2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the twelfth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in the Tašmajdan Swimming Pool in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from August 20 to August 25, 2002.[1] Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan (2001).

The FINA Cup in Belgrade decided which teams qualified directly to the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain from July 13 to July 27, 2003. Russia and Hungary, as well as the host Spain, already qualified based on the results from the 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League (June 28 – August 4, 2002).

Teams

Squads

 Croatia

 Greece

 Italy

 Hungary

 Russia

 United States

 FR Yugoslavia

Preliminary round

Group A
Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  FR Yugoslavia 432012619+7
2.  Russia 4320121210
3.  Hungary 432012419+5
4.  United States 030031426–12
  • August 20, 2002
Russia  7 – 6  Hungary 2-2 1-1 0-2 4-1
United States  4 – 9  FR Yugoslavia 0-2 0-2 2-3 2-2
  • August 21, 2002
United States  5 – 9  Hungary 1-1 1-2 2-2 1-4
Russia  6 – 10  FR Yugoslavia 1-4 3-3 2-3 0-0
  • August 22, 2002
United States  5 – 8  Russia 0-2 0-3 2-1 3-2
FR Yugoslavia  7 – 9  Hungary 2-3 1-2 2-2 2-2

Group B
Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Italy 532101916+3
2.  Greece 3303018180
3.  Spain 331111716+1
4.  Croatia 130121620–4
  • August 20, 2002
Croatia  5 – 6  Italy 2-1 1-2 2-1 0-2
Greece  5 – 5  Spain 1-2 3-1 1-1 0-1
  • August 21, 2002
Croatia  4 – 7  Spain 1-3 1-2 2-1 0-1
Greece  6 – 6  Italy 1-1 1-1 1-1 3-3
  • August 22, 2002
Italy  7 – 5  Spain 1-1 2-1 2-1 2-2
Croatia  7 – 7  Greece 2-1 2-1 1-3 2-2

Quarterfinals
  • August 23, 2002
Hungary  10 – 7  Greece 4-1 2-3 1-2 3-1
Russia  6 – 5  Spain 0-0 1-2 3-2 2-1

Semifinals
  • August 24, 2002
FR Yugoslavia  5 – 7  Hungary 2-2 1-3 1-1 1-1
Italy  4 – 5  Russia 1-1 1-0 2-1 0-3

Finals
  • August 23, 2002 — Seventh place
United States  12 – 10  Croatia 4-4 4-3 2-1 2-2
  • August 24, 2002 — Fifth place
Greece  4 – 3  Spain 2-1 1-2 1-0 0-0
  • August 25, 2002 — Third place
FR Yugoslavia  6 – 4  Italy 2-0 1-1 1-2 2-1
  • August 25, 2002 — First place
Hungary  9 – 10  Russia 3-2 3-2 2-4 1-2


Final ranking
  • Yugoslavia, Italy, Greece and the United States qualified for the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. Russia and Hungary, as well as the host Spain, already qualified.

Individual awards

References
  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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