Four places remain, and they will be decided through the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a 10-team tournament scheduled to be played from February 22 to March 23, 2027. The top four teams from the Qualifier will complete the 14-team World Cup field.
14 teams will participate in the 2027 ODI World Cup.South Africa and Zimbabwe qualified automatically as Full Member hosts.Eight teams secured direct qualification through the ICC ODI rankings.Four remaining places will be decided through the 2027 World Cup Qualifier.The Qualifier is scheduled for February 22 to March 23, 2027.The Qualifier winner will have an important advantage in the revamped World Cup format, as it will advance directly to the main group stage.The teams finishing second, third and fourth in the Qualifier will have to play the opening Super Series at the World Cup.
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South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia are the three co-hosts of the 2027 World Cup, but only South Africa and Zimbabwe receive automatic qualification as Full Members. Namibia therefore had to go through the wider qualification pathway.
How did the 10 teams qualify for the 2027 World Cup?
South Africa and Zimbabwe qualified as hosts
The tournament will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, but Namibia does not receive an automatic berth because it is not an ICC Full Member. It therefore has to qualify through the established pathway.
Those eight teams are:
AfghanistanAustraliaBangladeshEnglandIndiaNew ZealandPakistanSri LankaThe 2027 World Cup Qualifier will feature 10 teams competing for four World Cup places. The tournament's qualification structure consists of:
The next two eligible teams in the ICC ODI rankingsThe top four teams from CWC League 2The top four teams from the World Cup Qualifier Play-offThe Qualifier Play-off itself will feature eight teams, the bottom four teams from League 2 and the top two teams from each Challenge League group. The top four teams from that Play-off will progress to the main Qualifier.
When will the final four World Cup teams be decided?
The 2027 World Cup Qualifier is scheduled to take place from February 22 to March 23, 2027. The host venue for the Qualifier has not yet been confirmed. The tournament will decide the final four members of the 14-team World Cup field.
The Qualifier winner will move directly into the second round of the World Cup. The teams finishing second, third and fourth will instead begin the World Cup in the opening Super Series.
What happens after the 14 World Cup teams are finalized?
Round 1 - Super Series
The three lowest-ranked teams among the 14 World Cup qualifiers will play a round-robin Super Series. These will be the teams that finish second, third and fourth in the World Cup Qualifier.
The 12 teams remaining after the Super Series will be divided into two groups of six. Each team will play the other teams in its group in a round-robin format, producing 30 matches in this stage.
Round 3 - Super 7
The Super 7 will feature 21 round-robin matches. The seven teams will compete for the four places in the semi-finals. The top four teams at the end of the Super 7 will qualify for the knockout stage.
Semi-finals and Final
The match-ups will be:
2. 2nd vs 3rd
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