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The 2007 ICC Cricket World
Cup is currently taking place in the West Indies from March 13 to April
28, 2007. There will be a total of 51 matches played at the 2007 ICC
Cricket World Cup, which is three fewer than at the 2003 World Cup,
despite the two extra teams taking part. It will be contested by 16
nations divided into four groups of four 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. The finals
of the Cricket World Cup are contested by all ten Test-playing and ODI-playing
nations, together with other national teams that qualify through the ICC
Trophy competition. Australia has been the most successful of the five
teams to have won the tournament, taking three titles. The West Indies
have won twice, while India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have each won once.
The most recent Cricket World Cup finals were held between 9 February
and 24 March 2003, in Southern Africa. Australia defeated India in the
final to retain the championship.[5] The 2007 Cricket World Cup is being
held in the West Indies, commencing on 13 March 2007. The 2007
tournament will feature sixteen teams competing in a pool stage (played
in round-robin format), then a "super 8" stage, followed by semi-finals
and a final.
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