The top two teams go through to Round 2, the winner (Arabian Gulf) into Division 1 (2006), the runner up (China) into Division 2 (2006).
When countries merge, the new country inherits the higher rating of the two countries but when they split (e.g., the planned 2010 breakup of the Arabian Gulf rugby union team into separate teams representing its current member countries), the new countries will inherit a rating at a fixed level below the rating of the original country.
Soviet Union | European Union | Union Army | rugby union | England national football team | Union | rugby league | Gulf War | Gulf of Mexico | Argentina national football team | United States men's national soccer team | Mexico national football team | rugby | Brazil national football team | International Telecommunication Union | trade union | Rugby | Italy national football team | Union (American Civil War) | Scotland national football team | Germany national football team | Wales national football team | Rugby World Cup | Rugby School | Spain national football team | Persian Gulf | France national football team | Union Pacific Railroad | Netherlands national football team | England national rugby union team |