Participating countries
Below, you will find the list of countries having shown their volition to participate in World University Cross-country Championship :
| Canada | China |
| Morocco | Syria |
| Dominican Republic | Germany |
| Algeria | Great-Britain |
| South Africa | Italy |
| Austria | Estonia |
| Turkey | Oman |
| France | Qatar |
| Spain | Switzerland |
| Netherlands | Portugal |
| Burkina Faso | Australia |
| Zimbabwe | Ukraine |
| Ireland | Sweden |