2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

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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.

Teams	Qualified as
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Seeding

Following ranking of the 2001 World Championship

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Groups

Group A	Group B
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Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff	Qualification
1.	Template:Wp (H)	4	3	2	1	26	19	+7	Semi-finals
2.	Template:Wp	4	3	2	1	21	21	0	Quarter-finals
3.	Template:Wp	4	3	2	1	24	19	+5	Quarter-finals
4.	Template:Wp	0	3	0	3	14	26	–12

August 20, 2002


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August 21, 2002


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August 22, 2002


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Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff	Qualification
1.	Template:Wp	5	3	2	1	0	19	16	+3	Semi-finals
2.	Template:Wp	3	3	0	3	0	18	18	0	Quarter-finals
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4.	Template:Wp	1	3	0	1	2	16	20	–4

August 20, 2002


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August 21, 2002


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August 22, 2002


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Quarterfinals

August 23, 2002


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Semifinals

August 24, 2002


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Finals

August 23, 2002 — Seventh place


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August 24, 2002 — Fifth place


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August 25, 2002 — Third place


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August 25, 2002 — First place


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Final ranking

RANK^[1]	TEAM
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2002 Men's FINA World Cup winners

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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.