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2026WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2026 presented by RAXUSGames & Tournament Details

Period 11/7/2026 - 11/16/2026
Location Nicaragua(Managua)
Team Group A
Chinese Taipei, Puerto Rico, Panama, Australia, Nicaragua, Czech Republic

GroupB
Japan, Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, Great Britain, South Africa
Venue Estadio Nacional Soberanía  MAP
Estadio Roberto Clemente, Masaya  MAP
Estadio Rigoberto López Pérez  MAP

Results

Opening Round
11/7/2026 5 - 4 Estadio Roberto Clemente
11/8/2026 6 - 5 Estadio Nacional Soberania
11/9/2026 1 - 5 Estadio Roberto Clemente
11/10/2026 0 - 17 Estadio Nacional Soberania
11/11/2026 1 - 7 Estadio Roberto Clemente
Super Round
11/13/2026 11 - 1 Estadio Nacional Soberania
11/14/2026 1 - 2 Estadio Roberto Clemente

Schedule

Opening Round (Group A)
Date and time Venue Home - Visitor
11/7/2026 3:00 Roberto Clemente Chinese Taipei 5 - 2 Czech Republic
11/7/2026 5:30 Nacional Soberania Puerto Rico 2 - 1 Panama
11/7/2026 10:30 Nacional Soberania Australia 3 - 0 Nicaragua
11/8/2026 1:30 Nacional Soberania Czech Republic 3 - 11 Panama
11/8/2026 3:00 Roberto Clemente Australia 9 - 1 Puerto Rico
11/8/2026 9:00 Rigoberto López Chinese Taipei 2 - 4 Nicaragua
11/9/2026 1:30 Nacional Soberania Czech Republic 9 - 6 Australia
11/9/2026 5:30 Nacional Soberania Panama 1 - 3 Chinese Taipei
11/9/2026 9:30 Nacional Soberania Nicaragua 3 - 2 Puerto Rico
11/10/2026 1:30 Nacional Soberania Chinese Taipei 0 - 4 Australia
11/10/2026 9:00 Rigoberto López Puerto Rico 9 - 0 Czech Republic
11/10/2026 9:30 Roberto Clemente Panama 4 - 0 Nicaragua
11/11/2026 5:30 Nacional Soberania Puerto Rico 1 - 0 Chinese Taipei
11/11/2026 9:00 Rigoberto López Panama 3 - 10 Australia
11/11/2026 9:30 Nacional Soberania Nicaragua 3 - 4 Czech Republic

*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Nicaragua, Managua : Time difference is -15hours)

Standings (Group A)
  G W L WPCT GB
Australia 5 4 1 .800 -
Puerto Rico 5 3 2 .600 1.0
Chinese Taipei 5 2 3 .400 2.0
Panama 5 2 3 .400 2.0
Czech Republic 5 2 3 .400 2.0
Nicaragua 5 2 3 .400 2.0

Standings (WBSC Official Site)

Opening Round (Group B)
Date and time Venue Home - Visitor
11/7/2026 1:30 Nacional Soberania Venezuela 10 - 0 South Africa
11/7/2026 9:00 Rigoberto López Korea 3 - 2 Cuba
11/7/2026 9:30 Roberto Clemente Japan 5 - 4 Great Britain
11/8/2026 5:30 Nacional Soberania South Africa 6 - 26 Cuba
11/8/2026 9:30 Roberto Clemente Great Britain 0 - 10 Venezuela
11/8/2026 9:30 Nacional Soberania Japan 6 - 5 Korea
11/9/2026 3:00 Roberto Clemente Cuba 1 - 5 Japan
11/9/2026 9:00 Rigoberto López Great Britain 5 - 3 South Africa
11/9/2026 9:30 Roberto Clemente Venezuela 7 - 0 Korea
11/10/2026 3:00 Roberto Clemente Venezuela 10 - 0 Cuba
11/10/2026 5:30 Nacional Soberania Korea 3 - 0 Great Britain
11/10/2026 9:30 Nacional Soberania South Africa 0 - 17 Japan
11/11/2026 1:30 Nacional Soberania Cuba 4 - 6 Great Britain
11/11/2026 3:00 Roberto Clemente Japan 1 - 7 Venezuela
11/11/2026 9:30 Roberto Clemente Korea 7 - 0 South Africa

*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Nicaragua, Managua : Time difference is -15hours)

Standings (Group B)
  G W L WPCT GB
Venezuela 5 5 0 1.000 -
Japan 5 4 1 .800 1.0
Korea 5 3 2 .600 2.0
Great Britain 5 2 3 .400 3.0
Cuba 5 1 4 .200 4.0
South Africa 5 0 5 .000 5.0

Standings (WBSC Official Site)

Super Round
Date and time Venue Home - Visitor
11/13/2026 1:30 Nacional Soberania Japan 11 - 1 Puerto Rico
11/13/2026 5:30 Nacional Soberania Australia 3 - 6 Venezuela
11/13/2026 9:30 Nacional Soberania Chinese Taipe 6 - 1 Korea
11/14/2026 1:30 Nacional Soberania Venezuela 8 - 7 Puerto Rico
11/14/2026 9:30 Roberto Clemente Japan 1 - 2 Chinese Taipe
11/14/2026 9:30 Nacional Soberania Australia 4 - 2 Korea
11/15/2026 3:00 Roberto Clemente Puerto Rico - Korea
11/15/2026 9:30 Roberto Clemente Australia - Japan
11/15/2026 9:30 Nacional Soberania Venezuela - Chinese Taipe

*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Nicaragua, Managua : Time difference is -15hours)

3rd Place Game
Date and time Venue Home - Visitor
11/16/2026 3:00 Nacional Soberania Super Round 3rd Place - Super Round 4th Place

*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Nicaragua, Managua : Time difference is -15hours)

Final
Date and time Venue Home - Visitor
11/16/2026 9:00 Nacional Soberania Super Round 1st Place - Super Round 2nd Place

*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Nicaragua, Managua : Time difference is -15hours)

Venue

Estadio Nacional Soberanía
Estadio Roberto Clemente, Masaya
Estadio Rigoberto López Pérez

List of Players

SUGIURA Masanori
SUGIURA Masanori
Manager
KATO Noriyuki
KATO Noriyuki
Coach
TAMANO Taketomo
TAMANO Taketomo
Coach
KIKUCHI Takemitsu
KIKUCHI Takemitsu
Coach
AJI Yuma
AJI Yuma
Pitcher
MORI Kodai
MORI Kodai
Pitcher
IIDA Manato
IIDA Manato
Pitcher
ITO Hiroto
ITO Hiroto
Pitcher
KAWAHARA Shiki
KAWAHARA Shiki
Pitcher
HASEGAWA Koki
HASEGAWA Koki
Pitcher
FUJII Manato
FUJII Manato
Pitcher
YAMAGUCHI Rui
YAMAGUCHI Rui
Pitcher
IWAMOTO Kenshi
IWAMOTO Kenshi
Pitcher
KOIDE Monaku
KOIDE Monaku
Catcher
TANIGAWA Shota
TANIGAWA Shota
Catcher
SAKURAUCHI Shunta
SAKURAUCHI Shunta
Catcher
KUDO Hanon
KUDO Hanon
Infielder
IKEMOTO Masato
IKEMOTO Masato
Infielder
FUJIWARA Natsuki
FUJIWARA Natsuki
Infielder
WADA Taisei
WADA Taisei
Infielder
HATSUTANI Kenshin
HATSUTANI Kenshin
Infielder
KAWASE Joji
KAWASE Joji
Infielder
MITSUI Yushin
MITSUI Yushin
Infielder
MARUKI Yuta
MARUKI Yuta
Outfielder
WATANABE Asahi
WATANABE Asahi
Outfielder
MATSUSHIMA Koki
MATSUSHIMA Koki
Outfielder
YAMASHITA Kikyu
YAMASHITA Kikyu
Outfielder
MATSUNAGA Tomohiro
MATSUNAGA Tomohiro
Outfielder

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