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The 2007World Cup
Qualification
kicked off in April 2004 . Over 3 years later, on 7th July 2007, France will
start the 2007
World Cup
proper. The tournament will
consist of 20 nations playing 48 matches over 44 days. The matches
are to be spread between ten French cities, with matches also being played
in Cardiff (Wales) Wales and Edinburgh ( Scotland). For more
background see
Wikipedia.
Historical Stats Form In the last World Cup 2003, England beat Australia 20-17 with a late drop goal by Johnny Wilkinson.. The rankings look quite different at the current stage |
Pool A:
England South Africa, Samoa, USA, Tonga Pool B: Australia, Wales, Fiji, Canada, Japan Pool C: New Zealand, Scotland, Italy, Romania, Portugal Pool D: France, Ireland, Argentina, Georgia, Namibia The top two teams in each of the four pools will progress to the quarter final. Losing quarter final and semi final teams will be eliminated with the winning teams progressing through to the final at Saint-Denis Stadium on October the 20th |
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