2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 29th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place from 29 August – 11 September at the Sports park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia.
The decision about host country was brought on the LEN's meeting in Eindhoven in late March 2008.
Qualification
12 teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows:- The host nation
- The best 5 teams from the 2008 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation
- 6 teams from the Qualifiers
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | - | – | 1 | |
| 2008 European Championships | 4–13 July 2008 |  wp|MNEwp|SRBwp|HUNwp|ITAwp|GERwp|ESPwp|MKDwp|ROUwp|RUSwp|GREwp|TURPreliminary roundGroup A
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---- ---- 7th–12th Classification7th–12th Quarterfinals-------- 7th–10th Semifinals-------- 11th place playoff----9th place playoff----7th place playoff----Final roundQuarterfinals-------- Semifinals-------- 5th place match----3rd place match----Final---- |