2007 Cricket World Cup Qualification
The 2007 Cricket World Cup will be contested between 16 of the 97 countries that are members of the International Cricket Council. The 11 teams with One-Day International status at the time of drafting qualify automatically for the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007. Meanwhile, the 86 Associate and Affiliate countries of the ICC play off in a series of tournaments to capture one of the remaining five spots in the World Cup.
According to the ICC, there are five steps for the ICC's 86 Associate and Affiliate member countries to qualify for the World Cup. The progression of team qualification is listed out chronologically below.
Read more about 2007 Cricket World Cup Qualification: European Cricket Council Trophy 2003, World Cup Qualifying Series Division 2 2005, 2005 ICC Trophy
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