2025 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final Explained

The 2025 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final will be a cricket tournament that forms part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It will be held sometime in 2025.

The top two sides in the tournament will join England and Ireland in the 2026 T20 World Cup who have already pre-qualified.^{[1] [2]}

Teams and qualification

England qualified directly for the T20 World Cup as a top eight team from the previous edition. Ireland qualified directly through ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings.^[3]

In this cycle, a total of 30 teams participated in the European sub-regional phase, which was divided into three events with ten teams competing in each event in two groups of five.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

The winners of each sub-regional qualifier advanced to the regional final, where they joined Scotland and Netherlands who received a bye after participating in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Italy advanced from Qualifier A,^[8] Jersey advanced from Qualifier B^[9] and Guernsey advanced from Qualifier C.^{[10] [11]}

Method of qualification	Date	Venue(s)	No. of teams	Team
	29 June 2024
	9 – 16 June 2024
	7 – 14 July 2024
Total			5

Notes and References

1. Web site: How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work? . Wisden . 10 June 2024.
2. Web site: Stop clock set to become a permanent fixture in white-ball internationals from T20 World Cup 2024. International Cricket Council. 15 March 2024.
3. Web site: All you need to know about 2026 T20 World Cup qualification. Cricbuzz. 18 May 2024.
4. Web site: Italy, Germany, Denmark set to host ICC event for first-time ever in 2024 . Asian News International . 14 December 2023 . 16 December 2023.
5. Web site: Italy Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier "A" in June 2024 . Czarsportz . 14 December 2023 . 16 December 2023.
6. Web site: Germany Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier "B" in July 2024 . Czarsportz . 14 December 2023 . 16 December 2023.
7. Web site: Guernsey Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier "C" in August 2024 . Czarsportz . 14 December 2023 . 16 December 2023.
8. Web site: Italy advance in Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Qualification after victory in Rome . International Cricket Council. 17 June 2024.
9. Web site: Jersey win in Germany to advance in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 pathway . International Cricket Council. 15 July 2024.
10. Web site: Guernsey reach T20 World Cup qualifiers . BBC Sport . 28 August 2024 . 28 August 2024.
11. Web site: Hard work pays off in historic Guernsey win . Guernsey Press . 29 August 2024 . 29 August 2024.