Current season, competition or edition: 2022 World Polo Championship | |
| Sport | Polo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| No. of teams | 8 (Finals) |
| Continent | International (FIP) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Spain (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Argentina (5 titles) |
The World Polo Championship is an international polo tournament. The event is run by the Federation of International Polo (FIP). In the tournament, national teams compete.The first tournament was in 1987, hosted by Argentina. There is now a tournament every 3 or 4 years.
| # | Year | Host | Champion | 2nd | 3rd | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina |  Mexico |  Brazil | |
| 2 | 1989 | Berlin,  Germany |  United States |  England | Argentina | |
| 3 | 1992 | Santiago,  Chile | Argentina | Chile | England | |
| 4 | 1995 | St. Moritz,  Switzerland |  Brazil | Argentina | Mexico | |
| 5 | 1998 | Santa Barbara, United States | Argentina | Brazil | England | |
| 6 | 2001 | Melbourne,  Australia | Brazil | Australia | Argentina | |
| 7 | 2004 | Chantilly,  France | Brazil | England | Chile | |
| 8 | 2008 | Mexico City, Mexico | Chile | Brazil | Mexico | |
| 9 | 2011 | San Luis Province, Argentina | Argentina | Brazil |  Italy | |
| 10 | 2015 | Santiago, Chile | Chile | United States | Brazil | |
| 11 | 2017 | Sydney, Australia | Argentina | Chile | England | |
| 12 | 2022 | Wellington, United States | Spain | United States |  Uruguay | |
| 13 | 2026 | Dubai,  United Arab Emirates | ||||
| # | Year | Host | Champion | 2nd | 3rd | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Campo Argentino de Polo, Buenos Aires Argentina | Argentina | United States | England |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Chile | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | England | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pos. | Team | Champion | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Argentina |
5 (1987, 1992, 1998, 2011, 2017) | 1 (1995) | 2 (1989, 2001) | 1 (2022) |
| 2nd | Brazil |
3 (1995, 2001, 2004) | 3 (1998, 2008, 2011) | 2 (1987, 2015) | – |
| 3rd | Chile |
2 (2008, 2015) | 2 (1992, 2017) | 1 (2004) | 1 (1989) |
| 4th | United States |
1 (1989) | 2 (2015, 2022) | – | 3 (1992, 1998, 2017) |
| 5th | Spain |
1 (2022) | – | – | 2 (1987, 2008) |
| 6th | England |
– | 2 (1989, 2004) | 3 (1992, 1998, 2017) | 4 (1995, 2001, 2011, 2015) |
| 7th | Mexico |
– | 1 (1987) | 2 (1995, 2008) | – |
| 8th | Australia |
– | 1 (2001) | – | – |
| 9th | Italy |
– | – | 1 (2011) | – |
| 10th | Uruguay |
– | – | 1 (2022) | – |
| 11th | France |
– | – | – | 1 (2004) |
| Country | 1987 | 1989 | 1992 | 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2004 | 2008 | 2011 | 2015 | 2017 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | P. round | – | 1st | P. round | 1st | 4th |
| Australia | 5th | P. round | – | – | P. round | 2nd | 1st round | – | P. round | – | P. round | P. round |
| Brazil | 3rd | – | – | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | – | – |
 Canada | – | – | – | – | – | P. round | – | P. round | – | – | – | – |
| Chile | – | 4th | 2nd | – | – | – | 3rd | 1st | P. round | 1st | 2nd | – |
| England | – | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | P. round | 4th | 4th | 3rd | – |
| France | – | P. round | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – |
| Germany | – | P. round | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Guatemala | – | – | P. round | – | P. round | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 India | – | – | – | P. round | – | P. round | – | – | P. round | – | P. round | – |
| Italy | – | – | – | – | – | P. round | – | – | 3rd | – | – | P. round |
| Mexico | 2nd | – | P. round | 3rd | – | – | 1st round | 3rd | P. round | – | – | P. round |
 New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | P. round | – | – | P. round | – |
 Pakistan | – | – | – | – | – | – | P. round | – | P. round | P. round | – | P. round |
 South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | P. round | – | – | – | – |
| Spain | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | P. round | 1st |
| Switzerland | – | P. round | – | P. round | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| United States | – | 1st | 4th | – | 4th | P. round | P. round | – | P. round | 2nd | 4th | 2nd |
| Uruguay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd |
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