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The game sold 3.5 million copies by October 2002. The game was an immediate hit in Italy, with sales of 90,000 units across all platforms within one day of release. The PlayStation 2 version of 2002 FIFA World Cup received a "Gold" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom. In Japan, Famitsu gave the GameCube, PS2, and Xbox versions each a score of 30 out of 40.

GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 79% and 80 out of 100 for the PC version 76.58% and 73 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version 76.05% and 79 out of 100 for the Xbox version 73.59% and 78 out of 100 for the GameCube version and 68.75% and 77 out of 100 for the PlayStation version. 2002 FIFA World Cup was met with positive to average reception.
