2013 Rugby League World Cup qualification

The 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualification rounds make up the qualifying competition for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, the second tournament of its kind. Four nations were given automatic berths in the competition, Craitland, Mercury and Hamland qualified by virtue of their finishing positions in the previous tournament, and a fourth place is reserved for hosts Safiria.

Format

In Round One, the twelve teams are split into three groups of four. A team must win two matches to remain in contention. Tied games go to golden point. A team that wins both of their first two matches qualifies directly to the World Cup, while a team losing both of their first two matches is eliminated, taking no further part in the competition. The winner of Match 5 from each group advances to Round Two, which is a three-team round-robin group, from which only one team qualifies.

Round One

Group A

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Taeland	44–8	Fort Kolgrad
Gerenia	16–22	Lucerne
Taeland	22–16	Lucerne
Fort Kolgrad	12–28	Gerenia
Gerenia	12–14 (a.e.t.)	Lucerne

Group B

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Zandarijn	31–18	Birgeshir
River Warriors	12–30	Passas
Zandarijn	20–18	Passas
Birgeshir	36–26	River Warriors
Birgeshir	20–12	Passas

Group C

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Senya	14–6	Nova England
Nova English Korea	18–36	North Antarctica
Senya	10–30	North Antarctica
Nova England	4–10	Nova English Korea
Nova English Korea	6–10	Senya

Round Two

The three teams that won their respective Match 3 qualified for the World Cup directly. The Match 5 winners are split into a group of 3. Each team plays each other team in their group twice, once at home and once away. The group winner qualifies for the World Cup.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
Birgeshir	4	3	0	1	106	79	+27	6	Advances to World Cup
Lucerne	4	3	0	1	102	76	+26	6
Senya	4	0	0	4	65	118	−53	0

	–	22–18	42–12
	30–20	–	32–18
	19–22	16–22	–