ICC World Cricket League 2007-09 and 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier

As per ICC regulations, all 10 full members automatically qualify for the World Cup, including Zimbabwe who have given up their Test playing status until the standard of their team improves.[16]

The ICC also organised a qualifying tournament in South Africa to determine which Associate teams would participate in 2011 event. Ireland, who had been the best performing Associate nation since the last World Cup, won the tournament, beating Canada in the final. The Netherlands and Kenya also qualified by virtue of finishing third and fourth respectively.[17]

The following 14 teams qualified for the final tournament.
Group A     Group B
Rank     Team     Rank     Team
Full Members
1      Australia     2      India
3      Pakistan     4      South Africa
5      New Zealand     6      England
7      Sri Lanka     8      West Indies
9      Zimbabwe     10      Bangladesh
Associate Members
11      Canada     12      Ireland
13      Kenya     14      Netherlands