2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B

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Pool B (branded as the World Baseball Classic 2026 Houston Capital One for sponsorship reasons) of the 2026 World Baseball Classic is taking 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]

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Teams

Draw
position		TeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 WBSC
Rankings [4]
B1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 WBSC Americas Hosts + 2023 participantsMarch 8, 20236th 2023 Champions (2017)3
B2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2 WBSC Americas 2023 participantsMarch 8, 20236th 2023 Third place (2023)6
B3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3 WBSC Europe 2023 participantsMarch 8, 20236th 2023 Quarterfinals (2013, 2023)14
B4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4 WBSC Europe 2023 participantsMarch 8, 20232nd 2023 Pool stage (2023)19
B5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5 WBSC Americas Qualifiers Pool B runners-upMarch 6, 20252nd 2013 Pool stage (2013)22

Standings

PosTeamPldWLRFRAPCTGBQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)3302991.000—Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2201541.0000.5
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 321277.6671
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (E)4131525.2502.5
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (E, R)404647.0003.5
Updated to games played on March 8, 2026. Source: MLB
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (R) Relegated

Summary

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 6, 202612:00 CST Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 8–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain   Daikin Park 3:1229,724 Boxscore
Mar 6, 202619:00 CST United States  Flag of the United States.svg 15–5 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil   Daikin Park 3:3030,825 Boxscore
Mar 7, 202612:00 CST Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 0–8 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   Daikin Park 2:4729,357 Boxscore
Mar 7, 202619:00 CST Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1–9 Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Daikin Park 2:5734,368 Boxscore
Mar 8, 202612:00 CDT Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 4–7 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   Daikin Park 3:0635,141 Boxscore
Mar 8, 202619:00 CDT Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 0–16 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6 Daikin Park 2:2436,380 Boxscore
Mar 9, 202612:00 CDT Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 1–8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain   Daikin Park 2:4334,395 Boxscore
Mar 9, 202619:00 CDT Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 3–5 Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Daikin Park  41,628 Boxscore
Mar 10, 202620:00 CDT Italy  Flag of Italy.svg – Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Daikin Park    Boxscore
Mar 11, 202618:00 CDT Italy  Flag of Italy.svg – Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico   Daikin Park    Boxscore

Matches

Mexico vs. Great Britain

March 6, 2026 12:00 PM CST at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 010000034860
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 000001001280
WP: Robert Garcia (1−0)   LP: Gary Gill Hill (0−1)
Home runs:
MEX: Nacho Alvarez Jr. (1), Jonathan Aranda (1)
GBR: Harry Ford (1)
Attendance: 29,724
Umpires: HP − Roberto Ortiz, 1B − Alex Tosi, 2B − Robert Nunez, 3B − Chun Il-soo
Boxscore

United States vs. Brazil

March 6, 2026 7:00 PM CST at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20104001715101
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 100000310560
WP: Logan Webb (1−0)   LP: Bo Takahashi (0−1)
Home runs:
USA: Aaron Judge (1)
BRA: Lucas Ramirez 2 (2), Victor Mascai (1)
Attendance: 30,825
Umpires: HP − Brennan Miller, 1B − Adrian Johnson, 2B − Cesar Quintana, 3B − Zdeněk Zidek
Boxscore

Brazil vs. Italy

March 7, 2026 12:00 PM CST at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 000000000040
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 00000242X8120
WP: Alek Jacob (1−0)   LP: Hector Villarroel (0−1)
Home runs:
BRA: None
ITA: Dante Nori 2 (2), Dominic Canzone (1)
Attendance: 29,357
Umpires: HP − Chun Il-soo, 1B − Roberto Ortiz, 2B − Brennan Miller, 3B − Zdeněk Zidek
Boxscore

Great Britain vs. United States

March 7, 2026 7:00 PM CST at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 100000000132
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00005310x9121
WP: Clay Holmes (1−0)   LP: Andre Scrubb (0−1)
Home runs:
GBR: Nate Eaton (1)
USA: Kyle Schwarber (1)
Attendance: 34,368
Umpires: HP − Alex Tosi, 1B − David Arrieta, 2B − Scott Barry, 3B − Robert Nunez
Boxscore

Great Britain vs. Italy

March 8, 2026 12:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 200000020472
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 00232000X7120
WP: Gabriele Quattrini (1−0)   LP: Nick Wells (0−1)   Sv: Greg Weissert (1)
Home runs:
GBR: None
ITA: Andrew Fischer (1), J.J. D'Orazio (1)
Attendance: 35,141
Umpires: HP − David Arrieta, 1B − Alex Tosi, 2B − Adrian Johnson, 3B − Zdeněk Zidek
Boxscore

Brazil vs. Mexico

March 8, 2026 7:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team123456 R H E
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 000000030
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 41061416160
WP: Taijuan Walker (1−0)   LP: Eric Pardinho (0−1)
Home runs:
BRA: None
MEX: Jarren Duran (1), Alejandro Kirk (1), Alek Thomas (1), Julián Ornelas (1)
Attendance: 36,380
Umpires: HP − Scott Barry, 1B − Cesar Quintana, 2B − Brennan Miller, 3B − Robert Nunez
Boxscore

Brazil vs. Great Britain

March 9, 2026 12:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 000010000111
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 00003122x880
WP: Gary Gill Hill   LP: Tiago Da Silva
Home runs:
BRA: None
GBR: Ian Lewis Jr. (1)
Attendance: 34,395
Boxscore

Mexico vs. United States

March 9, 2026 7:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 000002010370
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00500000X581
WP: Paul Skenes (1–0)   LP: Jesus Cruz (0–1)   Sv: Garrett Whitlock (1)
Home runs:
MEX: Jarren Duran (2)
USA: Aaron Judge (2), Roman Anthony (1)
Attendance: 41,628
Boxscore

Italy vs. United States

March 10, 2026 8:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ---------000
Flag of the United States.svg  United States ---------000
Boxscore

Italy vs. Mexico

March 11, 2026 6:00 PM CDT at Daikin Park in Houston, United States
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ---------000
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico ---------000
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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