Of the fourteen teams that would participate in the

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, only two were not automatic inclusions, so must win qualifying matches to enter the tournament, which was held in

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and England. Originally around twenty teams were to be involved in qualification for the tournament, but this was eventually fixed at nineteen.

Qualified teams

;Pacific Seven teams from the Pacific qualified for the World Cup. All of these teams were granted automatic qualification. * (automatic qualifier) * (automatic qualifier) * (automatic qualifier) * (automatic qualifier) * (automatic qualifier) * (automatic qualifier) * (automatic qualifier) ;Europe Six teams from Europe qualified; five teams automatically, with the sixth going to Italy, the winner of the European qualifying group. * (automatic qualifier and co-host) * (automatic qualifier and co-host) * (automatic qualifier) * (automatic qualifier) * (automatic qualifier) * (Winner of the European qualifying group) ;Atlantic One team from the Atlantic region qualified for the World Cup. * (Winner of the Atlantic qualifying group)

Continental qualifying

Atlantic

The Atlantic qualifying group involved the

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and

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. The Atlantic qualifiers were held at

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. USA won the group and qualified for the World Cup.

Europe

The European qualifying group involved

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and

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.2013 World Cup European Zone Qualifying Dates
''rleague.com'', 20 March 2011 Both Italy and Lebanon remained unbeaten, recording two wins and a draw each. However, Italy topped the group as a result of points difference and therefore qualified for the World Cup.
''lasttackle.com'', 30 November 2010

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