Qualification for the 2020 Ice Hockey World Cup will be determined by four rounds of round-robin competitions. Hosts, the Florian Republic received an automatic berth as well as the seven highest-ranked teams at the 2019 MHL World Championships. The remaining twenty-seven teams have the opportunity to qualify for four spots in the World Cup.
Entrants
Format
First round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Second round
Group A
Group B
Group C
'A' Conference qualifier
The four teams from the 'A' Conference that have not already qualified will enter this round. The top two teams will qualify directly for the World Cup. The bottom two teams will advance to Round 3.
Third round
Group A
Group B
Qualified teams