2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification
The 2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification was a series of regional qualification tournaments to determine the final five teams for the 2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup.
Qualified teams
Zimbabwe qualified directly as the full member host. Although Namibia is co-hosting the tournament, they were required to participate in the regional qualifiers. The top ten teams from the previous edition earned automatic qualification, while the remaining five spots were filled through regional qualifying events.| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venue | No. of teams | Last time qualified | Total times qualified | Previous best performance | ||||||||||||
| Full member host | 2024 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup | 3 February 2024 | centre|10efn|Australia had qualified for the 2016 edition, but withdrewleft|nobr| South Africacr19|ENGAfricaThe African qualifier had two divisions, with the top teams from the [|Division 2] tournament progressing to the main Africa qualification tournament.Africa - Division 2The following teams took part in the Division 2 tournament, which took place from 2 to 11 August 2024 in Tanzania.
Group AFixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- Group BFixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- ---- Semi-finalsSemi-final 1----Semi-final 2----3rd play-off----Africa - [|Division 1]Sierra Leone and Tanzania and Nigeria were joined by Kenya, Namibia, and Uganda in the Division 1 tournament, which took place from 28 March to 6 April 2025 in Nigeria.Fixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- AmericasThe Americas qualifier took place in a single division, with the tournament held in the United States from 9 to 16 August 2025 with four teams participating.Points tableFixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- AsiaThe Asian qualifier was held in two divisions, with two teams from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main qualification tournament.Asia - Division 2The following teams took part in the Division 2 tournament, which took place from 25 February to 5 March 2024 in Thailand.
Fixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- Fixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- Play-offsSemi-finals----Asia - Division 1The two finalists Hong Kong and Oman from the Division 2 joined Nepal, Afghanistan, and United Arab Emirates for the Asia - Division 1 tournament. Nepal hosted Asia - Division 1 in Kathmandu from 13 to 19 April 2025.Fixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- East Asia-PacificThe East Asia-Pacific qualifier had two divisions, with the winner from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main qualifying tournament.
East Asia-Pacific - Division 2The following teams took part in the Division 2 tournament, which took place from 6 to 10 August 2024 in Samoa.* Points tableFixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3rd play-off----East Asia-Pacific - Division 1Fiji and Japan were joined by Papua New Guinea for the Division 1 tournament that took place from 24 to 29 April 2025 in Sano, Japan.* Fixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- EuropeThe European qualifier had two divisions, with a minimum of two teams from the Division 2 tournament progressing to the main European qualification tournament.Europe - Division 2The following teams took part in the Division 2 tournament, which took place from 24 to 30 July 2024 in Denmark.
Fixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- Fixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- Consolation play-offs5th Place semi-finals----7th-place play-off5th-place play-offPlay-offsSemi-finals----3rd-place play-offFinalEurope - Division 1Denmark, Netherlands, and Sweden were joined by Guernsey, Jersey, and Scotland for the Division 1 tournament. The following teams took part in the Division 1 tournament, which took place from 31 July to 6 August 2025 in Scotland.Fixtures-------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- |