Sports season
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
The top eight teams from the previous World Aquatic Championship have qualified.
Seeding
Following ranking of the 2001 World Championship
Groups
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
August 23, 2002 — Seventh place
August 24, 2002 — Fifth place
August 25, 2002 — Third place
August 25, 2002 — First place
Final ranking
2002 Men's FINA World Cup winners
Russia Third title
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
Most Valuable Player
Best Goalkeeper
Topscorer
Squads
References