30 European nations to enter Sub-Regional Qualification stage, competing across three events
\nCyprus to host its first ICC T20 World Cup pathway event, and first ICC event since 2009
\nDenmark to host first ICC senior event after successful delivery of an U19 Europe Qualifier in 2024
\nFinland return to host another Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier, building on the legacy of hosting two ICC events in 2022<\/p>\n
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the Europe qualification pathway for the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2028, featuring three regional events to be staged across Cyprus, Denmark and Finland in 2026.<\/p>\n
As cricket continues its rapid growth throughout Europe, these pathway tournaments will provide emerging and established nations with a crucial opportunity to compete for the ultimate prize and move one step closer to securing a spot at the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2028.<\/p>\n
The 2026 events will bring international T20 cricket to three vibrant host nations, each offering the chance to introduce the game to new audiences in their respective territories and leverage the opportunities afforded by hosting tournament cricket.<\/p>\n
The qualification structure will see Europe\u2019s 30 competing teams divided across the three events, with the top-performing sides progressing to the next phase of qualification.<\/p>\n
England, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands will enter the pathway at a later stage, owing to their participation in the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup next year.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the announcement, Andy Wright, ICC\u2019s Regional Development Manager \u2013 Europe said: \u201cThe ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2028 pathway will showcase the tremendous depth and development of cricket across Europe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are delighted to partner with Cyprus, Denmark and Finland as hosts\u2014three nations that have demonstrated strong commitment to growing the game. These events will deliver high-quality cricket and provide players with invaluable international experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
2026 Events:<\/p>\n
Qualifier A | Cyprus | 16 \u2013 23 May 2026 | Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Guernsey, Jersey, Malta, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland
\nQualifier B | Denmark | 8 \u2013 15 July 2026 | Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Norway, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, T\u00fcrkiye
\nQualifier C | Finland | 14 \u2013 21 August 2026 | Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Isle of Man, Israel, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain<\/p>\n
Further information relating to fixtures, venues and match start times will be announced after the conclusion of the 2026 Men\u2019s T20 World Cup in March next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"30 European nations to enter Sub-Regional Qualification stage, competing across three events Cyprus to host its first ICC…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,95832,95830,95836,95846,95842,95845,95843,1950,95844,95841,95847,95853,95852,95833,7301,95851,95835,95834,90626,95839,95840,95849,85,95848,95850,95838,95831,95837],"class_list":["post-343671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-cricket-breaking-news","tag-cricket-headlines-today","tag-cricket-live-score","tag-cricket-match-highlights-today","tag-cricket-match-live-streaming-score","tag-cricket-match-result-today","tag-cricket-match-today-live","tag-cricket-news","tag-cricket-results-today","tag-cricket-scorecard-live","tag-cricket-series-updates","tag-cricket-world-cup-live-score","tag-cricket-world-cup-news","tag-cricket-world-news","tag-icc","tag-icc-cricket-updates","tag-international-cricket-live-score","tag-international-cricket-news","tag-latest-cricket-news","tag-latest-cricket-scores","tag-live-cricket-match-update","tag-odi-cricket-live-score","tag-sports","tag-t20-cricket-live-score","tag-test-cricket-live-score","tag-today-cricket-live-score","tag-today-cricket-news-update","tag-todays-cricket-match-score"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}