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. 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.
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.

Teams

The top eight teams from the previous World Aquatic Championship have qualified.

Teams	Qualified as
	Host 1st 2001 World Championship 3rd 2001 World Championship 4th 2001 World Championship 5th 2001 World Championship 6th 2001 World Championship 7th 2001 World Championship 8th 2001 World Championship

Following ranking of the 2001 World Championship

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4

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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.''

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