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Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox international football competition 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying matches took place from April 2006 to November 2007. Of the ten teams to compete in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, five of them qualified based on their performance in these matches. The other five teams had qualified automatically.

Qualified teams

6 Asian-Pacific teams qualified for the World Cup; 3 qualified automatically, with the top 2 in the Pacific qualifying group also reaching the finals. Samoa finished third in the Pacific qualifying group and earned a qualification spot by winning the repechage. 4 European teams qualified for the World Cup. 2 qualified automatically, with a further 2 finals berths for the winner of each European qualifying group. No teams from the Atlantic qualifying group reached the finals, with the USA losing at the repechage semi-final stage.

Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
Шаблон:Rl Host N/A Final 2000 Winners (1957, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000)
Шаблон:Rl Automatic qualifier N/A Champions 2000 Runners-up (1988, 2000)
Шаблон:Rl Automatic qualifier N/A No 2000 Quarter-finals (2000)
Шаблон:Rl Automatic qualifier N/A Semi Final 2000 Runners-up (1975, 1995)
Шаблон:Rl Automatic qualifier N/A No 2000 Runners-up (1954, 1968)
Шаблон:Rl Europe Pool A winners 4th November 2007 No 2000 Group stage (2000)
Шаблон:Rl Europe Pool B winners 2nd November 2007 Quarter Final 2000 Quarter-finals (2000)
Шаблон:Rl Pacific Pool winners 22nd October 2006 No 2000 Group stage (1995, 2000)
Шаблон:Rl Pacific runners-up 7th October 2006 Semi Final 2000 Group stage (1995, 2000)
Шаблон:Rl Repechage winners 14th November 2007 No 2000 Quarter-finals (2000

Europe

First round

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Шаблон:Rl 3 3 0 0 108 20 +88 6 Second Round
Шаблон:Rl 3 2 0 1 102 50 +52 4 Ejected from competition
Шаблон:Rl 3 1 0 2 68 123 –55 2 Failed to qualify for World Cup
Шаблон:Rl 3 0 0 3 42 127 –85 0

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Second round

Group A

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Шаблон:Rl 2 1 0 1 37 32 +5 2 Qualified for World Cup
Шаблон:Rl 2 1 0 1 32 37 –5 2 Intercontinental playoff

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Group B
In early 2011, Ireland and Lebanon's two draws, which involved Ryan Tandy and Jai Ayoub, became subject to police investigation as the two had been connected to match-fixing.[1]

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Шаблон:Rl 4 2 2 0 142 64 78 6 Qualified for World Cup
Шаблон:Rl 4 2 2 0 104 42 62 6 Interncontinental playoff
Шаблон:Rl 4 0 0 4 38 178 −140 0 Failed to qualify for World Cup

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Pacific

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Шаблон:Rl 3 2 0 1 102 54 48 4 Qualified for World Cup
Шаблон:Rl 3 2 0 1 98 62 36 4
Шаблон:Rl 3 2 0 1 86 52 34 4 Advances to the repechage round
Шаблон:Rl 3 0 0 3 24 142 −118 0 Failed to qualify for World Cup

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Other

Originally, the USA, Japan, South Africa and West Indies were going to compete in a four-team tournament at Bernie Robbins Stadium, Atlantic City, from 21–28 October.

However, the West Indies and South Africa withdrew before the draw, and a one-off match was played between Japan and the USA.[2]

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Repechage

Semi-finals

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Final

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  • Therefore, Samoa qualified for the final position at the World Cup to be held in Australia in 2008.

See also

References

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Sources

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