2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualification

The 2026 Men's T20 World Cup qualification is the process by which teams will qualify for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. A series of regional qualification tournaments will determine the teams which will take part in the tournament.

Hosts India and Sri Lanka will qualify directly as hosts, they will be joined by the top eight teams from the previous edition who get qualified automatically, and depending on the finishing positions of the hosts in previous edition, the best two to four teams (other than the ones already qualified) from the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings will also qualify for the tournament. The remaining eight teams will be decided by regional qualifiers.

Format
Each qualifying competition will be held in two stages:
 * Sub-regional qualifier: This stage comprises one or more tournaments depending on the ICC region. Matches are held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format. The stipulated number of teams advance into the next stage.
 * Regional final: The teams unable to earn automatic qualification along with teams advancing from the sub-regional qualifier take part in this stage. Matches are held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format. The stipulated number of teams advance to the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Africa Qualifier
In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A will be held in Tanzania in September 2024, Qualifier B will be held in Kenya in October 2024 and Qualifier C will be held in Nigeria in November 2024.

The winners of the sub-regional qualifiers advance into the regional final, where they will join Namibia and Uganda who received a bye after participating in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The qualification stages are as follows:


 * Qualifier A: Six teams, played in round-robin format from 19 to 28 September 2024.
 * Qualifier B: Six teams, played in round-robin format from 17 to 26 October 2024.
 * Qualifier C: Six teams, played in round-robin format from 21 to 30 November 2024.
 * Regional Final: To be decided.

Asia Qualifier
In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A is scheduled to be held in Malaysia. Nepal and Oman get a bye directly into the regional final after participating in 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

The qualification stages are as follows:


 * Qualifier A: Seven teams, played in double round-robin format from 30 August to 9 September 2024.
 * Qualifier B: Yet to be announced.
 * Regional Final: To be decided.

East Asia-Pacific Qualifier
In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A is scheduled to be held in Apia, Samoa while the Qualifier B will be held in South Korea.

The qualification stages are as follows:


 * Qualifier A: Four teams, played in double round-robin format from 17 to 24 August 2024.
 * Qualifier B: Four teams, played in double round-robin format from 28 September to 5 October 2024.
 * Regional Final: To be decided.

Europe Qualifier
In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A is was held in Rome, Italy, the Qualifier B will be held in Germany while the Qualifier C will be held in Guernsey.

The winners of the sub-regional qualifiers advance into the regional final, where they will join Scotland and Netherlands who received a bye after participating in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.


 * Qualifier A: Ten teams divided into two groups of five to play round-robin matches from 9 to 16 June 2024. The winners of each group advanced to the final. The winner of final advanced to the regional final.
 * Qualifier B: Ten teams divided into two groups of five to play round-robin matches from 7 to 14 July 2024.
 * Qualifier C: Ten teams divided into two groups of five to play round-robin matches from 21 to 28 August 2024.
 * Regional Final: To be decided.