2017 Rugby League World Cup - wikipedia 2017 Rugby League World Cup 2017 ( 2017 ) World Cup ( ) Number of teams 14 Host countries Australia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Matches played 28 Tournaments < 2013 2021 > The 2017 Rugby League World Cup will be the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup. It will be held in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 26 October and 2 December 2017. It will be the main event of the year 's Festival of World Cups. Contents 1 Host selection 2 Qualification 3 Teams 4 Pre-tournament matches 5 Venues 5.1 Australia 5.2 New Zealand 5.3 Papua New Guinea 6 Group stage 6.1 Group A 6.2 Group B 6.3 Group C 6.4 Group D 6.5 Inter-group matches 7 Knockout stage 7.1 Quarter - finals 7.2 Semi-finals 7.3 Final 8 Broadcasting 9 References 10 External links Host selection See also : Rugby League World Cup hosts At the 2010 Rugby League International Federation executive meeting, the New Zealand Rugby League made an early submission to co-host the 2017 tournament with Australia. The Rugby League World Cup was last held in Australia in 2008. Two formal bids were subsequently received by the RLIF before a November 2012 deadline ; the co-host bid from Australia and New Zealand and a bid from South Africa. On 19 February 2014, it was announced that the joint bid from Australia and New Zealand had won hosting rights. Michael Brown, the CEO of several big name Australian sporting franchises and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, was originally appointed CEO of the World Cup in 2015, but resigned less than a year later due to ' workload ' and ' homesickness '. He was replaced by Andrew Hill. Qualification Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying It was announced on 3 August 2014 that 7 of the 8 quarter - finalists from the last World Cup would qualify automatically for the 2017 tournament ; hosts Australia and New Zealand, plus England, Fiji, France, Samoa and Scotland. The USA, who were also 2013 quarter - finalists, were denied automatic qualification after a long - running internal governance dispute saw their RLIF membership temporarily suspended in 2014 ; later, once the matter was resolved, they were accepted into the qualification process. Papua New Guinea were initially set to be involved in the qualifying competition but were later granted automatic qualification, due to becoming co-hosts of the tournament. In addition to the eight automatic qualifiers, the remaining six spots will come from four different qualification zones ; three from Europe, one from Asia / Pacific, one from Americas and one from Middle East / Africa. Tonga were the first team to qualify from the qualification stage after winning the Asian - Pacific play - off. Lebanon were the second team to qualify from the qualification stage, after winning the Middle East - African play - off. The USA were the third team to qualify, winning the Americas qualification group. Teams Country Qualified as Qualification date Previous appearances in tournament Continent Australia Co-hosts 19 February 2014 14 ( List ) Oceania England 2013 Semi Finalists 5 August 2014 5 ( 1975, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Europe Fiji 2013 Semi Finalists 5 August 2014 4 ( 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Oceania France 2013 Quarter Finalists 5 August 2014 14 ( List ) Europe Ireland European qualifying group 2 winner 29 October 2016 3 ( 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Europe Italy European qualifying play - off winner 4 November 2016 1 ( 2013 ) Europe Lebanon Middle East - Africa play - off winner 31 October 2015 1 ( 2000 ) Asia New Zealand Co-hosts 19 February 2014 14 ( List ) Oceania Papua New Guinea Co-hosts 8 October 2015 6 ( 1985 - 88, 1989 - 92, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Oceania Samoa 2013 Quarter Finalists 5 August 2014 4 ( 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Oceania Scotland 2013 Quarter Finalists 5 August 2014 3 ( 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Europe Tonga Asia - Pacific play - off winner 17 October 2015 4 ( 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Oceania United States Americas qualifying group winner 12 December 2015 1 ( 2013 ) North America Wales European qualifying group 1 winner 29 October 2016 4 ( 1975, 1995, 2000, 2013 ) Europe Pre-tournament matches Before the World Cup it was announced that France would face Jamaica in Perpignan, England would take on the Combined Affiliated States in Perth, Lebanon would take on Niue in Leichhardt, and Australia, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea would compete in a tri-series in Suva. The Australian Combined Affiliated States team will comprise of players from the Northern Territory, South Australian, Victorian and Western Australian state rugby league competitions. 23 September 2017 Papua New Guinea -- Australia PMXIII National Football Stadium, Port Moresby 13 October 2017 France -- Jamaica Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 14 October 2017 Fiji -- Papua New Guinea ANZ National Stadium, Suva 14 October 2017 Australia -- Papua New Guinea ANZ National Stadium, Suva 14 October 2017 Fiji -- Australia ANZ National Stadium, Suva 14 October 2017 Lebanon -- Niue Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 20 October 2017 Combined Affiliated States -- England Perth Oval, Perth Venues Main article : Rugby League World Cup venues It was announced in October 2014 that negotiations were being held for Papua New Guinea to host matches. The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League presented to the RLIF in September 2015, requesting to host three matches. In October 2015 it was confirmed that Papua New Guinea would host three matches in the group stage. Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne will host the opening game between Australia and England while Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane will host the World Cup Final. The lack of games in New South Wales, the heartland of rugby league in Australia, drew some criticism. Only one of the 13 confirmed tournament venues was in New South Wales ( Sydney Football Stadium ) and it is only hosting two group - stage fixtures, both featuring Lebanon. This was due to the refusal of the New South Wales government to bid for hosting rights. Despite the so - called ' Sydney Cup snub ', the RLWC organisers backed their decision and the venues they were using. Australia Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Townsville Brisbane Stadium Sydney Football Stadium Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Townsville Stadium Capacity : 52,500 Capacity : 45,500 Capacity : 30,050 Capacity : 26,500 Canberra Perth Cairns Darwin Canberra Stadium Perth Rectangular Stadium Barlow Park Darwin Stadium Capacity : 25,011 Capacity : 20,500 Capacity : 18,000 Capacity : 12,000 Townsville Brisbane Cairns Darwin Sydney Canberra Melbourne Perth New Zealand Wellington Auckland Hamilton Christchurch Wellington Regional Stadium Mount Smart Stadium Waikato Stadium Christchurch Stadium Capacity : 34,500 Capacity : 30,000 Capacity : 25,800 Capacity : 18,000 Wellington Auckland Christchurch Hamilton Papua New Guinea Port Moresby National Football Stadium Capacity : 17,000 Port Moresby Group stage The draw was undertaken at the launch of the event in Auckland on 19 July 2016 and involved the same four group format as the 2013 tournament. The first two groups are made up of four teams whilst the other two groups feature three teams each. The top three teams in the first two groups and the winners of the two smaller groups will qualify for the quarter - finals. Group play will involve a round robin in the larger groups, and a round robin in the smaller groups with an additional inter-group game for each team so all teams will play three group games. Key to colours in group tables Advances to knockout stage Group A Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A Team Pld TF PF PA + / − Pts Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 27 October 2017 Australia England Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 29 October 2017 France Lebanon Canberra Stadium, Canberra 3 November 2017 Australia France Canberra Stadium, Canberra 4 November 2017 England Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 11 November 2017 Australia Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12 November 2017 England France Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth Group B Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B Team Pld TF PF PA + / − Pts New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 28 October 2017 New Zealand Samoa Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 29 October 2017 Scotland Tonga Barlow Park, Cairns 4 November 2017 New Zealand Scotland Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch 4 November 2017 Samoa Tonga Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 11 November 2017 Samoa Scotland Barlow Park, Cairns 11 November 2017 New Zealand Tonga Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Group C Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C Team Pld TF PF PA + / − Pts Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 28 October 2017 Papua New Guinea Wales National Football Stadium, Port Moresby 5 November 2017 Papua New Guinea Ireland National Football Stadium, Port Moresby 12 November 2017 Wales Ireland Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth Group D Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group D Team Pld TF PF PA + / − Pts Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 28 October 2017 Fiji United States Townsville Stadium, Townsville 5 November 2017 Italy United States Townsville Stadium, Townsville 10 November 2017 Fiji Italy Canberra Stadium, Canberra Inter-group matches 29 October 2017 Ireland Italy Barlow Park, Cairns 5 November 2017 Fiji Wales Townsville Stadium, Townsville 12 November 2017 Papua New Guinea United States National Football Stadium, Port Moresby Knockout stage Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage Quarter - finals will follow the group stage, with three teams from each of Groups A and B and one team from each of Groups C and D qualifying. All quarter - finalists will automatically qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. Quarter - finals 17 November 2017 A1 B3 Darwin Stadium, Darwin 18 November 2017 B2 D1 Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch 18 November 2017 B1 A3 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 19 November 2017 A2 C1 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne Semi-finals 24 November 2017 QF1 Winner QF2 Winner Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane 25 November 2017 QF3 Winner QF4 Winner Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Final Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final 2 December 2017 SF1 Winner SF2 Winner Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane Broadcasting Country Broadcaster Matches Australia Seven Network All 28 Matches Live New Zealand Sky Sport All 28 Matches Live References Jump up ^ `` 2017 Rugby League World Cup Overview ''. RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ Kilgallon, Steve ( 1 August 2010 ). `` NZ prepares bid to co-host 2017 World Cup ''. The Sunday Star - Times. Retrieved 15 September 2011. 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