2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualification

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. A series of regional qualification tournaments will determine the teams which will take part in the tournament.

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

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Venues	Total times qualified	Last time qualified	Previous best performance	Number of teams
India	Hosts	16 November 2021	–	10	2024	Winners (2014)	2
Sri Lanka				10	2024	Winners (2007)

Format

Each qualifying competition will be held in two stages:

• Sub-regional qualifier: This stage comprises one or more tournaments depending on the ICC region. Matches are held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format. The stipulated number of teams advance into the next stage.
• Regional final: The teams unable to earn automatic qualification along with teams advancing from the sub-regional qualifier take part in this stage. Matches are held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format. The stipulated number of teams advance to the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

East Asia-Pacific Qualifier

Main article: 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier

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

The qualification stages are as follows:

• Qualifier A: Four teams, played in double round-robin format between 17 – 24 August 2024.
• Qualifier B: Four teams, played in double round-robin format between 28 September – 5 October 2024.
• Regional Final: To be decided.

Final standings (Sub-regional qualifier)

Qualifier A	Qualifier B
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 Vanuatu 0 0 0 0 0 — First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. Source:	Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 — First match(es) will be played: 28 September 2024. Source:

Europe Qualifier

Main article: 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier

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

• Qualifier A: Ten teams divided into two groups of five to play round-robin matches between 9 – 16 June 2024.
• Qualifier B: Ten teams divided into two groups of five to play round-robin matches between 7 – 14 July 2024.
• Qualifier C: Ten teams divided into two groups of five to play round-robin matches between 21 – 28 August 2024.
• Regional Final: To be decided.

Final standings (Sub-regional qualifier)

Qualifier A

Group 1	Group 2
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 France 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 Isle of Man 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 — First match(es) will be played: 9 June 2024. Source:	Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 Romania 0 0 0 0 0 — First match(es) will be played: 9 June 2024. Source:

  Advances to final.

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Qualifier B

Group 1	Group 2
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 — First match(es) will be played: 7 July 2024. Source:	Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 Norway 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 — First match(es) will be played: 7 July 2024. Source:

  Advances to final.

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Qualifier C

Group 1	Group 2
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 — First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2024. Source:	Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR 1 Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 Malta 0 0 0 0 0 — First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2024. Source:

  Advances to final.