The exception was qualification group 3, which contained hosts Egypt.

There are five qualification groups for 11 places in the final tournament:

Great Britain won 41-37 on aggregate score and advanced to qualification group 3.

Qualified nations are given for completed tours only, or where nations cannot change qualification group.

England had fallen to fourth in their qualification group.

Therefore the 3 qualification groups are with 4 clubs.

For 1998, nine qualification groups were used, as participation had reached 46, nearly double the 24 entrants in 1976.

In 2004, ten qualification groups were used, with the group winners and six best runners-up going into the playoff.

Finished 4th of four in second qualification group.

He failed to reach the final, reaching 5.20 metres in the qualification group.