With the qualifying rounds now finished, the field for the 2026 World Baseball Classic has been set, along with the pools that those teams will compete in.
The teams that emerged from the qualifying rounds were Colombia, Brazil, Chinese Taipei, and Nicaragua. They will join the already selected 16 qualified teams, headlined by the US, Japan, and Puerto Rico.
Here are your finalized pools and schedule for the 2026 #WorldBaseballClassic.
The Championship Game will be played March 17, 2026 at loanDepot Park in Miami.
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The group rounds will take place in San Juan, Houston, Tokyo, and Miami from March 5-11. The quarterfinals will be in Houston and Miami on March 13-14, followed by the semifinals in Miami on March 15-16. The championship will be played at loanDepot Park on March 17.
Specific ticket information has not been released yet, but you can register for updates from the WBC by clicking here. In the meantime, if you’re interested in catching any of these rounds, you now have a lot of information to base some travel plans around, especially for the group play round. For information on going to loanDepot Park, check out our guide here. For Daikin Park in Houston, click here.
Our friends at MLB.com did a fantastic write-up of the entire tournament. You can read it here.
DOUBLEHEADER DIGEST
For those interested in a little long-term planning and a possible doubleheader opportunity, the Miami Open tennis tournament will be taking place in Miami from March 15-29, which overlaps nicely with the quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship round of the WBC. If you’re a tennis fan, the Miami Open has quickly become a really popular event, so this is a great chance to see two fantastic tournaments in the same week.
