2026 World Baseball Classic Bracket, Schedule, Standings

We are entering the business portion of the World Baseball Classic. Here’s how it’s shaping up. Entering Monday night’s games, Japan and Korea have already qualified out of Pool C. The Dominican Republic and Venezuela have also clinched the quarterfinal spots out of Pool D. That leaves four more teams (two from Pool A and B, respectively) to punch their knockout round tickets. Below are up-to-date pool standings and the remaining games in each pool. * indicates a team has advanced to the quarterfinals. All times below are in Eastern Time. Pool A March 9: Cuba vs. Puerto Rico (7 p.m. on FS1) March 10: Canada vs. Puerto Rico (7 p.m. on Tubi) March 11: Canada vs. Cuba (3 p.m. on FS2) Pool B March 9: Mexico vs. USA (8 p.m. on FOX) March 10: Italy vs. USA (9 p.m. on FS1) March 11: Italy vs. Mexico (7 p.m. on Tubi) Pool C March 10: Czechia vs. Japan (6 a.m. on FS1) Pool D March 9: Venezuela vs. Nicaragua (7 p.m. on FS2) March 10: Israel vs. Netherlands (7 p.m. on FOX Sports App) March 11: Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela (8 p.m. on FS1) Quarterfinals 1. Friday, March 13: Korea vs. Pool D winner (6:30 p.m., loanDepot Park in Miami on FS2)2. Friday, March 13: Pool A runner-up vs. Pool B winner (8 p.m., Daikin Park in Houston on FOX) 3. Saturday, March 14: Pool B runner-up vs. Pool A winner (3 p.m., Daikin Park in Houston on FS1)4. Saturday, March 14: Pool D runner-up vs. Japan (9 p.m., loanDepot Park in Miami on FOX) Semifinals 1. Sunday, March 15: QF 1 winner vs. QF 2 winner (8 p.m., loanDepot Park in Miami on FS1)2. Monday, March 16: QF 3 winner vs. QF 4 winner (8 p.m., loanDepot Park in Miami on FS1) Final Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner (8 p.m., loanDepot Park in Miami on FOX) Previous Results March 8Chinese Taipei 5, Korea 4Japan 4, Australia 3Dominican Republic 12, Netherlands 1Cuba 7, Colombia 4Italy 7, Great Britain 4Panama 4, Canada 3Israel 5, Nicaragua 0Mexico 16, Brazil 0 March 7Chinese Taipei 14, Czechia 0Japan 8, Korea 6Canada 8, Colombia 2Netherlands 4, Nicaragua 3Italy 8, Brazil 0Puerto Rico 4, Panama 3Venezuela 11, Israel 3United States 9, Great Britain 1 March 6Japan 13, Chinese Taipei 0Cuba 3, Panama 1Venezuela 6, Netherlands 2Mexico 8, Great Britain 2Puerto Rico 5, Colombia 0Dominican Republic 12, Nicaragua 3United States 15, Brazil 5 March 5Korea 11, Czechia 4Australia 5, Czechia 1 March 4Australia 3, Chinese Taipei 0