The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 will take place in New Zealand between 15-30 January. 16 teams will compete in the competition with the 10 ICC Full Members (Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe) being joined by six qualifiers.
The 2010 competition will be the eighth time that the tournament has taken place, with Australia and Pakistan both having won the event on two occasions.

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup will be the eighth Confederations Cup, and will be held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match will be played at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg. The defending champions are Brazil, who won in 2005.

The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was the inaugural Twenty20 cricket World Championship and it took place in England from 5-21 June 2009.
Placement for the Super Eight stage is determined as follows:
The first two teams in each group are placed 1 or 2. They will retain this position for the Super Eight stage, irrespective of whether they finish first or second in their group, unless they are knocked out by the team 3 in their group. In this instance, team 3 replaces the position of the team they knock out.