The twice former world champions now face Kenya in their final Group B match in Kimberley today.

``No disrespect to the Kenyans but they've more or less qualified for the second round because of New Zealand not going to Kenya,'' Hooper told a news conference yesterday.

``It's not the ideal situation and there was some politics involved, but I suppose the ICC (International Cricket Council) will still have to look into it.''

Kenya qualified for the second stage for the first time, collecting four free points when New Zealand refused to travel to Nairobi for security reasons.

West Indies, meanwhile, missed out on two certain points when their match against Bangladesh was abandoned because of rain. No reserve days were allowed for rain-affected games.

If West Indies win today, they will finish the tournament two points behind Kenya with a superior run-rate.

``At the beginning of the World Cup it was in our hands whether we progressed or not, obviously there were some influences that affected us going through but we can't look back at that,'' Hooper added.

``The important thing is that in the crunch game against the Sri Lankans we weren't up to scratch and we lost so we can't just worry about people forfeiting games and rain and things like that, it's sad but that's the situation.''

Hooper said his team planned to take out their frustrations on the Kenyans to end on a positive note.

``The aim must be to win, and to win convincingly,'' he said.

``Even though we're out of the World Cup and we're very disappointed, we've still got standards to maintain and the last thing we want to do is lose to Kenya.

``I think they've done really, really well. The victory against Sri Lanka was no mean feat, but...I still expect us to win.''

The West Indians still had a slim mathematical chance of making the Super Sixes after their loss to Sri Lanka but that ended when New Zealand defeated Canada yesterday.

West Indies were training at the time and Hooper was told the news by journalists at a press conference.

``The chances were very, very slim but we still had some hope. It's been a very big blow to the team but we've got to try and look forward and take the positives from the tour,'' he said.

``At no time did I ever consider we were going to be knocked out in the preliminary rounds, but ... I think this is just a minor setback.