USA has qualified for the Under-19 Men’s World Cup 2026, set to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia by grabbing the 16th and final spot, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Saturday.
In an official statement, ICC said, “The line-up for the Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 has been finalised, with USA becoming the 16th and final team to book tickets for Zimbabwe and Namibia.
“Led by wicketkeeper-batter Arjun Mahesh, the Americans breezed through the double round-robin Qualifier on home soil in Rydal, Georgia and qualified with a game in hand to be played against Canada on 16 August.”
Full list of teams for U19 Men’s World Cup 2026 and how they qualified:
-Zimbabwe qualified by virtue of being a co-host.
-Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the West Indies – the top 10 teams from the 2024 edition in South Africa – secured automatic qualification.
-Tanzania qualified by winning the African Qualifiers.
-USA qualified by winning the American Qualifiers.
-Afghanistan qualified by winning the Asian Qualifiers.
-Japan qualified by winning the East-Asia Pacific Qualifiers
-Scotland qualified by winning the European Qualifiers.
