All You Need to Know: Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Europe

The Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Europe will run from the 12th to the 16th October at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland. 

They will involve the hosts Scotland, as well as Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales. 

The event will be played in a round robin format, with all teams playing each other once across the 5 days of competition. 

Teams will be awarded 2 points for a win and 0 points for a loss. Draws will not be permitted. 

In the event of a tie at full-time of any match, the following procedure for extra time shall be followed: 

• 4-minute interval at the end of full-time
• Extra time to be played consisting of two halves of 7 minutes, with an interval of one minute at half-time.
• In the event of a tie after extra-time, teams shall continue to play until one team leads by two goals.

At the end of the round-robin if teams tie on points, the following procedure shall be followed: 

• First, goal average will be used to decide placings 
• If goal average is identical, then goal difference will be applied
• In the event of a further tie, the team scoring the most goals will be declared the higher ranked.