ICC WORLD CUP 2019 The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup , being hosted by England and Wales from 30 May to 14 July 2019. The hosting rights were awarded in April 2006, after England and Wales withdrew from the bidding to host the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup , which was held in Australia and New Zealand . The first match was played at The Oval while the final will be played at Lord's . It is the fifth time that the Cricket World Cup is being held in England and Wales, following the 1975 , 1979 , 1983 and 1999 World Cups. The format for the tournament is a single group of 10 teams, with each team playing the other nine once, and the top four at the end of the group phase progressing to the semi-finals. The 10-team tournament has gained criticism due to the lack of Associate teams in the tournament. Given th...