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The 9th ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies will
be the largest edition of the Cricket World Cup, with a total
of 16 teams competing in the tournament. All 16 participating
teams have been divided into 4 groups (A, B, C, and D), each
group with four teams. In addition, each group comprises of
two high-ranking teams, one bottom ranking team and one of
the 5 qualifiers. Other important thing to notice here is
that each group will play all its matches at a single ground.
The first stage group matches would be held during March
13-25, 2007 at St. Kitts & Nevis (Group A), Trinidad &
Tobago (Group B), St. Lucia (Group C), and Jamaica (Group
D). A total of 51 One-Day International (ODI) matches will
be played over a 47-day period. All teams in 4 groups are
listed below with match venues and their LG ICC ODI rankings
(till July 15, 2006) shown in brackets.
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Group A
St. Kitts & Nevis
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Group B
Trinidad & Tobago
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Group C
Saint Lucia
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Group D
Jamaica
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Australia (1)
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Sri Lanka (6)
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New Zealand (4)
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Pakistan (3)
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South Africa (2)
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India (5)
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England (8)
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West Indies (7)
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Scotland *
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Bangladesh (10)
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Kenya (11)
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Zimbabwe (9)
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The Netherlands *
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Bermuda *
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Canada *
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Ireland *
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* The five ICC Trophy qualifiers are not included in the
LG ICC rankings. |
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