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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. VENUES A total of 11 cities have been selected to host the World Cup final tournament. The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities. PARTICIPATING NATIONS 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 status : Australia , Bangladesh , England , India , New Zealand , Pakistan , South Africa , Sri Lanka , West Indies , Zimbabwe ; ODI status : Kenya ; 2005 ICC Trophy qualifiers : Bermuda , Canada , Ireland , Netherlands , Scotland GROUPS The tournament will began 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 (as of February 2006) shown in brackets. Each group will play all its matches at a single ground. ;Group A, Warner Park Stadium , Basseterre , St. Kitts , St. Kitts And Nevis : Australia (1), South Africa (2), Scotland (12), Netherlands (16) ;Group B, Queen's Park Oval , Trinidad And Tobago : Sri Lanka (7), India (4), Bangladesh (10), Bermuda (15) :Is undergoing minor renovations ;Group C, Beausejour Stadium , Gros Islet , St. Lucia : New Zealand (3), England (6), Kenya (11), Canada (14) :Has been upgraded to increase capacity to 20,000 ;Group D, Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica : Pakistan (5), West Indies (8), Zimbabwe (9), Ireland (13) :Has been upgraded to increase capacity to 30,000 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 . Group stage ;Group A, Warner Park Stadium , Basseterre , St. Kitts , St. Kitts And Nevis ;Group B, Queen's Park Oval , Trinidad And Tobago ;Group C, Beausejour Stadium , Gros Islet , St. Lucia ;Group D, Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica 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 ; Providence Stadium , Guyana ; Queen's Park , Grenada ; Kensington Oval , Barbados ;Super 8 Matchup by Teams
Semifinals ;Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica ;Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia Final ;Kensington Oval, Barbados SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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