Italy claimed the final qualifying spot in the World Cup after winning a second place play-off against Russia on 4 November 2016.
[1] Three European teams were granted automatic qualification, as they had reached the quarter-finals of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup; England, France and Scotland.
[11] On October 21, 19-year old Ben Morris was called up to the squad to play in a mid-qualifying campaign test match against Jamaica.
[13] *Sam Hopkins was called into the team for the final qualifier against Italy after Jacob Emmitt withdrew due to a hamstring injury.
[14] Goal: Lysokon 4/5 Bratko 1/1 Burlutskii 1/1 The final qualifying place was determined by a single knockout match held between the two group runners-up on 4 November 2016.