World Cup tournament director Nigel Wood has pledged to ensure there is a lasting legacy from the 2013 competition.
The 14th World Cup is expected to generate a profit well in excess of £3million from commercial revenue and an aggregate attendance of 457,483.
Wood, who is chief executive of the Rugby Football League and vice-chairman of the International Federation, says the profit will be ploughed back into the international game.
"When the RFL was awarded the rights to stage this event in 2010, we were determined to deliver the best-ever Rugby League World Cup and that has proved to be the case," said Wood.
"In terms of attendance and TV audience, spectacle and profile and commercial and financial success, the tournament has met, and in most cases exceeded, all expectations.
"The success provides the Rugby League International Federation with the resources to move the sport forward and we will be putting in place structures that ensure the legacy of RLWC2013 around the world is lasting and positive.
"The tournament underlined the importance and appeal of international competition and demonstrated that, following the hard work that has been done by the RFL, Rugby League European Federation and others, that the sport has more depth than ever before.
"RLWC2013 has also provided a terrific launchpad for rugby league at domestic level and the RFL will be working with all our clubs, both at community and professional levels, to help achieve our goal of growing the sport and gaining the recognition it deserves."
Officials reported sell-out crowds at Huddersfield, Warrington, Rochdale, Halifax, Perpignan, Toulouse and Old Trafford, where the attendance of 74,468 for Saturday's final, in which Australia beat New Zealand 34-2, set a new record for international rugby league.
