2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B

Pool B of the 2026 World Baseball Classic will take place from March 6 to 11, 2026, at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas.[1][2] The second of four pools, the top two teams will automatically qualify for the top-eight knockout stage, beginning with quarterfinals in Houston and Miami, Florida. The group consists of the United States (co-host), Mexico, Italy, Great Britain, and Brazil.[3]

Teams

Draw
position 		Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		WBSC
Rankings[4]
B1  United States 1 WBSC Americas Hosts + 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Champions (2017) 3
B2  Mexico 2 WBSC Americas 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Third place (2023) 6
B3  Italy 3 WBSC Europe 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Quarterfinals (2013, 2023) 14
B4  Great Britain 4 WBSC Europe 2023 participants March 8, 2023 2nd 2023 Pool stage (2023) 19
B5  Brazil 5 WBSC Americas Qualifiers Pool B runners-up March 6, 2025 2nd 2013 Pool stage (2013) 22

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  United States (H) 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 — —
4  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 — —
5  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 — —
First games will be played: March 6, 2026. Source: MLB
(H) Hosts

Summary

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 6, 2026 12:00 CST Mexico  –  Great Britain   Daikin Park     Boxscore
Mar 6, 2026 19:00 CST United States  –  Brazil   Daikin Park     Boxscore
Mar 7, 2026 12:00 CST Brazil  –  Italy   Daikin Park     Boxscore
Mar 7, 2026 19:00 CST Great Britain  –  United States   Daikin Park     Boxscore
Mar 8, 2026 12:00 CDT Great Britain  –  Italy   Daikin Park     Boxscore
Mar 8, 2026 19:00 CDT Brazil  –  Mexico   Daikin Park     Boxscore
Mar 9, 2026 12:00 CDT Brazil  –  Great Britain   Daikin Park     Boxscore
Mar 9, 2026 19:00 CDT Mexico  –  United States   Daikin Park     Boxscore
Mar 10, 2026 20:00 CDT Italy  –  United States   Daikin Park     Boxscore
Mar 11, 2026 18:00 CDT Italy  –  Mexico   Daikin Park     Boxscore

Matches

Mexico vs Great Britain

March 6, 2026 12:00 PM CST at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team
 Mexico
 Great Britain
Boxscore

United States vs Brazil

March 6, 2026 7:00 PM CST at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team
 United States
 Brazil
Boxscore

Brazil vs Italy

March 7, 2026 12:00 PM CST at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team
 Brazil
 Italy
Boxscore

Great Britain vs United States

March 7, 2026 7:00 PM CST at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team
 Great Britain
 United States
Boxscore

Great Britain vs Italy

March 8, 2026 12:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team
 Great Britain
 Italy
Boxscore

Brazil vs Mexico

March 8, 2026 7:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team
 Brazil
 Mexico
Boxscore

Brazil vs Great Britain

March 9, 2026 12:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team
 Brazil
 Great Britain
Boxscore

Mexico vs United States

March 9, 2026 7:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team
 Mexico
 United States
Boxscore

Italy vs United States

March 10, 2026 8:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team
 Italy
 United States
Boxscore

Italy vs Mexico

March 10, 2026 6:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team
 Italy
 Mexico
Boxscore

References

  1. ^ "Daikin Park in Houston | World Baseball Classic". MLB.com.
  2. ^ Clair, Michael (May 23, 2024). "Tokyo, San Juan, Houston and Miami announced as World Baseball Classic 2026 hosts". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  3. ^ Clair, Michael (April 9, 2025). "World Baseball Classic 2026 pools finalized". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  4. ^ "WBSC World Rankings". wbsc.org. December 31, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
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