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.
Automatics
The following teams were invited to the 2000 Rugby League World Cup:
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (automatic qualifier)
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (automatic qualifier)
- REDIRECT Template:Country data Māori (automatic qualifier)
- File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (automatic qualifier)
- File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (automatic qualifier)
- File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (automatic qualifier)
- File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (automatic qualifier)
- File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands (automatic qualifier)
- File:Flag of England.svg England (automatic qualifier and co-host)
- File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (automatic qualifier and co-host)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (automatic qualifier and co-host)
- File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland (automatic qualifier and co-host)
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (automatic qualifier and co-host)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (automatic qualifier)
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (automatic qualifier)
- File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (winner of the qualifying group)
Qualification tournament
The final spot was contested for by the following tournament:
Pool A
The first pool of World Cup qualifiers involved teams from the Mediterranean; Lebanon, Italy and Morocco. These matches were held in France.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 16 | 124 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 138 | -138 | 0 |
Source:[1]
Pool B
The second pool of World Cup qualifiers involved teams from the Pacific Rim; United States, Japan and Canada. Pool B qualifiers were held in Orlando, Florida, United States.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 122 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 54 | -40 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | -82 | 0 |
Source:[1]
9 November 1999
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| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 54–0 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
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| Summary |
15 November 1999
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| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 68–0 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
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| Summary |
Final
21 November 1999
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| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 8–62 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
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| Tries: Mains Goals: Niu (2) Sin Bin: Matautia Sent Off: Faimalo |
Summary Report |
Tries: Coorey (3), Khoury (2), Chalal, Chehade, El Masri, Lambert, Salem, Touma Goals: El Masri (9) Sin Bin: Chamoun, Maroon |
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