Английская Википедия:2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

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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

Team	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Qualification
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

Second round

Group A

Team	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Qualification
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

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.

Team	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Qualification
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

Pacific

Team	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Qualification
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

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.

Repechage

Final

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

See also

• Rugby League World Cup
• 2008 Rugby League World Cup

Sources

• "World Cup European Preliminary Qualifying Tournament – Euro B", Rugby League European Federation website, retrieved 8 May 2006
• "Rugby League World Cup 2008 – European Qualifying Group", Rugby League European Federation website, retrieved 15 May 2006
• "Impressive Georgia Outrun Dutch in 2nd Half"Шаблон:Dead link, Rugby League European Federation website, retrieved 28 May 2006
• "World Cup 2008 – European Qualifying Ground"Шаблон:Dead link, Rugby League European Federation website, retrieved 20 June 2006
• "The Road to World Cup 2008", Scotland Rugby League website, retrieved 16 July 2006.