Pool A
Australia
Head coach: Ricky Stuart 
Assistant coaches: John Cartwright and Allan Langer [3]
| Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Lockyer (capt) | 4 | 8 | FE |  Brisbane Broncos |
| Darius Boyd 1 | 1 | 0 | WG | Brisbane Broncos |
| Terry Campese | 1 | 0 | FE |  Canberra Raiders |
| Petero Civoniceva | 4 | 0 | PR |  Penrith Panthers |
| Craig Fitzgibbon | 3 | 0 | SR |  Sydney Roosters |
| Israel Folau | 5 | 8 | CE |  Melbourne Storm |
| Paul Gallen | 5 | 4 | SR |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Kurt Gidley | 1 | 0 | UB |  Newcastle Knights |
| Karmichael Hunt 1 | 3 | 0 | FB | Brisbane Broncos |
| Greg Inglis | 4 | 24 | UB | Melbourne Storm |
| Brent Kite | 5 | 0 | PR |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Anthony Laffranchi | 4 | 8 | SR |  Gold Coast Titans |
| Joel Monaghan | 5 | 16 | CE | Canberra Raiders |
| Josh Perry | 3 | 0 | PR | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Steve Price | 4 | 0 | PR |  New Zealand Warriors |
| Scott Prince | 2 | 24 | HB | Gold Coast Titans |
| Billy Slater | 4 | 28 | FB | Melbourne Storm |
| Cameron Smith | 5 | 2 | HK | Melbourne Storm |
| Glenn Stewart | 4 | 0 | SR | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Brent Tate | 4 | 8 | CE | New Zealand Warriors |
| Johnathan Thurston | 4 | 50 | HB |  North Queensland Cowboys |
| Anthony Tupou 2 | 5 | 4 | SR | Sydney Roosters |
| Anthony Watmough | 2 | 0 | SR | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| David Williams | 2 | 16 | WG | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
1 Replaced originally selected Brett Stewart and Justin Hodges who withdrew on 16 October. [4]
2 Replaced originally selected Michael Crocker who withdrew due to injury on 9 October. [5]
England
Head coach: Tony Smith / 
Assistant coach: Steve McNamara
| Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Peacock (capt) | 4 | 4 | PR |  Leeds Rhinos |
| Rob Burrow | 4 | 22 | SH | Leeds Rhinos |
| Mark Calderwood | 3 | 0 | WG |  Wigan Warriors |
| Gareth Ellis | 4 | 0 | SR | Leeds Rhinos |
| Maurie Fa'asavalu | 2 | 0 | PR |  St. Helens |
| Ade Gardner | 3 | 8 | WG | St. Helens |
| Martin Gleeson | 4 | 12 | CE |  Warrington Wolves |
| James Graham | 3 | 0 | PR | St. Helens |
| Mickey Higham | 2 | 4 | HK | Warrington Wolves |
| Gareth Hock | 4 | 0 | SR | Wigan Warriors |
| Jamie Jones-Buchanan | 1 | 0 | SR | Leeds Rhinos |
| Jamie Langley | 1 | 0 | LF |  Bradford Bulls |
| Danny McGuire | 3 | 8 | FE | Leeds Rhinos |
| Adrian Morley | 4 | 0 | PR | Warrington Wolves |
| Leon Pryce | 3 | 0 | SO | St. Helens |
| Rob Purdham | 2 | 0 | LF |  Harlequins RL |
| James Roby | 3 | 4 | HK | St. Helens |
| Keith Senior | 4 | 0 | CE | Leeds Rhinos |
| Kevin Sinfield | 3 | 8 | LK | Leeds Rhinos |
| Lee Smith | 2 | 12 | WG | Leeds Rhinos |
| Paul Sykes | 1 | 0 | CE | Bradford Bulls |
| Paul Wellens | 4 | 0 | FB | St. Helens |
| Ben Westwood | 1 | 0 | SR | Warrington Wolves |
| Jon Wilkin | 3 | 0 | SR | St. Helens |
New Zealand
Head coach: Stephen Kearney 
Assistant coach: Wayne Bennett
| Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Cayless (capt) | 4 | 0 | PR |  Parramatta Eels |
| Adam Blair | 5 | 8 | PR | Melbourne Storm |
| Greg Eastwood | 5 | 4 | LK | Brisbane Broncos |
| David Fa'alogo | 4 | 4 | SR |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Nathan Fien | 5 | 4 | UH | New Zealand Warriors |
| Dene Halatau | 1 | 0 | HK |  Wests Tigers |
| Bronson Harrison 1 | 3 | 4 | SR | Wests Tigers |
| Lance Hohaia | 5 | 16 | UH | New Zealand Warriors |
| Krisnan Inu | 1 | 10 | UB | Parramatta Eels |
| David Kidwell | 1 | 0 | SR | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Thomas Leuluai | 5 | 0 | HB | Wigan Warriors |
| Issac Luke | 4 | 16 | HK | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Simon Mannering | 5 | 8 | SR | New Zealand Warriors |
| Sika Manu | 4 | 4 | PR | Melbourne Storm |
| Benji Marshall | 5 | 14 | FE | Wests Tigers |
| Steve Matai | 2 | 2 | CE | Manly Sea Eagles |
| Jason Nightingale 2 | 1 | 4 | WG |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Sam Perrett | 4 | 12 | UB | Sydney Roosters |
| Sam Rapira | 4 | 0 | PR | New Zealand Warriors |
| Jerome Ropati | 5 | 16 | CE | New Zealand Warriors |
| Setaimata Sa | 1 | 0 | CE | Sydney Roosters |
| Jeremy Smith | 5 | 12 | SR | Melbourne Storm |
| Evarn Tuimavave 2 | 1 | 0 | PR | New Zealand Warriors |
| Manu Vatuvei | 5 | 16 | WG | New Zealand Warriors |
1 Replaced originally named Iosia Soliola who withdrew due to injury on 21 October. [6]
2 Replaced originally named Brent Webb and Jeff Lima who withdrew due to injury on 7 October. [7]
Papua New Guinea
Head coach: Adrian Lam 
[8] [9]
| Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wilshire (capt) | 3 | 10 | UB |  Salford City Reds |
| David Moore | 3 | 0 | WG | Gold Coast Titans |
| George Keppa | 2 | 8 | WG |  Norths Devils |
| Stanley Gene | 3 | 0 | LK |  Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Keith Peters | 3 | 0 | HB | Penrith Panthers |
| Charlie Wabo | 2 | 0 | PR | MMabey & Johnson Muruks |
| Rodney Pora | 1 | 0 | PR | Mabey & Johnson Muruks |
| George Moni | 2 | 0 | SR | MMabey & Johnson Muruks |
| Nickson Kolo | 1 | 0 | CE | Masta Mark City Rangers |
| Paul Aiton | 3 | 4 | HK | Penrith Panthers |
| Jessie Joe Parker | 3 | 0 | FE | Masta Mark City Rangers |
| Makali Aizue | 2 | 0 | PR | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Trevor Exton | 3 | 0 | SR |  Ipswich Jets |
| Neville Costigan | 3 | 0 | SR | Canberra Raiders |
| James Nightingale | 3 | 0 | LK | Penrith Panthers |
| Rod Griffin | 3 | 4 | LK |  Northern Pride |
| Larsen Marabe | 0 | 0 | FB | Agmark Gurias |
| Kevin Prior | 1 | 0 | CE |  Wentworthville Magpies |
| Jay Aston | 1 | 0 | SR | Melbourne Storm |
| Tu'u Maori | 3 | 0 | WG | Sydney Roosters |
| Menzie Yere | 1 | 4 | FE | Agmark Gurias |
| Jason Chan | 3 | 4 | CE |  Windsor Wolves |
| Nico Slain | 1 | 0 | HK | Bintangor Lahanis |
| Anton Kui | 1 | 0 | HB | Bingtangor Lahanis |
