Europe
30 teams entered the qualifying tournament which was held over three rounds between 28 September 1996 and 5 December 1998. England, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Scotland, and Spain qualified for RWC 1999. Georgia, Netherlands and Portugal qualified for repechage.
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Famous quotes containing the word europe:
“I’ve come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.”
—Don Delillo (b. 1926)
“We are participants, whether we would or not, in the life of the world.... We are partners with the rest. What affects mankind is inevitably our affair as well as the nations of Europe and Asia.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
“In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn’t working, he’s a bum.”
—Anthony Quinn (b. 1915)