| Size: | 250px |
| Dates: | 27 July – 8 August |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Cities: | Kazan |
| Count: | 5 |
| Matches: | 48 |
| Goals: | 869 |
| Top Scorer: |  Alexandr Axenov(22 goals)[1] |
| Player: |  Duško Pijetlović |
| Previous: | Water polo at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament |
| Next: | Water polo at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament |
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The draw resulted in the following groups:
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams and played a round-robin. The best placed team advanced to the quarterfinal, while the second-and third best team advanced to the playoffs. The last placed team played in placement games for place 13–16. From the quarterfinals on, a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The losers of the playoffs and quarterfinals played in placement games to determine their final position.
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| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games | ||
| width=10px bgcolor=skyblue | Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games as winner of 2015 World League |
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| Team Roster Gojko Pijetlović, Dušan Mandić, Živko Gocić, Sava Ranđelović, Miloš Ćuk, Duško Pijetlović, Slobodan Nikić, Milan Aleksić, Nikola Jakšić, Filip Filipović, Andrija Prlainović, Stefan Mitrović, Branislav Mitrović Head coach: Dejan Savić. |
Alexandr Axenov – 22 goals Duško Pijetlović
Francesco Di Fulvio Alexandr Axenov
Aaron Younger