The 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 14th edition of the

Cricket World Cup The Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup) is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), e ...

, a quadrennial

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(ODI)

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tournament contested by men's national teams and organized by the

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(ICC). It is scheduled to be hosted by

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and

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in October–November 2027. This will be the second time that South Africa and Zimbabwe will co-host the tournament after the

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edition while Namibia will host it for the first time. this tournament will expand to 14 teams and will have the same format that was used in

edition.

Qualification

and

(co-hosts) and the next eight top teams in the ICC ODI rankings will qualify directly for 2027 Cricket World Cup, while the remaining 4 spots will be decided by the 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. While Namibia will host the competition for the first time, they will not guaranteed a spot and will have to go through the standard qualification pathway.

Group Stage

Group A

Advance to Super Sixes

Group B

Advance to Super Sixes

Super Sixes

Advance to

Knockout Stage A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

Qualification

Group Stage

Group A

Group B

Super Sixes

Knockout Stage

Semi-finals

Final

References