WBC Edition

2030 World Baseball Classic

WBSC's 2026-2032 calendar places the next WBC main tournament in 2030. Sixteen teams already qualified from the 2026 tournament, with four more berths still to come through the 2029 qualifiers.

Status
Planned
Dates
2030 main tournament; 2029 qualifiers expected

Plans

  • Main tournament listed for 2030 on the WBSC 2026-2032 global calendar.
  • Sixteen teams qualified automatically by finishing in the top four of their 2026 pool.
  • Four more teams will qualify through the 2029 WBC qualifiers.
  • Host sites, final pools, MVP and Best 9 are still TBD.

Participants

CanadaPuerto RicoCubaColombiaItaly
United StatesMexicoGreat BritainJapanKorea
AustraliaChinese TaipeiDominican RepublicVenezuelaIsrael
NetherlandsTBDTBDTBDTBD

Pool Play

Automatic qualifiers

2030 opening-round pools TBD

CANPURCUBCOL
ITAUSAMEXGBR
JPNKORAUSTPE
DOMVENISRNED

Qualifier berths

2029 qualifier sites TBD

2029
TBDTBDTBDTBD

Sources