February 2024
11:30
Report[dead link] Spain  10–9  Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–4, 1–1, 3–3
Forca 3 Goals Ninou 3

Final

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16 February 2024
17:30
Report[dead link] United States  8–7  Hungary Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Xavi Buch (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 0–1, 3–2
Fattal 3 Goals Garda, Keszthelyi 2

Final ranking

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Statistics and awards

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Goals[9] Shots %
1 New Zealand Morgan McDowall 31 42 74
2 Greece Eirini Ninou 24 37 65
3 Hungary Rita Keszthelyi 20 37 54
4 Netherlands Kitty-Lynn Joustra 19 19 100
5 New Zealand Emmerson Houghton 18 47 38
6 Hungary Gréta Gurisatti 17 33 52
Netherlands Simone van de Kraats 25 68
Australia Alice Williams 32 53
9 Italy Roberta Bianconi 16 33 48
Italy Sofia Giustini 27 59
China Zhang Jing 31 52

Awards

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The awards were announced on 16 February 2024.[2]

All-star team
Goalkeeper United States Ashleigh Johnson
Centre Forward Spain Maica García
Field player United States Jenna Flynn
Hungary Rita Keszthelyi
New Zealand Morgan McDowall
Greece Eleftheria Plevritou
Netherlands Simone van de Kraats
Other awards
Most Valuable Player Hungary Rita Keszthelyi
Best Goalkeeper United States Ashleigh Johnson

References

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  9. ^ Top scorers[dead link]
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