The 1999 event returned to England after sixteen years with some matches also held in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.
In 2007 the tournament was hosted by the West Indies; the Cricket World Cup became the first such tournament to be hosted on all six populated continents- Europe (1975, 1979, 1983, 1999); Asia (1987, 1996); Australasia (1992); Africa (2003); North and South America (2007) [REF].