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Australian Football International Cup 2002

The tournament was first played in 2002 with 11 nations competing in Melbourne. Ireland defeated Papua New Guinea in the final. The other teams were New Zealand, Denmark, USA, Great Britain, Samoa, Nauru, Canada, Japan, South Africa. Note that the first Cup pre-dates World Footy News so we provide a single summary story of our own here, and links to several other media sources, including the AFL program which contained team lists and country information.



Information
International Cup 2002 in Review
AFL Souvenir Program (including teams)
PNG star flies in
AFL stars shine (PNG)
World game steps up to the mark
The making of an American dream
Team by team guide to the International Cup
It's a cup coup for the united nations
PNG plays for the love of the game
Mosquitoes smell blood in cup
Irish outplay the Mozzies to grab title


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