# Cricket: Co-host South Africa has been placed in Group B alongside England, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and a qualifier in the group stage of the 2027 Men’s World Cup. Defending champions Australia are in Group A with India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, co-host Zimbabwe and a qualifier. The Proteas will begin their campaign against New Zealand at Newlands in Cape Town on October 9. The top three teams of each group will move into the Super 7 phase, with the better fourth-place finisher across the two groups taking the seventh spot.
Cricket: South Africa to begin World Cup campaign against New Zealand