2008 Australian Football International Cup
The 2008 Australian Football International Cup was the third time the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition, has been contested.
The victorious Papua New Guinea Mosquitos celebrate winning the cup for the first time
New Zealand's captain Andrew Congalton takes a strong mark in front of an Indian opponent
New Zealand's Richard Bradley takes a high mark against India
The USA and China contest the ruck
Australian Football International Cup
The Australian Football International Cup is a triennial international tournament in Australian rules football. It is the biggest international tournament in the sport that is open to all nations. More than 26 nations have participated and the competition has expanded into multiple pools and both men and women's divisions. At the time of the last tournament in 2017, the sport had a record 170,744 registered players outside Australia growing at a rate of 25 per cent per annum.
PNG at the Melbourne Cricket Ground celebrating their 2008 Australian Football International Cup victory
Mike Finn of Ireland, one of the tournament's most decorated players
Showgrounds at Wangaratta, the event's first co-host city which has held the record match attendance since 2005
Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex, at Maroochydore proposed AFL standard host venue for the winning bid for the (cancelled) 2020 tournament