Know the list of teams qualified for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

The 20 teams for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 were confirmed on Thursday (October 16), following the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) booking of the last remaining spot for the tournament. 

UAE became last team to qualify for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

The top three teams in the Asia–EAP Regional Final could earn the last three tickets for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, while Nepal and Oman recently confirmed their respective tickets for the upcoming T20 World Cup from the Asia–EAP Regional Final. Now, UAE have confirmed their place for the next T20 World Cup after securing their spot in the top three positions in the Super 6 of the ongoing Asia–EAP Regional Final. They needed a win on Thursday, when they faced Japan, and UAE thrashed Japan by eight wickets with 47 balls remaining. 

UAE previously featured in two Men's T20 World Cups, which were in 2014 and 2022, now, they will start the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 along with the big teams, which will be their first such experience, as they were previously eliminated from the first rounds of both tournaments. 

India, the defending champions, and Sri Lanka will jointly host the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to take place between February and March 2026, with 20 teams participating in the tournament. While the hosts directly qualified for the next T20 World Cup, all the remaining Super 8 teams from the previous T20 World Cup (2024) also earned direct qualification for the upcoming edition. These seven teams are South Africa, Afghanistan, England, Australia, Bangladesh, the West Indies, and the USA.   

The next three places are for the next three top ICC T20I-ranked teams, while the date of qualification was set for June 30, 2024, the next day after the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.

So, from the global regional qualifiers, eight more teams have earned qualifications for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. After Canada earned the only qualification ticket from the Americas Qualifier, the Netherlands and Italy have booked their places from the Europe Qualifier. Zimbabwe and Namibia confirmed their places from the Africa Qualifier early this month before Nepal, Oman, and UAE achieved it from the Asia–EAP Regional Final.

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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: 20 Qualified Teams

Hosts: India (also defending champions), Sri Lanka

Super 8 teams of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa, England, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, West Indies, USA

Next Top 3 ICC T20I-ranked teams (as of June 30, 2024): New Zealand, Pakistan, Ireland

Americas Qualifier (1 team): Canada

Europe Qualifier (2 teams): Netherlands, Italy

Africa Qualifier (2 teams): Zimbabwe, Namibia

Asia–EAP Qualifier (3 teams): Nepal, Oman, UAE