For the final round of the Rugby Union World Cup 2003 , which was held in Australia in October and November , the eight participants in the quarter-finals of the 1999 World Cup were automatically eligible to start. Ten of the twelve other available places in the tournament were occupied by the winners of regional qualifying tournaments, two more in qualifying games ( barrage ).
The qualifying tournaments were divided into five continental groups. A total of 80 teams took part, 12 from Africa , 17 from America , 10 from Asia , 32 from Europe and 9 from Oceania .
Qualified teams
* automatically authorized to start
Africa
Africa had a permanent starting place for the finals. In addition, there was the opportunity for a second team to qualify via a barrage. In the group stages there were three points for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss; no bonus points were awarded.
Round 1
In two groups, three teams each played against each other once. The group winners advanced to round 2.
- Group A
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Cameroon Cameroon
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1
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0
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1
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41:25
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4th
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Uganda Uganda
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1
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0
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1
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21:29
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4th
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| 3.
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Zambia Zambia
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1
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0
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1
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37:45
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2
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Cameroon is moving into the second round.
- Group B
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Result
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Madagascar Madagascar
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2
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0
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0
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57:32
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6th
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Botswana Botswana
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1
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0
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1
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24:34
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4th
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Swaziland Swaziland
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0
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0
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2
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24:39
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2
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Madagascar is moving into the second round.
round 2
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Result
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Points
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Madagascar Madagascar
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2
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0
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0
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57:44
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6th
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Kenya Kenya
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1
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0
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1
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60:42
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4th
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Cameroon Cameroon
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0
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0
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2
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39:70
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2
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Madagascar qualified for the third round.
Round 3
In two groups, three teams each played against each other once. The group winners qualified for round 4.
Group A
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Points
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Tunisia Tunisia
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2
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0
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0
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40:34
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6th
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Morocco Morocco
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1
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0
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1
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49:48
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4th
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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
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0
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0
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2
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29:36
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2
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Tunisia qualified for the fourth round.
Group B
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Result
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Points
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Namibia Namibia
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2
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0
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0
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158: 30
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6th
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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
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1
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0
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1
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82:45
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4th
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Madagascar Madagascar
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0
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0
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2
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3: 168
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2
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Namibia qualified for the fourth round.
Round 4
Namibia qualified as Africa 1 directly for the World Cup finals. Tunisia advanced to the barrage round, playing as Africa 2 against Europe 5 . The winner of this game then played against America 3 for a place in the finals.
America
North and South America together had two fixed starting places available for the final round. In addition, a third team had the opportunity to qualify via a barrage (against the winner of the game Africa 2 against Europe 5 ). In the group stages there were three points for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss; no bonus points were awarded.
Round 1
The group winners played a playoff, the winner of which advanced to round 2.
- Northern group
The teams from the Caribbean zone played against each other in a knockout round.
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the play-off.
- Southern group
The teams of the second division of CONSUR , the South American Continental Association, were eligible to participate . Four teams each played against each other once. The group winner advanced to the play-off.
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Points
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Brazil Brazil
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3
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0
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0
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112: 24
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9
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Venezuela 1954 Venezuela
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2
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0
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1
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104: 33
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7th
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| 3.
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Peru Peru
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1
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0
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2
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59: 110
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5
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| 4th
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Colombia Colombia
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0
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0
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3
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22: 130
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3
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October 13, 2001
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Venezuela 1954 Venezuela
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46: 19
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Peru Peru
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Caracas
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Brazil qualified for the play-off.
Playoff
Brazil pre-qualified for the second round.
round 2
This round contested the two lower teams of CONSUR Division 1 and the winner of round 1. The winner advanced to round 3.
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Chile Chile
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2
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0
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0
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103: 11
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6th
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Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
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1
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0
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1
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19:70
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4th
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Brazil Brazil
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0
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0
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2
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19:60
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2
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Chile qualified for the third round.
Round 3
The first two qualified directly for the World Cup finals, the third placed advanced to the barrage round.
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Points
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Canada Canada
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5
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0
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1
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192: 80
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16
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Uruguay Uruguay
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3
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0
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3
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115: 144
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12
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| 3.
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United States United States
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2
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0
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4th
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107: 139
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10
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| 4th
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Chile Chile
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2
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0
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4th
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93: 144
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10
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August 31, 2002
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Chile Chile
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11:29
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Canada Canada
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Santiago de Chile
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September 7, 2002
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Uruguay Uruguay
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34:23
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Chile Chile
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Montevideo
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Canada and Uruguay qualified as America 1 and America 2 directly for the World Cup finals. Uruguay advanced into the barrage round and played as America 3 against the winner of the match Africa 2 - Europe 5 for a place in the finals.
Asia
Asia had a fixed starting place for the finals. In addition, there was the opportunity for a second team to qualify via a barrage. In the group stages there were three points for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss; no bonus points are awarded.
Round 1
- Group A
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Chinese Taipei Taiwan
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2
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0
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0
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60: 3
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6th
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Singapore Singapore
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1
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0
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1
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34: 8
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4th
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Malaysia Malaysia
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0
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0
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2
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8:91
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2
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Taiwan qualified for the second round.
- Group B
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Points
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Hong Kong Hong Kong
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2
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0
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0
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32:15
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6th
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 Arabia
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1
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0
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1
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47:37
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4th
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Thailand Thailand
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0
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0
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2
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28:55
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2
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Hong Kong qualified for the second round.
- Group C
China qualified for the second round.
round 2
Taiwan qualified for the third round.
Round 3
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Points
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Japan Japan
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4th
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0
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0
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420: 47
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12
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Korea South South Korea
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2
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0
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2
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214: 183
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8th
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Chinese Taipei Taiwan
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0
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0
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4th
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44: 448
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4th
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July 7, 2002
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Japan Japan
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155: 3
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Chinese Taipei Taiwan
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Tokyo
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July 21, 2002
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Chinese Taipei Taiwan
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3: 120
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Japan Japan
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Tainan
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Japan qualified as Asia 1 directly for the World Cup finals. South Korea played as Asia 2 in a barrage against Oceania 3 for a place in the finals.
Europe
Europe had four fixed starting places available for the final round. In addition, there was the possibility for a fifth team to qualify via a barrage. In the group stages there were three points for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss; no bonus points were awarded.
Round 1
The three group winners and the best group runner-up qualified for the second round.
- Group A
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Sweden Sweden
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5
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0
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0
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254: 46
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15th
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Latvia Latvia
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4th
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0
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1
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130: 51
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13
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| 3.
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Austria Austria
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3
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0
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2
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171: 93
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11
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| 4th
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Israel Israel
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2
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0
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3
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134: 83
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9
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Luxembourg Luxembourg
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1
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0
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4th
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66: 288
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7th
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| 6th
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Norway Norway
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0
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0
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5
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22: 216
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5
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Sweden and Latvia qualified for the second round.
- Group B
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Result
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Points
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Switzerland Switzerland
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4th
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0
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1
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242: 76
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13
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| 2.
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Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
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3
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0
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2
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106: 61
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11
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| 3.
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Andorra Andorra
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3
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0
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2
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140: 94
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11
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| 4th
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Hungary Hungary
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2
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0
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3
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118: 120
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9
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| 5.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
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2
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0
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3
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63: 121
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9
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| 6th
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Bulgaria Bulgaria
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1
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0
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4th
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52: 249
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7th
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March 31, 2001
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Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
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25:10
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Hungary Hungary
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Dimitrovgrad
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Switzerland qualified for the second round.
- Group C
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Result
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Points
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Belgium Belgium
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5
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0
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0
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123: 52
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15th
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| 2.
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Slovenia Slovenia
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3
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1
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1
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117: 71
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12
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| 3.
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Moldova Republic Moldova
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3
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0
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2
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123: 95
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11
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| 4th
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Lithuania 1989 Lithuania
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2
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1
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2
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127: 89
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10
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| 5.
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Monaco Monaco
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1
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0
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4th
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54:87
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7th
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| 6th
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Malta Malta
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0
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0
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5
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27: 177
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5
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Belgium qualified for the second round.
round 2
- Group A
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Victories
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Result
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Points
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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4th
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0
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0
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117: 22
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12
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| 2.
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Ukraine Ukraine
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3
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0
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1
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100: 54
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10
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Croatia Croatia
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2
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0
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2
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56:70
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8th
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| 4th
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Switzerland Switzerland
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1
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0
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3
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55:95
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6th
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| 5.
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Belgium Belgium
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0
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0
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4th
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28: 115
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4th
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The Czech Republic qualified for the third round.
- Group B
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Victories
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Result
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Points
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Poland Poland
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4th
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0
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0
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124: 55
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12
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| 2.
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Germany Germany
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2
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0
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2
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100: 76
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8th
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| 3.
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Sweden Sweden
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2
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0
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2
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96:73
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8th
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| 4th
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Denmark Denmark
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2
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0
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2
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108: 89
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8th
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| 5.
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Latvia Latvia
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0
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0
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4th
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38: 173
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4th
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Poland qualified for the third round.
Round 3
- Group A
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Result
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Points
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Russia Russia
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2
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0
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0
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102: 21
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6th
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| 2.
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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1
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0
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1
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72:49
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4th
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| 3.
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Netherlands Netherlands
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0
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0
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2
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15: 119
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2
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Russia qualified for the fourth round.
- Group B
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Victories
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Unent.
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Result
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Points
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Spain Spain
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1
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0
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1
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49:48
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4th
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| 2.
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Portugal Portugal
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1
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0
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1
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60:60
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4th
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| 3.
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Poland Poland
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1
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0
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1
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53:54
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4th
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Spain qualified for the fourth round.
Round 4
- Group A
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Result
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Points
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Ireland Ireland
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2
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0
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0
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98:17
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6th
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| 2.
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Georgia 1990 Georgia
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1
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0
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1
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31:76
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4th
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| 3.
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Russia Russia
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0
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0
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2
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16:52
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2
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- Group B
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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Italy Italy
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2
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0
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0
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75:20
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6th
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| 2.
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Romania Romania
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1
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0
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1
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84:31
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4th
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| 3.
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Spain Spain
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0
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0
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2
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9: 117
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2
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Ireland ( Europe 1 ), Italy ( Europe 2 ), Romania ( Europe 3 ) and Georgia ( Europe 4 ) qualified directly for the World Cup finals. Russia and Spain advanced into the fifth round.
Round 5
Although Russia won the round by a total of 58:41, it was found that they used unauthorized players from South Africa in these games. Therefore, Spain qualified for the barrage round and played as Europe 5 against Africa 2 . The winner of this game then played against America 3 for a place in the finals.
Oceania
Oceania had two fixed starting places available for the finals. In addition, a third team had the opportunity to qualify via a barrage. In the group stages there were three points for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss; no bonus points were awarded.
Round 1a
Three teams from the Oceania East region each played once against each other. The group winner advanced to round 2.
Papua New Guinea advanced to round 2.
Round 1b
Three teams from the Oceania West region each played once against each other. The group winner advanced to round 2.
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Victories
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Unent.
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Result
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Points
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Cook Islands Cook Islands
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2
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0
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0
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114: 8
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6th
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| 2.
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Niue Niue
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1
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0
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1
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49:34
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4th
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| 3.
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Tahiti Tahiti
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0
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0
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2
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6: 127
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2
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The Cook Islands advanced into Round 2.
round 2
Papua New Guinea advanced into round 4 with an overall result of 45:36.
Round 3
Three teams competed against each other in one home and one away game. The group first and second qualified are directly for the World Cup finals. The third party advanced to round 4.
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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Fiji Fiji
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3
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0
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1
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123: 80
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10
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| 2.
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Samoa Samoa
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3
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0
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1
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94:58
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10
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| 3.
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Tonga Tonga
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0
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0
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4th
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71: 150
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4th
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June 15, 2002
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Tonga Tonga
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16:25
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Samoa Samoa
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Nuku'alofa
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July 6, 2002
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Fiji Fiji
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47: 20
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Tonga Tonga
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Suva
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Fiji and Samoa qualified directly for the World Cup as Oceania 1 and Oceania 2 . Tonga advanced to round 4.
Round 4
Tonga won with an aggregate score of 131-26 and played as Oceania 3 in a barrage against Asia 2 .
Barrage round
Barrage 1
Africa 2 versus Europe 5
Europe 5 versus America 3
The USA won with an aggregate result of 121-26 and qualified for the World Cup finals.
Barrage 2
Oceania 3 versus Asia 2
Tonga won with an aggregate score of 194-0 and qualified for the World Cup finals.
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