The 2007 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by the West Indies from March 11 to April 28 2007. It will be contested by 16 nations divided into 4 groups of 4 teams. The top two teams from each group will then compete in a "Super 8" format, similar to the previous "Super 6" format, from which the semi-finalists will be decided.
Many people expected that some of the games would be played in the United States at a newly built cricket ground in Lauderhill, Florida, specifically to help promote and develop cricket in that country, but the International Cricket Council decided to award all matches to Caribbean nations. The internal disputes within American cricket did not help its bid. Bids from Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected.
Match schedule
There will be fifty-one matches, which is less than the 2003 World Cup, despite the two extra teams taking part. The day after each match is a scheduled reserve day, to allow for weather and other interruptions.
Jamaica will host the Opening Ceremony on 11 March.
Teams
- For details, see 2007 Cricket World Cup qualification.
The ten Test match playing countries and Kenya, which has one day international status qualify for the World Cup automatically, and five further teams qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy. The field of sixteen teams is the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup.
- Test & ODI status
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- 2005 ICC Trophy qualifiers
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Venues
Eight venues across the West Indies have been selected to host the World Cup final tournament.
The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities.
There will be four additional venues that will host warm-up matches.
Groups
Seeds
The tournament will begin with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team will play each of the other teams in its group once. Australia, India, England and West Indies have been placed in separate pools for logistical reasons, as they are expected to have the most supporters in attendance, and transport and accommodation capacity in the West Indies is limited. There are plans to moor cruise ships off some of the islands to provide extra accommodation.
The groups are listed below, with seedings (rankings from April 2005) shown in brackets. Each group will play all its matches at a single ground.
| Group A
| Group B
| Group C
| Group D
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(5)
(12)
(16)
| (2)
(8)
(11)
(15)
| (3)
(7)
(10)
(14)
| (4)
(6)
(9)
(13)
Group stage
Group A
| Team
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| Pld
| W
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| L
| NR
| NRR
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Wednesday 14 March 2007
Friday 16 March 2007
Sunday 18 March 2007
Tueday 20 March 2007
Thursday 22 March 2007
Saturday 24 March 2007
Group B
| Team
| Pts
| Pld
| W
| T
| L
| NR
| NRR
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Thursday 15 March 2007
Saturday 17 March 2007
Monday 19 March 2007
Wednesday 21 March 2007
Friday 23 March 2007
Sunday 25 March 2007
Group C
| Team
| Pts
| Pld
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| L
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Wednesday 14 March 2007
Friday 16 March 2007
Sunday 18 March 2007
Tueday 20 March 2007
Thursday 22 March 2007
Saturday 24 March 2007
Group D
| Team
| Pts
| Pld
| W
| T
| L
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| NRR
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Tuesday 13 March 2007
Thursday 15 March 2007
Saturday 17 March 2007
Monday 19 March 2007
Wednesday 21 March 2007
Friday 23 March 2007
Play-off stages
Super 8
The top two teams in each group will proceed to the "Super 8" stage. This will also use a league system. Each team will carry forward its result against the qualifying team from its own preliminary stage group, and will play the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league will qualify for the semi-finals. This system has been modified since the last World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8.
- Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
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| 27 March
| D2
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| A1
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| 29 March
| D2
| -
| C1
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| 31 March
| A1
| -
| B2
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| 2 April
| B2
| -
| C1
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| 4 April
| C2
| -
| B1
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| 8 April
| A1
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| C2
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- Providence Stadium, Guyana
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| 28 March
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| B1
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| 30 March
| D1
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| C2
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| 1 April
| D2
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| B1
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| 3 April
| D1
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| A2
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| 7 April
| B2
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| A2
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| 9 April
| D1
| -
| C1
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- Queen's Park, Grenada
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| 10 April
| D2
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| A2
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| 12 April
| B1
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| C1
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| 14 April
| A2
| -
| C1
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| 16 April
| A1
| -
| B1
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| 18 April
| D1
| -
| B1
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| 20 April
| A1
| -
| C1
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- Kensington Oval, Barbados
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| 11 April
| C2
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| B2
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| 13 April
| A1
| -
| D1
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| 15 April
| B2
| -
| D1
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| 17 April
| A2
| -
| C2
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| 19 April
| D2
| -
| B2
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| 21 April
| D2
| -
| C2
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- Super 8 Matchup by Teams
- A1 - D2 (March 27), B2 (March 31), C2 (April 8), D1 (April 13), B1 (April 16), C1 (April 20)
- A2 - B1 (March 28), D1 (April 3), B2 (April 7), D2 (April 10), C1 (April 14), C2 (April 17)
- B1 - A2 (March 28), D2 (April 1), C2 (April 4), C1 (April 12), A1 (April 16), D1 (April 18)
- B2 - A1 (March 31), C1 (April 2), A2 (April 7), C2 (April 11), D1 (April 15), D2 (April 19)
- C1 - D2 (March 29), B2 (April 2), D1 (April 9), B1 (April 12), A2 (April 14), A1 (April 20)
- C2 - D1 (March 30), B1 (April 4), A1 (April 8), B2 (April 11), A2 (April 17), D2 (April 21)
- D1 - C2 (March 30), A2 (April 3), C1 (April 9), A1 (April 13), B2 (April 15), B1 (April 18)
- D2 - A1 (March 27), C1 (March 29), B1 (April 1), A2 (April 10), B2 (April 19), C2 (April 21)
Semi-finals
- Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
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| 24 April
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| 4
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- Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia
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| 25 April
| 2
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| 3
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Final
- Kensington Oval, Barbados
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| 28 April
| SF2
| -
| SF1
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See also
External links
Cricket World Cup |
International cricket competitions in 2006-07 |
Future sporting events
"2007 Cricket World Cup"