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).
| 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
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| League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Duration | 20 – 25 August |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions |  Russia |
| Runners-up |  Hungary |
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
editThe top eight teams from the previous World Aquatic Championship have qualified.
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Host (2nd 2001 World Championship) |
Seeding
editFollowing ranking of the 2001 World Championship
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Groups
edit| Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
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| 1. |  Yugoslavia (H)
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | +7 | Semi-finals |
| 2. | Russia
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
| 3. | Hungary
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | +5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4. |  United States
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 26 | –12 |
- August 20, 2002
| Russia
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7 – 6 | Hungary
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2-2 1-1 0-2 4-1 | |
| United States
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4 – 9 | Yugoslavia
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0-2 0-2 2-3 2-2 |
- August 21, 2002
| United States
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5 – 9 | Hungary
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1-1 1-2 2-2 1-4 | |
| Russia
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6 – 10 | Yugoslavia
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1-4 3-3 2-3 0-0 |
- August 22, 2002
| United States
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5 – 8 | Russia
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0-2 0-3 2-1 3-2 | |
| Yugoslavia
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7 – 9 | Hungary
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2-3 1-2 2-2 2-2 |
Group B
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
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| 1. |  Italy
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | +3 | Semi-finals |
| 2. |  Greece
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
| 3. |  Spain
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 | Quarter-finals |
| 4. |  Croatia
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | –4 |
- August 20, 2002
| Croatia
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5 – 6 | Italy
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2-1 1-2 2-1 0-2 | |
| Greece
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5 – 5 | Spain
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1-2 3-1 1-1 0-1 |
- August 21, 2002
| Croatia
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4 – 7 | Spain
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1-3 1-2 2-1 0-1 | |
| Greece
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6 – 6 | Italy
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1-1 1-1 1-1 3-3 |
- August 22, 2002
| Italy
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7 – 5 | Spain
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1-1 2-1 2-1 2-2 | |
| Croatia
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7 – 7 | Greece
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2-1 2-1 1-3 2-2 |
Quarterfinals
edit- August 23, 2002
| Hungary
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10 – 7 | Greece
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4-1 2-3 1-2 3-1 | |
| Russia
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6 – 5 | Spain
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0-0 1-2 3-2 2-1 |
Semifinals
edit- August 24, 2002
| Yugoslavia
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5 – 7 | Hungary
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2-2 1-3 1-1 1-1 | |
| Italy
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4 – 5 | Russia
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1-1 1-0 2-1 0-3 |
Finals
edit- August 23, 2002 — Seventh place
| United States
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12 – 10 | Croatia
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4-4 4-3 2-1 2-2 |
- August 24, 2002 — Fifth place
| Greece
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4 – 3 | Spain
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2-1 1-2 1-0 0-0 |
- August 25, 2002 — Third place
| Yugoslavia
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6 – 4 | Italy
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2-0 1-1 1-2 2-1 |
- August 25, 2002 — First place
| Hungary
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9 – 10 | Russia
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3-2 3-2 2-4 1-2 |
Final ranking
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- 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
edit- Most Valuable Player
Tamás Kásás (HUN)
- Best Goalkeeper
Nikolai Maximov (RUS)
- Topscorer
- Tamás Kásás (HUN) — 13 goals
Squads
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References
edit- ^ a b "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.