More than 20 nations will be given the opportunity to play in the 2013 rugby league World Cup to be held in the United Kingdom.
The Rugby League International Federation has announced that 14 nations will compete in the revamped and expanded tournament, with two of the countries to come from qualifying tournaments in the northern and southern hemispheres.
The proposal for a 14-nation World Cup was ratified in Singapore at a meeting of the RLIF.
