{"id":313079,"date":"2025-12-13T01:34:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/313079\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T01:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:34:14","slug":"icc-confirms-europe-qualification-pathway-for-mens-t20-world-cup-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/313079\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC confirms Europe Qualification Pathway for Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-13-at-12.41.00-AM.jpeg\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"548\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image ewww_webp_lazy_load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- alt=\"Scotland Jersey Cricket\" title=\"\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-13-at-12.41.00-AM.jpeg\" data-lazy-src-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-13-at-12.41.00-AM.jpeg.webp\" data-lazy-srcset-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-13-at-12.41.00-AM.jpeg.webp 976w, https:\/\/emergingcricket.com\/my_content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-13-at-12.41.00-AM-300x168.jpeg.webp 300w, https:\/\/emergingcricket.com\/my_content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-13-at-12.41.00-AM-768x431.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/emergingcricket.com\/my_content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-13-at-12.41.00-AM-748x420.jpeg.webp 748w, https:\/\/emergingcricket.com\/my_content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-13-at-12.41.00-AM-696x391.jpeg.webp 696w\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"429\">The ICC has announced the Europe qualification pathway for the 2028 Men\u2019s T20 World Cup, with three sub-regional competitions scheduled for 2026 across Cyprus, Denmark and Finland.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"838\">A total of 30 teams will take part in the qualification events, on the first step to qualifying for the T20 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"838\">After missing out on 2026 qualification, Scotland comes back to sub-regional action, and will travel to Denmark. Jersey meanwhile will feature in Qualifier A.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"1320\">Qualifier A will be hosted by Cyprus from 16\u201323 May 2026, featuring Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Guernsey, Jersey, Malta, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"1320\">Qualifier B takes place in Denmark from 8\u201315 July 2026, with Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Norway, Romania, Scotland, Serbia and T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"1320\">Qualifier C, scheduled for Finland from 14\u201321 August 2026, includes Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Isle of Man, Israel, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1562\">Regional final details remain unconfirmed, with results from the 2026 T20 World Cup and rankings to dictate which of the European members at the tournament (England, Ireland, The Netherlands and Italy) return to regional action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emergingcricket.com\/news\/beaming-european-cricket-numbers-after-latest-census-shows-participation-surge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Glowing European cricket numbers after latest census shows participation surge<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1827\">ICC Europe\u2019s Regional Development Manager Andy Wright said:\u00a0\u201cThe ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2028 pathway will showcase the tremendous depth and development of cricket across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\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<p data-start=\"1829\" data-end=\"2005\">Further details on match schedules, venues and times are expected after the completion of the 2026 Men\u2019s T20 World Cup in March next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emergingcricket.com\/opinion\/whispers-from-europe-hint-big-european-absence-at-t20-world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Whispers from Europe hint big European absence at T20 World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re reading Emerging Cricket \u2014 brought to you by a passionate group of volunteers with a vision for cricket to be a truly global sport, and a mission to inspire passion to grow the game.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/emergingcricket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">our homepage<\/a>\u00a0for all the latest news, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/emergingcricket.us20.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=2d3e0092aed0ca3095e19cebc&amp;id=de355d3405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">subscribe<\/a>\u00a0for regular updates, and follow EC on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmergingCricket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/EmergingCricket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/EmergingCricket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/EmergingCricket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t know where to start? 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