# Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament was held in Trieste, Italy, from 3 to 10 April 2016, at the Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi". The top four teams advanced to the Olympics.

## Participants

There were 12 places originally allocated to continental associations in the tournament not already directly qualified to the Olympics – 9 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia, and 1 from Africa.
| Continent | How qualified |
| Europe | |
| Italy | Host country |
| Hungary | 2016 European Championship bronze medalists |
| Spain | 2016 European Championship 5th place |
| Russia | 2016 European Championship 8th place |
| France | 2016 European Championship 9th place |
| Romania | 2016 European Championship 10th place |
| Germany | 2016 European Championship 11th place |
| Netherlands | 2016 European Championship 12th place |
| Slovakia | 2016 European Championship 13th place |
| Americas | |
| Canada | 2015 Pan American Games bronze medalists |
| Asia | |
| Kazakhstan | 2015 Asian Championship bronze medalists |
| Africa | |
| South Africa | African Continental Selection |

## Draw

The draw took place on 23 January 2016 in Belgrade, after the final of the 2016 European Championship.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 9 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 8 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 4 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 3 | |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 0 | |
| 3 April 2016 13:50 | Report | Russia | 6–7 | Canada | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |||
| 3 April 2016 13:50 | Report | Khalturin 3 | Goals | Boyd, Conway 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |
| 3 April 2016 15:10 | Report | France | 7–13 | Hungary | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
| 3 April 2016 15:10 | Report | Iždinský 3 | Goals | Vámos, Dá. Varga 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| 3 April 2016 16:30 | Report | Slovakia | 11–13 | Romania | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 350 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Henk Smit (NED) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 350 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Henk Smit (NED) |||
| 3 April 2016 16:30 | Report | four players 2 | Goals | Negrean 6 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 350 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Henk Smit (NED) |
| 4 April 2016 16:30 | Report | Canada | 14–14 | Hungary | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
| 4 April 2016 16:30 | Report | Constantin-Bicari 4 | Goals | Manhercz, Dá. Varga 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| 4 April 2016 17:50 | Report | Romania | 11–12 | France | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 350 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 350 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |||
| 4 April 2016 17:50 | Report | Szabo 3 | Goals | Crousillat 5 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 350 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |
| 4 April 2016 19:10 | Report | Russia | 7–4 | Slovakia | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |||
| 4 April 2016 19:10 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Kolárik 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| 5 April 2016 13:50 | Report | Hungary | 12–8 | Romania | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Henk Smit (NED) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Henk Smit (NED) |||
| 5 April 2016 13:50 | Report | Szívós 4 | Goals | Negrean 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Henk Smit (NED) |
| 5 April 2016 15:10 | Report | Slovakia | 9–11 | Canada | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |||
| 5 April 2016 15:10 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | four players 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |
| 5 April 2016 16:30 | Report | France | 12–11 | Russia | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |||
| 5 April 2016 16:30 | Report | Crousillat 4 | Goals | Khalturin 4 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |
| 6 April 2016 16:30 | Report | Canada | 10–10 | Romania | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |||
| 6 April 2016 16:30 | Report | Boyd 5 | Goals | Negrean 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |
| 6 April 2016 17:50 | Report | Russia | 8–18 | Hungary | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
| 6 April 2016 17:50 | Report | Kharkov 4 | Goals | four players 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| 6 April 2016 19:10 | Report | Slovakia | 8–10 | France | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 700 Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 700 Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
| 6 April 2016 19:10 | Report | Ďurík, Úradník 2 | Goals | Blary, Crousillat 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 700 Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| 7 April 2016 13:50 | Report | France | 5–13 | Canada | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |||
| 7 April 2016 13:50 | Report | Crousillat 2 | Goals | Lapins 4 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
| 7 April 2016 15:10 | Report | Hungary | 16–7 | Slovakia | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Henk Smit (NED), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Henk Smit (NED), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
| 7 April 2016 15:10 | Report | Dá. Varga 4 | Goals | Kolárik 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Henk Smit (NED), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| 7 April 2016 16:30 | Report | Russia | 8–8 | Romania | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Gernot Häntschel (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Gernot Häntschel (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 7 April 2016 16:30 | Report | Khalturin 3 | Goals | Goanță 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Gernot Häntschel (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 8 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 8 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 8 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 3 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 3 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 88 | −67 | 0 | |
| 3 April 2016 17:50 | Report | Spain | 5–7 | Netherlands | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Balázs Székely (HUN) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Balázs Székely (HUN) |||
| 3 April 2016 17:50 | Report | Munarriz 2 | Goals | Lindhout, Spijker 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 300 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Balázs Székely (HUN) |
| 3 April 2016 19:10 | Report | South Africa | 4–23 | Germany | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Pascal Bouchez (FRA) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Pascal Bouchez (FRA) |||
| 3 April 2016 19:10 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Bukowski, Preuss 4 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Pascal Bouchez (FRA) |
| 3 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Italy | 14–3 | Kazakhstan | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 900 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 900 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |||
| 3 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Nora 4 | Goals | three players 1 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 900 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| 4 April 2016 13:50 | Report | Kazakhstan | 5–8 | Netherlands | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 100 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Doriel Terpenka (CAN) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 100 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Doriel Terpenka (CAN) |||
| 4 April 2016 13:50 | Report | Shmider 2 | Goals | Gielen, Lindhout 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 100 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Doriel Terpenka (CAN) |
| 4 April 2016 15:10 | Report | Germany | 5–10 | Spain | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Balázs Székely (HUN), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Balázs Székely (HUN), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |||
| 4 April 2016 15:10 | Report | Nossek, Real 2 | Goals | Molina 4 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 200 Referees: Balázs Székely (HUN), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| 4 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Italy | 22–3 | South Africa | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 800 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Pascal Bouchez (FRA) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 800 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Pascal Bouchez (FRA) |||
| 4 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Velotto 4 | Goals | three players 1 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 800 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Pascal Bouchez (FRA) |
| 5 April 2016 17:50 | Report | Netherlands | 9–8 | Germany | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 350 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 350 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |||
| 5 April 2016 17:50 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Nossek 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 350 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| 5 April 2016 19:10 | Report | South Africa | 6–11 | Kazakhstan | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Balázs Székely (HUN) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Balázs Székely (HUN) |||
| 5 April 2016 19:10 | Report | Evezard 2 | Goals | Peković 4 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Balázs Székely (HUN) |
| 5 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Spain | 9–8 | Italy | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 5 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Molina 3 | Goals | Di Fulvio 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 6 April 2016 13:50 | Report | Kazakhstan | 11–11 | Germany | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Balázs Székely (HUN) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Balázs Székely (HUN) |||
| 6 April 2016 13:50 | Report | Ushakov 3 | Goals | Cuk 4 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Balázs Székely (HUN) |
| 6 April 2016 15:10 | Report | South Africa | 1–15 | Spain | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |||
| 6 April 2016 15:10 | Report | Rumbelow 1 | Goals | Molina 5 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| 6 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Italy | 11–5 | Netherlands | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 6 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Figlioli 4 | Goals | Lindhout 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| 7 April 2016 17:50 | Report | Spain | 16–4 | Kazakhstan | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |||
| 7 April 2016 17:50 | Report | Echenique 4 | Goals | Gubarev 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
| 7 April 2016 19:10 | Report | Netherlands | 17–7 | South Africa | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 600 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Balázs Székely (HUN) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 600 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Balázs Székely (HUN) |||
| 7 April 2016 19:10 | Report | Lindhout 4 | Goals | Brown 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 600 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Balázs Székely (HUN) |
| 7 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Italy | 12–6 | Germany | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Joe Peila (USA) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Joe Peila (USA) |||
| 7 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Figlioli 4 | Goals | Cuk, Stamm 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Joe Peila (USA) |

## Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Hungary | 8 | | |
| Germany | 7 | | |
| Germany | 7 | Hungary | 15 |
| | | France | 9 |
| France (pen.) | 8 (4) | France | 9 |
| Netherlands | 8 (3) | | | | |
| Netherlands | 8 (3) | | | Hungary | 10 |
| | | | | Italy | 8 |
| Canada | 7 | | | Italy | 8 |
| Spain | 8 | | | | |
| Spain | 8 | Spain | 5 | | |
| | | Italy | 6 | Third place | Third place |
| Romania | 7 | Italy | 6 | Third place | Third place |
| Italy | 8 | | | | |
| Italy | 8 | | | France | 4 |
| | | | | Spain | 16 |

#### 5th place bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Germany | 7 |
| Netherlands | 8 | | |
| Netherlands | 8 | Netherlands | 9 |
| | | Canada | 8 |
| Canada | 14 | Canada | 8 |
| Romania | 7 | | |
| Romania | 7 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Germany | 9 |
| | | Romania | 10 |

### Quarterfinals

The winners qualify for the 2016 Olympics.
| 8 April 2016 16:00 | Report | Hungary | 8–7 | Germany | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 8 April 2016 16:00 | Report | Dé. Varga 3 | Goals | Bukowski, Nossek 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| 8 April 2016 17:30 | Report | Canada | 7–8 | Spain | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Balázs Székely (HUN) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Balázs Székely (HUN) |||
| 8 April 2016 17:30 | Report | Boyd, McElroy 2 | Goals | Molina 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Balázs Székely (HUN) |
| 8 April 2016 19:00 | Report | France | 8–8 | Netherlands | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 600 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 600 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |||
| 8 April 2016 19:00 | Report | Camarasa 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 600 Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| 8 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Romania | 7–8 | Italy | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |||
| 8 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Gheorghe 3 | Goals | Di Fulvio, Figlioli 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 9 April 2016 16:00 | Report | Germany | 7–8 | Netherlands | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
| 9 April 2016 16:00 | Report | Jüngling 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| 9 April 2016 17:30 | Report | Canada | 14–7 | Romania | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |||
| 9 April 2016 17:30 | Report | Boyd, Constantin-Bicari 4 | Goals | Gheorghe 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Sergio Galindo (ESP) |

### Semifinals

| 9 April 2016 19:00 | Report | Hungary | 15–9 | France | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 800 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 800 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
| 9 April 2016 19:00 | Report | Vámos 4 | Goals | four players 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 800 Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| 9 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Spain | 5–6 | Italy | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |||
| 9 April 2016 20:30 | Report | Español, Mallarach 2 | Goals | Nora 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Joe Peila (USA), Gernot Häntschel (GER) |

### Seventh place game

| 10 April 2016 11:00 | Report | Germany | 9–10 | Romania | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Henk Smit (NED), Doriel Terpenka (CAN) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Henk Smit (NED), Doriel Terpenka (CAN) |||
| 10 April 2016 11:00 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Radu 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Henk Smit (NED), Doriel Terpenka (CAN) |

### Fifth place game

| 10 April 2016 12:30 | Report | Netherlands | 9–8 | Canada | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
| 10 April 2016 12:30 | Report | Lindhout 4 | Goals | Conway 3 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Filippo Gomez (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA) |

### Third place game

| 10 April 2016 15:30 | Report | France | 4–16 | Spain | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |||
| 10 April 2016 15:30 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Tahull 5 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |

### Final

| 10 April 2016 17:00 | Report | Hungary | 10–8 | Italy | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
| Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |||
| 10 April 2016 17:00 | Report | Dé. Varga 3 | Goals | Aicardi, Di Fulvio 2 | Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the Summer Olympics
| Rank | Team |
| | Hungary |
| | Italy |
| | Spain |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Romania |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Russia |
| 10 | Kazakhstan |
| 11 | Slovakia |
| 12 | South Africa |