Rugby League World Cup Match Results by Year, 1954–2022
Cal Meredith
Rugby League World Cup match results, 1954-2022: all 237 games across 15 played editions, pool and knockout, with scores, margins, venues and attendance.
This is the full World Cup match record, 237 games across all 15 played editions from 1954 to 2022, including pool-stage matches that most summaries skip. Tracking decade-by-decade win rate for the three most-capped nations shows how thoroughly the tournament’s balance of power has shifted: Australia’s win rate has only gone up since the 1970s, while the historic Great Britain/England line has drifted down and flattened.
Sort any column or search the table below; hover a point on the chart for that decade’s win-loss record.
Matches
237
All 15 played World Cup editions, 1954–2022
Australia World Cup Wins
65
Match wins across all 237 games, pool and knockout
Australia at 100% Since
2010s
First decade bucket with zero Australia losses
Draws
8
Out of 237 matches, including pool-stage results now captured
Australia's World Cup Win Rate Has Not Dipped Since the 1970s
Bucketing every World Cup match by the decade it was played and dividing each nation's wins by matches played, Australia's win rate has risen or held every decade since the 1970s, reaching 100% in the 2010s and 2020s. New Zealand shows the opposite arc: a 16.7% win rate in the 1950s bucket climbing to 80.0% in the 2020s bucket, a +63.3 point swing.
Great Britain/England — merged into one line here since the two never share an edition, Great Britain playing through 1992 and England from 1995 — moves the other way, from 57.1% in the 1950s bucket to 80.0% in the 2020s bucket, a +22.9 point change. The historic 'big three' remain the sport's most-capped World Cup nations, but the gap between them has widened, not narrowed.
World Cup Win Rate by Decade, 1954–2022
Win rate by decade bucket (matches grouped by the year played) for the three most-capped World Cup nations. Great Britain and England are merged into one line since they never share an edition. Hover a point for that decade's win-loss record.
Full World Cup Match Results, 1954–2022
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| Edition▼ | Stage▼ | Date▼ | Team 1▼ | Score 1 (points)▼ | Team 2▼ | Score 2 (points)▼ | Winner▼ | Margin (points)▼ | Venue▼ | Attendance (spectators)▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 11 1954 | France | 15 | Australia | 5 | France | 10 | Marcel-Saupin | 13,000 |
| 1954 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 11 1954 | Great Britain | 26 | New Zealand | 6 | Great Britain | 20 | Stade Municipal | 14,000 |
| 1954 | World Cup - Final | Nov 13 1954 | France | 12 | Great Britain | 16 | Great Britain | 4 | Princes | 30,368 |
| 1954 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 7 1954 | Australia | 34 | New Zealand | 15 | Australia | 19 | Vélodrome | 20,000 |
| 1954 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 7 1954 | France | 13 | Great Britain | 13 | Draw | 0 | Municipal | 37,471 |
| 1954 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 30 1954 | France | 22 | New Zealand | 13 | France | 9 | Princes | 13,240 |
| 1954 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 31 1954 | Australia | 13 | Great Britain | 28 | Great Britain | 15 | Gerland | 10,250 |
| 1957 | World Cup - Round 1 | Jun 15 1957 | France | 5 | Great Britain | 23 | Great Britain | 18 | SCG | 50,077 |
| 1957 | World Cup - Round 1 | Jun 15 1957 | Australia | 25 | New Zealand | 5 | Australia | 20 | The Gabba | 28,765 |
| 1957 | World Cup - Round 2 | Jun 17 1957 | Australia | 31 | Great Britain | 6 | Australia | 25 | SCG | 58,655 |
| 1957 | World Cup - Round 2 | Jun 17 1957 | France | 14 | New Zealand | 10 | France | 4 | Brisbane Exhibit | 28,000 |
| 1957 | World Cup - Round 3 | Jun 22 1957 | Australia | 26 | France | 9 | Australia | 17 | SCG | 35,158 |
| 1957 | World Cup - Round 3 | Jun 25 1957 | New Zealand | 29 | Great Britain | 21 | New Zealand | 8 | SCG | 14,263 |
| 1960 | World Cup - Round 2 | Oct 1 1960 | Australia | 21 | New Zealand | 15 | Australia | 6 | Headingley | 10,773 |
| 1960 | World Cup - Round 2 | Oct 1 1960 | Great Britain | 33 | France | 7 | Great Britain | 26 | Station Road | 22,293 |
| 1960 | World Cup - Round 3 | Oct 8 1960 | Great Britain | 10 | Australia | 3 | Great Britain | 7 | Odsal | 32,773 |
| 1960 | World Cup - Round 3 | Oct 8 1960 | New Zealand | 9 | France | 0 | New Zealand | 9 | Central Park | 2,876 |
| 1960 | World Cup - Round 1 | Sep 24 1960 | Australia | 13 | France | 12 | Australia | 1 | Central Park | 20,278 |
| 1960 | World Cup - Round 1 | Sep 24 1960 | Great Britain | 23 | New Zealand | 8 | Great Britain | 15 | Odsal | 20,577 |
| 1968 | World Cup - Round 2 | Jun 1 1968 | New Zealand | 12 | Australia | 31 | Australia | 19 | Lang Park | 23,608 |
| 1968 | World Cup - Final | Jun 10 1968 | Australia | 20 | France | 2 | Australia | 18 | SCG | 54,290 |
| 1968 | World Cup - Round 2 | Jun 2 1968 | France | 7 | Great Britain | 2 | France | 5 | Carlaw | 15,760 |
| 1968 | World Cup - Round 3 | Jun 8 1968 | Great Britain | 38 | New Zealand | 14 | Great Britain | 24 | SCG | 14,105 |
| 1968 | World Cup - Round 3 | Jun 8 1968 | Australia | 37 | France | 4 | Australia | 33 | Lang Park | 32,664 |
| 1968 | World Cup - Round 1 | May 25 1968 | France | 15 | New Zealand | 10 | France | 5 | Carlaw | 18,000 |
| 1968 | World Cup - Round 1 | May 25 1968 | Australia | 25 | Great Britain | 10 | Australia | 15 | SCG | 62,256 |
| 1970 | World Cup - Round 6 | Nov 1 1970 | France | 17 | Australia | 15 | France | 2 | Odsal | 6,654 |
| 1970 | World Cup - Final | Nov 7 1970 | Australia | 12 | Great Britain | 7 | Australia | 5 | Headingley | 18,776 |
| 1970 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 21 1970 | Australia | 47 | New Zealand | 11 | Australia | 36 | Central Park | 9,805 |
| 1970 | World Cup - Round 2 | Oct 24 1970 | Great Britain | 11 | Australia | 4 | Great Britain | 7 | Headingley | 15,169 |
| 1970 | World Cup - Round 3 | Oct 25 1970 | France | 15 | New Zealand | 16 | New Zealand | 1 | Boulevard | 3,824 |
| 1970 | World Cup - Round 4 | Oct 28 1970 | Great Britain | 6 | France | 0 | Great Britain | 6 | Wheldon Road | 8,958 |
| 1970 | World Cup - Round 5 | Oct 31 1970 | Great Britain | 27 | New Zealand | 17 | Great Britain | 10 | Station Road | 5,609 |
| 1972 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 1 1972 | France | 4 | Great Britain | 13 | Great Britain | 9 | Alpes | 5,321 |
| 1972 | World Cup - Round 4 | Nov 1 1972 | Australia | 9 | New Zealand | 5 | Australia | 4 | Princes | 8,000 |
| 1972 | World Cup - Final | Nov 11 1972 | Australia | 10 | Great Britain | 10 | Draw | 0 | Gerland | 4,231 |
| 1972 | World Cup - Round 5 | Nov 4 1972 | Great Britain | 53 | New Zealand | 19 | Great Britain | 34 | Hameau | 7,500 |
| 1972 | World Cup - Round 6 | Nov 5 1972 | France | 9 | Australia | 31 | Australia | 22 | Municipal | 10,332 |
| 1972 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 28 1972 | France | 20 | New Zealand | 9 | France | 11 | Vélodrome | 20,748 |
| 1972 | World Cup - Round 2 | Oct 29 1972 | Great Britain | 27 | Australia | 21 | Great Britain | 6 | Gilbert Brutus | 6,324 |
| 1977 | World Cup - Round 3 | Jun 11 1977 | Australia | 21 | France | 9 | Australia | 12 | SCG | 13,231 |
| 1977 | World Cup - Round 4 | Jun 12 1977 | New Zealand | 12 | Great Britain | 30 | Great Britain | 18 | Addington | 7,000 |
| 1977 | World Cup - Round 5 | Jun 18 1977 | Australia | 19 | Great Britain | 5 | Australia | 14 | Lang Park | 27,000 |
| 1977 | World Cup - Round 6 | Jun 19 1977 | New Zealand | 28 | France | 20 | New Zealand | 8 | Carlaw | 8,000 |
| 1977 | World Cup - Final | Jun 25 1977 | Australia | 13 | Great Britain | 12 | Australia | 1 | SCG | 24,457 |
| 1977 | World Cup - Round 2 | Jun 5 1977 | France | 4 | Great Britain | 23 | Great Britain | 19 | Carlaw | 10,000 |
| 1977 | World Cup - Round 1 | May 29 1977 | New Zealand | 12 | Australia | 27 | Australia | 15 | Carlaw | 18,000 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 3 | Dec 7 1985 | France | 0 | New Zealand | 22 | New Zealand | 22 | Gilbert Brutus | 5,000 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 1 | Jul 7 1985 | New Zealand | 18 | Australia | 0 | New Zealand | 18 | Carlaw | 15,327 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 9 1985 | Great Britain | 6 | New Zealand | 6 | Draw | 0 | Elland Road | 22,209 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 6 | Aug 17 1986 | Papua New Guinea | 24 | New Zealand | 22 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | Lloyd Robson | 15,000 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 9 | Dec 13 1986 | France | 0 | Australia | 52 | Australia | 52 | d'Albert Domec | 5,000 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 4 | Feb 16 1986 | France | 10 | Great Britain | 10 | Draw | 0 | Parc des Sports | 4,000 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 5 | Jul 29 1986 | Australia | 32 | New Zealand | 12 | Australia | 20 | Lang Park | 22,811 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 8 | Nov 22 1986 | Great Britain | 15 | Australia | 24 | Australia | 9 | Central Park | 20,169 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 14 | Oct 4 1986 | Papua New Guinea | 12 | Australia | 62 | Australia | 50 | Lloyd Robson | 17,000 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 10 | Jan 24 1987 | Great Britain | 52 | France | 4 | Great Britain | 48 | Headingley | 6,567 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 12 | Nov 15 1987 | France | 21 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | France | 17 | d'Albert Domec | 5,000 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 11 | Oct 24 1987 | Great Britain | 42 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | Great Britain | 42 | Central Park | 9,121 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 15 | Jul 10 1988 | New Zealand | 66 | Papua New Guinea | 14 | New Zealand | 52 | Carlaw | 8,392 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 17 | Jul 17 1988 | New Zealand | 12 | Great Britain | 10 | New Zealand | 2 | Addington | 8,525 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 16 | Jul 20 1988 | Australia | 70 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | Australia | 62 | Eric Weissel | 11,685 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 7 | Jul 9 1988 | Australia | 12 | Great Britain | 26 | Great Britain | 14 | SFS | 15,944 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Round 13 | May 22 1988 | Papua New Guinea | 22 | Great Britain | 42 | Great Britain | 20 | Lloyd Robson | 12,107 |
| 1985-88 | World Cup - Final | Oct 9 1988 | New Zealand | 12 | Australia | 25 | Australia | 13 | Eden Park | 47,363 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 3 | Dec 3 1989 | France | 0 | New Zealand | 34 | New Zealand | 34 | d'Albert Domec | 4,208 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 1 | Jul 23 1989 | New Zealand | 14 | Australia | 22 | Australia | 8 | Mt Smart | 15,000 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 11 1989 | Great Britain | 10 | New Zealand | 6 | Great Britain | 4 | Central Park | 20,346 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 7 | Aug 11 1990 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | New Zealand | 18 | New Zealand | 8 | Lloyd Robson | 7,837 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 9 | Dec 9 1990 | France | 10 | Australia | 34 | Australia | 24 | Gilbert Brutus | 3,428 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 6 | Jul 15 1990 | New Zealand | 21 | Great Britain | 18 | New Zealand | 3 | QEII Park | 3,133 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 4 | Jun 2 1990 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | Great Britain | 40 | Great Britain | 32 | Lloyd Robson | 7,837 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 5 | Jun 27 1990 | Australia | 34 | France | 2 | Australia | 32 | Pioneer | 12,384 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 8 | Nov 24 1990 | Great Britain | 0 | Australia | 14 | Australia | 14 | Elland Road | 32,500 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 10 | Jan 27 1991 | France | 10 | Great Britain | 45 | Great Britain | 35 | Gilbert Brutus | 3,965 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 13 | Jul 31 1991 | Australia | 40 | New Zealand | 12 | Australia | 28 | Lang Park | 29,139 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 12 | Jul 7 1991 | Papua New Guinea | 18 | France | 20 | France | 2 | Danny Leahy | 11,485 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 11 | Jun 23 1991 | New Zealand | 32 | France | 10 | New Zealand | 22 | Addington | 2,000 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 16 | Nov 24 1991 | France | 28 | Papua New Guinea | 14 | France | 14 | d'Albert Domec | 1,440 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 15 | Nov 9 1991 | Great Britain | 56 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | Great Britain | 52 | Central Park | 4,193 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 14 | Oct 13 1991 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | Australia | 40 | Australia | 34 | Lloyd Robson | 14,500 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 20 | Jul 15 1992 | Australia | 36 | Papua New Guinea | 14 | Australia | 22 | T'ville Sports | 12,470 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 18 | Jul 3 1992 | Australia | 16 | Great Britain | 10 | Australia | 6 | Lang Park | 32,313 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 19 | Jul 5 1992 | New Zealand | 66 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | New Zealand | 56 | Mt Smart | 3,000 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Round 17 | Mar 7 1992 | Great Britain | 36 | France | 0 | Great Britain | 36 | Boulevard | 5,250 |
| 1989-92 | World Cup - Final | Oct 24 1992 | Great Britain | 6 | Australia | 10 | Australia | 4 | Wembley | 73,631 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 2 | Oct 10 1995 | Australia | 86 | South Africa | 6 | Australia | 80 | Gateshead | 9,181 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 2 | Oct 10 1995 | Papua New Guinea | 28 | Tonga | 28 | Draw | 0 | Boulevard | 5,121 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 2 | Oct 11 1995 | England | 46 | Fiji | 0 | England | 46 | Central Park | 26,263 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 2 | Oct 12 1995 | Western Samoa | 56 | France | 10 | Western Samoa | 46 | Ninian Park | 2,173 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 3 | Oct 13 1995 | New Zealand | 22 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | New Zealand | 16 | Knowsley | 8,679 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 3 | Oct 14 1995 | Australia | 66 | Fiji | 0 | Australia | 66 | Alfred McAlpine | 7,127 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 3 | Oct 14 1995 | England | 46 | South Africa | 0 | England | 46 | Headingley | 14,041 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 3 | Oct 15 1995 | Wales | 22 | Western Samoa | 10 | Wales | 12 | Vetch Field | 15,385 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Semi Final | Oct 21 1995 | England | 25 | Wales | 10 | England | 15 | Old Trafford | 30,042 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Semi Final | Oct 22 1995 | Australia | 30 | New Zealand | 20 | Australia | 10 | Alfred McAlpine | 16,608 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Final | Oct 28 1995 | Australia | 16 | England | 8 | Australia | 8 | Wembley | 66,540 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 7 1995 | England | 20 | Australia | 16 | England | 4 | Wembley | 41,271 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 8 1995 | Fiji | 52 | South Africa | 6 | Fiji | 46 | Cougar | 4,845 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 8 1995 | New Zealand | 25 | Tonga | 24 | New Zealand | 1 | Wilderspool | 8,083 |
| 1995 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 9 1995 | Wales | 28 | France | 6 | Wales | 22 | Ninian Park | 10,250 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 1 2000 | France | 28 | Tonga | 8 | France | 20 | d'Albert Domec | 10,288 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 1 2000 | Australia | 66 | Fiji | 8 | Australia | 58 | Gateshead | 4,197 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 1 2000 | Ireland | 18 | Scotland | 6 | Ireland | 12 | Tolka Park | 1,782 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 1 2000 | England | 76 | Russia | 4 | England | 72 | Knowsley | 5,736 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 1 2000 | Samoa | 21 | New Zealand Maori | 16 | Samoa | 5 | Derwent Park | 4,107 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Quarter Final | Nov 11 2000 | Australia | 66 | Samoa | 10 | Australia | 56 | Vicarage Road | 5,404 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Quarter Final | Nov 11 2000 | England | 26 | Ireland | 16 | England | 10 | Headingley | 15,405 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Quarter Final | Nov 12 2000 | New Zealand | 54 | France | 6 | New Zealand | 48 | Jungle | 5,158 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Quarter Final | Nov 12 2000 | Wales | 22 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | Wales | 14 | AutoQuest | 5,211 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Semi Final | Nov 18 2000 | England | 6 | New Zealand | 49 | New Zealand | 43 | Reebok | 16,032 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Semi Final | Nov 19 2000 | Australia | 46 | Wales | 22 | Australia | 24 | Alfred McAlpine | 8,114 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 2 2000 | Papua New Guinea | 16 | South Africa | 0 | Papua New Guinea | 16 | Sept Deniers | 4,313 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 2 2000 | New Zealand | 84 | Cook Islands | 10 | New Zealand | 74 | Madejski | 3,982 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 2 2000 | Wales | 24 | Lebanon | 22 | Wales | 2 | Stradey Park | 1,497 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Final | Nov 25 2000 | Australia | 40 | New Zealand | 12 | Australia | 28 | Old Trafford | 44,329 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 4 2000 | Ireland | 30 | New Zealand Maori | 16 | Ireland | 14 | Tolka Park | 3,164 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 4 2000 | England | 66 | Fiji | 10 | England | 56 | Headingley | 10,052 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 4 2000 | Australia | 110 | Russia | 4 | Australia | 106 | Boulevard | 3,044 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 5 2000 | France | 56 | South Africa | 6 | France | 50 | Municipal | 7,969 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 5 2000 | Wales | 18 | New Zealand | 58 | New Zealand | 40 | Millennium | 17,612 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 5 2000 | Cook Islands | 22 | Lebanon | 22 | Draw | 0 | Millennium | 17,612 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 5 2000 | Scotland | 12 | Samoa | 20 | Samoa | 8 | Tynecastle | 1,579 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 6 2000 | Papua New Guinea | 30 | Tonga | 22 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | Municipal | 3,666 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 28 2000 | France | 20 | Papua New Guinea | 23 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | Charlety | 7,498 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 28 2000 | Tonga | 66 | South Africa | 18 | Tonga | 48 | Charlety | 7,498 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 28 2000 | Ireland | 30 | Samoa | 16 | Ireland | 14 | Windsor Park | 3,207 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 28 2000 | England | 2 | Australia | 22 | Australia | 20 | Twickenham | 33,758 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 29 2000 | Wales | 38 | Cook Islands | 6 | Wales | 32 | Racecourse | 5,016 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 29 2000 | Fiji | 38 | Russia | 12 | Fiji | 26 | Craven Park | 2,187 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 29 2000 | New Zealand | 64 | Lebanon | 0 | New Zealand | 64 | Kingsholm | 2,496 |
| 2000 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 29 2000 | Scotland | 16 | New Zealand Maori | 17 | New Zealand Maori | 1 | Firhill | 2,008 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 1 2008 | Fiji | 42 | France | 6 | Fiji | 36 | WIN | 9,213 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 1 2008 | New Zealand | 48 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | New Zealand | 42 | Skilled Park | 10,780 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Qualif Semi | Nov 10 2008 | Fiji | 30 | Ireland | 14 | Fiji | 16 | Skilled Park | 8,224 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Semi Final | Nov 15 2008 | New Zealand | 32 | England | 22 | New Zealand | 10 | Suncorp | 26,659 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Semi Final | Nov 16 2008 | Australia | 52 | Fiji | 0 | Australia | 52 | SFS | 15,855 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 2 | Nov 2 2008 | Australia | 52 | England | 4 | Australia | 48 | Etihad | 36,297 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Final | Nov 22 2008 | Australia | 20 | New Zealand | 34 | New Zealand | 14 | Suncorp | 50,509 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 5 2008 | Ireland | 34 | Samoa | 16 | Ireland | 18 | Parramatta | 8,602 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 5 2008 | Scotland | 18 | Fiji | 16 | Scotland | 2 | Bluetongue | 9,720 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 8 2008 | England | 24 | New Zealand | 36 | New Zealand | 12 | EnergyAustralia | 15,145 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Playoff | Nov 8 2008 | Scotland | 0 | Tonga | 48 | Tonga | 48 | Browne Park | 5,930 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 3 | Nov 9 2008 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | Australia | 46 | Australia | 40 | Dairy Farmers | 16,239 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Playoff | Nov 9 2008 | France | 10 | Samoa | 42 | Samoa | 32 | CUA Stadium | 8,028 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 25 2008 | England | 32 | Papua New Guinea | 22 | England | 10 | Dairy Farmers | 10,780 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 26 2008 | Scotland | 18 | France | 36 | France | 18 | Canberra Stadium | 9,287 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 26 2008 | Australia | 30 | New Zealand | 6 | Australia | 24 | SFS | 34,157 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 27 2008 | Tonga | 22 | Ireland | 20 | Tonga | 2 | Parramatta | 6,165 |
| 2008 | World Cup - Round 2 | Oct 31 2008 | Samoa | 20 | Tonga | 12 | Samoa | 8 | CUA Stadium | 11,787 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: B | Nov 1 2013 | New Zealand | 48 | France | 0 | New Zealand | 48 | Parc des Sports | 17,518 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 10 2013 | Wales | 24 | Cook Islands | 28 | Cook Islands | 4 | Gnoll | 3,270 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 10 2013 | Tonga | 16 | Italy | 0 | Tonga | 16 | The Shay | 10,666 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: B | Nov 11 2013 | France | 6 | Samoa | 22 | Samoa | 16 | Gilbert Brutus | 11,576 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 15 2013 | New Zealand | 40 | Scotland | 4 | New Zealand | 36 | Headingley | 16,207 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 16 2013 | Australia | 62 | USA | 0 | Australia | 62 | Glyndŵr Uni RS | 5,762 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 16 2013 | England | 34 | France | 6 | England | 28 | DW | 22,276 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 17 2013 | Samoa | 4 | Fiji | 22 | Fiji | 18 | Halliwell Jones | 12,766 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: A | Nov 2 2013 | England | 42 | Ireland | 0 | England | 42 | John Smith's | 24,375 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: A | Nov 2 2013 | Australia | 34 | Fiji | 2 | Australia | 32 | Langtree Park | 14,137 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 23 2013 | England | 18 | New Zealand | 20 | New Zealand | 2 | Wembley | 67,545 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 23 2013 | Australia | 64 | Fiji | 0 | Australia | 64 | Wembley | 67,545 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 3 2013 | Wales | 16 | USA | 24 | USA | 8 | Glyndŵr Uni RS | 8,019 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 3 2013 | Scotland | 30 | Italy | 30 | Draw | 0 | Derwent Park | 7,280 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 30 2013 | Australia | 34 | New Zealand | 2 | Australia | 32 | Old Trafford | 74,468 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: B | Nov 4 2013 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | Samoa | 38 | Samoa | 34 | Craven Park | 6,871 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 5 2013 | Tonga | 22 | Cook Islands | 16 | Tonga | 6 | Leigh Sports | 10,554 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 7 2013 | Scotland | 22 | USA | 8 | Scotland | 14 | AJ Bell | 6,041 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: B | Nov 8 2013 | New Zealand | 56 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | New Zealand | 46 | Headingley | 18,180 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: A | Nov 9 2013 | England | 34 | Fiji | 12 | England | 22 | KC Stadium | 25,114 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: A | Nov 9 2013 | Australia | 50 | Ireland | 0 | Australia | 50 | Thomond Park | 5,021 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: A | Oct 26 2013 | Australia | 28 | England | 20 | Australia | 8 | Millennium | 45,052 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Oct 26 2013 | Wales | 16 | Italy | 32 | Italy | 16 | Millennium | 45,052 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: B | Oct 27 2013 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | France | 9 | France | 1 | Craven Park | 7,481 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: B | Oct 27 2013 | New Zealand | 42 | Samoa | 24 | New Zealand | 18 | Halliwell Jones | 13,965 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: A | Oct 28 2013 | Fiji | 32 | Ireland | 14 | Fiji | 18 | Spotland | 8,872 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Oct 29 2013 | Tonga | 24 | Scotland | 26 | Scotland | 2 | Derwent Park | 7,630 |
| 2013 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Oct 30 2013 | USA | 32 | Cook Islands | 20 | USA | 12 | Memorial Stadium | 7,247 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Finals | Dec 2 2017 | Australia | 6 | England | 0 | Australia | 6 | Suncorp | 40,033 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 10 2017 | Fiji | 38 | Italy | 10 | Fiji | 28 | GIO | 6,733 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: A | Nov 11 2017 | Australia | 34 | Lebanon | 0 | Australia | 34 | Allianz | 21,127 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: B | Nov 11 2017 | New Zealand | 22 | Tonga | 28 | Tonga | 6 | FMG | 24,041 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: B | Nov 11 2017 | Samoa | 14 | Scotland | 14 | Draw | 0 | Barlow | 4,309 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: A | Nov 12 2017 | England | 36 | France | 6 | England | 30 | nib Stadium | 14,744 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 12 2017 | Papua New Guinea | 64 | USA | 0 | Papua New Guinea | 64 | Oil Search | 14,800 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 12 2017 | Wales | 6 | Ireland | 34 | Ireland | 28 | nib Stadium | 14,744 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 17 2017 | Australia | 46 | Samoa | 0 | Australia | 46 | TIO | 13,473 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 18 2017 | Tonga | 24 | Lebanon | 22 | Tonga | 2 | RL Park | 8,309 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 18 2017 | New Zealand | 2 | Fiji | 4 | Fiji | 2 | Westpac | 12,713 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 19 2017 | England | 36 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | England | 30 | AAMI | 10,563 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 24 2017 | Australia | 54 | Fiji | 6 | Australia | 48 | Suncorp | 22,073 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Finals | Nov 25 2017 | Tonga | 18 | England | 20 | England | 2 | Mt Smart | 30,003 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: A | Nov 3 2017 | Australia | 52 | France | 6 | Australia | 46 | GIO | 12,293 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: A | Nov 4 2017 | England | 29 | Lebanon | 10 | England | 19 | Allianz | 10,237 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: B | Nov 4 2017 | New Zealand | 74 | Scotland | 6 | New Zealand | 68 | RL Park | 12,130 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: B | Nov 4 2017 | Samoa | 18 | Tonga | 32 | Tonga | 14 | FMG | 18,156 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 5 2017 | Italy | 46 | USA | 0 | Italy | 46 | 1300SMILES | 7,732 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 5 2017 | Papua New Guinea | 14 | Ireland | 6 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | Oil Search | 14,800 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Nov 5 2017 | Fiji | 72 | Wales | 6 | Fiji | 66 | 1300SMILES | 7,732 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: A | Oct 27 2017 | Australia | 18 | England | 4 | Australia | 14 | AAMI | 22,724 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: B | Oct 28 2017 | New Zealand | 38 | Samoa | 8 | New Zealand | 30 | Mt Smart | 17,857 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Oct 28 2017 | Papua New Guinea | 50 | Wales | 6 | Papua New Guinea | 44 | Oil Search | 14,800 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Oct 28 2017 | Fiji | 58 | USA | 12 | Fiji | 46 | 1300SMILES | 5,103 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: A | Oct 29 2017 | France | 18 | Lebanon | 29 | Lebanon | 11 | GIO | 5,492 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: B | Oct 29 2017 | Scotland | 4 | Tonga | 50 | Tonga | 46 | Barlow | 9,216 |
| 2017 | World Cup - Group: C,D | Oct 29 2017 | Ireland | 36 | Italy | 12 | Ireland | 24 | Barlow | 9,126 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Semi Final | Nov 11 2022 | Australia | 16 | New Zealand | 14 | Australia | 2 | Elland Road | 28,113 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Semi Final | Nov 12 2022 | England | 26 | Samoa | 27 | Samoa | 1 | The Emirates | 40,489 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Final | Nov 19 2022 | Australia | 30 | Samoa | 10 | Australia | 20 | Old Trafford | 67,502 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Quarter Final | Nov 4 2022 | Australia | 48 | Lebanon | 4 | Australia | 44 | John Smith's | 8,206 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Quarter Final | Nov 5 2022 | England | 46 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | England | 40 | DW | 23,179 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Quarter Final | Nov 5 2022 | New Zealand | 24 | Fiji | 18 | New Zealand | 6 | MKM | 7,080 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Quarter Final | Nov 6 2022 | Tonga | 18 | Samoa | 20 | Samoa | 2 | Halliwell Jones | 12,674 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 1 | Oct 15 2022 | England | 60 | Samoa | 6 | England | 54 | St James | 43,119 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 2 | Oct 15 2022 | Australia | 42 | Fiji | 8 | Australia | 34 | Headingley | 13,366 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 3 | Oct 16 2022 | Scotland | 4 | Italy | 28 | Italy | 24 | Kingston Park | 6,206 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 4 | Oct 16 2022 | Jamaica | 2 | Ireland | 48 | Ireland | 46 | Headingley | 6,320 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 5 | Oct 16 2022 | New Zealand | 34 | Lebanon | 12 | New Zealand | 22 | Halliwell Jones | 5,453 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 6 | Oct 17 2022 | France | 34 | Greece | 12 | France | 22 | Eco-Power | 4,182 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 7 | Oct 18 2022 | Tonga | 24 | Papua New Guinea | 18 | Tonga | 6 | Totally Wicked | 10,409 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 8 | Oct 19 2022 | Wales | 12 | Cook Islands | 18 | Cook Islands | 6 | Leigh Sports | 6,188 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 9 | Oct 21 2022 | Australia | 84 | Scotland | 0 | Australia | 84 | CBS Arena | 10,276 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 10 | Oct 22 2022 | Fiji | 60 | Italy | 4 | Fiji | 56 | Kingston Park | 3,675 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 11 | Oct 22 2022 | England | 42 | France | 18 | England | 24 | Uni. Bolton | 23,648 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 12 | Oct 22 2022 | New Zealand | 68 | Jamaica | 6 | New Zealand | 62 | MKM | 6,829 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 13 | Oct 23 2022 | Lebanon | 32 | Ireland | 14 | Lebanon | 18 | Leigh Sports | 6,057 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 14 | Oct 23 2022 | Samoa | 72 | Greece | 4 | Samoa | 68 | Eco-Power | 4,415 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 15 | Oct 24 2022 | Tonga | 32 | Wales | 6 | Tonga | 26 | Totally Wicked | 7,752 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 16 | Oct 25 2022 | Papua New Guinea | 32 | Cook Islands | 16 | Papua New Guinea | 16 | Halliwell Jones | 6,273 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 17 | Oct 28 2022 | New Zealand | 48 | Ireland | 10 | New Zealand | 38 | Headingley | 14,044 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 18 | Oct 29 2022 | England | 94 | Greece | 4 | England | 90 | Bramall Lane | 18,760 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 19 | Oct 29 2022 | Fiji | 30 | Scotland | 14 | Fiji | 16 | Kingston Park | 6,736 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 20 | Oct 29 2022 | Australia | 66 | Italy | 6 | Australia | 60 | Totally Wicked | 5,586 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 21 | Oct 30 2022 | Lebanon | 74 | Jamaica | 12 | Lebanon | 62 | Leigh Sports | 5,006 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 22 | Oct 30 2022 | Tonga | 92 | Cook Islands | 10 | Tonga | 82 | Riverside | 8,342 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 23 | Oct 30 2022 | Samoa | 62 | France | 4 | Samoa | 58 | Halliwell Jones | 6,756 |
| 2022 | World Cup - Round 24 | Oct 31 2022 | Papua New Guinea | 36 | Wales | 0 | Papua New Guinea | 36 | Eco-Power | 6,968 |
One row per match, pool and knockout stage, across all 15 played editions. 1975's 'World Championship' and the unplayed 2026 edition are excluded (see How the Numbers Were Made).
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How the Numbers Were Made
Built from each edition's rugbyleagueproject.org /results.html page, not /summary.html — summary.html only lists knockout matches directly and folds pool-stage results into a ladder table, while results.html lists every game, pool and knockout, individually. This required a dedicated parser separate from the shared pipeline the other four datasets on this site use, scoped to this one dataset so it could not change their output.
winner and margin are computed from score1/score2, not taken from the page. 1975 is deliberately excluded: rugbyleagueproject.org files that year under a separate 'World Championship Series' competition, and its status as an official World Cup edition is disputed among record-keepers; it is kept as its own entity in the companion standings dataset. The unplayed 2026 edition is excluded entirely as of the 2026-09-13 retrieval date.
1957 and 1960 have no 'Final' row: both were single round-robin tournaments with the title decided on final ladder position. 2013 and 2017's knockout matches are labeled 'World Cup - Finals' rather than a specific round, since the source lists them under one heading with no Quarter/Semi/Final sub-headings for those two editions.
Sources
- World Cup results.html pages, all 15 played editions, 1954-2022primaryRugby League Project (rugbyleagueproject.org) · primary · retrieved 2026-09-13 · No formal licence published; the site's About page describes it as volunteer-run and aiming to be 'fast and free for all'; robots.txt allows crawling. Attributed here per that stated aim.