The 15th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from August 19 to August 24, 2014.

[1] 8 teams qualified for the 2014 FINA World Cup.

After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals.

The top three teams from the previous world championship qualify, with one guest per continent (the highest-ranked team from the previous world championship).

Despite finishing 7th at 2013 World Championship, Serbia received an invitation from FINA as defending European champion instead of Italia ranked 4th at 2013 World Championship Kazakhstan Hungary Montenegro Croatia( Italy) United States Australia(Asian Host) South Africa Serbia Host (12th 2013 World Championship)1st 2013 World Championship2nd 2013 World Championship3rd 2013 World Championship1st European team at 2013 World Championship1st American team at 2013 World Championship1st Oceanian team at 2013 World Championship1st Asian team at 2013 World Championship1st African team at 2013 World Championshipreplace  Italy FINA decision Montenegro Serbia United States South Africa Hungary Croatia Australia Kazakhstan (H) All times are EEST (UTC+3) All times are EEST (UTC+3) All times are EEST (UTC+3) All times are EEST (UTC+3) All times are EEST (UTC+3) All times are EEST (UTC+3) All times are EEST (UTC+3) All times are EEST (UTC+3) Stefan Živojinović (GK), Nemanja Ubović, Nikola Eškert, Dušan Mandić, Dušan Vasić, Gavril Subotić, Sava Ranđelović, Dimitrije Obradović, Dušan Marković, Strahinja Rašović, Viktor Rašović, Srđan Vuksanović, and Dimitrije Rističević (GK).