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| Teams | 2 |
|---|---|
| First meeting | 1954 |
| Latest meeting | 2021 |
| Next meeting | 2026 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 12 |
| Most wins |  Australia (12 titles) |
| Largest victory | Australia 40–12  New Zealand |
The Rugby League World Cup is an international men's rugby league competition contested every several years between national teams of the members of International Rugby League, the sport's governing body. Australia has won the most Rugby League World Cup championships, with its twelfth coming in the 2021 tournament in England, in which they defeated Samoa.
List of Finals
| a.e.t. | Match was won during extra time |
Team performance
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
12 | 3 | 1957, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2017, 2021 |
1960, 1972, 2008 |
 Great Britain
|
3 | 4 | 1954, 1960, 1972 | 1957, 1970, 1977, 1992 |
| New Zealand
|
1 | 3 | 2008 | 1988, 2000, 2013 |
 England
|
0 | 3 | – | 1975, 1995, 2017 |
 France
|
0 | 2 | – | 1954, 1968 |
 Samoa
|
0 | 1 | – | 2021 |
See also
Notes
- There was no official World Cup final match in 1957 and 1960. The tournament winner was decided by a round robin contested by four teams.
References
External links
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