| Rugby League World Cup final | |
| First Contested: | 1954 |
| Teams Involved: | 2 |
| Most Wins: | (12 titles) |
| Mostrecent: | 2021 |
| Nextmeeting: | 2026 |
| Total: | 12 |
| League: | Rugby League World Cup |
| Largestvictory: | 40–12 |
The Rugby League World Cup is an international men's rugby league competition contested every several years between national teams of the members of International Rugby League, the sport's governing body. Australia has won the most Rugby League World Cup championships, with its twelfth coming in the 2021 tournament in England, in which they defeated Samoa.
| a.e.t. | Match was won during extra time |
| Year | Champions (Number of times) | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 16–12 | Parc des Princes | Paris, | 30,368 | |||
| 1957 | rowspan=2 colspan=3 | ||||||
| 1960 | (2) | ||||||
| 1968 | (2) | 20–2 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, | 54,290 | ||
| 1970 | (3) | 12–7 | Headingley Stadium | Leeds, | 18,776 | ||
| 1972 | (3) | 10–10 | Stade de Gerland | Lyon, | 4,231 | ||
| 1975 | (4) | colspan=3 | |||||
| 1977 | (5) | 13–12 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, | 24,457 | ||
| 1988 | (6) | 25–12 | Eden Park | Auckland, | 47,363 | ||
| 1992 | (7) | 10–6 | Wembley Stadium | London, | 73,631 | ||
| 1995 | (8) | 16–8 | Wembley Stadium | London, | 66,540 | ||
| 2000 | (9) | 40–12 | Old Trafford | Manchester, | 44,329 | ||
| 2008 | 34–20 | Lang Park | Brisbane, | 50,559 | |||
| 2013 | (10) | 34–2 | Old Trafford | Manchester, | 74,468 | ||
| 2017 | (11) | 6–0 | Lang Park | Brisbane, | 40,033 | ||
| 2021 | (12) | 30–10 | Old Trafford | Manchester, | 67,502 |
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 3 | 1957, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2017, 2021 | 1960, 1972, 2008 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1954, 1960, 1972 | 1957, 1970, 1977, 1992 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 2008 | 1988, 2000, 2013 | ||
| 0 | 3 | – | 1975, 1995, 2017 | ||
| 0 | 2 | – | 1954, 1968 | ||
| 0 | 1 | – | 2021 |