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 edit
The top eight teams from the previous World Aquatic Championship have qualified.
Teams | Qualified as |
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Yugoslavia |
Host (2nd 2001 World Championship) |
Seeding edit
Following ranking of the 2001 World Championship
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Spain (1) |
United States (7) |
Groups edit
Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Qualification | |
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1. | Yugoslavia (H) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | +7 | Semi-finals |
2. | Russia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
3. | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | +5 | Quarter-finals |
4. | United States | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 26 | –12 |
- August 20, 2002
Russia | 7 – 6 | Hungary | 2-2 1-1 0-2 4-1 | |
United States | 4 – 9 | 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 | 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 | |
Yugoslavia | 7 – 9 | Hungary | 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | +3 | Semi-finals |
2. | Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
3. | Spain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 | Quarter-finals |
4. | Croatia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | –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 edit
- 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 edit
- August 24, 2002
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 edit
- 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
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 edit
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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 edit
Croatia edit
Head coach:
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Greece edit
Head coach:
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Italy edit
Head coach:
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Hungary edit
Head coach:
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Russia edit
Head coach:
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United States edit
Head coach:
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Yugoslavia edit
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.