2027 Cricket World Cup
South Africa and Zimbabwe (co-hosts) along with the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings will qualify directly for the tournament, while the remaining four spots will be decided by the 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Although Namibia will co-host the tournament for the first time in their history, they will not get a spot directly because they are not a full ICC member, and as a result they will have to go through the basic qualification pathway.