Qualification For T20 World Cup 2026 In India And Sri Lanka Intensifies In Europe Check Full Schedule
Qualification For T20 World Cup 2026 In India And Sri Lanka Intensifies In Europe; Check Full Schedule
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The T20 World Cup 2024 is done and dusted, and the focus has now shifted to T20 World Cup 2026. For the associate nations, the qualification for the event is a big deal, and currently European countries are fighting it out in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Europe Sub Regional Qualifier B in Germany.
Italy won the Qualifier A and now ten teams - Belgium, Croatia, Gibraltar, Jersey, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland alongside hosts Germany are battling for that one spot in the European Qualifier 2025. The matches are being played in Krefeld Cricket Ground and the Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground and it is the first time Germany is hosting an ICC event.
The 10 teams are divided in two groups and the tournament started on 7th of July with final to be played on 14th of July. The winner of this tournament will join Scotland, Netherlands, Italy and the winner of Qualifier C.
Schedule Of T20 World Cup 2026 Europe Sub Regional Qualifier B
Sunday 7 July
Matches
Ground
Jersey Vs Serbia
Krefeld Cricket Ground
Germany v Gibraltar
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
Belgium v Switzerland
Krefeld Cricket Ground
Norway v Sweden
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
Monday 8 July
Matches
Ground
Slovenia vs Norway
Krefeld Cricket Ground
Croatia vs Belgium
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
Sweden vs Germany
Krefeld Cricket Ground
Switzerland vs Jersey
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
Wednesday 10 July
Matches
Venue
Jersey vs Belgium
Krefeld Cricket Ground
Germany vs Norway
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
Serbia vs Croatia
Krefeld Cricket Ground
Gibraltar vs Slovenia
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
Thursday 11 July
Matches
Venue
Gibraltar vs Sweden
Krefeld Cricket Ground
Serbia v Switzerland
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
Slovenia v Germany
Krefeld Cricket Ground
Croatia v Jersey
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
Saturday 13 July
Matches
Venue
Belgium v Serbia
Krefeld Cricket Ground
Norway v Gibraltar
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
Switzerland v Croatia
Krefeld Cricket Ground
Sweden v Slovenia
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
Sunday 14 July
Matches
Venue
A2 v B2 (3rd place playoff)
Krefeld Cricket Ground
A4 v B4 (7th place playoff)
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
A1 v B1 (Final)
Krefeld Cricket Ground
A3 v B3 (5th place playoff)
Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground
The T20 World Cup 2026 which will be played in India and Sri Lanka will be a 20-team affair just like the 2024 edition and 12 teams have already qualified for the event. Rest of the eight teams will be selected by Regional Qualifiers across the globe, and it would be interesting to see how the lower-ranked Europeans teams go up against European big guns like Scotland and Netherlands.