The 2007 World Cup was dominated by Australia from start to finish. They steamrolled every opposition and won the Cup almost unchallenged.
The extent of the Australian domination can be realized from the fact that there 53-run victory in the Final was the narrowest margin of victory they had throughout the tournament.
Wide comparisons were being made to the West Indian side that went undefeated in two consecutive World Cups, a feat that Australia matched quite comfortably.
Venues
Eight venues across the West Indies were selected to host the World Cup final tournament. All host countries hosted six matches with the exceptions of St Lucia, Jamaica and Barbados (the last of which hosted the final) which each hosted seven matches.
The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Barbados | Grenada | Guyana |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 | Kensington Oval
Capacity: 31,000 | Queen's Park
Capacity: 20,000 | Providence Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 |
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| Jamaica | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Trinidad and Tobago |
Sabina Park
Capacity: 20,000 | Warner Park Stadium
Capacity: 10,000 | Beausejour Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 | Queen's Park Oval
Capacity: 25,000 |
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Four additional venues hosted warm-up matches.
| Country | City | Stadium | Capacity | Cost |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | 3Ws Oval | 8,500 |
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| Jamaica | Falmouth, Jamaica | Greenfield Stadium | 25,000 | US$35 Million[3] |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | Arnos Vale Stadium | 18,000 |
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| Trinidad and Tobago | St. Augustine | Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground | 22,000 |
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The Jamaican Government spent US$81 million for "on the pitch" expenses.
[4] This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny - through a loan from China. Another US$20 million is budgeted for 'off-the-pitch' expenses, putting the tally at more than US$100 million or JM$7 billion.
This put the reconstruction cost of Sabina Park at US$46 million whilst the Trelawny Stadium will cost US$35 million.
[5][6] The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million.
The Brian Lara Stadium, in Trinidad, lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on 21 September 2006.