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Which Teams Have Qualified For ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026? Italy, Netherlands And... Check Full List

Which Teams Have Qualified For ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026? Italy, Netherlands And... Check Full List

India.com12-07-2025
Italy and the Netherlands have qualified for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, which will be played in India and Sri Lanka. This is the first time that Italy has qualified for a cricket ICC World Cup.
The sides - Italy and the Netherlands - met in one of the two all-important fixtures at ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Europe Qualifier at The Hague in Switzerland.
The Netherlands beat Italy by nine wickets, while Jersey shocked Scotland with a one-wicket victory off the final ball of the match which saw the Scots eliminated from the running for the first time in four Men's T20 World Cup events.
Both Italy and Jersey had five points in the log standings, but the former secured their place at the main event by virtue of a superior net run rate.
Netherlands and Italy with memorable Europe Regional Final campaigns to lock their place in the Men's #T20WorldCup 2026
More https://t.co/rdTHHVs76D pic.twitter.com/SCapg51wbk — ICC (@ICC) July 12, 2025
Netherlands and Italy qualify from Europe, leaving five spots up for grabs for ICC Men's #T20WorldCup 2026
https://t.co/rdTHHVs76D pic.twitter.com/8VAJW3hdP4 — ICC (@ICC) July 12, 2025
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: List Of Teams That Have Qualified
A total of 15 teams have qualified for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 so far. The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 East-Asia Pacific Qualifier will see three more teams secure tickets to India and Sri Lanka and two more from Africa will make the final 20.
Teams qualified for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup as on July 11, 2025
Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Canada England India Ireland New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka USA
West Indies
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier
Group 1 – UAE, Malaysia, Qatar
Group 2 – Nepal, Kuwait, Japan
Group 3 – Oman, Papua New Guinea, Samoa
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