The 1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia from 28 September to 3 October 1999. Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships in Perth, Australia (1998).
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The first three teams qualified for the Sydney Games. The other teams, with the exception of the Australian team which qualified automatically as the team from the host country, had to qualify at the 2000 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, held from 6 May to 14 May 2000 in Hanover, Germany.
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