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2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

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2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying was contested by the national rugby league football teams of Lebanon, the United States, Morocco, Canada, Italy and Japan for the 16th spot in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup tournament. Lebanon won the tournament and went on to the World Cup.

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Qualified teams

  •  Australia (automatic qualifier)
  •  New Zealand (automatic qualifier)
  •  Māori (automatic qualifier)
  •  Papua New Guinea (automatic qualifier)
  •  Tonga (automatic qualifier)
  •  Fiji (automatic qualifier)
  •  Samoa (automatic qualifier)
  •  Cook Islands (automatic qualifier)
  •  England (automatic qualifier and co-host)
  •  Wales (automatic qualifier and co-host)
  •  France (automatic qualifier and co-host)
  •  Ireland (automatic qualifier and co-host)
  •  Scotland (automatic qualifier and co-host)
  •  Russia (automatic qualifier)
  •  South Africa (automatic qualifier)
  •  Lebanon (winner of the qualifying group)

    • Pool A

    The Mediterranean qualifying group involved Lebanon, Italy and Morocco. The Mediterranean qualifiers were held in France.

    Pool B

    The Pacific Rim qualifying group involved United States, Japan and Canada. The Pacific Rim qualifiers were held in Orlando, Florida, United States.

    References

    2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying Wikipedia
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