2026 World Baseball Classic knockout stage
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The knockout stage of the 2026 World Baseball Classic took place from March 13 to 17, 2026. The top two teams from each pool automatically qualify for the top-eight single-elimination tournament, beginning with the quarterfinals at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas, and LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. The semifinals and championship game took place in Miami.
The top two teams from each pool advanced to the single-elimination bracket. Houston hosted two quarterfinal games at Daikin Park, between the top 2 teams in pool A and top 2 teams in pool B, while the other two quarterfinals, between the top 2 teams in pool C and the top 2 teams in pool D, and the rest of the tournament, took place in Miami at LoanDepot Park. The dates of the quarterfinal games of the United States and Japan were predetermined, regardless of whether they finished first or second in pool B and C, respectively.[1][2]
Qualified teams
| Pool | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Canada |
 Puerto Rico |
| B |  Italy |
 United States |
| C |  Japan |
 South Korea |
| D |  Dominican Republic |
 Venezuela |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| March 14 – Miami | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 8 | |||||||||
| March 16 – Miami | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 4 | |||||||||
| March 14 – Houston | ||||||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 6 | |||||||||
| March 17 – Miami | ||||||||||
| Italy | 8 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 3 | |||||||||
| March 13 – Houston | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| March 15 – Miami | ||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| March 13 – Miami | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Dominican Republic (F/7) | 10 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | 18:30 EDT | South Korea |
0–10 | Dominican Republic |
7 | LoanDepot Park | 2:17 | 30,805 | Boxscore |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 19:00 CDT | United States |
5–3 | Canada |
Daikin Park | 2:55 | 38,054 | Boxscore | |
| Mar 14, 2026 | 14:00 CDT | Puerto Rico |
6–8 | Italy |
Daikin Park | 3:32 | 34,291 | Boxscore | |
| Mar 14, 2026 | 21:00 EDT | Venezuela |
8–5 | Japan |
LoanDepot Park | 3:07 | 34,548 | Boxscore |
South Korea vs. Dominican Republic
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Cristopher Sánchez (1−0) LP: Hyun-jin Ryu (0−1) Home runs: KOR: None DOM: Austin Wells (2) Attendance: 30,805 Umpires: HP − Dan Iassogna, 1B − Chris Segal, 2B − Tim Meyer, 3B − Maikol Tibibijo Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States vs. Canada
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Logan Webb (2−0) LP: Michael Soroka (1−1) Sv: Mason Miller (1) Home runs: USA: None CAN: Bo Naylor (1) Attendance: 38,054 Umpires: HP − Bill Miller, 1B − Carlos Torres, 2B − Zdeněk Zidek, 3B − Jon Byrne Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico vs. Italy
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Sam Aldegheri (1−0) LP: Seth Lugo (1−1) Sv: Greg Weissert (3) Home runs: PUR: Willi Castro (1) ITA: None Attendance: 34,291 Umpires: HP − Carlos Torres, 1B − Bill Miller, 2B − Jon Byrne, 3B − Zdeněk Zidek Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela vs. Japan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Enmanuel De Jesus (2−0) LP: Hiromi Itoh (0−1) Sv: Daniel Palencia (1) Home runs: VEN: Ronald Acuña Jr. (2), Maikel García (1), Wilyer Abreu (1) JPN: Shohei Ohtani (3), Shōta Morishita (1) Attendance: 34,548 Umpires: HP − Chris Segal, 1B − Dan Iassogna, 2B − Maikol Tibibijo, 3B − Tim Meyer Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||