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Namibia could co-host the 2027 Cricket World Cup without qualifying
Original: Has any country hosted a Cricket World Cup without qualifying? How Namibia can co-host 2027 ODI WC and still fail to qualify
Namibia is set to be one of the host nations for the 2027 ODI Cricket World Cup, alongside South Africa, Zimbabwe and others, yet its team may still fail to qualify for the tournament. Commentators are examining whether a country has ever hosted a World Cup without its own side playing in it, and how the qualification rules allow this unusual scenario.
Why now: Readers are intrigued by the odd possibility of a host country missing out on its own World Cup, prompting explainer coverage of qualification rules.
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- Has any country hosted a Cricket World Cup without qualifying? How Namibia can co-host 2027 ODI WC and still fail to qualify · Yahoo Sports
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