2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualification

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The 2026 Men's T20 World Cup qualification is the process by which teams will qualify for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [1] A series of regional qualification tournaments will determine the teams which will take part in the tournament. [2]

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Hosts India and Sri Lanka will qualify directly as hosts, they will be joined by the top eight teams from the previous edition who get qualified automatically, and depending on the finishing positions of the hosts in previous edition, the best two to four teams (other than the ones already qualified) from the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings will also qualify for the tournament. The remaining eight teams will be decided by regional qualifiers.

Qualified teams

TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		VenuesNumber of
teams		Total
times
qualified		Last
time
qualified
Flag of India.svg  India Hosts16 November 2021—210 2024
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 10 2024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
(Top 8 teams from the previous tournament)		17 June 2024WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies & Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6-810 2024
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 2024
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 30 June 2024—2-4 [lower-alpha 1]
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD Europe Qualifier 2
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 1
Flag.svgTBDAmericas Qualifier1
Flag.svgTBD Asia Qualifier 2
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBDAfrica Qualifier2
Flag.svgTBD
Total20
  1. ↑ The number of teams qualifying from the T20I rankings will be decided according to the finishing position of the 2026 hosts in the 2024 edition.

Format

Each qualifying competition will be held in two stages:

East Asia-Pacific Qualifier

In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A is scheduled to be held in Apia, Samoa [3] while the Qualifier B will be held in South Korea. [4]

The qualification stages are as follows:

East Asia-Pacific sub-regional qualifier

EAP Qualifier AEAP Qualifier B
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 00000—
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 00000—
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 00000—
4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 00000—
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000—
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 00000—
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 28 September 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]

Europe Qualifier

In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A is scheduled to be held in Rome, Italy, [5] the Qualifier B will be held in Germany [6] while the Qualifier C will be held in Guernsey. [7] [8]

Europe sub-regional qualifier

Europe Qualifier A

Group A
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 330062.155Advance to the final
2Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man (E)312020.483Advance to the 3rd place play-off
3Flag of France.svg  France 211020.077Advance to the 5th place play-off
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 21102−0.100Advance to the 7th place play-off
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (E)20200−3.850
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo [9]
(E) Eliminated
Group B
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 321041.675Advance to the final
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 220040.577Advance to the 3rd place play-off
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21102−0.242Advance to the 5th place play-off
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31202−0.689Advance to the 7th place play-off
5Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 20200−1.444
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo [9]

Europe Qualifier B

Group A
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 00000—Advance to the final
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 00000—Advance to the 3rd place play-off
3Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 00000—Advance to the 5th place play-off
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 00000—Advance to the 7th place play-off
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 7 July 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
Group B
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 00000—Advance to the final
2Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 00000—Advance to the 3rd place play-off
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 00000—Advance to the 5th place play-off
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 00000—Advance to the 7th place play-off
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 7 July 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]

Europe Qualifier C

Group A
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 00000—Advance to the final
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 00000—Advance to the 3rd place play-off
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 00000—Advance to the 5th place play-off
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 00000—Advance to the 7th place play-off
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
Group B
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 00000—Advance to the final
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 00000—Advance to the 3rd place play-off
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 00000—Advance to the 5th place play-off
4Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 00000—Advance to the 7th place play-off
5Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]

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