2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

•   Australia (automatic qualifier)
•   New Zealand (automatic qualifier)
•   Māori (automatic qualifier)
•   Papua New Guinea (automatic qualifier)
•   Tonga (automatic qualifier)
•   Fiji (automatic qualifier)
•   Samoa (automatic qualifier)
•   Cook Islands (automatic qualifier)
•   England (automatic qualifier and co-host)
•   Wales (automatic qualifier and co-host)
•   France (automatic qualifier and co-host)
•   Ireland (automatic qualifier and co-host)
•   Scotland (automatic qualifier and co-host)
•   Russia (automatic qualifier)
•   South Africa (automatic qualifier)
•   Lebanon (winner of the qualifying group)

The first pool of World Cup qualifiers involved teams from the Mediterranean; Lebanon, Italy and Morocco. These matches were held in France.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Lebanon	2	2	0	0	140	16	124	4
Italy	2	1	0	1	50	36	14	2
Morocco	2	0	0	2	0	138	-138	0

11 November 1999

Lebanon	36–16	Italy
	Summary

Stade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan

14 November 1999

Italy	34–0	Morocco
	Summary

Stade des Minimes, Toulouse

17 November 1999

Morocco	0–104	Lebanon
	Summary

Parc des Sports, Avignon

The second pool of World Cup qualifiers involved teams from the Pacific Rim; United States, Japan and Canada. Pool B qualifiers were held in Orlando, Florida, United States.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
United States	2	2	0	0	122	0	122	4
Japan	2	1	0	1	14	54	-40	2
Canada	2	0	0	2	0	82	-82	0

9 November 1999	United States	54–0	Japan	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando
11 November 1999	Canada	0–68	United States	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando
15 November 1999	Japan	14–0	Canada	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando