"In soccer, team qualify for the world cup based on their performance in world cup qualifiers. Each continent is allocated a number of teams that can qualify to the world cup, eg Africa is allocated 5 slots, and Europe is allocated 13 slots.
In cricket, teams qualify for the world cup based on their global rankings. The top 8 teams are guaranteed slots in the world cup, while other countries will play world cup qualifiers in hope of occupying the remaining 4 slots"