| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 October 2011 – 29 October 2011 |
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
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Of the fourteen teams that would participate in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, only two were not automatic inclusions, so must win qualifying matches to enter the tournament, which was held in Wales and England.[1] Originally around twenty teams were to be involved in qualification for the tournament,[2] but this was eventually fixed at nineteen.