2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification
Fourteen teams will participate in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. In August 2014 it was announced that seven teams had been granted automatic qualification, with four regional qualification tournaments selecting the remaining seven teams.[1]
Qualified teams
Seven teams automatically qualified for the World Cup. All of the seven teams had reached the quarterfinals of the 2013 World Cup.[2]
Australia (automatic qualifier and co-host)
New Zealand (automatic qualifier and co-host)
England (automatic qualifier)
Fiji (automatic qualifier)
France (automatic qualifier)
Samoa (automatic qualifier)
Scotland (automatic qualifier)
Regional qualifiers
Europe
Three teams will qualify from this region.
Asia Pacific
Two teams will qualify from this region.
Americas
One team will qualify from this region.
Middle-East Africa
One team will qualify from this region.
References
- ^ QUALIFICATION DETAILS FOR 2017 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP ANNOUN, rlef.eu.com, 3 August 2014
- ^ Scotland qualify for 2017 World Cup after RLIF announce seven automatic places for quarter-finalists from 2013 World Cup dailymail.co.uk, 3 August 2014