2027 Cricket World Cup qualification

The 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification is the 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 final stages of the tournament.

In total, 36 teams will take part in the qualification process, from which 14 teams will qualify for the CWC. South Africa and Zimbabwe will automatically qualify for the tournament as co-hosts along with the other eight top-ranked teams in the ICC men's ODI team rankings.

Out of 36 teams, 4 teams will be eliminated after the 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off. The two teams ranked 11th and 12th will directly qualify for 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, whilst the other 20 sides will be divided into two leagues, the 2023–2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 (8 teams) and the 2023–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League (12 teams). Based on the results of the leagues, teams will either directly qualify for the World Cup Qualifier, be eliminated from World Cup qualification, or advance to the 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off through which they could qualify for the World Cup Qualifier. The Qualifier Play-off also determines promotion and relegation between the two leagues. Teams were allocated to the two leagues based on the results from the previous World Cup qualification cycle.

Participating teams
In November 2021, the ICC announced that there would not be a second edition of the Super League.

Qualified teams
South Africa and Zimbabwe as full-member co-hosts have automatically qualified for the final stages of the tournament.

2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
Eight teams will take part in the qualifier 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.

2026 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.