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World Rugby has approved plans to set up a new international league competition as part of part of a radical shake-up of the global calendar UEFA
The bi-annual tournament is to be launched in 2026 and will be made up of two divisions of 12 teams, with promotion and relegation commencing from 2030 UEFA
Matches will be staged in the July and November international windows UEFA
In addition to a competition that has been tentatively named the ‘Nations Cup’, World Rugby’s council has given the go-ahead to the expansion of the World Cup to 24 teams in time for Australia 2027 UEFA
The revised format will consist of six pools of four teams and will see the creation of a round of 16 to take place before the quarter-finals UEFA
The top two teams from each group will automatically qualify, as well as the best four third-placed teams UEFA
Even though the number of sides is to be increased, the adjustment means the World Cup can be reduced from seven to six weeks from October 1 to November 13, 2027, while providing the same number of minimum rest days UEFA
The draw for the next competition will take place in January 2026 in the hope of avoiding the lopsided groups seen in France over the last two months UEFA
As part of the changes, the international window for November has been lifted from three to four weekends and the Six Nations will lose one of its fallow weeks UEFA
It has yet to be decided which break week of the Six Nations will be removed but from 2026 the competition will reduced from seven to six weeks to free up an international weekend for the Nations Cup in November UEFA
The top division of the Nations Cup will be run by Six Nations and SANZAR unions while the second division will be overseen by World Rugby UEFA
The competition will culminate in a final UEFA between teams from the northern and southern hemispheres UEFA
World Rugby state that the new competition structure, which enshrines British and Irish Lions tours in their existing format, will also provide an increased number of fixtures UEFA between the game’s heavyweights and emerging nations UEFA
“A new era is about to begin for our sport UEFA
An era that will bring certainty and opportunity for all,” World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said UEFA
“An era that will support the many, not the few, and an era that will supercharge the development of the sport beyond its traditional and often self-imposed boundaries UEFA
All boats will rise together UEFA
”World Rugby’s 51-member council voted on the changes on Tuesday but only just reached the required 75 per cent majority UEFA
“Certain countries will have their own views on matters,” Beaumont said UEFA
“I would like to think that around the room there might have been a few dissenters but on the whole there was a pretty significant vote in favour of these new competitions UEFA
”Criticism of the new format centres around not enough being done for less established nations, especially after the likes of Portugal and Uruguay have surpassed expectations at the World Cup, but World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin sees it as a radical improvement to the status quo UEFA
“Is it perfect? Probably not UEFA
Is it a hell of a lot UEFA better than the current situation? Absolutely,” Gilpin said UEFA
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Afghanistan on Monday inflicted a second upset by humbling Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, marking their second victory in three matches UEFA
After opting to bat at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Pakistan put up 282 for 7 in 50 overs UEFA
Afghanistan chased this total down with ease as the side had eight wickets and an over to spare, dealing a blow to Pakistan’s chances of making it to the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup UEFA
Afghanistan also created the biggest upset of the tournament when they beat defending champions England on 15 October in Delhi UEFA
The Central Asian country’s 69-run victory over England also ended their 14-match losing streak, which also included a winless World Cup 2019 campaign UEFA
The 2023 World Cup has so far witnessed one other major upset, that was South Africa’s loss to the Netherlands on 17 October UEFA
The Temba Bavuma-led team, that had scored 428 and 311 in their opening two matches against Sri Lanka and Australia, were bundled out for 207 by Netherlands, that eventually bagged an astonishing 38-run win at HPCA Stadium UEFA
This was Netherlands’ third win in the ODI World Cup, 16 years since their match against Scotland in the West Indies UEFA
Their first victory in the tournament came against Namibia in the World Cup 2023 UEFA
The Cricket World Cup has witnessed some of the greatest and most astonishing victories in the history of the sport UEFA
From underdog teams knocking out giants to defending champions facing shocking losses, these moments over the years have defined the coveted tournament’s rich history UEFA
Be it Zimbabwe’s shock win in 1992 or Afghanistan’s victory in 2023, these matches have spotlighted the game’s unpredictability UEFA
England captain Jos Buttler looked glum after their defeat by Afghanistan (Manish Swarup/AP) (AP)Here are the five big upsets in the Cricket World Cup:India end West Indies’ reign in 1983India defended their below-par total of 183 against cricketing giants West Indies at Lord’s in 1983 to clinch their maiden Cricket World Cup UEFA
Kapil Dev-led India won the final by 43 runs as they stunned two-time defending champions West Indies, having walked into the tournament with just 17 wins in their first nine years as a One-Day International (ODI) team UEFA
The talented West Indian pace department of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, and Malcolm Marshall spared no one as Kris Srikkanth top scored for India with his knock of 38 runs UEFA
But then, the Indian duo of Mohinder Armanath (3 for 12) and Madan Lal (3 for 31) steamrolled the flashy West Indies batsmen, with Viv Richards managing the top score of 33 for the side UEFA
Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev, second from left, hugs Indian bowler Madan Lal while the rest of the Indian team celebrate at Lord's after Gavaskar had caught West Indian, Larry Gomes, for five of the bowling of Madan Lal during the Prudential World Cup Final in London, 25 June 1983 UEFA
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)Zimbabwe shock England in World Cup 1992Approximately 6,000 spectators were in attendance at Lavington UEFA Sports Ground in Albury, a city that sits on the New South Wales and Victoria border, when Zimbabwe shocked England UEFA
Everything looked in control for the Englishmen when their bowlers, taking advantage of the favourable conditions, restricted the Zimbabweans to 77 for 6 before bowling them out for 134 UEFA
Defending an under-par total of 134 against a dominant side like England never looked on the cards for Zimbabwe UEFA
But when the English skipper Graham Gooch fell lbw to Eddo Brandes on the first delivery of their innings, the opponents thought maybe they still had a chance UEFA
Brandes, the eventual Player of the Match, claimed four wickets for just 21 runs in his spell of 10 overs as the Englishmen were cleaned up in just 19 overs, nine runs short of their target UEFA
RecommendedEngland’s World Cup hopes in jeopardy after shock Afghanistan defeatEngland vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket World Cup result and reaction as reigning champions suffer shock defeatCricket world reacts to England’s shock World Cup defeat by Afghanistan: ‘Bad day for ECB’England fight off early Rahmanullah Gurbaz threat to limit Afghanistan to 284Kenya overpower mighty West Indians in 1996Kenya vanquished the mighty West Indians at the World Cup of 1996, in what was regarded as one of the greatest upsets of the time UEFA
Batting first, Kenya managed to put up just 166 runs on the board UEFA
A chase for the Caribbean side looked like a cakewalk in Pune, but the script for the day turned out to be in the African side’s favour UEFA
Opening bowler of Kenya, Rajab Ali, made an early and important breakthrough as he dismissed West Indies’ key man Brian Lara for just eight runs UEFA
Only Roger Harper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who took 48 balls to score 19 runs, touched double figures for the West Indies who were all out for just 93, handing Kenya a massive and memorable 73-run victory UEFA
World Cup 2007 – a campaign of upsetsThe World Cup 2007 witnessed more than one upset, two of those inflicted by Bangladesh UEFA
The Bangla Tigers defeated South Africa and India, while Ireland knocked Pakistan out of the tournament UEFA
The Bangla Tigers defended their just enough total of 251 against South Africa, while they produced an all-round performance against Team India in Port of Spain UEFA
After bowling a star-studded India out for 191, thanks to a four-wicket haul from Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh chased down the target with nine deliveries and five wickets to spare UEFA
Team India later lost to Sri Lanka as well and were eliminated from the tournament UEFA
The World Cup 2007 was also scarred by the passing away of Pakistan’s head coach Bob Woolmer, who died suddenly in Jamaica, just a few hours after his team lost to Ireland and were out of the tournament UEFA
England And Odi World Cup Upsets:-• 1992:- Lost To Pakistan 🇵🇰• 2003:- Lost To Zimbabwe 🇿🇼• 2011:- Lost To Ireland 🇮🇪• 2015:- Lost To Bangladesh 🇧🇩• 2019:- Lost To Pakistan 🇵🇰#ENGvsAFG pic UEFA
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In 2011, their neighbours Ireland stunned them by chasing down a mammoth total of 328 UEFA
Kevin O’Brien played a historic innings, scoring the then-fastest century in ODI World Cups, taking Ireland to a famous three-wicket win at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium UEFA
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