20262026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™Games & Tournament Details
| Period | 3/5/2026 - 3/18/2026 |
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| Location | Japan/USA/Puerto Rico |
| Tournament name | 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™ | |||||||
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| Team |
POOL A Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama, Colombia POOL B USA, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain, Brazil POOL C Japan, Australia, Korea, Czech Republic, Chinese Taipei POOL D Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel, Nicaragua |
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| Host | WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC INC. / The Yomiuri Shimbun |
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| Official Site | https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic |
Results
Exhibition Games in Osaka
| 3/2/2026 |  |
4 | - | 3 |  |
Kyocera Dome Osaka |
| 3/3/2026 |  |
4 | - | 5 | |
Kyocera Dome Osaka |
1st Round
| 3/6/2026 |  |
0 | - | 13 | |
Tokyo Dome |
| 3/7/2026 | |
8 | - | 6 |  |
Tokyo Dome |
| 3/8/2026 | |
4 | - | 3 |  |
Tokyo Dome |
| 3/10/2026 | |
9 | - | 0 |  |
Tokyo Dome |
Quarter Finals
| 3/15/2026 | |
5 | - | 8 |  |
LoanDepot Park |
Schedule
1st Round
POOL A
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2026 1:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Panama 1 - 3 Cuba |
| 3/7/2026 8:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Colombia 0 - 5 Puerto Rico |
| 3/8/2026 1:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Canada 8 - 2 Colombia |
| 3/8/2026 8:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Puerto Rico 4 - 3 Panama |
| 3/9/2026 1:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Cuba 7 - 4 Colombia |
| 3/9/2026 8:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Canada 3 - 4 Panama |
| 3/10/2026 1:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Panama 3 - 4 Colombia |
| 3/10/2026 8:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Puerto Rico 4 - 1 Cuba |
| 3/11/2026 8:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Puerto Rico 2 - 3 Canada |
| 3/12/2026 4:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Cuba 2 - 7 Canada |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (San Juan, Puerto Rico : Time difference is -13hours)
Standings (POOL A)
| G | W | L | WPCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada* | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Puerto Rico* | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Cuba | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Panama | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
*Advanced to quarterfinals
POOL B
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2026 3:00 | Daikin Park | Great Britain 2 - 8 Mexico |
| 3/7/2026 10:00 | Daikin Park | Brazil 5 - 15 USA |
| 3/8/2026 3:00 | Daikin Park | Italy 8 - 0 Brazil |
| 3/8/2026 10:00 | Daikin Park | USA 9 - 1 Great Britain |
| 3/9/2026 2:00 | Daikin Park | Italy 7 - 4 Great Britain |
| 3/9/2026 9:00 | Daikin Park | Mexico 16 - 0 Brazil |
| 3/10/2026 2:00 | Daikin Park | Great Britain 8 - 1 Brazil |
| 3/10/2026 9:00 | Daikin Park | USA 5 - 3 Mexico |
| 3/11/2026 10:00 | Daikin Park | USA 6 - 8 Italy |
| 3/12/2026 8:00 | Daikin Park | Mexico 1 - 9 Italy |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Houston, USA : Time difference is -14 to 15 hours)
Standings (POOL B)
| G | W | L | WPCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy* | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| USA* | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Mexico | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
*Advanced to quarterfinals
POOL C
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/5/2026 12:00 | Tokyo Dome | Australia 3 - 0 Chinese Taipei |
| 3/5/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Korea 11 - 4 Czech Republic |
| 3/6/2026 12:00 | Tokyo Dome | Czech Republic 1 - 5 Australia |
| 3/6/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Chinese Taipei 0 - 13 Japan |
| 3/7/2026 12:00 | Tokyo Dome | Czech Republic 0 - 14 Chinese Taipei |
| 3/7/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Japan 8 - 6 Korea |
| 3/8/2026 12:00 | Tokyo Dome | Korea 4 - 5 Chinese Taipei |
| 3/8/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Japan 4 - 3 Australia |
| 3/9/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Australia 2 - 7 Korea |
| 3/10/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Japan 9 - 0 Czech Republic |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Tokyo, Japan : Time difference is 0hours)
Standings (POOL C)
| G | W | L | WPCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan* | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Korea* | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
*Advanced to quarterfinals
POOL D
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2026 2:00 | LoanDepot Park | Venezuela 6 - 2 Netherlands |
| 3/7/2026 9:00 | LoanDepot Park | Dominican Republic 12 - 3 Nicaragua |
| 3/8/2026 2:00 | LoanDepot Park | Netherlands 4 - 3 Nicaragua |
| 3/8/2026 9:00 | LoanDepot Park | Venezuela 11 - 3 Israel |
| 3/9/2026 1:00 | LoanDepot Park | Dominican Republic 12 - 1 Netherlands |
| 3/9/2026 8:00 | LoanDepot Park | Israel 5 - 0 Nicaragua |
| 3/10/2026 1:00 | LoanDepot Park | Israel 1 - 10 Dominican Republic |
| 3/10/2026 8:00 | LoanDepot Park | Nicaragua 0 - 4 Venezuela |
| 3/11/2026 8:00 | LoanDepot Park | Netherlands 2 - 6 Israel |
| 3/10/2026 8:00 | LoanDepot Park | Venezuela 5 - 7 Dominican Republic |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Miami, USA : Time difference is -13 to 14 hours)
Standings (POOL D)
| G | W | L | WPCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republi* | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Venezuela* | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Israel | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
*Advanced to quarterfinals
Quarter Finals 1-4
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2026 9:00 | Daikin Park | Canada 3 - 5 USA |
| 3/15/2026 4:00 | Daikin Park | Italy 8 - 6 Puerto Rico |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Houston, USA : Time difference is -14hours)
Quarter Finals 2-3
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2026 7:30 | LoanDepot Park | Dominican Republic 10 - 0 Korea |
| 3/15/2026 10:00 | LoanDepot Park | Japan 5 - 8 Venezuela |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Miami, USA : Time difference is -13hours)
Semi Finals
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/16/2026 9:00 | LoanDepot Park | Dominican Republic - USA |
| 3/17/2026 9:00 | LoanDepot Park | Italy - Venezuela |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Miami, USA : Time difference is -13hours)
Final
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/18/2026 9:00 | LoanDepot Park | Semi Final Winner - Semi Final Winner |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Miami, USA : Time difference is -13hours)
Venue
Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Daikin Park
Tokyo Dome
LoanDepot Park
List of Players
- IBATA Hirokazu
- Manager
- KANEKO Makoto
- Coach
- MURATA Yoshinori
- Coach
- NOHMI Atsushi
- Coach
- YOSHIMI Kazuki
- Coach
- SOYOGI Eishin
- Coach
- KAMEI Yoshiyuki
- Coach
- MATSUDA Nobuhiro
- Coach
- MIYAGI Hiroya
- Pitcher
- ITOH Hiromi
- Pitcher
- TAISEI
- Pitcher
- KIKUCHI Yusei
- Pitcher
- YAMAMOTO Yoshinobu
- Pitcher
- SUGANO Tomoyuki
- Pitcher
- SUMIDA Chihiro
- Pitcher
- KANEMARU Yumeto
- Pitcher
- TANEICHI Atsuki
- Pitcher
- TAKAHASHI Hiroto
- Pitcher
- FUJIHIRA Shoma
- Pitcher
- SOTANI Ryuhei
- Pitcher
- KITAYAMA Koki
- Pitcher
- MATSUMOTO Yuki
- Pitcher
- WAKATSUKI Kenya
- Catcher
- SAKAMOTO Seishiro
- Catcher
- NAKAMURA Yuhei
- Catcher
- MAKI Shugo
- Infielder
- KOZONO Kaito
- Infielder
- MAKIHARA Taisei
- Infielder
- GENDA Sosuke
- Infielder
- SATO Teruaki
- Infielder
- OKAMOTO Kazuma
- Infielder
- MURAKAMI Munetaka
- Infielder
- KONDOH Kensuke
- Outfielder
- SHUTO Ukyo
- Outfielder
- MORISHITA Shota
- Outfielder
- YOSHIDA Masataka
- Outfielder
- SUZUKI Seiya
- Outfielder
- OHTANI Shohei
- Designated Hitter
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