<P> Twenty nations have qualified for the Cricket World Cup at least once . Seven teams have competed in every tournament, five of which have won the title . The West Indies won the first two tournaments, Australia has won five, India has won two, while Pakistan and Sri Lanka have each won once . The West Indies (1975 and 1979) and Australia (1999, 2003 and 2007) are the only teams to have won consecutive titles . Australia has played in seven of the eleven finals (1975, 1987, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015). England has yet to win the World Cup, but has been runners - up three times (1979, 1987, 1992). The best result by a non-Test playing nation is the semi-final appearance by Kenya in the 2003 tournament; while the best result by a non-Test playing team on their debut is the Super 8 (second round) by Ireland in 2007 . </P> <P> Sri Lanka as a co-host of the 1996 Cricket World Cup was the first host to win the tournament though the final was held in Pakistan . India won in 2011 as host and was the first team to win in a final played in their own country . Australia repeated the feat in 2015 . England is the only other host to have made the final, in 1979 . Other countries which have achieved or equalled their best World Cup results while co-hosting the tournament are New Zealand as finalists in 2015; Zimbabwe who reached the Super Six in 2003; and Kenya as semi-finalists in 2003 . In 1987, co-hosts India and Pakistan both reached the semi-finals, but were eliminated by Australia and England respectively . Australia in 1992, England in 1999, South Africa in 2003, and Bangladesh in 2011 have been the host teams that were eliminated in the first round . </P> <P> An overview of the teams' performances in every World Cup: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Team \ Host </Th> <Th> (8) </Th> <Th> 1979 (8) </Th> <Th> (8) </Th> <Th> (8) </Th> <Th> 1992 (9) </Th> <Th> (12) </Th> <Th> 1999 (12) </Th> <Th> 2003 (14) </Th> <Th> 2007 (16) </Th> <Th> 2011 (14) </Th> <Th> 2015 (14) </Th> <Th> 2019 (10) </Th> <Th> 2023 (10) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> S8 </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bermuda </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> East Africa </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> S8 </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> S6 </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> Q </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> S8 </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> S6 </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scotland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Indies </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> RU </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> S8 </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> QF </Td> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> S6 </Td> <Td> S6 </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> GP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Who took the first wicket in the men's cricket world cup history