 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.In Japan, "Famitsu" gave the GameCube, PS2, and Xbox versions each a score of 30 out of 40.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.