Wbc Schedule and How to Watch the 2026 World Baseball Classic
The wbc schedule for the 2026 World Baseball Classic runs March 4–17, 2026, with games in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Tokyo, Japan; Miami, Florida; and Houston, Texas, and every game set to stream on FOX One — a crucial detail for fans planning to follow the full tournament.
Wbc Schedule: Dates, host cities and teams in each pool
The tournament opens March 4 and closes with the Championship Game on Tuesday, March 17 in Miami. Pool A includes Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Panama and Puerto Rico; Pool B features Brazil, Great Britain, Italy, Mexico and the United States; Pool C lists Australia, Chinese Taipei, Czechia, Japan and Korea; and Pool D contains the Dominican Republic, Israel, Netherlands, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Where to watch and which networks carry games
Television coverage is split among FOX, FS1, FS2 and FOX Deportes, and 41 of the 47 games in the tournament will be broadcast in Spanish on FOX Deportes. The Championship Game on March 17 in Miami will air on Fox. Fans can also find games on platforms that carry Fox channels, including DirecTV and Fubo.
All games stream on FOX One; pricing and channel access
Every single World Baseball Classic game will stream on FOX One. FOX One launched in 2025 and offers live programming plus on-demand shows and movies; the base price is $19. 99 a month or an annual subscription for $199. 99. FOX One’s channel lineup includes, FOX Sports, FOX Weather, FS1, FS2, FOX Business, FOX Deportes, Big Ten Network (B1G) and local FOX stations, which subscribers can access through the service.
Tubi’s free windows and other streaming details
Fox-owned free streamer Tubi will exclusively stream six of the games in the pool stage, and several games will be available on the Fox Sports App and/or Tubi. Tubi offers ad-supported on-demand content and Tubi original programming. In addition to FOX One, the schedule notes that select games will also be available DirecTV, Fubo and other platforms.
Tokyo pool games and early-morning ET windows
Tokyo hosts Pool C matchups that include specific early- and late-hour Eastern Time slots. Chinese Taipei vs. Australia is scheduled for 10: 00 p. m. ET in Tokyo on FS1 and Fox Deportes; Czechia vs. Korea is set for 5: 00 a. m. ET in Tokyo on FS1 and Fox Deportes; and Australia vs. Czechia is slated for 10: 00 p. m. ET in Tokyo on FS1 and Fox Deportes.
The World Baseball Classic began in 2006 as an event sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation and is the only international baseball championship of national teams that features the participation of professional players; the 2026 tournament will feature players from several leagues, including Major League Baseball and Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. Fans tracking the full wbc schedule should note the March 4 start, the March 17 Championship Game in Miami on Fox, and the streaming availability across FOX One, Tubi and pay-TV platforms for planning viewing and travel.
