The 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final was the final game of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup tournament and determined who would become World Cup-holders for the following five years. Played between New Zealand and Australia on 22 November 2008 at Australia's second-largest rectangular ground, Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, it was Australia's Xth World Cup Final having played in each one since the second-ever in 1957, and New Zealand's 3rd. In what was one of the biggest rugby league upsets of all time, New Zealand beat Australia by 34-20 after trailing by four points at half time.
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