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Namibia may co-host 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 a co-host of the 2027 ODI Cricket World Cup alongside southern African neighbours, but its team has not yet secured qualification for the tournament. Attention is turning to whether a host nation can take part in the tournament's staging while failing to earn a place on the field, a scenario cricket has rarely faced.
Why now: Discussion of the unusual possibility that a 2027 co-host could miss its own World Cup as qualification races conclude.
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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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