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. 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
- Teo Đogaš
- Nikola Franković
- Hrvoje Herceg
- Igor Hinic
- Hrvoje Koljanin
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- Aljoša Kunač
- Ivan Milaković
- Dalibor Percinic
- Danijel Premuš
- Tomislav Primorac
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Head Coach:
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Yugoslavia
Preliminary round
GROUP A
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Team |
Points |
G |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Diff |
1. |
Yugoslavia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | +7 |
2. |
Russia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
3. |
Hungary |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | +5 |
4. |
United States |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 26 | –12 |
GROUP B
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Team |
Points |
G |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Diff |
1. |
Italy |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | +3 |
2. |
Greece |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
3. |
Spain |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 |
4. |
Croatia |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | –4 |
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
- August 23, 2002 — Seventh place
- August 24, 2002 — Fifth place
- August 25, 2002 — Third place
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Yugoslavia |
6 – 4 |
Italy |
2-0 1-1 1-2 2-1 |
- August 25, 2002 — First place
Final ranking
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2002 Men's FINA World Cup Winners |
Russia Third title |
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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
- Best Goalkeeper
- Nikolai Maximov (RUS)