| 2008 Rugby League World Cup final | |||||||||||||
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 The New Zealand team celebrating winning the World Cup trophy. | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 22 November 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Lang Park | ||||||||||||
| Location | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||
| Man of the Match | Darren Lockyer (Australia) | ||||||||||||
| Advance Australia Fair | Rebecca Tapia | ||||||||||||
| God Defend New Zealand | Geoff Sewell | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Ashley Klein (England) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,599 | ||||||||||||
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The 2008 Rugby League World Cup final was the championship-deciding game of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup tournament. Played between New Zealand and Australia on 22 November 2008 at Brisbane's Lang Park, the match was a re-play of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup final and its outcome determined who became World Cup-holders for the following five years. Considered one of the biggest upsets in rugby league, New Zealand defeated Australia 34–20 to claim their first ever World Cup title. [1]