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2027 Cricket World Cup Qualification process
The
2027 Cricket World Cup qualification
[2]
is the process by which teams will qualify for the
2027 Cricket World Cup
. A series of competitions will determine which teams will take part in the final stages of the tournament.
In total, 36 teams will take part in the qualification process, from which 14 teams will qualify for the CWC.
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South Africa
and
Zimbabwe
will automatically qualify for the tournament as co-hosts along with the other eight top-ranked teams in the
ICC men's ODI team rankings
.
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Out of 36 teams, 4 teams will be eliminated after the
2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off
.
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The two teams ranked 11th and 12th will directly qualify for
2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
, whilst the other 20 sides will be divided into two leagues, the
2023?2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
(8 teams) and the
2023?2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League
(12 teams). Based on the results of the leagues, teams will either directly qualify for the World Cup Qualifier, be eliminated from World Cup qualification, or advance to the
2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
through which they could qualify for the World Cup Qualifier. The Qualifier Play-off also determines promotion and relegation between the two leagues. Teams were allocated to the two leagues based on the results from the
previous World Cup qualification cycle
.
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Participating teams
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In November 2021, the ICC announced that there would not be a second edition of the
Super League
.
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Qualified teams
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South Africa
and
Zimbabwe
as full-member co-hosts have automatically qualified for the final stages of the tournament.
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Eliminated teams
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Tournament
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Date
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Venue
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Eliminations
|
Teams
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Challenge Play-off
|
22 February ? 3 March 2024
|
Malaysia
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4
|
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Challenge League
|
15th February 2024 ? December 2027
|
Various
|
8
|
TBD
|
Qualifier Play-off
|
TBA
|
TBA
|
4
|
TBD
|
Qualifier
|
TBA
|
TBA
|
6
|
TBD
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Total
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22
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Supplementary tournament
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2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge Play-off
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Group A
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Source: ESPNcricinfo
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Group B
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Source: ESPNcricinfo
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Super Six
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Source: ESPNcricinfo
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Qualifying leagues
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2024?2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League
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League outcome
Outcome
|
Berths
|
Teams
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Advanced to
Qualifier Play-off
|
4
|
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Eliminated from CWC Qualification
|
8
|
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Total
|
12
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League A
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League B
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2023?2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo
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Qualifying tournaments
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2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
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Eight teams will take part in the qualifier play-off: the bottom four teams from the
League 2
along with the top two teams each in Groups A and B of the
Challenge League
. The top four teams from this tournament progress to the Qualifier.
Teams qualified
Means of qualification
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Berths
|
Teams
|
League 2
|
2023?2027
|
Various
|
4
|
|
Challenge League
|
2023?2026
|
Various
|
4
|
|
Total
|
|
|
8
|
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League outcome
Outcome
|
Berths
|
Teams
|
Advanced to
Qualifier
|
4
|
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Eliminated from CWC Qualification
|
4
|
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Total
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8
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2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
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The Qualifier will feature ten teams in total: the 11th and 12th ranked teams; the top four teams from the
League 2
, and the top four teams from the
qualifier play-off
. The top four teams from this tournament will qualify for the World Cup.
Qualified teams
Means of qualification
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Berths
|
Teams
|
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings
|
?
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Various
|
2
|
|
League 2
|
2023?2027
|
Various
|
4
|
|
Qualifier Play-off
|
2026
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|
4
|
|
Total
|
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|
10
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League outcome
Outcome
|
Berths
|
Teams
|
Advanced to
CWC
|
4
|
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Eliminated from CWC Qualification
|
6
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Total
|
10
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References
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