2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

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There were ten places available in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, held in Australia.

Qualified teams

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Pacific

6 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.

• (automatic qualifier and host)
• (automatic qualifier)
• (automatic qualifier)
• (Pacific qualifying group winners)
• (Pacific qualifying group runners up)
• (Repechage winners)

Europe

4 teams qualified for the World Cup. 2 qualified automatically, with a further 2 finals berths for the winner of each European qualifying group.

• (automatic qualifier)
• (automatic qualifier)
• (Europe group 2 winners)
• (Europe group 1 winners)

Atlantic

No teams from the Atlantic qualifying group reached the finals, with the USA losing at the repechage semi-final stage.

Regional qualifiers

Europe (Round 1)

Results

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Standings

Europe (Round 2)

Group 1

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Scotland won 37-32 on aggregate

Group 2

Matches

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.

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Standing

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