The 2012 FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the twelfth

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, the annual international

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world championship tournament. It took place between 7 July and 14 July 2012 and involved eight national teams. Six teams were seeded through to the tournament and two qualification rounds were held in April and May 2012 to determine the final place. As host nation,

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were seeded to the final.

Qualification

The top six nations from the 2011 Speedway World Cup (

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, Sweden,

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and

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) were granted automatic qualification with Sweden given a birth in the final as host nation. The remaining two places were divided among two qualifying rounds. Qualifying Round One was hosted in Herxheim, Germany, and Qualifying Round Two was hosted at the

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, Slovenia.

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and the

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qualified to the Tournament. * Qualifying Round One * Sandbahn Rennen Herxheim, Herxheim * 22 April 2012 * Qualifying Round Two *

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* 7 May 2012

Qualified teams

Tournament

Semi-finals

Race off

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Final

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Final classification

References

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