The 2002 installment in the Electronic Arts soccer series. The game features 16 leagues, 500-plus teams and a total of 10 tournaments. FIFA also makes use of a reward system that lets you unlock new tournaments and even get some player cards. All of the game's rosters can be manipulated, teams can be edited (uniforms, stadiums, etc.), current players can be tweaked and new players can be created. As far as modes go, FIFA 2002 adds a World Cup qualification tournament. This allows you to take any of the teams in the AFC, CONCACAF, UEFA, or CONMEBOL and go through a series of matches that determine who gets to participate in the 2002 World Cup in Korea in Japan.

FIFA Soccer 2002 Major League Soccer - November 28, 2001
The world's most popular ball game lands on GameCube. Find out if it's any good.

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FIFA Soccer 2002 Major League Soccer - November 20, 2001
EA's version of FIFA looks spectacular and we have four new movies of the final version to prove it.

Insider: The Ultimate GameCube Preview Guide - May 2, 2001
Check out what games are headed to GameCube. Over 40 games included.

FIFA 2002 is Here! - November 21, 2001
How does it compare with the PS2 version? We go hands-on with EA's beautiful new soccer game.

New FIFA 2002 Screens - October 5, 2001
A new batch of FIFA 2002 screenshots for GameCube. So fresh you can smell the grass clippings.

Spaceworld 2001: New FIFA Movies - August 25, 2001
We've nabbed a few quick movie downloads of EA's soccer franchise running on GameCube.

Spaceworld 2001: New FIFA Soccer Screens - August 22, 2001
Nintendo has released the first batch of high-res shots of EA's soccer sequel

Spaceworld 2001: GameCube Video Blowout - August 22, 2001
Updated with Kirby footage and mixed show reel! Also: Sonic, 1080, FIFA, Rune and more.

More FIFA 2002 and SSX from Japan - August 9, 2001
We've got a few new scans of FIFA 2002 and SSX Tricky. Get a gander at them here.

New Screens: FIFA 2002 and Tricky - August 1, 2001
Brand new screenshots of GCN titles FIFA Soccer 2002 and SSX Tricky have been released.

EA Loving Cube - July 27, 2001
The company says that coming out of E³ it is more excited about GCN than before.

FIFA Soccer 2002 in November - July 26, 2001
EA spells out FIFA's existence on GameCube, supplying a ship date and details on gameplay.

Don't Get Mad -- Get Madden - December 12, 2000
EA to bring its Madden and FIFA franchises to Nintendo's next-generation console. Full details.