World Baseball Classic Friday: USA, Japan, Dominican Republic headline 8-game schedule & results

A majority of the matches will be aired domestically through the Fox group of channels (Fox, FS1, FS2) and will also be available for streaming via the Fox Sports application and Tubi platform.

Divisional Groups for the 2026 World Baseball Classic

Group A | Located at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Canada
Colombia
Cuba
Panama
Puerto Rico

Group B | Set at Daikin Park, Houston

Brazil
Great Britain
Italy
Mexico
U.S.

Group C | Held at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Australia
Chinese Taipei
Czechia
Japan
South Korea

Group D | Taking place at loanDepot Park, Miami

Dominican Republic
Israel
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Venezuela

Match Schedule for the 2026 World Baseball Classic

All listed times are Eastern Daylight Time

Group Stage Games

Friday, March 6
5 a.m.: Japan 13, Chinese Taipei 0
11 a.m.: Cuba 3, Panama 1
Noon: Venezuela 6, Netherlands 2
1 p.m.: Mexico 8, Great Britain 2
6 p.m.: Puerto Rico 5, Colombia 0  
7 p.m.: Dominican Republic 12, Nicaragua 3
8 p.m.: U.S. 15, Brazil 5
10 p.m.: Chinese Taipei 14, Czechia 0

Saturday, March 7
5 a.m.: Japan vs. South Korea (FS1) 
11 a.m.: Canada vs. Colombia (FS2)  
Noon: Netherlands vs. Nicaragua (Tubi)
1 p.m.: Italy vs. Brazil (Fox app only)
6 p.m.: Puerto Rico vs. Panama (FS1)  
7 p.m.: Venezuela vs. Israel (FS1)
8 p.m.: U.S. vs. Great Britain (Fox)
10 p.m.: South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei (FS2)

Sunday, March 8
6 a.m.: Japan vs. Australia (FS1) 
Noon: Cuba vs. Colombia (FS2)  
Noon: Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands (Fox)
1 p.m.: Italy vs. Great Britain (Tubi)
7 p.m.: Israel vs. Nicaragua (Tubi)
7 p.m.: Canada vs. Panama (FS2)  
8 p.m.: Mexico vs. Brazil (FS1)

Monday, March 9
6 a.m.: Australia vs. South Korea (FS1) 
Noon: Israel vs. Dominican Republic (FS1) 
Noon: Panama vs. Colombia (FS2)  
1 p.m.: Great Britain vs. Brazil (Tubi)
7 p.m.: Puerto Rico vs. Cuba (FS1)  
7 p.m.: Nicaragua vs. Venezuela (FS2)
8 p.m.: U.S. vs. Mexico (Fox)

Tuesday, March 10
6 a.m.: Japan vs. Czechia (FS1) 
7 p.m.: Netherlands vs. Israel (Fox app only)
7 p.m.: Puerto Rico vs. Canada (Tubi)  
9 p.m.: U.S. vs. Italy (FS1)

Wednesday, March 11
3 p.m.: Cuba vs. Canada (FS1)  
7 p.m.: Mexico vs. Italy (Tubi)
8 p.m.: Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic (FS1)

Thursday, March 12
No matches scheduled

Elimination Round: Quarter-finals

Friday, March 13
6:30 p.m.: TBD vs. TBD (FS1) – loanDepot Park
8 p.m.: TBD vs. TBD (Fox) – Daikin Park

Saturday, March 14
3 p.m.: TBD vs. TBD (FS1) – Daikin Park
9 p.m.: TBD vs. TBD (Fox) – loanDepot Park

Elimination Round: Semi-finals

Sunday, March 15
8 p.m.: TBD vs. TBD (FS1) – loanDepot Park

Monday, March 16
8 p.m.: TBD vs. TBD (FS1) – loanDepot Park

Final Match

Tuesday, March 17
8 p.m.: TBD vs. TBD (FS1) – loanDepot Park

Match Outcomes

Thursday, March 5

5 a.m.: South Korea 11, Czechia 4 
10 p.m.: Australia 5, Czechia 1