| Final Group | pts | won | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. |  Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13: | 4 | +9 | | 2. |  Yugoslavia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7: | 4 | +3 | | 3. |  Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8: | 14 | -6 | | 4. |  United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5: | 11 | -6 |
| Team | Hung | Yugo | Ital | UnSt | | Hungary | --- | 2:2 | 7:2 | 4:0 | | Yugoslavia | | --- | 3:1 | 2:1 | | Italy | | | --- | 5:4 | | United States | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01.08.52 |  Hungary | 7-2 |  Italy | 2-2 | | 01.08.52 |  Yugoslavia | 2-1 |  United States | 2-1 | | 02.08.52 | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | Italy | 0-1 | | 02.08.52 | Hungary | 4-0 | United States | 3-0 |
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| Final Ranking | pts | won | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. | Hungary | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 53: | 16 | +37 | | 2. | Yugoslavia | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 41: | 12 | +29 | | 3. | Italy | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 43: | 21 | +22 | | 4. | United States | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 34: | 29 | +5 | | Group 7-10 | | 5. |  Netherlands | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 40: | 19 | +21 | | 6. |  Belgium | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 27: | 27 | 0 | | 7. |  Soviet Union | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 38: | 25 | +13 | | 8. |  Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 25: | 31 | -6 | | eliminated in First Groups Round | | 9. |  South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19: | 15 | +4 | | 10. |  Egypt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17: | 14 | +3 | | 11. |  Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14: | 19 | -5 | | 12. |  Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14: | 19 | -5 | | 13. |  Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13: | 18 | -5 | | 14. |  Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15: | 23 | -8 | | 15. |  Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13: | 24 | -11 | | 16. |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6: | 25 | -19 | | eliminated after elimination Games | | 17. |  Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7: | 14 | -7 | | 18. |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4: | 17 | -13 | | 19. |  Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2: | 16 | -14 | | 20. |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2: | 16 | -14 | | 21. |  India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: | 28 | -27 |
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| Group 5-8 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16: | 6 | | 2. Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11: | 12 | | 3. Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9: | 10 | | 4. Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8: | 16 |
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| Team | Ne | Be | So | Sp | | Netherlands | --- | 5:3 | 4:2 | 7:1 | | Belgium | | --- | 3:3 | 5:4 | | Soviet Union | | | --- | 4:3 | | Spain | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01.08.52 |  Soviet Union | 4-3 |  Spain | 2-2 | | 01.08.52 |  Netherlands | 5-3 |  Belgium | 2-2 | | 02.08.52 | Netherlands | 7-1 | Spain | 4-0 | | 02.08.52 | Belgium | 3-3 | Soviet Union | 2-3 |
| Group E | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Italy | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12: | 6 | | 2. United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14: | 11 | | 3. Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8: | 13 | | 4. Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9: | 13 |
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| Team | It | Un | Be | Sp | | Italy | --- | 5:4 | 5:1 | 2:1 | | United States | | --- | 4:2 | 6:4 | | Belgium | | | --- | 5:4 | | Spain | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 30.07.52 | United States | 4-2 | Belgium | 4-1 | | 30.07.52 | Italy | 2-1 | Spain | 1-1 | | 31.07.52 | Italy | 5-1 | Belgium | 2-0 | | 31.07.52 | United States | 6-4 | Spain | 2-2 |
| Group F | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Hungary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11: | 9 | | 2. Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8: | 6 | | 3. Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8: | 9 | | 4. Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8: | 11 |
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| Team | Hu | Yu | Ne | So | | Hungary | --- | 2:2 | 4:4 | 5:3 | | Yugoslavia | | --- | 3:1 | 3:3 | | Netherlands | | | --- | 4:2 | | Soviet Union | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 30.07.52 | Hungary | 4-4 | Netherlands | 3-1 | | 30.07.52 | Yugoslavia | 3-3 | Soviet Union | 1-2 | | 31.07.52 | Hungary | 2-2 | Yugoslavia | 1-1 | | transferred to Final Group | | 31.07.52 | Netherlands | 4-2 | Soviet Union | 2-0 | | transferred to Group 5-8 | | Replayed match from Group C. | | 01.08.52 | Yugoslavia | 2-1 | Netherlands | 2-0 |
| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Italy | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17: | 8 | | 2. United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16: | 9 | | 3. Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9: | 15 | | 4. Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5: | 15 |
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| Team | It | Un | Gr | Au | | Italy | --- | 5:4 | 4:3 | 8:1 | | United States | | --- | 8:3 | 4:1 | | Great Britain | | | --- | 3:3 | | Austria | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 26.07.52 | Italy | 4-3 |  Great Britain | 2-0 | | 27.07.52 | Italy | 8-1 |  Austria | 4-0 | | 27.07.52 | United States | 8-3 | Great Britain | 3-2 | | 28.07.52 | Great Britain | 3-3 | Austria | 0-3 | | 28.07.52 | Italy | 5-4 | United States | 3-2 | | transferred to Group E and to Final Group | | 29.07.52 | United States | 4-1 | Austria | 2-1 |
| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Hungary | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23: | 4 | | 2. Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12: | 9 | | 3. Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7: | 14 | | 4. Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5: | 20 |
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| Team | Hu | So | Eg | Ge | | Hungary | --- | 5:3 | 9:0 | 9:1 | | Soviet Union | | --- | 3:2 | 6:2 | | Egypt | | | --- | 5:2 | | Germany | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 26.07.52 | Hungary | 9-0 |  Egypt | 6-0 | | 27.07.52 | Egypt | 5-2 |  Germany | 1-1 | | 27.07.52 | Hungary | 5-3 | Soviet Union | 1-2 | | transferred to Group F. | | 28.07.52 | Soviet Union | 3-2 | Egypt | 1-1 | | 28.07.52 | Hungary | 9-1 | Germany | 3-0 | | 29.07.52 | Soviet Union | 6-2 | Germany | 3-1 |
| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21: | 3 | | 2. Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17: | 7 | | 3. Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9: | 18 | | 4. Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6: | 25 |
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| Team | Yu | Ne | Sw | Ar | | Yugoslavia | --- | 3:1 | 9:1 | 9:1 | | Netherlands | | --- | 7:1 | 9:3 | | Sweden | | | --- | 7:2 | | Argentina | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 26.07.52 | Netherlands | 9-3 |  Argentina | 6-1 | | 27.07.52 | Yugoslavia | 9-1 | Argentina | 4-1 | | 27.07.52 | Netherlands | 7-1 |  Sweden | 3-0 | | 28.07.52 | Sweden | 7-2 | Argentina | 3-2 | | 28.07.52 | Netherlands | 3-2 | Yugoslavia | | | Yugoslavia protested the match on the grounds that the "the referee in this match had shown incometency". FINA invalidated the match and ordered a replay. | | 29.07.52 | Yugoslavia | 9-1 | Sweden | 4-1 | | 01.08.52 | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | Netherlands | 2-0 | | transferred to Group F |
| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Belgium | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12: | 5 | | 2. Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13: | 10 | | 3. South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10: | 9 | | 4. Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7: | 18 |
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| Team | Be | Sp | So | Br | | Belgium | --- | 5:4 | 4:0 | 3:1 | | Spain | | --- | 3:1 | 6:4 | | South Africa | | | --- | 9:2 | | Brazil | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 26.07.52 | Belgium | 5-4 | Spain | 3-2 | | transfered to Group F and to Group 5-8 | | 27.07.52 | Spain | 3-1 |  South Africa | 1-0 | | 27.07.52 | Belgium | 3-1 |  Brazil | 1-0 | | 28.07.52 | Spain | 6-4 | Brazil | 4-1 | | 28.07.52 | Belgium | 4-0 | South Africa | 2-0 | | 29.07.52 | South Africa | 9-2 | Brazil | 3-0 |
| First Elimination Round - Winners to Main Round | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 25.07.52 | Hungary | 13-4 |  Mexico | 6-2 | | 25.07.52 | Egypt | 10-0 |  Portugal | 6-0 | | 25.07.52 | Germany | 8-4 |  Romania | 4-1 | | 25.07.52 | Belgium | 6-5 | South Africa | 4-3 | | 25.07.52 | Yugoslavia | 10-2 |  Australia | 4-1 | | 25.07.52 | Italy | 16-1 |  India | 4-0 | | 25.07.52 | Spain | 3-2 | Brazil | 2-0 | | 25.07.52 | Great Britain | 4-3 | Austria | 3-2 | | 25.07.52 | Sweden | 5-1 | United States | 2-1 | | 25.07.52 | Netherlands | 3-2 | Soviet Union | 1-1 | | | Argentina | bye | | Second Elimination Round - Winners to Main RGund | | 26.07.52 | Austria | 6-0 | Australia | 4-0 | | 26.07.52 | Soviet Union | 12-0 | India | 5-0 | | 26.07.52 | South Africa | 4-0 | Mexico | 2-0 | | 26.07.52 | Brazil | 6-2 | Portugal | 3-2 | | 26.07.52 | United States | 6-3 | Romania | 2-1 |
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