Next week, on Tuesday, 10 February, we will officially announce the teams qualified by Nations Ranking for the SSL Gold Cup Brazil 2026, to be held in Rio de Janeiro.
The Asian teams already qualified through the SSL Global Ranking are: China, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, India, and Japan.
On Tuesday, we will also announce:
- 12 teams from Europe,
- 1 team from Africa,
- 2 teams from Oceania.
- 7 teams from Pan America
How does qualification by ranking work?
Teams qualify for the SSL Gold Cup based on the SSL Global Ranking system. Each national team’s score is calculated by combining the ranking positions of the top 5 skippers from that nation and the ranking positions of the top 2 crew members from that nation. The sum of these global ranking positions determines the final points total, which decides qualification.
SSL Gold Cup 2026
The 2nd “Football World Cup… in Sailing” (SSL Gold Cup) will take place from 18 November to 13 December 2026, once again bringing together the world’s best sailing nations on the sport’s biggest stage.
Additional qualification opportunities
For teams not qualified by ranking, further qualification regattas are planned:
- June–July 2026 at the SSL Training Centre in Switzerland, and
- November 2026, shortly before the start of the SSL Gold Cup.
Qualified teams so far
• Teams qualified in Thailand: SSL Team Oman and SSL Team Philippines
More details will be revealed soon. Stay tuned as the road to Brazil 2026 continues!