[2][3] Spain defeated Russia 13–12 in the final to win their second title.

[4] LEN announced the choice of Budapest as host for the competition on 9 July 2016.

[6] The draw of the preliminary round's pools took place in Budapest on 22 October 2019.

[6][8] Netherlands Greece Spain Hungary Russia Italy Play-offs winners With the play-offs winners determined on 26 October, the draw resulted in the following groups:[9][8] All times are local (UTC+1).

5th place bracket 1 Spain qualified for the Olympics by finishing second in the 2019 World Championships.