ITA Vs NED Live Score, ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Europe Qualifiers: Joe Burns' Italy are aiming a historic maiden World Cup ticket but they face a power-packed Netherlands. Winner is sure to confirm their qualification.

Italy have secured qualification for the 2026 men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, despite losing to Netherlands at The Hague. Next year's tournament will mark Italy's first appearance at a cricket World Cup. Netherlands also qualified for the event after comfortably chasing 135.

The Italian team became the first team to represent Italy in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 on Friday, July 11. They may have lost the final match of the Europe Qualifier to the Netherlands by 9 wickets but they gained a second position on the points table and a qualification to the next year's World Cup.