<P> The format used in the 2011 and 2015 World Cups featured two groups of seven teams, each playing in a round - robin format . The top four teams from each group proceeded to the knock out stage consisting of quarter - finals, semi-finals and ultimately the final . </P> <P> It is proposed that in 2019 World Cup, the number of teams participating will go down to 10 and all the teams will play against each other once in round robin format, before entering the semifinals . This would be similar to the one used in 1992 World Cup . </P> <P> The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winners of the World Cup . The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships, and was the first permanent prize in the tournament's history . Prior to this, different trophies were made for each World Cup . The trophy was designed and produced in London by a team of craftsmen from Garrard & Co over a period of two months . </P> <P> The current trophy is made from silver and gilt, and features a golden globe held up by three silver columns . The columns, shaped as stumps and bails, represent the three fundamental aspects of cricket: batting, bowling and fielding, while the globe characterises a cricket ball . The seam is tilted to symbolize the axial tilt of the Earth . It stands 60 centimetres high and weighs approximately 11 kilograms . The names of the previous winners are engraved on the base of the trophy, with space for a total of twenty inscriptions . The ICC keeps the original trophy . A replica differing only in the inscriptions is permanently awarded to the winning team . </P>

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