Basics of the International Cricket Council’s World Cup tournaments at different stages

Tournament History
Year:  1975
Host Nation(s):  England
Venue of the Final Match:  England Lord's
Teams played the World Cup Final, 1975:  West Indies and Australia
Winner:  West Indies won by 17 runs

Year:  1979
Host Nation(s):  England
Teams played the World Cup Final, 1979:  England and West Indies
Winner:  West Indies won by 92 runs

Year:  1983
Host Nation(s):  England
Teams played the World Cup Final, 1983:  India and West Indies
Winner:  India won by 43 runs

Year:  1987
Host Nation(s):  India, Pakistan
Teams played the World Cup Final, 1987:  Australia and England
Winner:  Australia won by 7 runs

Year:  1992
Host Nation(s):  Australia, New Zealand
Teams played the World Cup Final, 1992:  England and Pakistan
Winner:  Pakistan won by 22 runs

Year:  1996
Host Nation(s):  India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Teams played the World Cup Final, 1996:  Sri Lanka and Australia
Winner:  Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

Year:  1999
Host Nation(s):  England, Netherlands, Ireland and Wales
Teams played the World Cup Final, 1999:  Australia and Pakistan
Winner:  Australia won by 8 wickets

Year:  2003
Host Nation(s):  South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe
Teams played the World Cup Final, 2003:  Australia and India
Winner:  Australia won by 125 runs

Year:  2007
Host Nation(s):  West Indies
Teams played the World Cup Final, 2007:  Australia and Sri Lanka
Winner:  Australia won by 53 runs

Year:  2011
Host Nation(s):  India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Teams played the World Cup Final, 2011:  India and Sri Lanka
Winner:  India won by 6 wickets

Man of the Tournament
From the year, 1992, one player has been declared as the ‘Man of the Tournament’ at the end of the World Cup finals.
Man of the Tournament in different World Cup Tournaments

1992:  Martin Crowe; 456 runs
1996:  Sanath Jayasuriya; 221 runs and 7 wickets
1999:  Lance Klusener ; 281 runs and 17 wickets
2003:  Sachin Tendulkar ; 673 runs and 2 wickets
2007:  Glenn McGrath; 26 wickets
2011:  Yuvraj Singh; 362 runs and 15 wickets

Fresh Teams’ entry into the World Cup Tournaments
1975:  Australia, East Africa,  England,  India,  New Zealand,  Pakistan,  Sri Lanka,  West Indies
1979:  Canada
1983:  Zimbabwe
1987: none
1992:  South Africa
1996:  Kenya, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates
1999:  Bangladesh, Scotland
2003:  Namibia
2007:  Bermuda, Ireland
2011: none