world cup 2007 qualification

link - http://www.cricketeurope.org/ICCT2005/home.shtml

the following teams have qualified for the icc trophy 2005

Ireland (Europe 1)
Holland (Europe 2)
Scotland (Europe 3)
Denmark (Europe 4)
UAE (Asia 1)
Oman (Asia 2)
Canada (Americas 1)
USA (Americas 2)
Bermuda (Americas 3)
Africa 1 (Namibia)
Africa 2 (Uganda)
WCQS2 winner (Nepal)

WCQS2 qualifiers :
Kuwait (Asia 3)
Qatar (Asia 4)
Nepal (Asia 5)
Papua New Guinea (EAP 1)
Fiji (EAP 2)
Cayman Is (Americas 4)
Italy (Europe 5)
Africa 3 (Zambia)

the icc trophy tournament will be held in ireland and the format will be

Group A
Ireland
Denmark
United Arab Emirates
Africa 2 (Uganda)
USA
Bermuda

Group B
Holland
Scotland
Oman
Africa 1 (Namibia)
Canada
WCQS 2 winner (Nepal)

the top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the semi-final and qualify for the wc 2007.

the 5th team will be decided by the 5th-8th place playoffs and the winner will qualify for the wc 2007.

my picks for the wc 2007 - ireland, uae, scotland, nepal, namibia

[James90]

Holland, UAE, Ireland, Scotland, USA

I sure hope Denmark get through but i'm not confident

[Tintin]

Nepal (Asia 5)

Nepal ! I didn't know they had a good team. Can't remember them doing anything great in the SAF tournaments.

Originally posted by Tintin

Nepal ! I didn't know they had a good team. Can't remember them doing anything great in the SAF tournaments.

nepal has been playing in the u-19wc since 2000 and has played it in 2000, 2002 and 2004. nepal has managed some success beating pak and bd u-19s in 2002 to finish as the plate runner-ups and this year, they beat sa u-19s.

the best thing about nepal cricket is that almost all their players r nepalis. no indians and pakistanis in their team.

nepal were expected to be the runner-ups or the winners of the acc trophy this year, but a defeat to qatar in the quarter finals made them finesh 5th after beating afghanistan.

the surprise of the acc trophy were hong kong and malaysia not even finishing in the top 5 and teams like oman, kuwait, qatar and afghanistan doing well.

[Shehwar]

I think it'll be :

Holland (They always had a good team and one of the few ICC associate team we always had trouble against!)

Ireland (Home conditons!)

Namibia (Talented bunch!)

UAE (Saw them in the Asia Cup recently..Awesome seam attack!)

Scotland (Well..It'll be them or USA!)

[AsifTheManRahman]

From Group A - Ireland and the UAE

From Group B - Holland and Canada

5th place - Scotland or the USA