2007 Cricket World Cup - DIRECTV

The 2007 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by the West Indies from March 13 to April 28, 2007. There will be a total of fifty one matches played this year, 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 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. The Official Song for this World Cup is “The Game of Love and Unity” by Jamaican-born Shaggy, Barbarian entertainer Rupee and Trinidadian Faye-Ann Lyons.

The Opening Ceremony will be on March 11.

Teams Playing in the 2007 Cricket World Cup:

Group A - St Kitts & Nevis, Australia (1), South Africa (5), cotland (12), Holland (16)

Group B -Trinidad & Tobago, Sri Lanka (2), India (8), Bangladesh (11), Bermuda (15)

Group C - St. Lucia, New Zealand (3), England (7), Kenya (10), Canada (14)

Group D - Jamaica, Pakistan (4), West Indies (6), Zimbabwe (9), Ireland (13)