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((unreferenced|date=May 2016))
((Infobox rugby league football competition
| name           = 
| current_season = 2026 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification
| seasontag = <!-- Use: Upcoming tournament, Most recent tournament, or Current tournament --> Upcoming tournament
| logo           = RLWC trophy.jpg
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))

The '''Rugby League World Cup qualification''' is the process a national team goes through to qualify for the [[Rugby League World Cup|Rugby League World Cup Finals]].

Qualifying rounds were first introduced for the [[2000 Rugby League World Cup|2000 World Cup]] to reflect the recent expansion of the tournament.

From 2017 hosts and teams reaching the knockout rounds of the previous tournament automatically qualify for the next. The remaining spots are achieved through regional qualification tournaments, split between the four [[International Rugby League]] confederation Asia-Pacific, Americas, Europe, and Middle East-Africa.

Prior to this qualification tournament occurred in more random groups and major rugby league nations were still invited without need for qualification.

Because of a changing number of teams making the finals and entering the qualifiers, and the unpredictability of the geographic spread of teams automatically qualifying, the format of the qualification tournament has changed with each edition of the tournament.

==Pre-qualification era==
[[File:Maillots de la Coupe du monde de rugby à XIII 1954.jpg|thumb|((rlnt|New Zealand)) (TL), ((rlnt|France)) (TR), ((rlnt|Great Britain)) (BL), and ((rlnt|Australia)) (BR) shirts from the inaugural 1954 tournament. They were the four nations to compete in the competition until the 1980s.]]

===1954–1977===
In the first eight edition of the tournament only four teams were invited to participate. These were:

*((rl|AUS))
*((rl|FRA))
*((rl|GBR))
*((rl|NZL))

''NB: In 1975 Great Britain split into England and Wales for a one-off tournament due to Wales wanting to showcase their influx of Welsh talent they had at the time. No Scottish or Irish player made the original Great Britain squad for that year.

===1985–1992===
For the next two editions of the tournament, a fifth nation was invited to participate:

*((rl|PNG))

===1995===
Following the expansion of the tournament to a group and knockout format, the number of participating teams increase as well. The initial tournament of the modern era would be the final invited only tournament with four new teams making debut:

*((rl|FIJ))
*((rl|SAM))
*((rl|RSA))
*((rl|TON))

In addition, the two established British [[home nation]] sides began their regular participation in the tournament as separate entities:

*((rl|ENG))
*((rl|WAL))

==2000==
((main|2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying))
For 2000, the tournament was expanded to 16 teams. 15 gained automatic qualification or were invited:

*((rl|AUS))
*((rl|COK))
*((rl|ENG)) (hosts)
*((rl|FIJ))
*((rl|FRA)) (hosts)
*((rl|IRE)) (hosts)
*((rl|New Zealand Māori)) 
*((rl|NZL))
*((rl|PNG))
*((rl|RUS))
*((rl|SAM))
*((rl|SCO)) (hosts)
*((rl|RSA))
*((rl|TON))
*((rl|WAL)) (hosts)

The 16th place was fought for by six teams:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|PF
!width="20"|PA
!width="25"|+/−
!width="20"|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left|((rl|Lebanon)) || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 140 || 16 || 124 || 4
|-
|align=left|((rl|Italy)) || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 50 || 36 || 14 || 2
|-
|align=left|((rl|Morocco)) || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 138 || -138 || 0
|-
|colspan=9|
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|PF
!width="20"|PA
!width="25"|+/−
!width="20"|Pts
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left|((rl|United States)) || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 122 || 0 || 122 || 4
|-
|align=left|((rl|Japan)) || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 14 || 54 || -40 || 2
|-
|align=left|((rl|Canada)) || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 82 || -82 || 0
|}
((#lst:2000 Rugby League World Cup qualification play-off|Playoff))

==2008==
((main|2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying))

===Hosts and Invitees===
*((rl|AUS)) (hosts)
*((rl|ENG))
*((rl|FRA))
*((rl|NZL))
*((rl|PNG))

===Europe===
;Round 1
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! style="width:170px"|Team 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|Pld|Played)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|W|Won)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|D|Drawn)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|L|Lost)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|PF|Points for)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|PA|Points against)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|+/−|Points difference)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|Pts|Points)) 
!width="250"|Qualification
|- style="background: #B0E0E6;"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Russia)) ||3||3||0||0||108||20||+88||6|| Advance to Second Round
|- style="background:#FFC0CB;"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Georgia (country))) ||3||2||0||1||102||50||+52||4||Ejected
|- style="background:#FFC0CB;"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Netherlands)) ||3||1||0||2||68||123||–55||2||rowspan="3"|Failed to qualify
|- style="background:#FFC0CB;"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Serbia)) ||3||0||0||3||42||127||–85||0
|}

;Round 2
:Group A
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! style="width:170px"|Team 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|Pld|Played)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|W|Won)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|D|Drawn)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|L|Lost)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|PF|Points for)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|PA|Points against)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|+/−|Points difference)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|Pts|Points)) 
!width="250"|Qualification
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Scotland)) ||2||1||0||1||37||32||+5||2||Qualified for [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]] 
|-style="background:#ffc"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Wales)) ||2||1||0||1||32||37||–5||2||Advance to Intercontinental Playoff
|}

:Group B
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! style="width:170px"|Team 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|Pld|Played)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|W|Won)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|D|Drawn)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|L|Lost)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|PF|Points for)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|PA|Points against)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|+/−|Points difference)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|Pts|Points)) 
!width="250"|Qualification
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Ireland)) ||4||2||2||0||142||64||78||6||Qualified for [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]] 
|-style="background:#ffc"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Lebanon)) ||4||2||2||0||104||42||62||6||Advance to Interncontinental Playoff
|- style="background:#FFC0CB;"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Russia)) ||4||0||0||4||38||178||−140||0||Failed to qualify
|}

===Pacific===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! style="width:170px"|Team 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|Pld|Played)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|W|Won)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|D|Drawn)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|L|Lost)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|PF|Points for)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|PA|Points against)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|+/−|Points difference)) 
!width="20"|((Tooltip|Pts|Points)) 
!width="250"|Qualification
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Tonga)) ||3||2||0||1||102||54||48||4||rowspan="2" |Qualified for [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]] 
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Fiji)) ||3||2||0||1||98||62||36||4
|-style="background:#ffc"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Samoa)) ||3||2||0||1||86||52||34||4||Advances to Intercontinental Playoffs
|- style="background:#FFC0CB;"
|style="text-align:left;"|((Rl|Cook Islands)) ||3||0||0||3||24||142||−118||0||Failed to qualify for [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]]
|}

===Other===
((Rugbybox |
date = 28 October 2006|
home = ((Rl-rt|United States)) |
score = 54–18 |
away = ((Rl|Japan)) |
stadium = Aston Community Center Field, [[Aston Township, Pennsylvania|Aston]] |
attendance = 1,200 ))

United States advance to Intercontinental playoffs

===Intercontinental===
;Semi-finals
((Rugbybox |
date = 9 November 2007|
home = ((Rl-rt|Wales)) |
score = 26–50 |
away = ((Rl|Lebanon)) |
|homescore = '''Tries:''' [[Damian Gibson|Gibson (3)]]<br>[[Anthony Blackwood|Blackwood]]<br>[[Andy Bracek|Bracek]]<br>
'''Goals:''' [[Iestyn Harris|Harris (2/4)]]<br>[[Lee Briers|Briers]]
|awayscore = '''Tries:''' [[Chris Salem|Salem (3)]]<br>[[Adham El Zbaideh|El Zbaideh]]<br>[[Ali Kourouche|Kourouche]]<br>[[Ray Moujalli|Moujalli]]<br>[[George Ndaira|Ndaira]]<br>[[Chris Saab|Saab]]<br>[[Frank Samia|Samia]]
'''Goals:''' [[Toufic Nicolas|Nicolas (7/9)]]
|stadium = [[Halton Stadium]], Widnes |
|attendance = 753))
((Rugbybox |
date = 9 November 2007|
home = ((Rl-rt|United States)) |
score = 10–42 |
away = ((Rl|Samoa)) |
|stadium = [[Halton Stadium]], Widnes |
|attendance = 753))

;Final
((Rugbybox |
date = 14 November 2007|
home = ((Rl-rt|Lebanon)) |
score = 16–38 |
away = ((Rl|Samoa)) |
stadium = [[Post Office Road]], Featherstone |
attendance = 1,323 ))

Samoa qualify for World Cup

==2013==
((main|2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying))

===Hosts and Invitees===
*((rl|AUS))
*((rl|COK))
*((rl|ENG)) (hosts)
*((rl|FIJ))
*((rl|FRA))
*((rl|IRE))
*((rl|NZL))
*((rl|PNG))
*((rl|SAM))
*((rl|SCO))
*((rl|TON))
*((rl|WAL)) (hosts)

===Atlantic===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|TF
!width="20"|PF
!width="20"|PA
!width="25"|+/−
!width="20"|BP
!width="20"|Pts
|-
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|((rl|USA))
|2||2||0||0||0||80||8||+72||0||'''4'''
|-
|align=left|((rl|Jamaica))
|2||1||0||1||0||24||46||−22||0||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|((rl|South Africa))
|2||0||0||2||0||10||60||−50||0||'''0'''
|}

===Europe===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|PF
!width="20"|PA
!width="25"|+/−
!width="20"|Pts
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|((rl|Italy))
|3||2||1||0||163||31||+132||'''5'''
|-
|align=left|((rl|Lebanon))
|3||2||1||0||147||23||+124||'''5'''
|-
|align=left|((rl|Russia))
|3||1||0||2||42||152||−110||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|((rl|Serbia))
|3||0||0||3||38||184||−146||'''0'''
|}

==2017==
((main|2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification))

===Automatic===
*((rl|AUS)) (as well as hosts)
*((rl|ENG))
*((rl|FIJ))
*((rl|FRA))
*((rl|NZL)) (as well as hosts)
*((rl|PNG)) (as hosts)
*((rl|SAM))
*((rl|SCO))

===Americas===
((2017RLWCAmericas))

===Asia-Pacific===
((#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification (Asia-Pacific play-off)|TONvCOK1))

===Europe===

;Euro C
((#lst:2015 Rugby League European Championship C|Table))
Green: Advance to A

;Euro B
((2014-15 European B table))
Green: Advance to A

;Euro A
:Group A
((2017 RLWCQ – Europe, Group A))

:Group B
((2017 RLWCQ – Europe, Group B))

:Playoff
((#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification (Europe play-off)|Playoff1))

===Middle East-Africa===
{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=15%|
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|25 October 2015||align=right|((rl-rt|South Africa))||align=center|[[2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification (Middle East-Africa play-off)#Match 1|12–40]]||((rl|Lebanon))||[[Bosman Stadium]], [[Brakpan]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|31 October 2015||align=right|((rl-rt|South Africa))||align=center|[[2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification (Middle East-Africa play-off)#Match 2|16–50]]||((rl|Lebanon))||[[Bosman Stadium]], [[Brakpan]]
|}

==2021==
((main|2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification))

===Automatic===
*((rl|AUS))
*((rl|ENG)) (as well as hosts)
*((rl|FIJ))
*((rl|LBN))
*((rl|NZL))
*((rl|PNG))
*((rl|SAM))
*((rl|TON))

===Americas===
((4TeamBracket
| RD1 = Semi-finals
| RD2 = Final
|team-width=200
|score-width=50
| seeds = no
| RD1-team1   = ((rl|Canada))
| RD1-score1  = 8
| RD1-team2   = '''((rl|Jamaica))'''
| RD1-score2  = '''38'''
| RD1-team3   = '''((rl|USA))'''
| RD1-score3  = '''62'''
| RD1-team4   = ((rl|Chile))
| RD1-score4  = 0
| RD2-team1   = ((rl|USA))
| RD2-score1  = 10
| RD2-team2   = '''((rl|Jamaica))'''
| RD2-score2  = '''16'''
))

((rl|JAM)) qualify<br>((rl|USA)) advance to Intercontinental playoffs

===Europe===
;Round 1
((#lst:2018 Rugby League European Championship|Table))

;Playoffs
:Group A
((#lst:2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe Repechage|GroupA))

:Group B
((#lst:2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe Repechage|GroupB))

===Intercontinental===
((#lst:2021 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Repechage|Bracket))
((rl|COK)) qualify

==2026==
((main|2026 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification))

===Automatic===
*((rl|AUS))
*((rl|ENG))
*((rl|FIJ))
*((rl|LBN))
*((rl|NZL))
*((rl|PNG))
*((rl|SAM))
*((rl|TON))

==Results==
As of the 2021 tournament, 21 different teams have competed in at least one world cup either via invitation or qualification. [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]], [[France national rugby league team|France]], and [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]], are the only teams to have completed in every tournament. [[England national rugby league team|England]] has also participate in every tournament but competed as  [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] prior to 1995 with the exception of 1975.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-valign="bottom"
! width=150|Team
! ((flagicon|FRA))<br />[[1954 Rugby League World Cup|1954]]
! ((flagicon|AUS))<br />[[1957 Rugby League World Cup|1957]]
! ((flagicon|UK))<br />[[1960 Rugby League World Cup|1960]]
! ((flagicon|AUS))((flagicon|NZL))<br />[[1968 Rugby League World Cup|1968]]
! ((flagicon|UK))<br />[[1970 Rugby League World Cup|1970]]
! ((flagicon|FRA))<br />[[1972 Rugby League World Cup|1972]]
! ((flagicon|AUS))((flagicon|FRA))((flagicon|NZL))((flagicon|UK))<br />[[1975 Rugby League World Cup|1975]]
! ((flagicon|AUS))((flagicon|NZL))<br />[[1977 Rugby League World Cup|1977]]
! [[1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup|1985–1988]]
! [[1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup|1989–1992]]
! ((flagicon|ENG))<br />[[1995 Rugby League World Cup|1995]]
! ((flagicon|ENG))((flagicon|Ireland|rugby league))((flagicon|FRA))((flagicon|SCO))((flagicon|WAL))<br />[[2000 Rugby League World Cup|2000]]
! ((flagicon|AUS))<br />[[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008]]
! ((flagicon|ENG))((flagicon|WAL))<br />[[2013 Rugby League World Cup|2013]]
! ((flagicon|AUS))((flagicon|NZL))((flagicon|PNG))<br />[[2017 Rugby League World Cup|2017]]
! ((flagicon|ENG))<br />[[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup|2021]]
! [[2026 Men's Rugby League World Cup|2026]]
! Years
|-
| align=left|((rl|AUS|size=20px))
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
! 17
|-
| align=left|((rl|Cook Islands|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''DNQ''
| ''INV''
| ''DNQ''
| ''Q''
| ''TBD''
! 3
|-
| align=left|((rl|ENG|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''AQ''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
! 8<sup>a</sup>
|-
| align=left|((rl|FIJ|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
! 7
|-
| align=left|((rl|FRA|size=20px))
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''AQ''
| ''Q''
| ''TBD''
! 16
|-
| align=left|((rl|GB|size=20px))
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
! 9<sup>a</sup>
|-
| align=left|((rl|GRE|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''DNQ''
| ''Q''
| ''TBD''
! 1
|-
| align=left|((rl|IRE|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''Q''
| ''INV''
| ''Q''
| ''Q''
| ''TBD''
! 5<sup>a</sup>
|-
| align=left|((rl|ITA|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''DNQ''
| ''-''
| ''Q''
| ''Q''
| ''Q''
| ''TBD''
! 13
|-
| align=left|((rl|JAM|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''DNQ''
| ''DNQ''
| ''Q''
| ''TBD''
! 1
|-
| align=left|((rl|Lebanon|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''Q''
| ''DNQ''
| ''DNQ''
| ''Q''
| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
! 4
|-
| align=left|((rl|New Zealand Māori|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''TBD''
! 1
|-
| align=left|((rl|NZL|size=20px))
|''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
! 17
|-
| align=left|((rl|PNG|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
! 9
|-
| align=left|((rl|RUS|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''DNQ''
| ''DNQ''
| ''DNQ''
| ''SUP''
| ''SUP''
! 1<sup>b</sup>
|-
| align=left|((rl|Samoa|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''Q''
| ''INV''
| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
! 7
|-
| align=left|((rl|SCT|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''Q''
| ''INV''
| ''AQ''
| ''Q''
| ''TBD''
! 5<sup>a</sup>
|-
| align=left|((rl|South Africa|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''DNQ''
| ''DNQ''
| ''DNQ''
| ''DNQ''
| ''TBD''
! 2
|-
| align=left|((rl|TON|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''INV''
| ''Q''
| ''INV''
| ''Q''
| ''AQ''
| ''AQ''
! 7
|-
| align=left|((rl|USA|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''DNQ''
| ''DNQ''
| ''Q''
| ''Q''
| ''DNQ''
| ''TBD''
! 2<sup>c</sup>
|-
| align=left|((rl|WAL|size=20px))
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''-''
| ''INV''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''DNQ''
|style="border: 3px solid red"| ''INV''
| ''Q''
| ''Q''
| ''TBD''
! 6<sup>a</sup>
|-
!Total || 4 || 4|| 4|| 4|| 4|| 4|| 5|| 4|| 5|| 5 || 10|| 16 ||10 ||14 ||14 ||16 ||10 ||
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;Legend
*((border|width=3px|color=red|&nbsp;&nbsp;)) = Hosts
*''INV'' = Invited
*''AQ'' = Automatically Qualified
*''Q'' = Qualified
*''DNQ'' = Did not qualify
*''-'' = Did not participate or was not invited
*''SUP'' = Suspended

<sup>a</sup> Competed as [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] in nine previous tournaments. The squads largely consisted of English players, but also featured Welsh players in every tournament. Scotland (1954, 1968, 1977, 1989–92), and Ireland (1957) were represented by native-born players in some tournaments.<br>
<sup>b</sup> After the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russia has been banned from all international tournaments.<br>
<sup>c</sup> The United States was invited to the 1954 World Cup, but later canceled their invitation.

==Participation==
The following table shows the number of years each team has completed in both the qualifiers and final tournament. '''Bold''' inducates teams automatically qualified or were invited to participate.
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Team
!Qualifiers
!Finals
|-
|((rl|CAN))
|3 (2000, 2017, 2021)
|0
|-
|((Rl|CHI))
|1 (2021)
|0
|-
|((rl|COK))
|3 (2008, 2017, 2021)
|2 ('''2000''', '''2013''')
|-
|((rl|Fiji))
|1 (2008)
|6 ('''1995''', '''2000''', 2008, '''2013''', '''2017, 2021''')
|-
|((rl|France))
|1 (2021)
|16 ('''1954, 1957, 1960, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1985–88, 1989–92, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017''', 2021)
|-
|((rl|Georgia (country)))
|1 (2008)
|0
|-
|((rl|Greece))
|2 (2017, 2021)
|1 (2021)
|-
|((rl|Ireland))
|3 (2008, 2017, 2021)
|5 ('''2000''', 2008, '''2013''', 2017, 2021)
|-
|((rl|ITA))
|4 (2000, 2013, 2017, 2021)
|3 (2013, 2017, 2021)
|-
|((rl|JAM))
|3 (2013, 2017, 2021)
|1 (2021)
|-
|((rl|Japan))
|2 (2000, 2008)
|0
|-
|((rl|Lebanon))
|4 (2000, 2008, 2013, 2017)
|3 (2000, 2017, '''2021''')
|-
|((rl|Malta))
|3 (2017, 2021)
|0
|-
|((rl|Morocco))
|1 (2000)
|0
|-
|((rl|Netherlands))
|1 (2008)
|0
|-
|((rl|Russia))
|4 (2008, 2013, 2017, 2021)
|1 ('''2000''')
|-
|((rl|SAM))
|1 (2008)
|5 ('''2000''', 2008, '''2013''', '''2017, 2021''')
|-
|((rl|Scotland))
|2 (2008, 2021)
|5 ('''2000''', 2008, '''2013''', '''2017''', 2021)
|-
|((rl|Serbia))
|4 (2008, 2013, 2017, 2021)
|0
|-
|((rl|South Africa))
|3 (2013, 2017, 2021)
|2 ('''1995''', '''2000''')
|-
|((rl|Spain))
|2 (2017, 2021)
|0
|-
|((rl|Tonga))
|2 (2008, 2017)
|6 ('''1995''', '''2000''', 2008, '''2013''', 2017, '''2021''') 
|-
|((rl|Wales))
|3 (2008, 2017, 2021)
|6 ('''1975, 1995''', '''2000''', '''2013''', 2017, 2021)
|-
|((rl|USA))
|5 (2000, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2021)
|2 (2013, 2017)
|-
|((rl|Ukraine))
|2 (2017, 2021)
|0
|}

==Debuts==
The following table shows which years teams made their qualification tournament debut. It doesn't not include teams that have previously qualified automatically or invited to participate.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!Year
!Americas
!Asia-Pacific
!Europe
!Middle East-Africa
!Total
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying|2000]]<br>((flagicon|England))<br>((flagicon|France))<br>((flagicon|Ireland|rugby league))<br>((flagicon|Scotland))<br>((flagicon|Wales))
| ((rl|USA))<br> ((rl|CAN))<br>
| ((rl|JPN))<br>
| ((rl|ITA))<br>
| ((rl|LBN))<br>((rl|MAR))<br>
|'''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008]]<br>((flagicon|AUS))
|
|((rl|COK))
|((rl|GEO))<br>((rl|NED))<br>((rl|SER))
|
|'''4'''
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying|2013]]<br>((flagicon|ENG))<br>((flagicon|WAL))
| ((rl|JAM))<br>
|
|
|
|'''1'''
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying|2017]]<br>((flagicon|AUS))<br>((flagicon|NZL))<br>((flagicon|PNG))
|
|
| ((rl|GRE))<br>((rl|MLT))<br>((rl|ESP))<br>((rl|UKR))<br>
|
|'''5'''
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualifying|2021]]<br>((flagicon|ENG))
| ((rl|CHI))
|
|
|
|'''1'''
|-
! style="text-align:center;" |Total
!4
!2
!7
!2
!15
|}

==See also==
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==References==
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