2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

2000 Rugby League World Cup qualification 9 November 1999 – 21 November 1999 6 2 7 No qualification 2008 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: Australia (automatic qualifier) New Zealand (automatic qualifier) New Zealand 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 4prov (automatic qualifier and co-host) Scotland (automatic qualifier and co-host) Russia (automatic qualifier) South Africa (automatic qualifier) 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. TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−PtsLebanon 2 2 0 0 140 16 124 4Italy 2 1 0 1 50 36 14 2Morocco 2 0 0 2 0 138 -138 0 Source:http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/2000-rugby-league-world-cup/797-2000-rugby-league-world-cup-rlwc 2000 Rugby League World Cup - RLWC Rugby League Planet 8 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617122017/http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/2000-rugby-league-world-cup/797-2000-rugby-league-world-cup-rlwc 17 June 2016 11 November 1999 Lebanon 36–16 Summary Italy Stade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan 14 November 1999 Italy 34–0 Summary Morocco Stade des Minimes, Toulouse 17 November 1999 Morocco 0–104 Summary Lebanon Parc des Sports, Avignon 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. TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−PtsUnited States 2 2 0 0 122 0 122 4Japan 2 1 0 1 14 54 -40 2Canada 2 0 0 2 0 82 -82 0 Source: 9 November 1999 United States 54–0 Summary Japan Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Kissimmee Steve Ganson (England) 11 November 1999 Japan 14–0 Summary Canada Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Kissimmee Steve Ganson (England) 15 November 1999 United States 68–0 Summary Canada Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Kissimmee Final 21 November 1999 USA 8–62 SummaryReport Lebanon Mains Niu (2)Sin Bin: MatautiaSent Off: Faimalo Coorey (3), Khoury (2), Chalal, Chehade, El Masri, Lambert, Salem, Touma El Masri (9)Sin Bin: Chamoun, Maroon Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando Stuart Cummings (England) FB 1Brian WarrenRW 2Cory SheridanRC 3Rob BalachandranLC 4Loren BroussardLW 5Tony FabriSO 6Fred BackhausSH 7David NiuPR 8Vila Matautia HK 9Daryl HowlandPR 10Julian O'NeillSR 11Shayne MainsSR 12Joe Faimalo LF 13Jeff PrestonSubstitutions:IC 14Ed WoodridgeIC 15Mike EdwardsIC 16David BoweIC 17Bill HansburyCoach:AUS Shane Millard FB 1Mohamed ChahalRW 2Rabie ChehadeRC 3David LambertLC 4Hazem El MasriLW 5Hassan SalehFE 6Fady ElchadHB 7Paul KhouryPR 8Darren Maroon HK 9Nedol SalehPR 10Sami Chamoun SR 11Chris SalemSR 12Charlie NohraLK 13Michael CooreySubstitutions:IC 14Ray DaherIC 15Anthony MansourIC 16George RaadIC 17Travis ToumaCoach:AUS Steve Ghosn References World Cup qualifying Qualifying Rugby League World Cup qualifying Rugby League World Cup qualifying Rugby League World Cup qualifying Rugby League World Cup qualifying Rugby League World Cup qualifying Rugby League World Cup qualifying Category:International sports competitions hosted by Morocco