2027 Cricket World Cup qualification


The 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification is an ongoing 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 tournament.

Format

The eight top-ranked teams in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings, along with the 2027 Full Member hosts will automatically qualify for the tournament. Four teams will qualify from the CWC Qualifier. The [2024 Cricket World Cup 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League|Challenge League Play-off|CWC Challenge League Play-off] served to allow new teams from the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings to enter the qualification cycle. 13th to 28th placed teams from the previous cycle, along with the 4 teams advanced from the Challenge League Play-off, entered the 20-team qualification cycle to compete for the remaining 4 spots in the World Cup.
The next two teams in the ODI rankings will directly qualify for the CWC Qualifier. The remaining 20 sides are divided into two leagues, the CWC League 2 and the CWC Challenge League. Based on the results of the leagues, teams will either directly qualify for the CWC Qualifier, be eliminated from the World Cup qualification, or advance to the CWC Qualifier Play-off through which they could qualify for the CWC Qualifier. The Qualifier Play-off will also determine promotion and relegation between the two leagues.

Participating teams

In November 2021, the ICC announced that there would not be a second edition of the Super League. Teams were allocated to the two leagues based on the results from the previous World Cup qualification cycle.
Method of qualificationDate of qualificationFinal standings in previous cycleNumber of teamsTeamsPlacement in 2027 cycle
Hosts16 November 2021ICC Full Members22027 Cricket World Cup
Hosts16 November 2021ICC Full Members22027 Cricket World Cup
ICC Men's ODI Team RankingsTop 8 teams,
excluding the hosts		8Flag.svgnowrap|31 March 2027

Qualified teams

South Africa and Zimbabwe as full-member co-hosts have automatically qualified for the final stages of the tournament.
TeamsMethod of qualificationDate of qualificationVenuesNumber of teamsTotal times qualifiedLast time qualifiedPrevious best performance
Full Member Hosts16 November 2021rowspan=2 2102023
Full Member Hosts16 November 20211022015Super 6 -
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Supplementary tournament

2024 CWC Challenge Play-off

OutcomeBerthsTeams
Advanced to the Challenge League4
Advanced to the Challenge League4
Advanced to the Challenge League4
Advanced to the Challenge League4
Eliminated from the CWC Qualification4
Eliminated from the CWC Qualification4
Eliminated from the CWC Qualification4
Eliminated from the CWC Qualification4
Total8

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; Super 6 stage

Qualifying leagues

2024–2026 CWC League 2

OutcomeBerthsTeams
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2024–2026 CWC Challenge League

OutcomeBerthsTeams
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Qualifying tournaments

2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off

Eight teams will take part in the l 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.
Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsTeams
League 2Various4Flag.svgnowrap|2024–2026

2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

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.
Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsTeams
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