The 2026 World Baseball Classic is here! Get Team USA tickets now 🇺🇸

• The 2026 World Baseball Classic runs from March 5 to March 17 across four host cities.
• Team USA, featuring stars like Aaron Judge, is favored by experts to win the tournament.
• Pool play games for Team USA will take place in Houston, Texas, starting March 6 against Brazil.
• The semifinals and championship game will be held in Miami, Florida.

The 2026 World Baseball Classic is officially here with the Tokyo pool getting games started late on Wednesday night in the U.S. Baseball fans are in for two weeks of international competition, including at least four games from Team USA.

The roster is stacked, from Aaron Judge and 2025 MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh to Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. Experts have favored USA baseball to win it all this year, after a tough loss to Team Japan in the 2023 finals. Team USA won't officially take the field until Friday, March 6 when they face Brazil, but fans are most looking forward to Team USA vs. Mexico next week. Tickets are still available for all matchups.

Here's what you need to know to see Team USA in action in the 2026 World Baseball Classic:

Team USA 2026 World Baseball Classic tickets

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Team USA 2026 World Baseball Classic Schedule

Only the pool play matchups are known right now. Team USA is in Pool B, which is playing all of their games at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. Here's a look at the games we know USA baseball will play in:

• Friday, March 6 - United States vs. Brazil at 8 p.m. ET - Get tickets starting at $16
• Saturday, March 7 - Great Britain vs. USA at 8 p.m. ET - Get tickets starting at $26
• Monday, March 9 - Mexico vs. USA at 8 p.m. ET - Get tickets starting at $141
• Tuesday, March 10 - Italy vs. USA at 9 p.m. ET - Get tickets starting at $20

Will Team USA play in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals?

The 2026 World Baseball Classic quarterfinals will take place on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. It will depend on the results from pool play. But, if Team USA advances to the second round, they will play the Friday quarterfinal game at 8 p.m. ET at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas against the San Juan pool runner-up.

2026 World Baseball Classic Quarterfinals

The 2026 World Baseball Classic Quarterfinals will be split between loanDepot Park in Miami, Fla. and Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. Similarly to Team USA, if Team Japan advances to the second round, whether they are the winner of the Tokyo Pool or the runner-up, they will play in Quarterfinal Game 4. Here is how the matchups will be set:

• Quarterfinal 1 - Tokyo Pool Runner-up/winner vs. Miami Pool Winner - Get tickets starting at $162
• Quarterfinal 2 - San Juan Pool Runner-up vs. Houston pool winner/Team USA - Get tickets starting at $81
• Quarterfinal 3 - Houston Pool Runner-up/winner vs. San Juan Pool Winner - Get tickets starting at $47
• Quarterfinal 4 - Miami Pool Runner-up vs. Tokyo Pool Winner/Team Japan - Get tickets starting at $196

2026 World Baseball Classic Semifinals

The 2026 World Baseball Classic Semifinals will take place at loanDepot Park in Miami, Fla. on Sunday, March 15 and Monday, March 16. Here is how the matchups will be set:

• Semifinal 1 - Quarterfinal 1 winner vs. Quarterfinal 2 winner - Get tickets starting at $261
• Semifinal 2 - Quarterfinal 3 winner vs. Quarterfinal 4 winner - Get tickets starting at $235

*Note: Should both Team USA and Team Japan make it to the semifinals, it is not possible for them to face each other until the championship game.

2026 World Baseball Classic Championship

The 2026 World Baseball Classic Championship is set for Tuesday, March 17 at 8 p.m. in Miami, Fla. Tickets are available now, although the matchup is not yet known. At the time publication, tickets are starting at $466.

When is the World Baseball Classic?

The 2026 World Baseball Classic starts on Thursday, March 5 and runs until Tuesday, March 17.

Where is the 2026 World Baseball Classic?

The 2026 World Baseball Classic will take place across four cities: Tokyo, Japan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Houston, Texas and Miami, Florida. The first-round pools will take place in each city, while the quarterfinals will be split between Houston and Miami. The semifinals and finals will all be held at loanDepot Park in Miami.

Full 2026 World Baseball Classic schedule

Pool A schedule - San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Friday, March 6 - Cuba vs. Panama at 11 a.m. ET
• Friday, March 6 - Puerto Rico vs. Colombia at 6 p.m. ET
• Saturday, March 7 - Colombia vs. Canada at 11 a.m. ET
• Saturday, March 7 - Panama vs. Puerto Rico at 6 p.m. ET
• Sunday, March 8 - Colombia vs. Cuba at noon ET
• Sunday, March 8 - Panama vs. Canada at 7 p.m. ET
• Monday, March 9 - Colombia vs. Panama at noon ET
• Monday, March 9 - Cuba vs. Puerto Rico at 7 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, March 10 - Canada vs. Puerto Rico at 7 p.m. ET
• Wednesday March 11 - Canada vs. Cuba at 3 p.m. ET

Pool B schedule - Houston, Texas

• Friday, March 6 - Mexico vs. Great Britain at 1 p.m. ET
• Friday, March 6 - United States vs. Brazil at 8 p.m. ET
• Saturday, March 7 - Brazil vs. Italy at 1 p.m. ET
• Saturday, March 7 - Great Britain vs. USA at 8 p.m. ET
• Sunday, March 8 - Great Britain vs. Italy at 1 p.m. ET
• Sunday, March 8 - Brazil vs. Mexico at 8 p.m. ET
• Monday, March 9 - Brazil vs. Great Britain at 1 p.m. Et
• Monday, March 9 - Mexico vs. USA at 8 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, March 10 - Italy vs. USA at 9 p.m. ET
• Wednesday, March 11 - Italy vs. Mexico at 7 p.m. ET

Pool C Schedule - Tokyo, Japan

• Wednesday, March 4 - Chinese Taipei 0, Australia 3
• Thursday, March 5 - Czechia 4, Korea 11
• Thursday, March 5 - Australia vs. Czechia at 10 p.m. ET
• Friday, March 6 - Japan vs. Chinese Taipei at 5 a.m. ET
• Friday, March 6 - Chinese Taipei vs. Czechia at 10 p.m. ET
• Saturday, March 7 - Korea vs. Japan at 5 a.m. ET
• Saturday, March 7 - Chinese Taipei vs. Korea at 10 p.m. ET
• Sunday, March 8 - Australia vs. Japan at 6 a.m. ET
• Monday, March 9 - Korea vs. Australia at 6 a.m. ET
• Tuesday, March 10 - Czechia vs. Japan at 6 a.m. ET

Pool D schedule - Miami, Fla.

• Friday, March 6 - Netherlands vs. Venezuela at noon ET
• Friday, March 6 - Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic at 7 p.m. ET
• Saturday, March 7 - Nicaragua vs. Netherlands at noon ET
• Saturday, March 7 - Israel vs. Venezuela at 7 p.m. ET
• Sunday, March 8 - Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic at noon ET
• Sunday, March 8 - Nicaragua vs. Israel at 7 p.m. ET
• Monday, March 9 - Dominican Republic vs. Israel at noon ET
• Monday, March 9 - Venezuela vs. Nicaragua at 7 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, March 10 - Israel vs. Netherlands at 7 p.m. ET
• Wednesday, March 11 - Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela at 8 p.m. ET

Quarterfinals schedule

• Friday, March 13 - Quarterfinal 1 at loanDepot Park in Miami, Fla. at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Friday, March 13 - Quarterfinal 2 at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas at 8 p.m. ET
• Saturday, March 14 - Quarterfinal 3 at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas at 3 p.m. ET
• Saturday, March 14 - Quarterfinal 4 at loanDepot Park in Miami, Fla. at 9 p.m. ET

Championship round

• Sunday, March 15 - Semifinal 1 in Miami, Fla. at 8 p.m. ET
• Monday, March 16 - Semifinal 2 in Miami, Fla at 8 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, March 17 - Final in Miami,Fla. at 8 p.m. ET