| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 18–August 23 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |   Wakayama Little LeagueOsaka, Japan |
| Runner-up |   Tuckahoe Little LeagueRichmond, Virginia |
The 1968 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Wakayama Little League of Osaka, Japan, defeated the Tuckahoe Little League of Richmond, Virginia, in the championship game of the 22nd Little League World Series.
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Terre Haute, Indiana North Region American Little League |   Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Canada Region Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Little League |
 Hagerstown, Maryland East Region National Little League |   Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany Europe Region Wiesbaden Little League |
| Richmond, Virginia South Region Tuckahoe Little League | Osaka, Japan Far East Region Wakayama Little League |
 Garden Grove, California West Region Bolsa Little League |   Chinandega, Nicaragua Latin America Region Chinendaga Little League |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 18 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| August 18 | ||||||||||
| Virginia | 8 | |||||||||
| Virginia | 6 | |||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | |||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | |||||||||
| August 19 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| California | 3 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | |||||||||
| California | 0 | |||||||||
| August 19 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| West Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| California | 1 | |||||||||
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 19 | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 0 | |||||
| August 21 | ||||||
| Indiana | 1 | |||||
| Indiana | 1 | |||||
| August 20 | ||||||
| Maryland | 0 | |||||
| Maryland | 2 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 3 | |||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||
| 1968 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
  Wakayama Little League Osaka, Japan |
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