2026 World Baseball Classic bracket, schedule: Team USA meets Dominican Republic in semifinal clash
The biggest game of the 2026 WBC to date is going down Sunday night in Miami
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Matt Snyder
Mar 15, 2026
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The 2026 World Baseball Classic will see the biggest game of the tournament so far on Sunday night: USA vs. the Dominican Republic (follow live updates) in Miami in the semifinals. Team USA shook off a shocking loss to Italy in pool play to defeat Canada in the quarterfinals on Friday. Paul Skenes is taking the ball for the Americans against a stacked D.R. lineup.
The Dominican Republic improved to 5-0 in the WBC on Friday night, smashing Korea in a 10-0 rout. Team USA and D.R. are the two biggest favorites to win the WBC title, but only one will reach the title game.
On the other side of the bracket, Italy continued its unbeaten run on Saturday. The Italians knocked Puerto Rico out with an 8-6 win in Houston. In the last quarterfinal bout, Venezuela knocked out Shohei Ohtani and the reigning champions, Japan, in an 8-5 upset on Saturday night.
The semifinals will be Sunday and Monday, and the 2026 World Baseball Classic championship game is set for Tuesday at loanDepot Park in Miami.
Here’s a look at the 2026 World Baseball Classic bracket:
2026 World Baseball Classic bracket
World Baseball Classic/MLB
Team USA’s advancement out of pool play was more nerve-wracking than expected, but the Americans are through to the semifinals thanks to Italy’s win over Mexico on Wednesday night. Team USA lost to Italy on Tuesday and had to sweat out Wednesday’s result. A narrow Mexico win would’ve sent the Americans packing.
Team USA finished in second place in Pool B, going 3-1 in group play. The U.S. easily beat Brazil and Great Britain before a close win over Mexico. The Americans then shockingly lost to Italy on Tuesday and set up a scenario where their quarterfinal fate was out of their hands. Italy, though, finished off a perfect round of pool play by beating Mexico to earn first place in Pool B. Italy’s win over Mexico prevented the knockout spots from being determined by the complicated WBC tiebreaker rules.
World Baseball Classic knockout scores, schedule
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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13 Dominican Republic 10, Korea 0 (7) United States 5, Canada 3
Saturday, March 14 Italy 8, Puerto Rico 6 Venezuela 8, Japan 5
Semifinals
Sunday, March 15 Dominican Republic vs. United States, 8 p.m. ET, FS1
Monday, March 16 Italy vs. Venezuela, 8 p.m. ET, FS1
Championship game
Tuesday, March 17 TBD vs. TBD, 8 p.m. ET, FS1
FanDuel considers Team USA to be the favorite to win the WBC (+140 odds). The Dominican Republic is second (+160), ahead of Venezuela (+360) and Italy (+750). The Americans are considered -128 favorites in the head-to-head matchup with the Dominican Republic (+106).
