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The classic baseball world cup (WBC) is just around the corner.
Los about 20 teams who will participate in the 2023 edition, are already prepared to give their all and leave everything on the field of play.
According to the information released by the organizers, the classic returns after 6 years and will take place from March 8 to 21 in United States.
will be the stadium LoanDepot Park en Miamiwhere the grand final would take place.
what is the World Baseball Classic?
- It is the main official international baseball tournament, organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and by Major League Baseball (MLB), as well as the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), which brings together the national teams of the world.
Calendar
Phase of groups and final phase
Group A
- Venue: Taichung International Baseball Stadium
- Host federation: Chinese Taipei
- All Group A times are in Taichung local time (UTC+8). This means that it will be 13 hours less in Cuba and Panama.
- Cuba vs. Netherlands – March 8, 12:00
- Panama vs. Chinese Taipei – March 8, 7:00 p.m.
- Panama vs. Netherlands – March 9, 12:00
- Italy vs. Cuba – March 9, 7pm
- Cuba vs. Panama – March 10, 12:30 p.m.
- Italy vs. Chinese Taipei – March 10, 19:00
- Panama vs. Italy – March 11, 12:00
- Netherlands vs. Chinese Taipei – March 11, 7:00 p.m.
- Chinese Taipei vs. Cuba – March 12, 12:00*
- Netherlands vs. Italy – March 12, 7:00 p.m.*
- * On Sunday, March 12, Cuba switches to daylight saving time. It will have one hour less difference with Taichung.
Group B
- Sede: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
- Host Federation: Japan
- All Group B times are listed in Tokyo, Japan local time (UTC+9).
- Australia vs. Republic of Korea – March 9, 12:00
- People’s Republic of China vs. Japan – March 9, 7:00 p.m.
- Czech Republic vs. People’s Republic of China – March 10, 12:00
- Republic of Korea vs. Japan – March 10, 7:00 p.m.
- People’s Republic of China vs. Australia – March 11, 12:00
- Czech Republic vs. Japan – March 11, 7:00 p.m.
- Czech Republic vs. Republic of Korea – March 12, 12:00
- Japan vs. Australia – March 12, 7:00 p.m.
- Australia vs. Czech Republic – March 13, 12:00
- Republic of Korea vs. People’s Republic of China – March 13, 7:00 p.m.
Group C
- Sede: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
- Host Federation: United States
- All times for Group C appear in local time in Arizona, United States (UTC-7). This means that it will be one more hour in Mexico (UTC-6) and two more in Colombia (UTC-5).
- Colombia vs. Mexico – March 11, 12:30 p.m.
- Great Britain vs. United States – March 11, 7:00 p.m.
- Great Britain vs. Canada – March 12, 12:00*
- Mexico vs. United States – March 12, 7:00 p.m.*
- Colombia vs. Great Britain – March 13, 12:00*
- Canada vs. United States – March 13, 19:00*
- Canada vs. Colombia – March 14, 12:00*
- Great Britain vs. Mexico – March 14, 7:00 p.m.*
- Mexico vs. Canada – March 15, 12:00*
- United States vs. Colombia – March 15, 7:00 p.m.*
Group D
- Sede: LoanDepot Park, Miami, Florida
- Host Federation: United States
- All times for Group D appear in local time in Florida, United States (UTC-5). This means that it will be one hour more in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela (UTC-4) and one hour less in Nicaragua (UTC-6).
- Nicaragua vs. Puerto Rico – March 11, 12:00
- Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela – March 11, 7:00 p.m.
- Nicaragua vs. Argentina Israel – March 12, 12:00*
- Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico – March 12, 7:00 p.m.*
- Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua – March 13, 12:00*
- Israel vs. Puerto Rico – March 13, 7:00 p.m.*
- Nicaragua vs. Venezuela – March 14, 12:00*
- Israel vs. Dominican Republic – March 14, 7:00 p.m.*
- Venezuela vs. Israel – March 15, 12:00*
- Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic – March 15, 7:00 p.m.*
- Second round (Quarterfinals)
- Quarterfinal 1*: 2nd place in Group B vs. 1st place in Group A – Tokyo Dome, March 15, 7:00 p.m.
- Quarterfinal 2*: 2nd place in Group A vs. 1st place in Group B – Tokyo Dome, March 16, 7:00 p.m.
- Quarterfinal 3*: 2nd place in Group C vs. 1st place in Group D – LoanDepot Park, March 17, 7:00 p.m.
- Quarterfinal 4*: 2nd place in Group D vs. 1st place in Group C – LoanDepot Park, March 18, 7:00 p.m.
- * If Japan or the United States qualify for this round, they will play quarterfinal match 2 and 4 respectively, regardless of their position.
Final phase
- All the parties of the final phase will be played at LoanDepot Park in Miami.
- Semifinal 1: Winner of the quarterfinal 1 vs. Quarterfinal Winner 3 – March 19, 7:00 p.m.
- Semifinal 2: Winner of the quarterfinal 2 vs. Quarter-final winner 4 – March 20, 7:00 p.m.
- Final: Winner of the semifinal 1 vs. Semi-final winner 2 – March 21, 7:00 p.m.
How to watch live parties?
- Fox Sports has the rights to broadcast the tournament for the United States, and it can be followed through the Fox channels, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, the Fox Sports mobile App. The Fox Deportes channel will offer the signal in Spanish.
Canales confirmed in speaking countries spanish:
- Cuba: Tele Rebelde
- Puerto Rico: wapa
- Venezuela: Venevisión, Televen
