The top two finishers in the eight-team league for associate member teams will join the 10 full members of the ICC at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

The six teams that failed to qualify will then be joined by the countries finishing third and fourth in the World Cricket League Division 2 in another qualifying league to decide the remaining two qualifiers for the 14-team World Cup.

The venue and dates of the two tournaments are still to be decided.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the ICC Chief Executives' Committee in London on Monday.