?2007? is again a year for the ninth edition of the World Cup Cricket Tournament, and all the sixteen Nations are holding its breath. But the question often arises, as who is going to hold the Cup? All the sixteen teams are full of passion and dedication and as the day is coming closer and closer, the passion is growing more rapidly.
The Sixteen Nations that are participating in the ICC World Cup 2007 Tournament include: India, Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Zimbabwe Bangladesh, Kenya, Netherlands, Scotland, Bermuda, Ireland, Canada. The top nine Nations hold a very good record. This can be viewed from their past games played in One Day International as well as in Test Series and also from their ranking from ICC (International Cricket Council). http://www.icc-cricket.com/odi/
Amongst top ten, South Africa hold the first rank with 4595 points. The team has played 36 matches and has rated 128 in the countdown. The second rank is occupied by Australia with 5753 points. The tremendous victory twice in the World Cup has rated Australia on 125 in 46 matches. New Zealand holds the third position with 4172 points in 37 matches. ICC has ranked the Nation with 113 ratings. Next comes the Pakistan. ICC has ranked it on the fourth position with 3780 points. The country has played 34 matches and has received 111 rating. India has been ranked on the fifth position, with 5243 points. From point wise the nation is superior to Pakistan and has played more matches than Pakistan but it has been ranked fifth by its 109 ratings.
On sixth position lies Sri Lanka with 4733 points. The Country has played 44 matches and has received 108 rating. England holds the seventh rank with 3806 points. The team has played 36 matches and has rated 106 in the countdown. West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe lies on eighth, ninth and tenth position. In this countdown West Indies holds101 rating with 3956 points, Bangladesh holds 42 rating with 1454 points and Zimbabwe hold 22 rating with 755 points.
Form the above-mentioned ranking, we find that South Africa holds the top position, but the chances of winning the Cup is much more favorable for Australia. As the Country has lifted the cup from last two editions of the World Cup and is still on the verge of hatrick. So, definitely the Country will not build any space to lose the World Cup. Under the captaincy of Ricky Pointing, Australia is still working hard to make the hatrick.
Thus, the aforesaid ranking and Australian situation states some indication and prediction as to who is going to hold the Cup. But the previous performance of the top 10-ranked team takes us in a dilemmatic situation, where the judgment becomes more complicated and intricate. However, the prospects of World Cup are under dilemmatic situation but the passion and popularity is still the same among all sixteen nations.
Hence, we will have to wait and watch the World Cup!
Frankfurt has a 48000 seat capacity stadium, protected by a translucent roof allowing that early afternoon light to illuminate the players - so capacity crowds can be expected. Let's break down stereotypes and show them how to be gracious guests and supportive fans (and still have the team turn out a result on the day).
It might seem like it's a long way away, but right about now speculation about team selection, managers, fitness and tantrums will be filling out the sports pages until they wrap right around to become front page news. We've had our Svengate, is Rooneygate next? How many more upsets are there in the pipeline before even the first ball is kicked off? To make sure you don't miss out, you should be sourcing your tickets to Germany now (http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com).
We are already in the fourth sales stage for tickets to the World Cup, and that means its first come first served. Face prices for group stage matches are set at €35 but you can slide all the way up that scale to €600 for the most expensive seats for the final. That's face value - and that's if you can find them!
Of course, if you're feeling lucky, you might want to skip buying tickets at all, and simply enter the competition from Barclaycard to win World Cup tickets (http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/worldcup ), and although it's a high risk strategy only the Ronaldinho's among us can get away with, you could end up with a pair of tickets to each of the 12 venues to watch a FIFA World Cup match, plus accommodation, flights, a pre-paid MasterCard, and more. There are over 500 runners up prizes too, so even if you miss out on the top prize you could still win tickets to see England play firsthand in Germany.
It's only once every four years that the world's footballing cream come together to decide who is the best, and that time has come around for us this year - would you want to risk missing out? Remember: it's also only in Germany that the Golden Shoe can be claimed, the Best Young Player settled (Wayne Rooney or Lionel Messi anyone?) and the tournament Golden Ball awarded - and then there is the small matter of the FIFA World Cup trophy itself.
With the pre-World Cup friendlies underway, there's a chance to check out the competition and see who we think will live up to the hype - with some of the most combustible teams and wildfire personalities coming to Germany this Summer, you need to be doing your research now so that come the big day you can book your place in the terraces to watch this year's heroes and villains break hearts and become legends.
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